1994 GEO TRACKER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO TRACKER PURCHASED IN 2004 AS A FUEL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND STALLED. HE WAS MISINFORMED AS TO WHICH TYPE OF FUEL TO PUT INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A DIESEL FUEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE "CONDUIT OF CONTINUUM OF VEHICULAR PROPRIETY." THE DEALER STATED THE CARBURETOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED REPAIRS AT AN ESTIMATED COSTS OF $700. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 238,000.

RIGHT REAR RIDES LOW. REAR RIGHT AXLE HOUSING WELDS APPEAR TO BE STRETCHED AND LEAKING. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR RECALL INSPECTION (RECALL ID NHTSA: 94V073001). RECALL INSPECTION OF AXLE HOUSING REFUSED DUE TO RECALL CANCELLATION BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

WHILE STEERING THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT A RECALL 96V118000 WA SISSUED FOR STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. HOWEVER, MECHANIC TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK

METAL FRAME THAT HOLDS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DETERIORATING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLES BODY IS DEFECTIVE. THE AREA THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS ROTTED. THIS DEFECT DEPRIVED CONSUMER THE USE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE. CONSUMER HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *JG

WHILE TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WAS UNABLE TO USE THE WINDHSIELD WIPERS BECAUSE BOLTS AND ARM THAT HOLDS RUBBER WIPER HAS CORRODED AND BECAME INOPERABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, ALSO SUFFERED INJURIES TO LOWER BACK/CHEST/WRIST AND NECK.*AK.*JB

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE BLEWOUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPPER HINGE BOLTS CAME LOOSE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. HAVE TO LIFT DOOR TO CLOSE, AND DOOR DOESN'T LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, DOOR COULD COME OPEN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN DOOR FELL OFF HINGES. SCREW ACTUALLY COME OUT OF THE BODY OF VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

AT A 45 MPH IMPACT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND AT IMPACT DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACK, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES, CONSUMER HEAD HIT ROW BAR. VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS.*AK