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2000 Geo Tracker Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 6, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Sep 26, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Geo Tracker. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Body & structure
Filed Sep 6, 2005

EXCESSIVE FRONT CROSSMEMBER CORROSION WHICH LED TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION WITH NO WARNING. THE FRONT PICKUP POINT FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE OF THE CROSSMEMBER WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ENTERED A DITCH. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINTS. THIS HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHT, LEVEL COUNTRY ROAD WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. HAD THIS HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON I-74 TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS I WILL NEED TO REMOVE THE COMPLETE SUSPENSION ON BOTH SIDES, REMOVE THE STEERING RACK, REMOVE THE RADIATOR AND REPLACE THE CROSSMEMBER WITH A NEW PART. PART IS AVAILABLE, AND AT THIS POINT FAILED PARTS ARE STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10135378
Incident
Sep 1, 2005
Mileage
99,800 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 19, 2004

KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10062612
Incident
Mar 18, 2004
Airbags
Filed Dec 2, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER COLLIDED IN THE REAR WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PH *TT

NHTSA ID
8023476
Incident
Nov 21, 2002
Mileage
37,235 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 2, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES "LOCKED UP," CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET AND COLLIDED IN THE REAR OF A TRUCK. PH *TT

NHTSA ID
8023475
Incident
Nov 21, 2002
Mileage
37,235 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 5, 2001

TRANSMISSION ON 4DR, 4X4 MODEL DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT ALL THE TIME. WHEN ACCELERATING (HARD OR GENTLE) TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT UNLESS FOOT IS LIFTED OFF GAS AND THEN RETRY.*AK

NHTSA ID
755313
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Oct 25, 2000

VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN DRIVING IN MILD WIND AND ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN A CORNER WHERE THERE'S A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER OR SPRINKLER RUNOFF. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR. (TIRESIZE: P195/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/75R15 )

NHTSA ID
735072
Suspension
Filed Sep 26, 2000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERS OFF INTO OTHER LANES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
871540
Incident
Sep 26, 2000

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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