Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1993 GEO Tracker, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Structure5
- Steering4
- Power train4
- Suspension3
- Equipment3
- Unknown or other3
- Service brakes, hydraulic2
- Seats2
- Seat belts2
- Electrical system1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 15 injuries and 1 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 3 1993 Tracker vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 3 people died inside them, and 2 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 1993 GEO Tracker failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 1993 passenger car (1.20%). Median odometer at inspection: 118,757 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Recalls in Canada
1 Transport Canada recall for the 1993 GEO Tracker.
| 1994077 21 Apr 1994 | Brakes THE REAR AXLE HOUSING ASSEMBLIES ON THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, WHICH COULD ALLOW A WELDING FRACTURE AT THE AXLE SHAFT HOUSING TUBE T… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT AXLE SHAFT HOUSING TUBES WERE INCORRECTLY WELDED AND CAN FRACTURE. FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE SHAFT HOUSING CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE AFFECTED WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE LINE.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What GEO told its dealers about the 1993 GEO Tracker: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 45880 | TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH (TCC) CHUGGLE/HUNTING CONDITION.*SD |
| 41082 | TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH (TCC) CHUGLE/HUNTING CONDITION. *TW |
| 39283 | PRODUCT CAMPAIGN 94-C-22 - REOPENING OF CAMPAIGN TO INSPECT AND REPAIR REAR AXLE HOUSINGS THAT WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO 7 JUNE 1994 *TW |
| 10246631 | Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
REAR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation