IllustrationOWNER REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT LATEX PRODUCTS WERE USED IN MANUFACTURING HER CAR BECAUSE SHE HAS A LIFE THREATENING ALLERY TO ALL LATEX.
1992 Geo Storm
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Geo Storm do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 50.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 3 of 77 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports0 fire reports9 injury reports
What owners actually said
77 reportsWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT PREVENT CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE HAD COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED; SMELLED FUMES; ASSUMED MUFFLER FAILURE, TOOK TO MECHANIC; MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HARD TO FIND EXACT CAUSE BUT HAD CRACKED MANIFOLD; TOLD TO CHECK FOR RECALL. *AK
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
SPINDLE RUSTED THROUGH AND AXLE BROKE. FRONT WHEEL WAS ACTUALLY WOBBLY. *AK
HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD DUE TO CORRODED SUPPORT BAR.
SPOT WELDS OF DOOR LATCH BREAKING.
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Official recalls
192V091001 · Air Bags
Jul 6, 1992
THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB CAN FRACTURE DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL AND NEAR FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FRACTURING OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB CAN DECREASE THEDRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD REDUCE THE CRASH PROTECTION OF THESTEERING SYSTEM AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG.
Remedy: A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.