IllustrationAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE CHANGING GEARS. RPMS WOULD REV UP EXCESSIVELY HIGH. WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. FILTER WAS CHANGED TWICE/OIL PAN HAD METAL CHAFINGS IN IT/ABS BRAKES MAKE NOISES & HAD ROTORS TURNED.*AK
1997 Geo Tracker
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
25 reportsCONSUMER'S DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND SHE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS VERY LOOSE DUE TO MISSING HINGES ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, ALSO, THERE IS ONE HINGE HOLDING THE DOOR IN PLACE,THE LOWER HINGE, THERE IS A TSB LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY AR EON, AND OTHER TIMES THEY ARE OFF. ALSO, WHILE GOIN G DOWN A GRADE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WEREN'T ANY BRAKES. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT OVERTURNED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER--LOSS OF GAS.
WHEN DRIVING IN WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH EGR VALVES BLOWING OUT. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS TO ALSO BLOW. BEEN TO MECHANIC & HAD 4 EGR VALVES REPLACED & EACH TIME THEY BLEW OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER IT WAS POOR DESIGN. DEALERSHIP & ZONE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE & PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
THE FREE WHEEL LOCKING HUB WAS NOT UNLOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, WHICH CAUSED A SHRILL GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE HUB. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD A RASH OF THESE COMPLAINTS LATELY.
CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,NO INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS. AT STOPS AND YIELDS OR ANY OTHER TIME WHEN DRIVER IS SLOWING DOWN. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED RECENTLY WITH OTHER VEHICLE, HONDA CRX WHICHESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED TOTALED TWO AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.