Illustration1993 GEO TRACKER AIR CONDITION PUMP WAS CRACKED. *BF
1993 Geo Tracker
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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.
- Structure. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports2 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
24 reportsGEO TRACKERS, ONE A 1993 AND THE OTHER A 2003 MODEL, CAUGHT FIRE AFTER AN ACCIDENT, REF ODI NUMBER 10111697. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). ATTORNEY PROVIDED PAR ON INCIDENT AND FIRE INUURED OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.PCO
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH BRAKE LINE FRACTURED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
REAR AXLE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK
REAR AXLE SHAFT HOUSING TUBE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NEARLY ROLLED OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. INDICATION WAS A LACK OF OIL GOING TO DIFFERENTIAL WHICH CAUSED PROBLEM WITH REAR AXLE.*AK IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TOTALLY FAILED. *YH
PANEL WHERE DRIVER SIDE TOP DOOR HINGE IS ATTACHED EXPERIENCED METAL FATIGUE, CAUSING DOOR TO SEPARATE FROM FRAME.*AK
REAR AXLE WELDING FAILED, DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. NLM
VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. WHILE ROLLING OVER JACK FREED ITSELF FROM THE SUPPORT UNDER THE SEAT, AND FLEW AROUND, ALMOST HITTING CONSUMER IN THE HEAD. CAN NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE. *AK
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE A/C UNIT COMPRESSOR IN THE ENGINE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE COMPRESSOR TO FALL OUT. ALSO, POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. GM CONTACTED AND WILL NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT.*AK *ML
VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY ON SLUSHY ROAD SURFACE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. SEAT BELTS BROKE DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES AND EJECTION FROM VEHICLE.
Official recalls
194V073001 · Suspension:rear
Apr 16, 1994
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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE LINE RESULTS IN LOSS OF ONE-HALF OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. IN EITHER CASE, AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WELDS OF THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES ON INVOLVED VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY.
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
1PE94011 · Rear Axle Housing Failure
Opened Feb 3, 1994 · Closed Apr 20, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
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Additional source detail variants (2)
Suspension
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Suspension
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