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1996 Geo Tracker engine problems

The 1996 Geo Tracker has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

23

Engine complaints

22%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tracker engine complaints by model year23 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 2 complaints1993: 1 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 23 complaints1997: 6 complaints1998: 3 complaints1999: 7 complaints2001: 1 complaints
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What owners report

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, STEERING BECOMES HARD AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AND THE CLUTCH SHAFT SHATTERED TWICE, CONSUMER OWNED VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND HAS TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. *AK *JG

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1996 Geo Tracker have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 1996 Geo Tracker engine — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.