By year
Owner complaints about GEO vehicles peaked at 295 in 1995
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
GEO
The complete NHTSA record for GEO vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most GEO recalls are filed by General Motors, part of Geo.
Owner complaints in the last five years11,879 on file in all, across 5 models
Recall campaigns200 in five years
Severity index26.6Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations10103 service bulletins
Components
Airbags draws the most owner complaints about GEO vehicles, 13% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Metro has the most complaints of any GEO model
Every GEO model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro | 1986 to 2001 | 629 | 26.1 | 10 | 16 |
| Prizm | 1989 to 2002 | 602 | 30.4 | 16 | 4 |
| Tracker | 1986 to 2002 | 355 | 23.4 | 12 | 15 |
| Storm | 1989 to 1995 | 270 | 23.0 | 6 | 5 |
| Spectrum | 1987 to 1989 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a GEO product
- 10E-002 Feb 11, 2010
Affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate
Suspension · 13k vehicles - 01V-124 Apr 11, 2001
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles
Seat belts · 1,016 vehicles - 99V-273-001 Oct 20, 1999
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Lighting · 31k vehicles - 98V-329 Dec 22, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicle
Visibility and wipers · 12 vehicles - 98V-324-001 Dec 15, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Steering · 1,158 vehicles - 98V-225-001 Sep 21, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with an automatic transaxle
Powertrain · 33k vehicles - 97V-043-002 Mar 20, 1997
If the air bag computer in a subject vehicle experiences a mechanical shock (i.e., rapidly moving the front seat back against the stops or a…
Airbags · 17k vehicles - 96V-121-001 Jul 1, 1996
Fuel tank on these vehicles can become punctured by a fuel tank flange attachment reinforcement during rear-end collisions
Fuel system · 18k vehicles - 96V-118 Jul 1, 1996
Steering wheel center hub to spoke weld can fracture
Steering · 965 vehicles - 96V-107 Jun 20, 1996
If liquid is spilled in the console box area, the air bag warning light can illuminate and stay "on" during normal driving conditions
Airbags · 628k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.