While driving at any speed the vehicle jerked heavily and then the check engine light illuminated and stayed on the remainder of the time the vehicle was being operated.
1993 Geo Storm engine problems
14 complaints (25% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 25%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine: gasoline9
- Engine2
- Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe1
- Cooling system1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Geo Storm engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1993 Geo Storm engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1993 Geo Storm owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over and it will be hard to get the vehicle back started. Dealer notified. Ts
On sunday, october 13, 2002 my husband was taking our 3 children home and he had only got 1/2 mile from the house and going down the road at 55mph the car just cut off. Leaving my husband and 15 year old son just sitting in the middle of the road. The car would not restart, and thank god there was no-one behind him. No lights or warnings came on and the car would not move. They were stranded for 4 hours in the road. Thank god they had not made it to the 4 lane highway that they were headed for or crossing a busy intersection. I just know that god had to be with them. They were able to finally push the car off the middle of the road. After getting someone to pick my husband up and bring him home, he and a neighbor went back to see if they could find out what was wrong with the car. After replacing everything that they could, and nothing helped, we called a wreaker to take the car in. It had to be put on a flat bed to be taken in. It was taken to a gargage. Where after putting it on a machine and checking the ecus/computer it was found it had failed. Now after 4 days we are still not able to find a new computer board to be put in the car, not even through the dealer because no-one knows how to program the boards. So, after calling several places they were able to find a used one in north carolina which is being sent down by truck. Still not knowing if this is going to work, however the worst part is, if this is a used one when will it go out? And, where will it happen, with no warning and going any speed it will just stop, go dead and not restart..... I really belive something should be done about this before if not already innocent people die. Or children get killed. Just think if you were going down a 6 lane highway and anywhere from 55-70 and the car just stop and cars all around you and behind you. And, the car not start back up or even get a chance to get the car started before some one runs into you and kills you, them, and anyone else around...
Vehicle lose power on warm weather and sometimes stalls.
My family and myself were left stranded, when my car just stalled in the middle of the road, 40 miles from our house. I have read numerous reports about accidents that have been caused by this "mysterious" problem. Luckily for me, there were citizens who rushed to my aid to help push my car out of traffic. I have a 5 year old daughter who needs to get enrolled in school, I have no means of transportation as of this time, what am I to do??? I've been a united states marine for the past 4 years now and I'm ready and willing to defend you if the need presents itself, yet, you can't complete an investigation of a well known defect and fix my car??? I have replaced everything I can think of and after a $100 towing bill, my car is now at the dealership and who knows how much this is gonna cost me and my family. Please help all of us who are out there with this problem, I can't afford another car....I need some help.
The car has been overheating ever since I have owned it. I had to take it back to the dealer after a week of purchasing it because it was overheating. Although he was under no obligation to reapir it because it was bought as is he still replaced the radiator, but that did not solve the problem. I have spoken with other owners of geo storms and they have the same problems. A consumer report also revealed that this was a manufacturer's defect. I bought this car my senior year in high school and I depend on it now for college. I attend college 1000 miles away from home and I need a dependable car, which I thought I was getting. Other than the cooling system the car is great. Please investigate this situation and thank you so much.
While driving at any speed engine check light comes on, and car dies immediately. After an hour, car may start again. Consumer insists vehicle is unsafe because driver can be left stranded. *ak
While driving vehicle will stall out intermittently and without warning , cause unknown.
I have had several problems with the vehicles RPM's reving iradically. I have also had the vehicle shut off on me while I was driving down the freeway. I was lucky I did not wreak. A car stalling on the freeway is no fun. When I stalled the lights and everything shut down. I couldn't even put on my flashers.
The vehicle kept stalling out and making loud noise when accelerator was applied.also, exhaust fumes were entering into passenger's compartment. This was due to a cracked manifold. Dealer has vehicle currently.
Questions about the 1993 Geo Storm engine
Does the 1993 Geo Storm have engine problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the engine of the 1993 Geo Storm, 25% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1993 Geo Storm engine problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1993 Geo Storm engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Geo Storm have bad engine?
The Geo Storm model years with the most engine complaints are 1991 (21 complaints), 1992 (16 complaints) and 1993 (14 complaints).
Other 1993 Geo Storm problems
Electrical 18Airbags 8Acceleration 5Locks 4Suspension 3Transmission 3Body 2Fuel system 2Seat belts 2Visibility 2Seats 1
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