There was smoke coming out from under dash and all equipment panels quit working-no interior lights, blinkers, hazards, radio,speedometer. When stopped car idles down lights go dim and stalls. When this happens and you start to go the fan belt sqeals. Nlm
1996 Geo Tracker: engine stalls while driving
9 of the 71 complaints about the 1996 Geo Tracker describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- recalls
- 0
Engine stalls while driving by model year
- 19994
- 19973
- 19969
- 19953
- 19941
- 19911
What owners say
Engine stalls with no warning at idle. Dealer can't help. Engine also making excessive tapping noise at start-up.
Consumer experiencing intermittent stalling,dealer unable to find problem.
While driving vehicle stalls for no reason, problem is intermittent. Cause unknown. *ak consumer states that the engine misses and has a loss of power. Fuel mileage has dropped, and vehicles rmps will drop. The lights dim at night when the idle drops.
Vehicle stalls when gas pedal is applie. ,problem is intermittent, and dealers have replaced throttle body which did not correct problem. Dealers cannot duplicate problem.
The engine frequent, intermittent stalls, while slowing down, stopping, turning, etc.
Intermittent stalling.
While driiving at highway speeds, the vehicle engine shuts down, causing the vehicle to stall.
While driving vehicle on freeway about 55mph, vehicle would suddenly stall or die out for reason; would have to restart vehicle after coasting to side of road; would happen periodically. Took to dealer 3 times & claimed that problem fixed, but problem still exists.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Geo Tracker stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1996 Geo Tracker?
9 of 71 owner complaints about the 1996 Geo Tracker (13%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Geo Tracker?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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