Tl*the contact owns a 1994 geo tracker purchased in 2004 as a fuel vehicle. While driving at various speeds of less than 30 MPH the vehicle began to smoke and stalled. He was misinformed as to which type of fuel to put into the vehicle and was told it was a diesel fuel vehicle. The contact complained that the "conduit of continuum of vehicular propriety." the dealer stated the carburetor and exhaust system failed and needed repairs at an estimated costs of $700. The failure and current mileages were 238,000.
Geo Tracker stalling problems
21 of the 344 owner complaints about the Geo Tracker describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 1996 model year.
- owner complaints
- 21
- worst model year
- 1996
By model year
- 19994
- 19973
- 19969
- 19953
- 19941
- 19911
Often reported together
Fire or smoke 2Won't start 1Wipers 1Misfire 1Loss of power 1
What owners say
Engine idles rough and stalls.
Vehicle stalls due to electrical fuse problems. The wipers, turn signals and interior lighting may also be effected by the electrical fuse problem. The air conditioner failed and the exhaust fell off the car. *ak *cb
I have only owned my 1999 tracker for almost two years and have had major engine problems with it. I had the timing chains and head gasket replaced in feb due to an unexplained oil leak. I have now been informed by the place that did the other engine repairs that it now needs a new oil pump and connecting rods to the tune of 1000 dollars. I have not been given any satisfaction from chevy or my dealership where I purchased the auto. The car has died and it was shaking and stalling out at stop lights as well as when I would be putting my foot on the brake for anything. This car is not safe or reliable and I am pissed off at chevy and rockenbach the dealership that sold me this piece of crap.
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
My wife was traveling 5-7 MPH on ice, the car spun and hit the curb (it did not go over the curb, just hit it). No damage was initially done to the vehicle, other than the fact that it stalled. When she tried to restart it, it would not start. After 5 minutes, she got out, walked away, and the vehicle exploded and caught on fire. This should never happen! If she were traveling any faster, she may be dead.
Vehicle stalled on highway in town, no voltage to fuel injector. Waiting for new ECM to repair car.
Engine stalls with no warning at idle. Dealer can't help. Engine also making excessive tapping noise at start-up.
Intermittently while driving vehicle stalls unexpectedly which almost caused a crash. Manufacturer stated that they needed to reprogram the computer and modify a chip. But manufacturer has no solution for this problem. Vehicle is still stalling. Please provide further information.
Engine stalls at stop lights, lack of power in cold temp. Engine check light blinks on repeatedly. Both dealership and chevrolet say they need to reprogram the computer but at this date they don't have one written to fix it, I've owned this car for less then 20 days and its been in for repair twice, is this considerd safe when a car stalls at traffic lights, also it has a very rough idle.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Geo Tracker years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1996 (9 complaints), 1999 (4 complaints) and 1995 (3 complaints).
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