Geo StormYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 270 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Geo Storm year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993. The Storm has 3 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'90 '91 '92 '93Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints270Top: Electrical system Safety recalls31990–1995 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Geo Storm years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Storm median. Tap a year for its full report.

45 90 77 56 2

'90'91'92'93'95

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1993Solid56/10056 complaints · 0 recalls 1992Solid45/10077 complaints · 1 recall 1991Solid42/10090 complaints · 2 recalls 1990Solid57/10045 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Geo Storm problems

All model years combined: 270 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

68Electrical system8 crash/fire/injury

58Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

47Air bags43 crash/fire/injury

36Vehicle speed control

21Steering3 crash/fire/injury

16Seat belts

10Structure

9Suspension

9Power train

3310 other systems8 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	68	8
Engine and engine cooling	58	1
Air bags	47	43
Vehicle speed control	36	0
Steering	21	3
Seat belts	16	5
Structure	10	0
Suspension	9	3
Power train	9	1
10 other systems	33	8

3 recalls

Geo Storm recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Front: buckle assembly95V-103 · 1990–1991 · May 24, 1995 · 466,902 vehicles Air bags92V-091 · 1990–1992 · Jul 6, 1992 · 211,306 vehicles Front assembly: recliner89V-203 · 1990 · Nov 16, 1989 · 15,200 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Storm

Jun 7, 1995
STEERING COLUMN LOOSENINGPE95035 · 1990–1991 · closed Oct 10, 1995
No recall
Apr 25, 1995
SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILUREEA95014 · 1989–1991 · closed Jul 28, 1995
Led to recall 95V-103