1992 Geo Storm: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle1992 / geo / storm
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-10)
complaints98 on file (1993-06-21 → 2003-11-18)
recalls1
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Hood latch or support failure with hood striking windshieldLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 complaints1996-08 → 1998-10storm-1992-hood-latch-support
  • 829710 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH HOOD LATCHES FAILED. VEHICLE HOOD BECAME APART, SMASHING INTO WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL
  • 506035 HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD DUE TO CORRODED SUPPORT BAR
Erratic or high idle RPM, often in warm weatherVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL16 complaints1999-06 → 2003-11storm-1992-erratic-high-idle
  • 738892 WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM OUTSIDE, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO IDLE FAST (1500-1700 RPM) AFTER THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED. IT RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 10 SEC
  • 707932 IF YOU PLACE THE TOE UNDER THE ACCELERATER PEDAL AND PULL UP, THE IDLE RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT
  • 745970 CAR STALLS RANDOMLY UNTIL IT REACHES RUNNING TEMP, IDLES POORLY AT RUNNING TEMP, AND SURGES OR IDLES VERY HIGH RANDOMLY, WHEN IN GEAR THIS SURGING HAS ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS
Engine stalls or shuts off while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2001-05 → 2003-04storm-1992-engine-stalling
  • 10017495 THE CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED
  • 763291 THE FAULTY ECU COMPONENT ON MY CAR HAS AGAIN MADE MY CAR TO STALL, BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN A BAD SITUATION, W/THE ENGINE STALLING OUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES
ECM circuit board insulative spray and solder failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints2001-07 → 2003-04storm-1992-ecm-insulative-spray
  • 750105 THE SHRINKING INSULATIVE SPRAY CONTRACTS AND PULLS THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD, BREAKING SOLDER CONNECTIONS AND CAUSING SHORTS
  • 766119 RPMS REV UP AND DOWN... CAR DIES... INSULATIVE SPRAY THAT MANUFACTURER USES ON THE COMPUTER SHINKS AND CONTRACTS WITH CHANGING TEMPERATURES AND BREAKS THE SOLDER AT THE COMPUTER
Air bag did not deploy or deployed without air in a crashAIR BAGS12 complaints1994-12 → 2002-04storm-1992-airbag-no-deployment
  • 958952 HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY
  • 804924 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 845841 CONSUMER HAD A FRONTAL AND A LEFT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Cracked exhaust manifold and exhaust fumes in cabinENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1996-03 → 2002-09storm-1992-cracked-exhaust-manifold
  • 845436 VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BADLY AND ALOT OF EXHAUST FUMES WERE GETTING INTO THE CAB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED
  • 981361 THE EXHUST MANIFOLD HAS A CRACK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
981993-06-212003-11-18200ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:24; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:19; AIR BAGS:17; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:11; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:6

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
92V09100106/07/1992AIR BAGSTHE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB CAN FRACTURE DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL AND NEAR FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS.FRACTURING OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB CAN DECREASE THEDRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD REDUCE THE CRASH PROTECTION OF THESTEERING SYSTEM AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG.A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Geo Storm vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/geo/storm
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_geo_storm_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Geo Storm},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/geo/storm}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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