1991 GEO STORM — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 88 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (19 complaints · 21.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 19
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 16
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 19 of 88 owner complaints (21.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 19 complaints, 21.6% of reports ENGINE 19 · 21.6% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 17 complaints, 19.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 17 · 19.3% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 13 complaints, 14.8% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 13 · 14.8% AIR BAGS: 11 complaints, 12.5% of reports AIR BAGS 11 · 12.5% · 10 crash reports STEERING: 11 complaints, 12.5% of reports STEERING 11 · 12.5% · 2 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 6 complaints, 6.8% of reports SEAT BELTS 6 · 6.8% · 2 crash reports STRUCTURE: 3 complaints, 3.4% of reports STRUCTURE 3 · 3.4% FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 1.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 1.1% VISIBILITY: 1 complaints, 1.1% of reports VISIBILITY 1 · 1.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 72 complaints, 81.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 72 · 81.8% · 17 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 19 21.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 17 19.3% 3 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 13 14.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 11 12.5% 10 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 11 12.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 6 6.8% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 3 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 1.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 1 1.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 72 81.8% 17 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 1992. 1995-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1995-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 1996-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1992 Jan 2014 Recall campaign 92V091001 ◆ Recall campaign 92V091001 Recall campaign 95V103007 ◆ Recall campaign 95V103007 Investigation EA95014 ● Investigation EA95014 Investigation PE95035 ● Investigation PE95035
  • Campaign 95V103007 was reported 47 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 5
1995-Q2 Owner reports 4
1995-Q3 Owner reports 4
1995-Q4 Owner reports 3
1996-Q1 Owner reports 6
1996-Q2 Owner reports 4
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1997-Q1 Owner reports 4
1997-Q2 Owner reports 2
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 2
1998-Q2 Owner reports 1
1998-Q3 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q2 Owner reports 6
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 3
2000-Q1 Owner reports 4
2000-Q2 Owner reports 3
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2000-Q4 Owner reports 5
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 3
2001-Q4 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 5
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 92V091001
Recall campaign 1 95V103007
Defect investigation 1 EA95014
Defect investigation 1 PE95035
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 92V091001

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    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.
    Remedy:
    A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95V103007

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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