1994 Geo Tracker LSi from North America - Comments

The engine has finally gone at 84,000 miles, a rod shot through the engine without ever having any problems before. I am kind of disappointed because I know others who have put close to 200,000 miles on their trackers. I have always taken care of my engine checking it every 3 months and I used synthetic oils.

The engine light has been on since 60,000 miles and there was no reason for it to be on.

The driver's side door fell off about 15,000 miles ago and now once again.

The Velcro rear corners never-ever attach properly (my neighbor has the same car and I can see the same problem on hers).

I previously owned two different Ford Escorts, one a much newer model, and the Tracker alway out-performed my old Escorts.

It was a great car for riding around to school and work, but not that great on the highway--too much drag from the soft-top.

The 4x4 worked great, especially in our PA winters. I work in environmental research, it was great for getting into those hard to reach places.

Sounds like you were trying to use this car for a race car, no wonder the little under-powered engine threw a rod.

With all due respect to the original poster, perhaps that engine light was not for naught.

It is entirely possible that problems existed with the oil pump or some other system in the Tracker which needed attention.

Failure to have the problem properly diagnosed and repaired may have led to your unfortunate experience as regards the rod through the block.

I doubt that keeping the engine singing harmed it, small engines like rpms as long as everything is well lubed, and all adjustments are right.

I use my tracker like a racer, a mud bogger, a tow vehicle for my boat and chase vehicle for my hot air balloon.

I'd buy another in a heartbeat, and already have once.

I have a 1995 Geo Tracker with 306,000 miles, I deliver newspapers with it. What a great car, my mom has 1 my sister has 2 I have 1 my wife has a sidekick (same thing), my dad has 1 they are the best cars we ever owned. just thought i'd add a comment jeff.

OMG, My drivers door fell off at 60,000. I thought it was a rare thing. My check engine light came on and won't go off. I have had it to the mechanics, but they can tell me nothing. So I took it to another mechanic. Still nothing.

Its still running at 90,000. I LOVE this car. I have been trying to look at buying a new one for the last year, and I just can't see myself driving anything, but her...

Have a '94 LSi hardtop with 101,000 miles. Check engine light has been on for 10,000 miles. Diagnostics show no problem. The only thing I've done was change the timing chain at 60,000, flushed the transmission and antifreeze every 40,000,and replaced the battery (twice), in addition to grease and oil every 3,000 to 3,500 miles.

For the last two years the transmission has a hard time shifting into second when it's cold, but I let it run for a couple of minutes and away we go!

The only time we were stuck in 13 years, was during a Nebraska Winter when snow had drifted higher that the hood. If the Honda Accord that was buried and abandoned hadn't caused us to stop, (luckily we saw his antenna and thought, "That may be attached to something and shouldn't be here!") we'd have never become stuck. After digging out a couple of tracks in four feet of snow, and after backing up 10 feet, we proceeded around the Honda and continued pushing snow that was higher than the hood.

Love my Tonka toy and will keep it until it's a goner!

My 95 Tracker is still put-putting along at 173,000 miles. My driver side door hinge rusted out once... had to weld it back on! And lets not forget that trusty ol' Check Engine light that LOOVES to come on every 50,000 miles or so... according to my Chevy dealer, it's a "Periodic Maintenance Check", which is a scam to bring your car in so the dealer can look it over for problems. There's a little reset switch underneath the dash by the blinker side of the steering wheel, just switch that little button and the computer resets itself. Just make sure you're car's not running at the time. At EXACTLY 100,000 miles, all of a sudden the check engine light will come on, and you know what you have to do! Reset that darn thing!