My radiator got a horrible leak and over heated until I fixed it, which was slightly costly.
The seat belt plastic covers came off.
Lining on edge of doors came out.
Ugly, box-y design.
Uncomfortable seats.
No leg room.
Tire on back window makes a large blind spot. I accidentally backed over my friends because I could not see them, I am serious.
Car spins easily.
Car does not go fast at all. I never got it over 87.
Easy to flip. I totaled mine because I hit a pole (caused by spinning when you use brakes) and rolled into a field.
Seat belts work well.
Airbags don't deploy so easily.
Cheap plastic trim comes off easily.
Handles badly.
Car is an eyesore.
Spare tire on rear window makes cleaning window quite hard.
If it's such an ugly eyesore... Why did you buy it? And the car is somehow wrong because you are a bad driver? How many cars have you tested the airbags on? You regularly test airbags by totaling cars? I'd say that tracker did you well by not killing you in that accident. It spared your life even though you sucked at driving it. You have to be a moron to drive a tracker nearly 90 mph. Hello? Takes corners slow, rolling problem solved. They are not sports cars. Poor control? That's your own fault for getting a 2WD. The 4WD handles great in any condition. I fear you will never find a "good" car, because no car can make up for a pathetic, whiny, all around bad driver.
Excuse me, but one has to wonder why you bought the vehicle in the first place if you felt it was an "eyesore" with an "ugly, boxy design"?
Did you purchase this vehicle without seeing or driving it? If not, then stop complaining, because the only one to blame is yourself.
It looks as if most of the problems mentioned here are due to the driver, not the vehicle.
Dude, I'm 6'3.5" tall I am driving a 4 door, had a 2 door. Plenty of leg room! exactly how tall are you?
Also I am pretty much a maniac driving! I install lift kits and bigger tires and have had both in controlled slides at speeds as high as 60 MPH, and I drive in every snow storm in New England! NEVER HIT ANYTHING! let alone an innocent telephone pole. Not sure who is worse, you backing over your friends, or "friends" that have known you long enough to know your driving yet continue to stand around when you back up.
Just bought a 96 GEO Tracker and was curious to how it would handle on the highway and off road. I am a 3/4 ton to 1 ton 4X4 kind of guy, but wanted better mileage to and from work.
WOW, what a vehicle! Great mileage, cool A.C. and room for a big guy like me. I am 6' and 260lbs and have plenty of room. Went through some wet and muddy places and didn't even come close to slowing down. I am very impressed with this vehicle and only wished I had known about them sooner. If I wanted to go fast and zoom around town then I would have purchased a sports car not a hot little SUV like my GEO tracker. I am very pleased and will buy another one in the future IF this one wears out which is unlikely.
Running over your friends, wrecking it.. seems as though you were careless. Did you not know it was slow when you purchased it? Radiator, that's common wear and tear on a car. I have a geo, slow as hell... dependable and awesome in the snow, for sure.
Trackers are very nice little vehicles. I have gotten mine toped out at about 95-105 so I don't know what was wrong with yours. and apparently you must really suck at driving and I think that you should quit being a whiny little b*tch about all this.
I currently just bought a 1996 Geo Tracker 4 door, and I love it.
The 5 speed has great gas mileage, runs strong, and moves through snow good.
I am 6'6" 1/2, and I have plenty of room, and I just love this SUV. It's overall awesome.
Has anyone had any major problems with their transmission?
I will have to say that I love my 'lil mule' it goes every where, pulls jacked up sammys, great parking... anywhere, plus gets good fuel economy.
This is the best car a college student can have never needing a parking pass, that's worth $, keeps speeding tickets at a min.
In the city its like a sports car, but after 45 no way, handles great if you can drive, cheap insurance well for those that do not wreck everything.
Overall I would rate it as a 9.47 on a 10 point O scale.
Have had three trackers; these are designed as utility vehicles, which, if you don't know, are not meant to be fast or have ferrari like handling; maybe you can find a nice chevette or pacer to replace your tracker!
Bought mine new in 1996, no major problems, has 256000 miles on the clock. would not sell it for what I gave for it new, when the engine finally goes, I'll order a new engine for her. bertha has a home as long as I'm alive.
I'm 17 and looking for a first car. I found a 96 2 door 2 wheel drive Geo Tracker. It's got about 100k miles on it. I really think it's a cute car and I don't know much about cars. My dad doesn't know much about the Tracker. I've read that they leak pretty bad in the rain and are really uncomfortable. Does anyone think it would be a good first car for a 17 year old girl in high school?
I would not recommend a Geo Tracker to somebody in high school. They can be difficult to drive in high winds, and if they have rear wheel drive they are very hard to drive in the snow. I would recommend a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla to somebody your age. They are very easy to drive and they last forever.
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