1992 GEO Storm Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 29%of 77 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 131,680miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the electrical system of the 1992 GEO Storm, 29% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 131,680 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Faulty ecu in my car cause erratic idle, misfiring, and electrical shorts in my car as well as other owners of this vehicle. Please have the problem corrected. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis******734340”
NHTSA complaint #10007043, filed 2000-10, 191,498 miles“I have a 1992 Geo Storm 2+2 with a 12 valve motor and a 5 speed manual transmission the car constantly overheats even after entire cooling system was replace. Car stalls, idles eratically due to GM's faulty ECM insulative spray. And just recently loss of rear tail lamps and dash lamps. Brake turning and hazard lamps still work. All fuses and relays are good.”
NHTSA complaint #10047090, filed 2003-11, 131,680 miles“Car idles erratically, it also idles above 2000 RPM sometimes it lacks power and sometime it does not. The car stalls while at idle, or sometimes it pumps gas irregularly causing a pulsing.....”
NHTSA complaint #10018616, filed 2003-05, 5,000 miles“Ecu causing erratic idle in my 1992 Geo Storm. It is worse in warm weather. It has almost caused me to run into a train when r.p.m jumped up to over 2000 RPM. Since it was an automatic it lurched forward. Gm said it was because of insulating spray contracting causing shorts in ecu. My car has shut off in traffic causing traffic jams also. Please make GM recall these cars for ecu repair before some one gets killed.”
NHTSA complaint #10016581, filed 2003-04“I apologize if some of my data entry seems illogical. My ECM was bad since the first day I purchased my used Geo Storm gsi. I had every erratic idle/driveability problem possible. When pulling up to lights the car would idle at 3000 rpms. In traffic, t.”
NHTSA complaint #761059, filed 2002-04Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 1992 GEO Storm
16 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1992 GEO Storm
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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