Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-06-20 | 96V107000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 627,858 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GEO PRIZM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL LONGER THAN EXPECTED BEFORE C… |
| 2006-10-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1993 PRIZM HOOD UNLATCHED AND OPENED HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *TS *JB |
| 2006-01-23 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 2 | 1993 CHEVROLET PRIZM WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TS THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WHEN HE A… |
| 2005-11-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V107000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. THIS V… |
| 2004-06-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 1993 GEO PRIZM FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, BEFORE THE PURCHASE WE NOTED THAT THE NHTSA DESCRIBED A RECALL OF THIS… |
| 2003-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DANGEROUS LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. REPLACED CRACKE… |
| 2003-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED ENGINE NOISE GETTING LOUDER. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING I … |
| 2002-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 60MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED. TS |
| 2002-10-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED. TS |
| 2001-04-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS RECALL 96V107000 ON THIS FOR THIS MAKE/MODE… |
| 2000-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS , BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK |
| 2000-03-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT. DEALER HAS REPLACED RETRACTOR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT,AND PROBLEM HAS REOCC… |
| 2000-01-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | RECALL 96 V 107 000/PASSIVE RESTRAINT AIR BAG: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON DUR… |
| 2000-01-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVER INSIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. OCCUPANT CANNOT OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE F… |
| 1999-12-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR . CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-12-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WEIRD THINGS HAPPENED TO HER VEHICLE. SHE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE CAME OUT… |
| 1999-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-10-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | REGULATORS FAILING, CAUSING POWER WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERATIVES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND SHARE IN HALF THE COST ON THE … |
| 1999-09-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH ON WET ROAD. CONSUMER SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DEP… |
| 1999-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN DEFECT FOR THE SECOND TIME AT THE SAME PLACE. I HAVE … |
| 1999-07-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP IS FACING THE WINDOW INSTEAD OF FACING THE BUCKET MECHANISM.CONTACTED DEALE… |
| 1999-05-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-01-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER HEAD-ON, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1998-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RELEASE EVEN WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE IN. |
| 1998-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN COLLISION, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN FACIAL INJURIES.(OHIO STATE POLICE REP… |
| 1998-07-01 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | 1ST COSCO CAR SEAT--ARM PIECES CRACKED AND ONE OF THE ARMS BROKE OFF---I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY RELUCTANTLY S… |
| 1998-05-13 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILED. |
| 1998-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD/SUSPENSION FAILED. |
| 1997-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WEATHER HAD BEEN COLD; VEHICLE WAS RUNNING; HAD NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING EXHAUST. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD & NOTICED … |
| 1997-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. … |
| 1997-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, UNABLE TO EXIT FROM DRIVER'S SEAT. |
| 1997-10-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED THE CONSUMER LEFT EYE TRAUMA WHICH RESULTED IN BLINDNESS.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). |
| 1997-04-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG SENSOR SHORTED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. |
| 1997-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FAILED THREE TIMES. |
| 1997-02-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING/JERKING DUE TO MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURE. *AK |
| 1997-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MASS AIR FLOW CONTROL FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OUT OR JERK. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTA… |
| 1996-10-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | SON WAS DRIVING, ROAD WAS WET AND SLIPPERY, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, HIT RAILROAD CROSSING TIER WHICH BROKE, VEHICLE LANDE… |
| 1996-10-23 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING/WINDOW COULD NO LONGER BE CLOSED. *AK |
| 1996-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE OIL CAP EXPLODED AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING; ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TH WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED,… |
| 1996-08-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR FIXING RECALL. TAKEN TO (2) DEALERSHIPS.* *AK CONSUMER STATES TH… |
| 1996-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKE SYSTEM, VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND SLOWS DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. |
| 1996-07-13 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE MIDDLE. *AK |
| 1996-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE NOT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO EXIT VEHICLE. |
| 1996-05-27 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE TWO FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED INTO THE REAR SEATS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-05-26 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | DURING A REAR-END COLLISION BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS COLLAPSED INTO BACK SEAT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN… |
| 1996-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-02-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED TWICE. *AK |
| 1996-02-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJECTING SOMETHING IN THE DRIVER EYES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF EYE SIGHT. *AK |
| 1996-01-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AFTER A FRONT END COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES, INSIDE THE VEHICLE, BROKE. *AK |