Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-11 | 95V195002 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 4,481 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | DANGEROUSLY POOR WINTER TRACTION ON A TIRE LABELED AS ALL-SEASON. *TR |
| 2012-09-12 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR. IT RATTLES AND THE RIGHT WHEEL MAKES NOISE. FRONT AXLE BROKE AND I HAD IT REP… |
| 2010-10-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE RESTRAINT RETRACTING MECHANISM CONSISTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT. PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT RETRACTING MECHANIS… |
| 2008-01-08 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO PRIZM. WHILE DRIVING 50- 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SUDDEN BANG. THE VEHICLE VEERED T… |
| 2005-08-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO PRISM. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 5 MPH. BECAUSE SH… |
| 2004-07-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | YOUR WEBSITE STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE: 95 GEO PRIZM FOR AIRBAGS FRONTAL SENSOR CONTROL MODULE WHICH … |
| 2004-07-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC DE… |
| 2003-04-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | REPORTING ON BEHALF OF OUR INSURED. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER HIT POT HOLE. NO FRONTAL IMPACT. INJURY TO DRIVER. AIR BAGS W… |
| 2003-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE "ALMOST STALLS." THE LIGHT COMES ON AND A DECREASE IN RPM AND ENGINE HESTITATIO… |
| 2002-08-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THREE RETRACTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY,ONE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BELT/ BELT RETRACTOR BEHIND DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE ON O… |
| 2002-05-03 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OVER A HILL FRONT TIRES STARTED TO WOBBLE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. CONSUMER FOUND SCREWS FROM RACK AND… |
| 2002-04-28 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED UPON REAR END COLLISION IMPACT-IS THIS NORMAL. *AK |
| 2002-01-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | A BEVERAGE WAS SPILLED INTO CONSOLE WHILE DRIVING, AND AN HOUR LATER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALE… |
| 2001-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WOULD BE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. … |
| 2001-01-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | BOTH SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR ARE CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE BY MY DEALER. GM AGREED TO PAY FOR THE NEW SEAT BELTS AFTER I ARGUE… |
| 2000-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON FRONT DRIVER AND BOTH REAR DOORS ARE BROKEN. WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, WITHOUT PINCHING THE … |
| 2000-05-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR WHEELS HAVE TILTED TOO FAR INWARD, AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROCK WHEN MAKING A T… |
| 2000-01-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK |
| 1999-08-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSAGER'S SIDE AIR B… |
| 1999-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. SHE HEARD SOME TYPE OF NOISE, AND THE DEALE… |
| 1999-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 36,800 MILES, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS LOWER THAN IT USUALLY DOES,… |
| 1999-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | THE RIGHT AND LEFT CV JOINT BROKE FAILED. NLM |
| 1999-04-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD,AT 70 MPH, ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I COUNTER STEERED AND … |
| 1999-03-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY LESS THEN 5 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER NO… |
| 1999-02-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 35-40MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SIDEWALK AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURI… |
| 1999-01-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY CAR ROLLED,AND UPON IMPACT MY SEAT BELTS,BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER POPPED,ALSO MY AIRB… |
| 1998-10-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE RESTRAINT RETRACTING MECHANISM CONSISTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT. PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT RETRACTING MECHANIS… |
| 1998-09-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING NO MORE THAN 5 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING OR STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. … |
| 1998-06-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WHEN PULLING OUT FROM THE STOP SIGN, FRONTAL IMPACT O… |
| 1998-06-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE VIBRATED DUE TO CUT IN TIRE, HORN FAILED. |
| 1998-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC. HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP.… |
| 1998-03-19 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DURING COLLISION SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. |
| 1998-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CIGARETTE LIGHTER/RADIO FUSE IS BLOWN, DISABLING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY. |
| 1997-10-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK |
| 1997-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAG, RESUL… |
| 1997-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION. |
| 1997-08-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLOSION, DRIVING ABOUTH 25 MPH , WHEN SHE HIT THE REAR SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FR… |
| 1997-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A TREE, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER W… |
| 1997-04-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-12-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS , SPRAY MIST ENTERED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE INTAKE VALVE, CAUSING A TONIC SMELL… |
| 1996-11-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, BROADSIDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEPLOYMENT FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED DRIVER… |
| 1996-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE FAILURE, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE. |
| 1996-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COMPLETE CYCLE, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH WINDSHIELD. |
| 1996-07-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. *DH |
| 1996-07-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | STEREO CONTROL KNOBS BROKEN. |
| 1996-06-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VIOLENT DWPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN ARM INJURY PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-107). *AK |
| 1996-06-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WASN'T IN AND ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-06-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, GOT OFF WORK, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, SOMEONE NOTICED FIRE AND … |