Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-20 | 97V043002 |
AIR BAGS | 17,094 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GEO PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS THE LEF… |
| 2005-11-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEH… |
| 2005-04-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 4 | ON 4/19/05 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 97 GEO PRISM. THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED … |
| 2005-04-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | DURING AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT FAILED TO LOCK.*MR EVERYONE INSIDE THE VEHI… |
| 2004-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | A FEW MINUTES AFTER I STARTED MY 1997' GEO PRIZM ON THE EVENING OF 3/7/04, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE. I DROVE TH… |
| 2003-10-23 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CONSUMER TO INSTALL ANY TYPE OF CHILD SEAT. *AK |
| 2003-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE USED. THIS USUALLY STARTS WITH THEM STICKING WHEN Y… |
| 2003-07-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 GEO PRIZM. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FULLY EXTEND AND LOCKS UP MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TRYING TO PUL… |
| 2003-01-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND DID NOT RELEASE. (THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS BROKE) *TS. THE REAR SEAT BELT ALSO EXPE… |
| 2002-11-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-11-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 25MPH. RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT END, AND… |
| 2002-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | AT 40MPH, BRAKES ENGAGE AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER ADDS BRAKE L… |
| 2001-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKS AND DOESN'T RETRACT AS NORMAL. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL, INCHING THE STRAP OUT SO THAT IT WON'T L… |
| 2001-04-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A PONTIAC VEHICLE IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, … |
| 2001-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | UNDER HOOD FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MANUFACTURERNOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WA… |
| 2000-10-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT UPON STARTING VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A REPRESENTAT… |
| 2000-09-05 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY FAST ENOUGH, CAUSING DRIVER TO… |
| 2000-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE EXHAST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. I WENT TO AN USED AUTO PARTS DEALER AND FOUND THAT THERE WHERE 4 VEHICLES FROM THE SAME… |
| 2000-07-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKING UP. *AK |
| 2000-07-22 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-07-19 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT LEFT TIE ROD IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK TIE ROD COULD BREAK, CAUSING … |
| 2000-04-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE STEERING BECAME HEAVY WHILE MAKING A SLOW SPEED (25 MPH) TURN AND EVENTUALLY LOCK (WOULD NOT TURN FURTHER) AND POWE… |
| 1999-12-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM A STOP POSITION AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. SPEED OF IMPACT WAS UNDETERMINED, BUT BO… |
| 1999-12-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WON'T PULL OUT TO RESTRAIN DRIVER . *AK |
| 1999-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. |
| 1999-11-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOLY . CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT DO ANYTHING. A… |
| 1999-09-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 1999-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A VEHICLE 22 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 17,000 MILES USED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BY A DRIVER OF MANUAL TRANSMISSIO… |
| 1999-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | 1ST INCIDENT - WIFE EXITED HIGHWAY ONTO RAMP AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND RR WHEEL STRUCK CURB CAU… |
| 1999-03-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AT 12,611 MI (3/29/99) AND AGAIN AT 24,000 MI. (OUT OF WARRANTY TIME BY A FEW … |
| 1999-02-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER AT A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DRIVER'S AND… |
| 1999-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT. SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE, THEY TEND… |
| 1998-08-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 25MPH & WOULD BE TURNING CORNERS OR CURBS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUST GO OUT. WOU… |
| 1998-08-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED UP AT THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT WILL NOT RELEASE ITSELF OUTWARD. *AK |
| 1998-05-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION. |
| 1998-03-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN LOCKING UP. |
| 1998-01-07 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | HAD APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES ON SLIGHT GRADE; VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL; EMERGENCY GEAR WOULD POP LOOSE. HAPPENS WHEN CO… |
| 1997-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TOTALED FROM RUNNING INTO A WALL AND GUARDRAIL AT 60MPH, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AND REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE ALL BECOME JAMMED IN RETRACTING MECHANISM, AND WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSIN… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DASHBOARD COVER FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG APPEARS TO BE MELTED. *AK |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIR NOT PERFORMED ON AIR BAGS DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN IT WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD RUN A STOP SIGN WITH FR… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOES NOT CONTAIN A FRONT STABILIZER BAR, RESULTING IS LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. |
| — | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | HAVING A PROBLEM FINDING A CAR SEAT THAT FITS IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, BUT PROBLEM ST… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. FIRST FAILUR… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | No | 0 | OWNERS MANUAL STATES TOP TETHER HARDWARE IS AVAILABLE FOR FORWARD FACING CHILD RESTRAINT, HOWEVER BOTH DEALER AND MANUF… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED FIRESTONE TIRES FROM SEARS, AFTER I HAD DRIVEN 70 MILES, ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED, I HEARD A LOUD POP, AN EX… |