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No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Prizm.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2012-12-05	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER LOOSE GRAVEL, THE CONTAC…
2011-09-01	SEAT BELTS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RECEPTACLES FAI…
2003-11-18	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	1ST TIME: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TOTAL INTERNAL, AT AROUND 63000 MILES, EARLY SUMMER 2000. CALLED CHEVROLET FO…
2002-09-14	SEATS	Yes	0	CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A REAR END COLLISON BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ON IMPACT.
2001-12-27	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY	No	0	A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN STARTER WHICH CAUSED A ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT TO OCCUR ,CAUSING ENTIRE ELECTRICAL …
2001-12-21	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY	No	0	CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE FROZE UP/ NOTHING WOULD WORK.…
2001-02-25	TIRES	Yes	0	TIRE BLEW & BURSTED. CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CAR PULLED TO EXTREME RIGHT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W17J FL6 TIRESIZE: P185/6…
2001-01-08	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	No	0	I BOUGHT MY 98 CHEVY PRIZM IN OCT. 1999. WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED TO BREAK, ONE AFTER ANOTHER. I …
2000-04-05	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	No	0	HORN IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
2000-02-20	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND FLASH. DEALER WOULD THEN REPLACE AIRBAG MODULE. LIGHT HAD COME ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCAS…
1999-10-24	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	0	AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT OR SIDE DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS, WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEX…
1999-04-30	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	0	CONSUMER HAS FRONTAL & SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY DON'T DEPLOY, BUT THE SENSORS GO OUT WHICH MEANS THEY WILL NOT WORK & THE AIR…
1999-01-05	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN UNFASTENED AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS OPENED. WHEN DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE, SEAT BELT FLIES …
1998-11-10	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	Yes	0	CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR. ACCELERATOR MADE THE VEHICLE MOVE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CONSUMER…
1998-10-13	TIRES	No	0	TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. FIRESTONE - DOT W18JF6L497, SIZE - P175/65R14.
1998-10-01	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	No	0	POWER LOCK BOTTON BECAME LOOSE. YH
1998-07-01	STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE	No	0	SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED, PURCHASED FROM SEPARATE SOURCE. YH
1998-04-15	STEERING	No	0	WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR MORE THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH AL…
1998-04-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	ABS LIGHT IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
—	STEERING	Yes	0	THE CAR ACCELERATES AND DEACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND CAUSE THE STEERING TO MALFUNCTION.
—	SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR	No	0	VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A FRONT STABILIZER BAR.
—	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD FLASHES ON AND OFF, INDICTATING A DEFECT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT A…
—	TIRES	No	0	DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE TIRES GROOVED IN THE ROAD, MAKING IT UNSTABLE TO CONTROL STEERING. ON FIVE OCCASIONS DRIVER LO…
—	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCICENT BY HITING A WALL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. DRIVER…
—	SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR	No	0	VEHICLE IS NOT EQUPPED WITH THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR, WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER WHEN MAKING A TURN. *…
—	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	No	0	SEAT BELT BUCKLE DAMAGES DOOR WHEN RELEASED DUE TO DESIGN.
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	ABS LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. COMPUTER CHECK AT QUA BUICK-PONTIAC IN SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH 216 561-1177 IN OCTOB…