Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Chevrolet Prizm.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | HI, I AM WRITING TO REPORT A TIRE BRAND, SOLD BY WALMART THAT COULD BE ILLEGAL FOR SALE IN THE U.S. THE DOT INFORMATION… |
| 2018-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | AT 70 MILES/HOUR MY GENERAL MOTORS POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS ON FULL ASSIST AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. GENERAL MOTORS SEC… |
| 2015-08-19 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID THROUGH THE NORTHBOUND LAN… |
| 2015-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR TURNED OFF WHEN PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND DAD TOOK THE CAR TO GET CHECKED, THEY WE… |
| 2014-07-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET PRIZM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE REVVED… |
| 2013-07-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO HELP A FRIEND MOVE ABOUT 4 BLOCK FROM MY APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THURSDAY 18TH JULY AT APPROXIMATELY 12:2… |
| 2012-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND F… |
| 2010-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 CHEVROLET PRISM HAD EQUIPMENT FAILURE. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTINGUISH… |
| 2008-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD GRINDING NO… |
| 2007-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 80,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING PO 441: EVAP PURGE FLOW. THIS IS GETTING WAY TO COMMON AMON… |
| 2007-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE ON MY CAR STUCK AT FULL OR NEARLY FULL WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE. I FIRMLY DEPRESSED AND HELD … |
| 2006-07-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO CLOSE. NO AMOUNT OF JAMMING THE TONGUE INTO THE RECEPTOR CAUSES ENGAGEMENT. THE … |
| 2006-07-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE RIMS OF THE 1999 CHEVROLET PRISM BEND AND PUNCTURE THE TIRES. THEY WERE BRAND NEW TIRES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE C… |
| 2005-05-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND HORN NOT WORKING |
| 2005-01-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | IN APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2005 I DETECTED A GAS SMELL WHEN USING THE HEATER IN MY 1999 CHEVY PRIZM (70K MILES). THE SMEL… |
| 2004-08-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING AND PIN BROKE; DOOR COULDN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. PARTS DEALER STATED A NUMBER O… |
| 2004-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE CONSUMED EVERY 1000 MILES ONE QUART OF OIL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOP THEY DIDN… |
| 2003-05-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT DRIVING A 99 CHEVY PRIZM GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS REAR-ENDED ON THE PASSENGER RIGHT S… |
| 2003-03-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING MY MVA,CAUSING ME EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS. *NLM |
| 2003-02-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. THE … |
| 2001-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | ANY TIME CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AS DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT WILL WORK. WHEN HEA… |
| 2001-03-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. *AK |
| 2000-07-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES ARE GETTING DEEP NASTY CRACKS IN MY OPINION TOO SOON FOR SUCH A NEW / LOW MILEAGE CAR, WOMAN DRIVING LITTLE BABY… |
| 2000-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CAR SHOOK VERY HARD AND HEARD A DISTINCT RUBBING NOISE FROM THE REAR END, AFTER INCIDENT BRAKES WERE NOISY AND PULSATED… |
| 2000-02-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | CONSUMER HEARS A RUBBING NOISE IN STEERING RACK WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2000-01-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. IT TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THE PART TO COME. DEALERSHIP TOLD… |
| 1999-09-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SURGES OR SLOWS DOWN AT 45 MPH ON ITS OWN, UNABLE TO DETERMINE DEFECT. *MJS |
| 1999-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES,AND DEALER CANNOT DETE… |
| 1999-05-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WEST WHEN THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING EAST. THE OTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CONS… |
| 1999-03-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NLM |
| 1999-03-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH, AND WAS UNABLE TO HEAR TURN SIGNAL WHEN USED IN NOISY TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY … |
| 1999-03-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AUR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE AT DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THA T DRIVER'S SID… |
| 1999-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASE OF THE (NEW) VEHICLE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ON REGULAR BEAM ARE HOODED. VISIBILITY IS APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS AND SHADOWED BEYOND THAT. SHADOW IS … |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | SEATS ARE DESIGNED POORLY/LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE SIDES OF THE CAR CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN REACHING SEAT BELTS/HEAD REST… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK |