1994 GEO Prizm

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTERSECTIONAL CRASH, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THIS HAPPENED WILL TRAVELING ABOUT 45 OR 50 MPH. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

• 12/27/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED, SEATBELT WILL NOT GO IN OR BE PULLED OUT. TT

• 12/18/1997· VISIBILITY

  HANDLE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW BROKE OFF.

• 12/18/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  PARKED. ELECTRICAL FIRE AFTER 2 1/2 HOURS. *SKD

• 12/13/2014· STRUCTURE

  MY HOOD BLOW OFF THE CAR AT 35/40 MPH -- THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THE HOOD RELEASE OR THE HOOD HINGES MY HOOD WAS THERE BUT ALSO FEEL OFF - *TR

• 12/11/1998· POWER TRAIN

  LARGE CLAMP NOT FASTENED PROPERLY FROM FACTORY CAUSING CV BOOT TO LEAK GREASE.

• 12/10/1999· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/09/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

• 12/08/1994· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO VIN. *SKD

• 12/03/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

• 11/30/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY DIED WHEN ABS IS ACTIVATED. YH

• 11/29/2002· TRAILER HITCHES

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH UNDER RAINING CONDITIONS CONSUMER STATES' LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE TRAILER HITCH OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

• 11/29/1998· VISIBILITY

  IN AUGUST,1998 THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IN NOVEMBER THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW FAILED THE SAME WAY. ALSO THE BACK LEFT WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND IS PROBABLY READY TO GO TOO. THE PARTS FOR EACH REPLACEMENT ARE OVER $300.00. IT SEEMS FAULTY TO ME SINCE THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE.

• 11/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  ABS: AT FIRST, THE LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN, AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED (ALL THAT WAS OVER $400). NOW THE LIGHT COMES ON (AND STAYS ON) AT 49 MPH. ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST WILL HAVE TO BE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. AS FOR THE WINDOW: ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW HALFWAY DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL IT BACK UP, IT WOULDN'T GO. IT JUST STAYED THERE, THEN STARTED SLIDING DOWN. A REPAIR SHOP FIXED IT.*AK

• 11/26/1994· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *SKD

• 11/25/1994· AIR BAGS

  OTHER: LEAKING AIR BAG REPLACED. *SKD

• 11/24/1999· SEAT BELTS

  LEFT/REAR SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE-WILL NOT RETRACT OR PULL OUT. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR. *AK

• 11/24/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE GEAR. *SKD

• 11/22/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

• 11/20/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND MARKER LIGHTS, WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. *AK

• 11/19/1999· STEERING

  SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSED VEHICLE TO VEER OFF ROAD ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, GREATEST IMPACT TO THE ROOF,NEITHER DRIVER WHO HAD ON SHOULDER STRAP NOR DOG WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *ET

• 11/16/1995· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 20MPH, SUDDEN LOSS STEERING CAPABILITY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND, INSTEAD HIT A POLE. TT

• 11/16/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDSHEILD. TT

• 11/16/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDSHEILD. TT

• 11/15/1994· VISIBILITY

  LEFT/REAR WINDOW FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK

• 11/12/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, HIT A DEER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK

• 11/10/1994· EQUIPMENT

  TAPE PLAYER FAILED. *AK

• 11/05/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION.

• 11/01/1995· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL JAMS WHILE IN OPERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/28/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL PREMATURELY DISENGAGES BEFORE CONSUMER COMPLETES THE TURN . DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS CONDITION AS A PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/26/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALS ARE FAILING TO WORK. ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER.

• 10/18/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN . TT

• 10/16/2000· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHEICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *YH

• 10/15/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER SUSTAINED BURN ING FACE INJURIES. *AK

• 10/13/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS,THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD COIL/CARBURATOR & STARTER REPLACED. *AK

• 10/11/1994· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT ANCHOR STRAP RECALL REPAIR DELAYED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. (94E-021) *AW

• 10/07/1998· AIR BAGS

  DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.

• 10/06/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT TRIED TO ORDER A NEW DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FROM A DEALER FOR 1994 GEO PRIZM. THE GM DEALER DID NOT HAVE IT AND COULD NOT GET ONE. THE CONSUMER ORDERED IT FROM TOYOTA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPATIBLE WITH A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WANTED TO COMPLAIN THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A SEAT BELT FOR HIS CAR FROM GENERAL MOTORS. ALSO, HE WAS CONCERNED THAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THIS.*AK

• 09/30/2002· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE BROKE. CONSUMER RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RECALLS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BELTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A GEO REPRESENTIVE WHO EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE ANCHOR STRAPS. THE REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NOT CONFIRM IN WRITING WHAT WAS TOLD TO THE CONSUMER. *JG

• 09/26/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEFT AND THERE WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED IN ENIGNE.E VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

• 09/23/2008· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION THAT WAS GETTING WORSE AS I DROVE ALONG. THE ROAD APPEARED TO BE IN VERY GOOD (SMOOTH) CONDITION SO, AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND EXAMINED THE TIRES BY FEEL TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING NOTICEABLE. THE LEFT REAR (DRIVERS SIDE) TIRE HAD A LARGE BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: * CAR IS A 1994 GEO PRISM LSI WITH 2 PASSENGERS AND A LIGHT LUGGAGE LOAD * TIRE WAS A WYNSTAR PHASER R23 SIZE 185/65R14 86T M&S * HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 8 HOURS AT 65 MPH * TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN PRESET AT 32 PSI * WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR AND DRY - TEMPERATURE APPROX. 85 DEG. *TR

• 09/22/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKING, THE ABS ACTIVE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BEGIN UN-LOCKING THE BRAKES. THIS WOULD BE DESIRABLE IN THE WINTER, ON ICE, IN A PANIC SITUATION. IT WAS HOWEVER DRY AND SUNNY ON THE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. NOBODY WAS INJURED DURING THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF OTHER TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTIONS INVOLVED. I TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING THE MAIN ABS RELAY. THE ABS IS DISENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE CAN NOW STOP. *TR

• 09/22/2004· SUSPENSIONCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 30 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND CURVE, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME SQUIRRELLY AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE OF THE CAR WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE VEER TO THE RIGHT DIRECTLY INTO A UTILITY POLE. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND REMAINING SPINDLE SHAFT COMPONENTS REVEALED THAT THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING LOOSENED/FAILED AND WHEN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WOBBLED THE SPINDLE SHAFT SHEARED AT THE OUTER BEARING'S INNER RACE SHOULDER (I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES).*AK MY DAUGHTER (OWNER & OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE) WAS INJURED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF CONTACT WITH THE UTILITY POLE. HER INJURIES INCLUDED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOREARM, LACERATIONS, FACIAL BURNS FROM CONTACT WITH THE AIR BAG AND BRUISING FROM THE SEATBELT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND HAS SINCE BEEN JUNKED. IT HAD APPROX. 120,000 MILES ON IT

• 09/22/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT COME OUT . TT

• 09/19/2000· TIRES

  MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR WHEN ALL THE TREAD CAME OFF ONE OF HER TIRES. I RETRIEVED THE TREAD, STILL IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT IT JUST CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE, DOING DAMAGE TO HER CAR AND ALMOST ROLLING THE CAR OVER.( DOT NUMBER: W2EP TIRE SIZE: P175/70R14 )

• 09/18/1996· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON/OFF CONTINUOUSLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-107). *AK

• 09/18/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON 4/95, WAS DRIVING TODAY 9/95 HIT A POT HOLE AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED .

• 09/16/1998· STEERINGCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO CENTER DIVIDER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  PURCHASED CAR NEW, THE BRAKE LINE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

• 09/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. IF WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK, THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE BURNT AS WELL. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT FLAMES WERE COMING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE HOOD WAS BUCKLING BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT. IT WAS VERY SCARY!