1995 GEO Prizm

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

• 12/30/1998· STRUCTURE

  DOOR LOCK FREEZES UPON OPENNING. NEED TO LOCK DOOR INORDER TO CLOSE. ONCE LOCKED, CAN NOT UNLOCK UNTIL CAR WARMS UP. APPROX 15-20 MIN LATER.

• 12/24/2000· STRUCTURE

  INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON FRONT DRIVER AND BOTH REAR DOORS ARE BROKEN. WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, WITHOUT PINCHING THE HANDLE FRAME TOGETHER AT BOTTOM. *AK

• 12/10/1996· VISIBILITY

  WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS , SPRAY MIST ENTERED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE INTAKE VALVE, CAUSING A TONIC SMELL IN VEHICLE AND CONSUMER CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/04/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

• 12/01/1999· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SHOULDER SEATBELT BEHIND DRIVER SIDE FAILS TO RETRACT BACK, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

• 11/16/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, LOST CONTROL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 11/14/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  VIOLENT DWPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN ARM INJURY PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-107). *AK

• 11/12/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK.

• 11/06/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED; ALSO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SOLENOID SWITCH AND REAR AXLE REPLACED/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/30/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS LOCK UP RESULTING IN FAILURE.

• 10/30/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING NO MORE THAN 5 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING OR STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN 8 DAYS. RECENTLY THE ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON, DEALER PROVIDING NO HELP. *AK *ML

• 10/27/1997· SEAT BELTS

  DIRVER'S SIDE AND BACK SEAT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 10/26/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

• 10/19/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING FAILURE OF ENGINE AND OTHER COMPONENTS.

• 10/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE "ALMOST STALLS." THE LIGHT COMES ON AND A DECREASE IN RPM AND ENGINE HESTITATION OCCURS. LIGHT DID STAY ON FOR 1 HOUR, BUT WHEN DEALER CHECKED THERE WERE NO CODES RECORDED. DEALER CHECKED CAR 2 SEPARATE TIMES WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DEFECTS. *LA

• 10/17/1997· SEAT BELTSCrash

  SAFETY BELTS FAILED TO LOCK IN A COLLISION.

• 10/16/2001· SEAT BELTS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/15/2013· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SIDE RESTRAINT RETRACTING MECHANISM CONSISTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT. PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT RETRACTING MECHANISM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT OR LOCK, AND FREQENTLY JAMS SO IT CAN'T BE PULLED OUT. *TR

• 10/13/2000· SEAT BELTS

  CONCERNED FOR THE LOOSE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHICH BROKE BEFORE WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FULL WARRENTY. I WAS JUST CHECKING TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THEY BROKE AT THE SAME TIME.*AK

• 10/06/2004· AIR BAGS

  REPORTING ON BEHALF OF OUR INSURED. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER HIT POT HOLE. NO FRONTAL IMPACT. INJURY TO DRIVER. AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED. *AK

• 09/23/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WHEN PULLING OUT FROM THE STOP SIGN, FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, COULD NOT REPAIR. *AK *JB

• 09/23/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IN ENGAGED, VEHICLE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION INTERMITTENTLY AND RPMS WILL DROP WHEN CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, WILL NOT REENGAGE. *AK

• 09/22/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES MAKE HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT WORN OUT, THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE 2ND SET OF BRAKES BECAUSE SHE CAN NOT TAKE THE NOISE ANYMORE. *YH

• 09/22/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSAGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

• 09/18/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10-20 MPH. TT

• 09/16/1995· SUSPENSION

  LEFT REAR SHOCK FAILED. *DSH

• 09/11/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLOSION, DRIVING ABOUTH 25 MPH , WHEN SHE HIT THE REAR SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK

• 09/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. SHE HEARD SOME TYPE OF NOISE, AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/01/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO PRISM. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 5 MPH. BECAUSE SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WHERE SOME PREVIOUS ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD SHE WAS TRAVELING ON. BUT THE NIGHT OF THIS INCIDENT THE ROAD WAS FAIRLY LEVELED. THE CONTACT DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY STOPPING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT THAT SHE IS AWARE OF. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES,SUCH AS SEVERE BRUISING, HEAD INJURIES, BUSTED NOSE AND BLACK EYES. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE INSURANCE AGENCY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 96V070000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. SHE CONTACTED GM MANUFACTURER AND SHE WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 30, 2005. *AK

• 08/31/1995· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIR BAG IN ABOVE ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY.

• 08/21/1995· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND NOW HAS A LARGE CRACK IN IT WHICH MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX WITH COST. TT

• 08/20/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE TECHNICIAN AT THE GARAGE INDICATED THE PROBLEM SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER WITH THE RECALL INFORMATION BUT THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NM

• 08/20/2004· STRUCTURE

  PROBLEMS WITH BLACK AND WHITE SPOTS DEVELOPING ON THE VEHICLE'S HOOD, ROOF AND ON TOP OF THE TRUNK. *MR *NM

• 08/19/1995· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO CONTROL KNOB FAILED. *SKD

• 08/14/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, GOT OFF WORK, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, SOMEONE NOTICED FIRE AND TOLD DRIVER TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES.*AK

• 08/12/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. ALSO AIRBAGS WERE SHREDDED WHILE DEPLOYING, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

• 08/10/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 36,800 MILES, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS LOWER THAN IT USUALLY DOES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

• 08/09/2002· SEAT BELTS

  THREE RETRACTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY,ONE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BELT/ BELT RETRACTOR BEHIND DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE ON ON PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, THEY WILL JUST HANG IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

• 08/08/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DEALER CHECKED IT GO A WAYS BUT COMES BACK ON . TT

• 08/03/1998· STRUCTURE

  THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.

• 08/03/1995· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT KNOB IS EXTRA SENSITIVE-YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PRESS KNOB TO SHIFT GEARS IT CHANGES IF YOU BRUSH AGAINST IT. TT

• 07/31/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSIONCrash

  I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR. IT RATTLES AND THE RIGHT WHEEL MAKES NOISE. FRONT AXLE BROKE AND I HAD IT REPAIRED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 07/22/2004· AIR BAGS

  YOUR WEBSITE STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE: 95 GEO PRIZM FOR AIRBAGS FRONTAL SENSOR CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ON MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB

• 07/21/1998· TIRES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE VIBRATED DUE TO CUT IN TIRE, HORN FAILED.

• 07/11/1996· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. *DH

• 07/01/1998· VISIBILITY

  SIDE WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT CLEAR WINDOWS DUE TO POSITION OF VENTS.

• 06/29/1999· VISIBILITY

  AIR VENT KNOBS BROKEN. NLM

• 06/29/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INJURING DRIVER. AIRBAG HIT LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S FACE, BREAKING HER EYE GLASSES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF SIGHT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 06/27/2001· SEAT BELTS

  CAR PURCHASED NEW IN 1995(MAY OR JUNE, TOO LAZY TO GO TO THE CAR AND LOOK!) FIRST THE RIGHT REAR SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT ,SO WE PUT THE BABY IN THE MIDDLE OR LEFT REAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE SOME MINOR FLAWS CORRECTED AS WITH MOST NEW CARS(A "PUNCH" LIST). THE SEATBELT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY . SHORTLY THERE AFTER IT DID IT AGAIN. AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. THE RIGHT REAR HAS NEVER RETRACTED SINCE. I WAS ABLE TO FREE THE LEFT ONE OCCASIONALLY(2 OR 3) TIMES THEN IT PERMANENTLY LOCKED. WE HAD TO PUT THE CHILD'S SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ; THE BEST PLACE FOR IT .THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHEN THE CAR WENT IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY NEW SEATBELTS AND PAY THE LABOR TO FIX THEM. SCREW THAT! WE JUST TRAVELLED 3 TO THE CAR OR REAR RIDING ADULTS HAD NO SEATBELTS. HAD ANOTHER CHILD IN 1998. BOUGHT A USED VOLVO!! END OF STORY. THANKS! HOYO (PAM'S HUSBAND). *AK

• 06/24/1996· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WASN'T IN AND ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK