There are 14 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 1992 Geo Prizm in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 14 of 14 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)NO SUMMARY. *AK
IMPROPER VENTILATION CAUSED HEAT SHIELDS TO OVERHEA/CRACK MANIFOLD, AND LEAK FUMES INTO CAR.
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY MADE OF PLASTIC AND ARE POORLY DESIGNED. *AK
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND POORLY DESIGNED. *AK
DOOR'S INSIDE HANDLE IS BROKEN. *AK
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. *SD
THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE HANDLE BREAKS A LOT AND YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
DEFECT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DRIVER HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. TT
REAR AND FRONT PASSENAGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, REPAIR ONCE. *AK
PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF.
I CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE FAILURES. NO DEFECT(S) LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO RELEASE THE HANDLES FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *AK
3 OUT OF 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN WHERE PLASTIC HOUSING IS LOCATED, CAUSING DOOR HANDLES TO BE INOPERATIVE. DRIVER WILL HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO USE OUT DOOR HANLDE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.