1994 Geo Prizm Complaint Log

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO PRIZM. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2009, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING THE VEHICLE. SHE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER NECK, CHEST, AND FACE. IN ADDITION, HER NOSE AND FINGER WERE SWOLLEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,902.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO PRIZM. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND CUTS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE. HER FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND SHE COMPLAINED OF A SEVERE BURN-LIKE INJURY TO HER CHEST AREA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 238,975.

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

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK LACERATIONS, AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF HEARING IN THE LEFT EAR. *AK

NEVER INFORMED OF RECALLS FOR AIR BAG LIGHT AND DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FOUND RECALLS ON NHTSA WEBSITE. NOTIFIED GM, WAITING ON RESPONSE.*AK

FRONT LEFT BRAKE WEARS UNUSUALLY FAST. HAD BRAKES REPLACED 2 TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS. ABS NOT WORKING. HAD MY GEO FOR 9 YEARS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK

ON 5/1/03 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT LOW SPEEDS AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I APPLIED THE GAS AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN. I DROVE TO MY HOME AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT START. ON 05/02/03, THE CAR STARTED BUT NOT AS QUICKLY AS NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND DESCRIBED THE ABOVE SITUATION. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. ON 5/6/03, I HAD THE SAME INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 65,170 MILES ON IT. PRIOR TO THAT ON 07/31/00, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT 47,662 MILES. PRIOR TO THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 08/06/98 AT 28,515. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *NLM THE CONSUMER IS HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE. *TC

MY CONCERN ARISES FROM HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG SENSOR. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAD DAMAGED DUE TO A SPILL ON THE CONSOLE BOX AREA WHERE THE SENSOR IS LOCATED. I THEN LOOKED INTO THIS FURTHER BY GOING ON LINE TO NHTSA AND WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL ON MY 1994 GEO PRISM VIN#1Y1SK5364RZ0763 FOR THE SAME SENSOR. IT ALSO LISTED HOW THE DAMAGED WOULD BE CAUSED WORD BY WORD TO WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WAS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THE RECALL LISTED CAMPAIGN #96V107000; I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET IN ORDER TO GET MORE INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE, THAT MY CAR VIN# DID NOT COME UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT THIS WOULD BE THE CASE. SINCE WHAT DEALER DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SENSOR TO MATCHING WORD TO WORD WITH THE SUMMARY LISTED IN NHTSA RECALL NOTICE SUMMARY. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS SITUATION. SINCERELY, NORA

ON THE 4-DOOR MODEL OF THE GEO PRIZM LSI, THE REAR DOOR LATCH/LOCK MECHANISMS FAIL, MAKING THE DOOR UN-OPERABLE FROM INSIDE, OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR AS A RESULT OF A CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BACKSEATS CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS (WHICH MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE, BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH...). IN MY CASE, THE TWO, SEPARATE FAILURES WERE NOT THE RESULT OF ACCIDENTS, BUT BOTH REAR DOOR MECHANISMS DID FAIL (AT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS...), WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ABILITY TO USE THE BACK SEATS FOR OCCUPANT USAGE IN THE METHOD DESIGNED/INTENDED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE CENTER (SUPERSTITION SPRINGS TOYOTA, MESA, AZ), THE ELECTRICAL SOLONOID THAT CONTROLS THE LOCK MECHANISM CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE LOSS OF OPERABILITY (AT A COST OF $300 TO REPLACE), AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM. THE SAME MECHANISM IS ALSO USED ON THE FRONT DOORS, AS WELL.

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED BY OWNER. AT 170,000 MILES BOTH REAR RETRACTABLE SEATBELT'S STARTED JAMING BECAUSE THE BELT ITSELF FOLDS IN HALF WHILE RETRACTING, CAUSING SEATBELT TO "LOCK" UP. SEATBELT CAN BE REMOVED AND UN AMMED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REPEAT ITSELF.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMERS FACE WAS INJURED BY THE AIRBAG. *JB.*JG

VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER ON HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISED RIBS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *YH

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

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

DOORS HINGES AND LATCHES ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING DOORS TO SWING OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE CLOSED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DOORS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK. SEATBELT IS PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD MANUFACTURED INCORRECTELY, WHEN LOOKING THROUGH WIHDSHIELD VIEW IS DISTORTED. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK WINDSHIELDS WERE REPLACED TWICE BUT WERE DEFECTIVE. *YH

THIS IS THE SECOND ALTERNATOR TO FAIL, THE PREVIOUS ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES, 4 YEARS AGO. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD MAINTENANCE ITEM AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS.M *AK

WHILE AT A DEAD STOP CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH, AND NONE OF CONSUMER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE AT A DEAD STOP ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT APPROXIATEMELY 45 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMER, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, FEELS LIKE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED. CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

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 )

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45MPH, AND HIT DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACITNG MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. VEHICLE AT DEALER. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND IS TOO LOOSE. NLM

SEAT BELT BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE. CURRENTLY, WHEN CHILD SEAT IS PLACED IN REAR SEAT, SEAT BELT WON'T RESTRAIN THE CHILD SEAT, IT WOULD NOT LOCK. *AK

WHEEL BEARING FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ICEBALL, VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING, THERE WAS NO STABILIZER BAR MADE FOR 1994 MODEL, THEY WERE ONLY MADE FOR NEWER MODELS. CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH DRIVESHAFT COMMENCED TO LOCK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER , AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMSSION GEAR WAS CHEWED UP. ALSO, INTERNAL OIL SEAL FINL DRIVE IN TRANSAXLE FAILED, FORCING LUBE INTO OTHER HALF OF FRONT TRRANSAXLE. *AK

CONSUMER DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS

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

BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS A FATALITY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD VEERED INTO HER AND SHE RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND KILLED HER INSTANTLY. *AK

THE ANTI-FREEZE ATE THE HEATER CORE UP, CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO SPILL OUT AND FUMES TO SEAP INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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.

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

I HAVE E-MAILED CHVROLET ON SEVREL OCCASIONS AND HAVE RECEIVED UNSATISFACTORY ANSWERS. I AM REPORTING THE INCIDENT NOW BECAUSE I AM JUST NOW BECOMING AWARE OF THIS PART OF YOUR WEBSITE. MY SISTER, MY MOTHER AND MYSELF WERE HEADED TO NEWARK AIRPORT TO DROP MY MOTHER OFF AS SHE WAS GOING TO ATLANTA TO CATCH A BOAT FOR A CRUISE. WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT AS WE WERE GETTING CLOSER TO HER AIRLINE (CONTINENTAL) GATE IN A HURRY AS WE WERE RUNNING LATE. I WAS DRIVING (CHARLES) MY MOTHER'S CAR WITH HER IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I WAS DOING ABOUT 55-60MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I BEGAN SKIDDING. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE ROADS WERE DRY AND HER 1994 GEO PRIZM EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. I WOULDN'T HAVE MINDED SO MUCH IF I WAS ACTUALLY PRESSING THE BRAKES, HOWEVER I DIDN'T TOUCH A THING. I WOULD ALSO TAKE ALL THE BLAME IF THE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON AT ALL, BUT NO WARNING EITHER. WE SPENT HOURS JUST TRYING TO GET THE THING INTO LONG-TERM PARKING. CHEVY IS TELLING ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND BE CHARGED $80.00/HOUR BUT MY MOTHER AND I JUST ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ANSWER. I WANT TO BE TOLD FROM A, HOPEFULLY, NUETRAL PARTY AS TO WHAT WE SHOULD DO. THE CAR HAS REMAINED PARKED SINCE THE INCIDENT. MY MOTHER INFORMS ME THAT EVEN IF THE CAR WAS REPAIRED SHE WOULD STILL BE TO AFFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. AS I WOULD NOT WANT HER TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP EITHER. IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM THAT YOU LOOK AT IT, THIS HAS DEFECT WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THE CAR SOMEHOW BROKE DOWN AND GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP. HOWEVER A SCREECHING HAULT IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE-FOR ANY CAR! I WAS INFORMED THAT THE "VACUUM ON THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE WENT." THIS IS STILL A SEVER DEFECT IF YOU ASK ME AND ONE I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR! IT IS HECTIC AS ANYTHING SHARING A CAR AROUND HERE BUT WE'LL DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE GET ACCEPTABLE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS! PLEASE HELP US! THANKYOU - MY MOTHER AND IARE ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM YOU! CHARLES C. DOYLE. *AK

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

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!

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

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW DRIVE SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED AND WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY CLOSED

HELLO, LET ME START BY TELLING U WHO I AM MY NAME IS [XXX] I LIVE IN [XXX]. MY VEHICLE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 395 AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME FOR NO REASON. THE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS IT WAS BROUGHT USED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN WOODBRIDGE, VA. THE DEALERSHIP NAME IS EASTERN OF WOODBRIDGE. THIS CAR HAD A SOME MECHANICAL DEFECTS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS NOT AWARE UNTIL AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPER. BUT EVEN BEFORE I SIGNED THE PAPER I DID NOTICE SOME THINGS LIKE THE TIRES WERE BALD AND THE CAR HAD BEEN IN ACCIDENT. I INFORMED THEM OF SOME OF THE DEFECTS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THEM. I HAVE A PAPER STATING THAT THE CAR HAD PASSED INSPECTION BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. LIKE I SAID THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY BAD AND IF I DROVE CAR OVER 45 MILES THE CAR SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. I STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE ON THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED TOTAL. GETTING BACK TO WHAT I WRITING FOR, THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE BRAKES JUST LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. SO I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, WHEN A VEHICLE CAME BY AND WENT ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SLAM RIGHT INTO MY CAR. THE PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING MY CAR WAS SERIOUSLY AND PUT INTO THE HOSPITAL AND IS NOW SEEKING MEDICAL CARE. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THERE ANYWAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN FIND OUT IN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES FOR THAT VEHICLE. IF I COULD PLEASE! PLEASE! GET SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION. MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO PAY THE WHOLE CAR NOTE OFF. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT THE BRAKES SHOULD NEVER HAVE DONE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE HAS TO BE SOME LEGAL CLAUSE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND CITIZEN THESE THINGS HAP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FELL OFF EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER A BUMP WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR WHILE OPERATING THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP. DEALER REPLACED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. ON 08/16/99 PASSANGER SIDE WINDOW MADE LOUD POPING NOISE AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AND DOES NOT WORK.

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE COMPLETLEY OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT GMC NEVER SENT ANYONE TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE WHEEL FELL OFF, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC