1994 Geo Prizm Complaint Log

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR HOUSING. TT

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *SKD

CRACKED VALVE BODY, CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SKD

REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DOOR PANEL 4 TIMES.

OTHER: LEAKING AIR BAG REPLACED. *SKD

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

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

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

TAPE PLAYER FAILED. *AK

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

SECURITY LOCK DESIGN CAUSES UNKNOWING PASSENGERS TO BECOME LOCKED INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *SKD

REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TWICE. *SKD

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

VEHICLES DRIVER SEAT MOVES AND IS UNADJUSTABLE. TT

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT COME OUT . TT

STEERING WHEEL JAMS WHILE IN OPERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

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

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

THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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 .

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

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT, ALSO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY TO EYES/NOSE.

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT AN UNDETERMINED RATE OF SPEED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN BURNS TO DRIVER.

UNSPECIFIED.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT 34 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BOLTS NOT ATTACHED TO SEAT BELT ANCHORS.

RECALL ON CENTER CONSOLE, HOWEVER RECALL WORK WAS REJECTED DUE TO VIN.

DEFECT IN FRONT SHOULDER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION, AND EXTRA PORTION THAT DID NOT RETRACT WILL ALSO GET CAUGHT IN DOOR, NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SHUT PROPERLY. *AK

FALSE AND VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER (DISLOCATED JAW, EYE INFECTION FROM CHEMICALS, HEARING CHANGE IN LEFT EAR, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK/SHOULDER/CHEST INJURY). NLM

SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE LATCHES ON THE 2 REAR DOORS PREVENTS DOORS FROM BEING COMPLETELY SHUT. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR. *AK

EXHAUST VALVE IS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF COMPRESSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO STOP. *AK

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

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN DEATH OF CONSUMER DUE TO A BROKEN NECK SUSTAINED FROM DEPLOYMENT. (ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE) *MJS

CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELT WHICH FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THEM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE (84483) OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

WHEN DRIVING OVER 55 MPH WHEELS WILL START TO SHAKE AND SWERVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS DONE FRONT END ALIGNMENT 4 TIMES, ROTATED, AND BALANCED TIRES. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS BOUGHT NEW TIRES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK

VEHICLE HAD JUMP OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY , AND EMEREGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FOWARD/ DOWN A HILL, RUNNING INTO A HUGE PINE TREE, AND HITTING THE TREE STRAIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TOYOTA CAROLLA HAD A RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRES DUE TO SALT AND MOISTURE - HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON 94 PRIZM. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIR BAG HAD A DELAY DEPLOYMENT UPON IMPACT.*AK

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