1995 Geo Prizm Complaint Log

SPRING RETRACTOR LOCATED ON THE INSIDE WALL OF DRIVERS SEAT BELT BROKE. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY, ALMOST CAUSED SERVERAL ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

REAR SPINDLE SNAPPED OFF, RESULTING IN A SLIDE AND 360 TURNS AT 55MPH. TT

DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED UPON REAR END COLLISION. TT

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

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

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DSH

AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL KNOB FAILED.

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

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

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

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

PLASTIC INSERT INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL IS POORLY SECURED CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. TT

WHEN MAKING A TURN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. THERE WERE CHILDREN PRESENT, VEHICLE WAS RACING UP CURB. ANOTHER TIME ACCELERATER GOT STUCK CONSUMER WAS CHANGING LANES AND GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AGAIN. CONSUMER TURNED OF KEYS, AND HIT A VAN WITH A PREGNANT WOMEN IN IT.*AK *SLC

LEFT REAR SHOCK FAILED. *DSH

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

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

WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY/COMPLETELY, WHEEL TIGHTENS FOLLOWED BY SEVERE POPPING SOUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.

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

NO SUMMARY

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMS AND BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BE BUCKLED.

TIRES NOT STABLE DURING TURNS OR DURING RAIN.

BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER NO IMPROVEMENT.

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

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

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.

ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING FAILURE OF ENGINE AND OTHER COMPONENTS.

SEAT BELTS LOCK UP RESULTING IN FAILURE.

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.

AIR VENT KNOBS BROKEN. NLM

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

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

THE REAR RIGHT-SIDE PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK. IT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT, THUS THE SEATBELT IS UNUUSEABLE AND I CANNOT HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE IN THAT SEAT AREA. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RETRACTOR WITHOUT COST. THE COST OF REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $100. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE STOPPING ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-0N AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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

REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR KEEPS GETTING JAMMED, AND DUE TO REPEATED UNJAMMING SEATBELT HAS PREMATURELY WORN OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. DEFECT HAS BEEN A REOCCURRING PROBLEM SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE. ALSO ,HAS A FILE WITH GM #C02879749.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES STICK IN BUCKLE HOUSING. ALSO, REAR SEAT BELTS LOCKS IN RETRACTOR MECHANISM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES HAD LOCKED. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

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

WHILE BUCKLING DRIVER IN SEAT BEL SEAT BELT BOLT BECAME UNDONE, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT RESTRAINT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DRIVERS RESTRAINT DOES NOT LOCKS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE HARMONIC BALANCER WENT OUT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM