There are 5 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1996 Geo Prizm in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)ABS BRAKE MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING ABS BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE, SB ISSUED CONCERNING ABS LIGHT. YH
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS UP. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL COMPUTER DIAGNOISTICS ARE COMPLETED. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *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
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.