Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 3, 1996PA
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
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1994 Geo Prizm complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
Electrical System
Filed Nov 20, 1996FL
A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND MARKER LIGHTS, WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 12, 1996MO
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, HIT A DEER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 5, 1996MI
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Sep 18, 1996TX
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON/OFF CONTINUOUSLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-107). *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Sep 16, 1996CA
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 .
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 17, 1996CA
THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 19, 1996RI
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 10, 1996TX
FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE TRACK THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW UP BROKE, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO CRACK WHEN DRIVING. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 27, 1996AL
THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 8, 1996NC
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT
Structure › Body › HoodCrash
Filed Jan 16, 1996ME
WITHOUT RELEASING THE LATCHES THE HOOD POPS UP WHEN VEHICLE HIT GUARD RAIL IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Dec 27, 1995PA
SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED, SEATBELT WILL NOT GO IN OR BE PULLED OUT. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 22, 1995MI
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 16, 1995LA
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
SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 16, 1995LA
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 20MPH, SUDDEN LOSS STEERING CAPABILITY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND, INSTEAD HIT A POLE. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 16, 1995LA
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDSHEILD. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 1, 1995MD
STEERING WHEEL JAMS WHILE IN OPERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 18, 1995VA
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
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 22, 1995FL
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT COME OUT . TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 18, 1995FL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON 4/95, WAS DRIVING TODAY 9/95 HIT A POT HOLE AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED .
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 27, 1995NY
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 23, 1995OK
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK AND LEFT REAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrashFire1 injured
Filed May 24, 1995LA
AIR BAG DEPLOYED HOSES DETACHED SPRAYED CHEMICALS ON DRIVERS NECK. RESULTING IN BURNS AND BREAKING DRIVERS JAW. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 28, 199500
HAD FRONT END COLLISION, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Apr 25, 1995CA
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR HOUSING. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and CapFire
Filed Apr 25, 1995MN
FLAMES AROUND OPENING OF GAS TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Apr 18, 1995OH
DRIVER'S HEAD REST FAILS TO LOCK DOWN, CAUSING HEAD REST TO POP UP UNEXPECTEDLY. *SKD
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 17, 199500
DEFROSTER FAILS, CAUSING ALL WINDOWS/WINDSHIELD TO CONDENSE/POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 24, 1995OR
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 2, 1995TX
WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLY FREEZES. TT
Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA
REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TWICE. *SKD
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 17, 1995CA
CRACKED VALVE BODY, CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SKD
Seats
Filed Jan 3, 1995VA
VEHICLES DRIVER SEAT MOVES AND IS UNADJUSTABLE. TT
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