DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE BLEW UP AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE HOOD WAS TIED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE HINGES ON THE HOOD WERE RUSTED. *AK
2001 Geo Prizm
Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Rear | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR REPAIRS. EACH TIME A REPAIR WAS DONE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED, AND CAME ON AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
INTERIOR- FRONT DRIVER SIDE, SIDE OF DASHBOARD PANEL AND DOOR FRAME PANEL RUBBING TOGETHER THAT CAUSES INTERIOR PAINT TO DETERIORATE. *NM
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED AFTER THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. *AK *CB *JB
THE TRANSMISSION IS A MANUAL TRANSMISION. ONCE AWHILE, WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFT TO REAR GEAR WHILE THE CAR IS IN COMPLETE STOPPED. THE CAR MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD BACKWARD. IT HAPPEN MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED NEW 10 MONTHS AGO.
THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR THE RIGHT WAY . AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1994Other Geo models
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.