1992 Geo Prizm problems
Owners have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Geo Prizm. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. Next are body & structure (23%) and exhaust system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 75 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Geo Prizm with enough data (39 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving vehicle at a speed 55MPH, lost control of vehicle after going into snow enbankment, rear lap/shoulder belt unbuckled, passenger was thrown from seat.
While the daughter of the consumer was driving the inner tie rod broke, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle ran into a ditch, flipped over twice, and landed into a tree. The driver of the vehicle was seriously injured. When the consumer contacted the manufacturer, they instructed the consumer to contact the auction place from which the dealership purchased the car .
On june 4th, 2001 vehicle accelerated rapidly for approximately 10 feet, causing it to run head-on into a tree after the consumer had just slowed vehicle down to 2 to 5 MPH. Body shop is in possession of the vehicle and has not been examined by an insurance adjuster. Independent adjuster examined vehicle and informed consumer that the insurance company would most likely not undertake an examination as it would not be cost effective.