1995 Geo Prizm problems
Owners have filed 130 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Geo Prizm. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are seat belts (17%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 39 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: 40 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 39 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Geo Prizm with enough data (77 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Was going about 30 MPH in stop & go traffic. Had rearended another vehicle when applying brakes and was unable to stop. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Driver/passenger suffered whiplash. Took to dealer to check vehicle.
I had a car accident in which my car rolled,and upon impact my seat belts,both driver and passenger popped,also my airbags did not deply.I slid on ice,when try to corect my car spun and hit the side of the road and an embankment and two trees and a rock and my car flipped.I had damage from the front light assembly to the tail light on driver side and also roof and trunk damage the two doors on driver side were pushed in and the airbags did not deply and when the car finally stopped on its roof my seatbelts popped…
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 geo prizm. While driving 50- 55 MPH, the contact heard a sudden bang. The vehicle veered to the left momentarily, and then back to the right. He was unable to control the vehicle and struck the sidewall on the highway. The vehicle spun approximately 180 degrees and stopped moving shortly afterwards. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the police storage compound. He was informed that the crash was caused by a failed axle. The contact was injured and a police report was filed.
Drivers side restraint retracting mechanism consistently fails to retract. Passenger side restraint retracting mechanism intermittently fails to retract or lock, and freqently jams so it can't be pulled out.