1999 Geo Prizm air bags problems
15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1999 Geo Prizm, which is 45% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 46% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was rearended in an accident on 10-11-00 at a stop light, which in turn pushed me into the car in front of me, I was hit at 45 miles an hour, my trunk was compacted to 6 inches. The front right side has a 2 foot area that is missing and then caught on fire, and yet my air bags didn't deploy. Either the passenger or drivers. The car was still under warranty and had no problems with the air bags that could be seen or checked. This is very trubbling to me.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet prizm. The contact was driving 30 MPH and became involved in a crash. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver's seat was pushed backward, causing the contact to sustain injuries to the back. The contact was wearing the seatbelt at the time of the seat failure. A police report was not available. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 125,000. The VIN was not available.