1993 Geo Prizm: raw data

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vehicle	1993 / geo / prizm
known issues	8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	90 on file (1994-12-03 → 2007-07-26)
recalls	2
investigations	1
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Cracked exhaust manifold with exhaust leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1998-03 → 2003-11prizm-1993-exhaust-manifold-cracks

755450 TWICE, I HAVE HAD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIRED BY A WELDER BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE
723566 THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN DEFECT FOR THE SECOND TIME AT THE SAME PLACE
10043140 UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING I FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY INTO TWO SEPERATE PIECES

Driver seat belt locking or not retractingSEAT BELTS9 complaints1995-06 → 2001-05prizm-1993-seat-belt-lock-retract

706988 DRIVER SIDE SEAL BELT WILL NOT RELEASE
509774 DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM BUCKLING UP AND MOVING
975042 DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER BELT EITHER WILL LOCK WHILE PULLING AROUND TO LATCH OR WILL PIN DRIVER IN SEAT

Power window regulator and motor failureVISIBILITY9 complaints1994-12 → 2000-07prizm-1993-power-window-regulator

864775 REGULATORS FAILING, CAUSING POWER WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERATIVES
509777 FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED TWICE
971978 ON (2) OCCASIONS, MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAIL REPEATEDLY

Broken inside door handleSTRUCTURE5 complaints1996-06 → 2000-01prizm-1993-inside-door-handle-break

524602 INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, UNABLE TO EXIT FROM DRIVER'S SEAT
800366 DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES, INSIDE THE VEHICLE, BROKE
985809 INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN

Air bag warning light staying onAIR BAGS11 complaints1997-06 → 2005-12prizm-1993-airbag-warning-light

887490 AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON
883671 AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS , BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN
838323 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICTING DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM

Driver air bag non-deployment in collisionAIR BAGS10 complaints1995-02 → 1999-05prizm-1993-driver-airbag-no-deploy

834026 WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER HEAD-ON, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY
807839 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 20-30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
975524 UPON HITTING A DEER AT 65MPH DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

Injuries attributed to air bag deploymentAIR BAGS4 complaints1996-02 → 1999-09prizm-1993-airbag-deployment-injury

527093 VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED THE CONSUMER LEFT EYE TRAUMA WHICH RESULTED IN BLINDNESS
979651 DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJECTING SOMETHING IN THE DRIVER EYES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF EYE SIGHT
847733 THE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS TO DRIVER SIDE OF FACE AND CHIN

Front seat collapse in collisionSEATS4 complaints1995-10 → 1996-07prizm-1993-front-seatback-collapse

504954 DURING A REAR-END COLLISION BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS COLLAPSED INTO BACK SEAT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN AN INJURY
984930 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE TWO FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED INTO THE REAR SEATS
974065 THE CAR WAS REAR ENDED. FIRST SHE WENT ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND THEN THE SEAT FULLY RECLINED AND SO DID THE DRIVER

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
90	1994-12-03	2007-07-26	23	2	AIR BAGS:29; VISIBILITY:12; SEAT BELTS:9; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:8

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
10E002000	11/02/2010	SUSPENSION	RIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FRONT STRUT MOUNTS DID NOT CONTAIN A WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE BEARING HOUSING AND THE RATE PLATE.	THE ABSENCE OF THE WELD CAN ALLOW THE STRUT TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION UNDER CERTAIN EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING VEHICLE COMPONENTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.	RIDE CONTROL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RIDE CONTROL AT 1-248-458-1396.
96V107000	20/06/1996	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE	IF LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BOX AREA, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE AND STAY "ON" DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.	THIS LEAKAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.	DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE SPILLING OF LIQUID SUBSTANCES ON THE SENSOR. AIR BAG SENSORS DAMAGED BY PREVIOUS LIQUID SPILLAGE WILL BE REPLACED.

Investigations all years →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
EA97015	closed	TURN SIGNAL FAILURES	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	1997-07-22	1998-09-21	·	There is no summary currently available

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Geo Prizm vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/geo/prizm

@misc{wrenchpro_1993_geo_prizm_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Geo Prizm},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/geo/prizm}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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