1994 Geo Prizm: raw data

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vehicle	1994 / geo / prizm
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	167 on file (1994-06-20 → 2014-12-13)
recalls	3
investigations	1
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt retractor and anchor failuresSEAT BELTS17 complaints1994-10 → 2002-09prizm-1994-seat-belt-retractor-anchor

890477 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK. SEATBELT IS PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT, AND WILL NOT RETRACT
551471 CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELT WHICH FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE
972325 THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT COME OUT

Power window mechanism failureVISIBILITY7 complaints1994-11 → 2000-04prizm-1994-power-window-failure

711191 BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW DRIVE SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED AND WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY CLOSED
710124 DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR WHILE OPERATING THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING
985431 FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE TRACK THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW UP BROKE, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO CRACK WHEN DRIVING

Air bag deployment without a collisionAIR BAGS16 complaints1995-09 → 2009-03prizm-1994-airbag-unexpected-deployment

10259235 THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO PRIZM. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING
815228 WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT AN UNDETERMINED RATE OF SPEED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN
867524 WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH

Air bags not deploying in frontal or rear collisionsAIR BAGS21 complaints1995-04 → 2002-11prizm-1994-airbag-no-deployment-crash

822577 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT 34 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG
885258 WHILE AT A DEAD STOP CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH, AND NONE OF CONSUMER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
867044 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45MPH, AND HIT DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY

ABS and hydraulic brake malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC10 complaints1997-04 → 2008-09prizm-1994-abs-brake-failure

10243135 DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKING, THE ABS ACTIVE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BEGIN UN-LOCKING THE BRAKES
525998 POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE
559063 BRAKES WEAR AT UNUSUAL RATE, BRAKES FIRST REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, REPAIRS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS TOTAL OVER $1000.00

Intermittent engine stallingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1994-11 → 1999-09prizm-1994-engine-stalling

828862 WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS,THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON
479226 INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE GEAR
986987 THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
167	1994-06-20	2014-12-13	48	8	AIR BAGS:57; SEAT BELTS:25; SERVICE BRAKES:15; HYDRAULIC:14; VISIBILITY:13

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.
94E021002	22/09/1994	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHOR STRAPS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAN SEPARATE FROM THE ANCHOR STRAP. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."	IF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEPARATES FROM THE ANCHOR STRAPIN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT, THE SEAT OCCUPANT IS EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OFPERSONAL INJURY.	DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ANCHOR STRAPS AND REPLACE THOSE WITH SUSPECT DATE CODES "52733D 032" OR "52733D 042".
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). 1994 Geo Prizm vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/geo/prizm

@misc{wrenchpro_1994_geo_prizm_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Geo Prizm},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/geo/prizm}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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