Brakes
Filed Apr 23, 2002
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DRIVERS RESTRAINT DOES NOT LOCKS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8008339
1995 Geo Prizm Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Apr 23, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
14%
of 96 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Geo Prizm submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Sep 22, 2001
THE BRAKES MAKE HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT WORN OUT, THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE 2ND SET OF BRAKES BECAUSE SHE CAN NOT TAKE THE NOISE ANYMORE. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 785684
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jun 1, 2001
Crash reported
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES HAD LOCKED. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 889589
Brakes
Filed Jun 1, 2001
WOULD BE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. COULD SMELL BRAKES BURNING. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT BRAKES, AND THEY WERE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. HAD AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY WHEN BRAKES LOCKED UP. CURRENTLY, BRAKES BEING REPAIRED AGAIN AFTER BEING TEST DRIVEN & AND LOCKING UP ON MWCHANIC. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 889588
- Incident
- May 10, 2001
Brakes
Filed Aug 10, 2000
MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 36,800 MILES, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS LOWER THAN IT USUALLY DOES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 867331
- Incident
- Jun 28, 1999
Brakes
Filed Sep 2, 1999
BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. SHE HEARD SOME TYPE OF NOISE, AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 846601
- Incident
- Jul 22, 1999
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Apr 15, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAG, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 531106
- Incident
- Aug 29, 1997
AirbagsBrakes
Filed May 11, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported
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. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 823209
- Incident
- Mar 30, 1998
Body & structureBrakes
Filed Apr 6, 1998
BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER NO IMPROVEMENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 533606
Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 1997
Crash reported
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 524487
- Incident
- Oct 13, 1997
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Oct 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION.
- NHTSA ID
- 524920
- Incident
- Aug 29, 1997
Brakes
Filed Dec 4, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 512230
- Incident
- Dec 4, 1996
BrakesElectricalPowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Nov 6, 1996
TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED; ALSO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SOLENOID SWITCH AND REAR AXLE REPLACED/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 510973
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .