Model year record
1990 Geo Prizm
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 54 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 4 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 4 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 2 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: horn | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 1 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 1 | 125,500 mi |
| Seat belts: front: webbing | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: macpherson strut | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Wheels | 1 | — |
The 1991 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Geo Prizm model years
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