Consumer Complaint Detail

GEO / PRIZM / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000034910 Incident Date: Mar, 27 2000
Consumer's City: CECILIA Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PRIZM Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1Y1SK5485XZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 30 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The driver was traveling at 50mph along a straight highway when sudddenly the steering wheel started moving violently from side to side. the driver was unable to maintain control, left the road and flipped the car several times landing upside down. the driver removed her seatbelt and was attempting to exit through the back broken window when the front airbags very slowly started to inflate. the airbags never fully inflated. the side airbags never inflated. we are anxious to find out if there is a way to determine whether a steering defect lead to the accident.