Consumer Complaint Detail

GEO / PRIZM / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125766 Incident Date: Nov, 06 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PRIZM Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1Y1SK5484WZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 05 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 geo prizm. the roof headliner is dry rotted, corroded, and hanging down in the passenger compartment. the door gaskets on each door have cracked, melted, and hardened. the entire exterior of the vehicle has white haze spots, where the primer is coming through the paint. the contact stated that the failures began right after the three year warranty ended on the vehicle. he also stated that there was a safety recall on the black metallic paint. the recall was good for three years and then it was extended to five years. the contact stated that chevrolet gave him the run around until the safety recall extension expired. he was able to get the roof of the vehicle painted under the recall, however, the paint job failed shortly afterwards. the contact has pictures of the vehicle, if needed. the failure mileage and recall number were unknown. the current mileage was 52,000.