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2001 Geo Prizm

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 46

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Structure
3Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Power Train
1Suspension
1
All reported categories
Visibility
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 6 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

6 reports
63,000 miles · Mar 23, 2006
Structure

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE BLEW UP AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE HOOD WAS TIED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE HINGES ON THE HOOD WERE RUSTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10153532

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR REPAIRS. EACH TIME A REPAIR WAS DONE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED, AND CAME ON AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10079620

Mileage unknown · Apr 5, 2004
Structure

INTERIOR- FRONT DRIVER SIDE, SIDE OF DASHBOARD PANEL AND DOOR FRAME PANEL RUBBING TOGETHER THAT CAUSES INTERIOR PAINT TO DETERIORATE. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10065588

Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 2003
Electrical System

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED AFTER THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. *AK *CB *JB

NHTSA ODI #10022155

Mileage unknown · Jun 20, 2002
Power Train

THE TRANSMISSION IS A MANUAL TRANSMISION. ONCE AWHILE, WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFT TO REAR GEAR WHILE THE CAR IS IN COMPLETE STOPPED. THE CAR MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD BACKWARD. IT HAPPEN MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED NEW 10 MONTHS AGO.

NHTSA ODI #763304

Mileage unknown · Feb 19, 2002
StructureSuspensionVisibilityCrash

THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR THE RIGHT WAY . AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #758421

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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