2002 Chevrolet Prizm Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 11%of 19 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 73,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm, 11% of the 19 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My 2002 Chevrolet Prizm (same as a toyota corolla) has its cruse control, horn, and the drivers side airbag all mounted on the steering wheel, electrically connected to the rest of the car through an inflatable restraint steering wheel module coil (aka clock spring) mechanism. Both the cruse control and the horn do not now operate and haven't for years, does this mean that the airbag is also inoperatable (two out of three failures sounds like a bad omen; conventional wisdom tells me that this airbag system is also faulty)? Is this car safe to continue to operate with this alleged defect?”
NHTSA complaint #10726851, filed 2015-06, 73,000 miles“While driving at 45 MPH consumer's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. As result, major damage occurred. No warning light appeared prior to the crash. Manufacturer was notified.”
NHTSA complaint #10092732, filed 2004-10Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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