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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

1993 GEO Prizm Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
13%of 77 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the visibility of the 1993 GEO Prizm, 13% of the 77 complaints for this model year.

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.

“Regulators failing, causing power windows to become inoperatives. Dealer notified, and share in half the cost on the 1st. Incident(driver side); 2nd incident(passenger side); condition reoccur again, and informed to contacted manufacturer. Manufacturer informed consumer that vehicle was out of warranty, and nothing could be done.”

NHTSA complaint #864775, filed 2000-07

“Consumer stated that weird things happened to her vehicle. She was parked inside of a parking lot. When she came out, she noticed that the windshield was smashed in, it was black. Also, console was burned out.”

NHTSA complaint #856521, filed 2000-02

“While driving the oil cap exploded and the engine started smoking; on 2 separate occasions th window regulators failed, sending the windows into the doors and engine would seize intermittently.”

NHTSA complaint #803151, filed 1996-11

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2001117%
199612%
199555%
1994129%
19931013%
1992510%
199112%
199013%

Other parts of the 1993 GEO Prizm

Air bags
27 complaints
Seat belts
9 complaints
Engine cooling
8 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Seats
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1993 GEO 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology