1995 GEO Prizm Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 21%of 96 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the seat belts of the 1995 GEO Prizm, 21% of the 96 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Drivers side restraint retracting mechanism consistently fails to retract. Passenger side restraint retracting mechanism intermittently fails to retract or lock, and freqently jams so it can't be pulled out.”
NHTSA complaint #10547892, filed 2013-10, 95,000 miles“Car purchased new in 1995(may or june, too lazy to go to the car and look!) first the right rear seatbelt would not retract ,so we put the baby in the middle or left rear. The car was taken in to have some minor flaws corrected as with most new cars(a punch list). The seatbelt was fixed under warranty . Shortly there after it did it again. As well as the left rear started doing the same thing. The right rear has never retracted since. I was able to free the left one occasionally(2 or 3) times then it permanently locked. …”
NHTSA complaint #747477, filed 2001-06“I had a car accident in which my car rolled,and upon impact my seat belts,both driver and passenger popped,also my airbags did not deply.I slid on ice,when try to corect my car spun and hit the side of the road and an embankment and two trees and a rock and my car flipped.I had damage from the front light assembly to the tail light on driver side and also roof and trunk damage the two doors on driver side were pushed in and the airbags did not deply and when the car finally stopped on its roof my seatbelts popped and me and my son dropped to the roof which was on the ground.”
NHTSA complaint #704448, filed 1999-03“Three retractors are not working properly,one on driver's side belt/ belt retractor behind driver's side, and the on on passenger's side rear. Seat belts will not retract, they will just hang in place. Contacted dealer ,and the dealer was not willing to do anything.”
NHTSA complaint #8015910, filed 2002-08“The rear right-side passenger seatbelt retractor does not work. It is fully extended and will not retract, thus the seatbelt is unuuseable and I cannot have a passenger ride in that seat area. The dealer refused to fix the retractor without cost. The cost of repair is estimated to be over $100. It seems that this is safety equipment that should be repaired by the dealer for the life of the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #719128, filed 2000-02Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 14% |
| 1999 | 1 | 4% |
| 1998 | 1 | 9% |
| 1997 | 17 | 34% |
| 1996 | 14 | 23% |
| 1995 | 20 | 21% |
| 1994 | 22 | 16% |
| 1993 | 9 | 12% |
| 1992 | 5 | 10% |
| 1991 | 6 | 13% |
| 1990 | 7 | 19% |
Other parts of the 1995 GEO Prizm
31 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsTires
4 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1995 GEO Prizm
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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