1998 GEO Prizm Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 18%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 GEO Prizm, 18% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles.
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.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10208183, filed 2007-11Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 GEO Prizm
2 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 GEO Prizm
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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