3 out of 4 door handles have broken where plastic housing is located, causing door handles to be inoperative. Driver will have to roll down window to use out door hanlde to get out of vehicle.
1992 Geo Prizm: doors won't lock, open or latch
11 of the 50 complaints about the 1992 Geo Prizm describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 22%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Inside door handle has broken off. Also, front windshield does not become clean in fog.
Interior door locks on three doors failed.
Plastic door handle broke off.
Inside door handles are made of plastic and poorly designed.
Inside door handles are completely made of plastic and are poorly designed.
Outside door handles on the driver's side and passenger's side broke off, causing the occupants to roll the windows down to release the handles from the outside in order to exit the vehicle.
Inside door handles broke.
The door handle is broken. Tt
Rear and front passenager inside door handle broke, repair once.
Defect in the drivers side door handle driver has to roll down the window and open door from the outside. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1992 Geo Prizm door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1992 Geo Prizm?
11 of 50 owner complaints about the 1992 Geo Prizm (22%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Geo Prizm?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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