At 40mph, brakes engage and consumer is unable to accelerate. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.*ak consumer adds brake line, front and back brakes failed 8,000 miles later resulting in an accident. Brake pedal pushed to floor in order to stop. Master cylinder replaced.
Geo Prizm brake failure problems
16 of the 601 owner complaints about the Geo Prizm describe brake failure, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 16
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
Abs braking light comes on dashboard when applying brakes. Pedal goes all the way to the floor, and vehicle will slide when braking and pulsating. Dealership is aware of problem.
I have complained about a loss of brakes several times with gm. This time, I managed to jerk the steering wheel around and a large log truckl missed me by inches. Gm cannot duplicate the problem, I have a vehicle I don't dare to drive anymore.
I have inconsistant, "intermitent" loss of brakes. 3 people have experienced this problem while driving the vehicle. The service departments at 2 different dealerships have been unable to duplicate the problem. The brakes will take at first, disappear for a couple of seconds, the pedal goes almost to the floor and the brake returns (so far). The loss happens in both cold/hot weather & wet/dry conditions without warning. I am told the car is 'safe' to drive, although I consider this problem 'unsafe'.
Master brake cylinder failed at approximately 36,800 miles, causing brake pedal to depress lower than it usually does, resulting in loss of brakes.
The anti-lock brakes failed resulting in vehicle collision, no deployment of both driver's and passenger air bag, resulting in injuries.
Brakes failed resulting in collision, violent deployment of air bag resulting in facial injuries.(ohio state police report).
Abs brake failure.
Power brake booster assembly failed, causing brake failure.
While driving vehicle about 25 MPH in several times before, according to consumer, the brakes failed to stop vehicle. When consumer tried to step on brakes pedal didn't have any brakes. This brakes problem happend in any type of road.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Geo Prizm brake failure
Which Geo Prizm years have brake failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (5 complaints), 1995 (5 complaints) and 1999 (3 complaints).
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