Vehicle report

1999 CHEVROLET PRIZM

Reported problems

36 complaints · median 78000 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
TIRES2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEATS1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
STEERING1
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK1
SUSPENSION1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1
WHEELS1
WHEELS:RIM1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.