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2000 Chevrolet Prizm

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Prizm do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 21.5.

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 21.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199836
199924
200045
200119
2002
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
4Latches/locks/linkages
3Seat Belts
3Air Bags
2Engine
2
All reported categories
Power Train
2Seats
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Tires
2Visibility
2Electrical System
1Equipment
1Service Brakes
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 24 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

AT 50MPH, BRAKES ENGAGE AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CONSUMERS DAUGHTER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THEN RELEASED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHIC…

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AT 50MPH, BRAKES ENGAGE AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CONSUMERS DAUGHTER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THEN RELEASED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE HAD NO FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE CRACKED, THERE WAS A STRANGE FLUID IN THE BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED 8,000 MILES EARLIER DUE TO THE BRAKES ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN.*JB

NHTSA ODI #8011152

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CONSUMER REPORTS BRAKE PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING IS BEING RELEASED, AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS TOO LONG. *AK ABS ENGAGES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH

NHTSA ODI #884200

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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