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No recalls found for the 2000 Chevrolet Prizm.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2015-01-12	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET PRIZM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM…
2011-02-08	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET PRISM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD LOCK, THE DRIVER WAS U…
2010-05-03	ENGINE	No	0	THE PISTON SKIRTS ON THE 2000 MODEL WERE TOO SHORT (THEY WERE REPLACED WITH APPROPRIATE SKIRTS IN A LATER YEAR MODEL). …
2008-04-01	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET PRISM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK…
2008-03-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	CHEVROLET PRIZM...COROLLA IN DISGUISE. CAR DRINKS OIL BAD. HAVE OWNED A 2000 MODEL BOUGHT IN 2008 WITH 44,000 MILES CAR…
2006-05-29	TIRES	No	0	2000 PRIZM LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. TS THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NM UPDATED 07…
2004-12-08	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	SPRING 2004, OIL CHANGE MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE SLUDGE (APPX 65000 MILES ON CAR). CLEANED ENGINE OUT, CHANGED OIL (…
2004-12-02	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. THE SERVICE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO…
2004-10-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE VEHICLE BEGAN BURNING A QUART OF OIL PER MONTH AND CURRENTLY USES THRE…
2004-06-23	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	No	0	AFTER PARKING VEHICLE FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES CONSUMER RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALER AND M…
2004-06-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	HAVE DAMAGED LIFTERS IN 2000 CHEVY PRIZM ENGINE MADE BY TOYOTA, DUE TO A MFG. DEFECT, ACCORDING TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP …
2004-02-10	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	No	0	SAFETY LATCH ON HOOD MALFUNCTIONED SO HOOD NOT SECURE. HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE CAR TRAVELING AT APPROX 50MPH. LATCH IS SP…
2003-08-29	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	No	0	I WAS DRIVING OF A HIGHWAY AND MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOOD OPENED AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD. THIS …
2003-08-10	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM	No	0	THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.*JB
2002-09-01	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	Yes	1	THE DRIVER (MYSELF) WAS REAR ENDED BY A HONDA CIVIC TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE BACK OF THE DR…
2002-09-01	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT	Yes	1	I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 9/1/2002 IN WHICH MY SEAT BACK FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH I…
2002-02-13	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	AT 50MPH, BRAKES ENGAGE AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO …
2001-06-01	EQUIPMENT	No	0	AT 15K MILES, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR QUIT WORKING. AT 35K MILES, MY DRIVER INDOOR "PLASTIC" DOOR HANDLE COMPLET…
2001-03-12	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE FRONT END DAMAGE, THE DRIVE…
2001-01-10	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES	No	0	AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR JUST A FEW MONTHS, BOUGHT NEW, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON/OFF AS…
2000-11-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	CONSUMER REPORTS BRAKE PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE…
2000-04-14	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HEADED TOWARDS LEFT SIDE WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE LANE CHANGE. THERE WERE NO ADV…
—	TIRES	No	0	ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES SINCE A…
—	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH	No	0	TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. YH