Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A 2000 CHEVROLET PRIZM AND NOW SOMEONE THREATENED MY LIFE TO FORCE ME TO BUY A 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE WI… |
| 2015-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT THIS CAR A YEAR AND HALF AGO AND IT WORKED OK. BUT NOW IT IS EATING OIL LIKE CRAZY. AND ALSO WHEN I TRY TO ACCELE… |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE BACK BUMPER CAUSEING THE CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSING A IT TO ROLL OVER TWICE WHICH TOTALL… |
| 2014-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW WILL NOT RAISE IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAS BEEN FULLY RETRACTED (SUCH AS AT A DRIVE-IN WINDOW, O… |
| 2014-03-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING W… |
| 2012-02-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR STRUTS WOULD EXHIBIT A RATTLING NOISE WHE… |
| 2011-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, TOTAL LOST ALL BRAKES - BOTH BRAKE LINES TO REAR FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *TR |
| 2010-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 CHEVY PRISM LSI. IT HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF ANNOYING ISSUES THAT I'VE HAD MECHANICS INSPECT/DI… |
| 2010-05-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | HOOD ON VEHICLE RAISED UP AS CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND DENTING THE ROOF. HOOD JAMMED IN TH… |
| 2009-12-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS CONCERNS A 2001 CHEVY PRISM WITH 138K MILES. THE ENGINE WAS IRREPARABLY DAMAGED DUE TO OIL DEPRIVATION. THERE WA… |
| 2009-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GOT THE CAR IN 2004. IN 2009 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO THREE MECHANICS TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM. NONE … |
| 2008-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK IN MY 2001 CHEVY PRIZM AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. 2. BOTH H… |
| 2008-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | EMISSION VAPOR CANISTER FAILURE. *TR |
| 2007-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (ONE QUART LOW EVERY 300-400 MILES), WORSENING, APPEARS TO BE KNOWN DEFECT FOR TOYOTA SUPPLIE… |
| 2007-04-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2001 CHEVY PRISM; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BE ON. I HAVE PUT TWO OXYGEN SENSORS ON AT A COST OF OVER $200.00, A… |
| 2007-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LEAK FROM TRANSAXLE VALVE DIFFERENTIAL - PLASTIC PLUG FEEL OUT. RUINED TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. ENGINE BURNING OIL LI… |
| 2006-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THIRD TAIL LIGHT IN BACK WINDOW PROBLEM ,I NOTICED A SMELL OF PLASTIC , THOUGHT IT WAS TURNING BECAUSE I TURNED ON THE … |
| 2006-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL CONSUMPTION IN 2001 PRISM IS OVERWHELMING! *NM |
| 2006-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM WITH TOYOTA ENGINE BEGAN BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AT 70,000 MILES. NOW BURNING 1 QUART OF… |
| 2006-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM, WHICH HAS A TOYOTA ENGINE, STALLS WHEN ACCELERATED JUST AFTER STARTING. PUMPING THE PEDAL A FE… |
| 2006-05-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | FAILED EMISSION TEST. RAN AUTO THROUGH A CODE SCANNER, AND TALKED IT OVER WITH A FRIEND ABOUT CODE THAT CAME UP. FINALL… |
| 2005-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOUL… |
| 2005-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WOULD NOT STOP ILLUMINA… |
| 2005-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD A 180 DEGREE TURN ACCIDENT CAUSED ON THE MORNING OF 5/16/05 AT I-96 EAST, LIVONIA MI WITH MY CHEVY PRIZM THAT HAD… |
| 2005-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2001 CHEVY PRIZM. AS A RESULT I HAD TO H… |
| 2005-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS EATING OIL!! -- I PURCHASED AN 18-MONTH OLD CHEVY PRIZM LSI WITH A 1ZZ-FE 1.8L ENGINE BACK IN NOVEMBER 2002 … |
| 2005-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAD TO… |
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 AND A 2002 CHEVY PRIZM. BOTH CARS ARE USING EXCESSIVE OIL (SEVERAL QUARTS EVERY 100 MILES EACH). DEALER… |
| 2004-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 1 . LOSS OF NORMAL VEHICLE POWER 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 3. DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE STATING OXYGEN SENSORS/ CATALYTIC C… |
| 2004-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATE HIS 2001 CHEVROLET PRISM WAS HESITATING AND STALLING ON A COLD START. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING … |
| 2004-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM HAS BEEN BURNING OIL SINCE AROUND 60-70K MILES AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. CHEVROLET DIDN'T BUIL… |
| 2004-02-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS MY 2001 PRIZM'S FRONT DOORS ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER EITHER WONT LATCH STAY LATCHED … |
| 2004-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE 36 MONTH OLD 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE DASH AREA. MY SON WAS INSIDE A STORE AND SOMEONE T… |
| 2003-12-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND ALSO ON THE FRONT. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPL… |
| 2003-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY MORE FREQUENCLY OCCURING WHEN WEATHER IS CO… |
| 2003-05-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE CRASH YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM UPDATED 06/08… |
| 2003-04-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID… |
| 2003-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM ON 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM.*MR THE VEHICLE'S OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL FILTER INSIDE THE TANK AND SPA… |
| 2003-02-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES.*JB |
| 2002-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | IN MID DECEMBER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS AFTER THE SH… |
| 2000-11-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | CAR SHIFTED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH DUE TO BOTH FLAT TIRES ON LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PULLED CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF … |
| 1901-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 2001 CHEVROLET PRIZM LSI. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT COST OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER *TGW THE CON… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SKID WHILE MAKING TURNS. *PH AFTER 21,000 MILES, TIRES HAVE SHOWN EXCESSIVE WEARING. TIRES WERE REPLACED.… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM |