2000 Chevrolet Prizm Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 8%of 24 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 2000 Chevrolet Prizm, 8% of the 24 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was involved in an auto accident on 9/1/2002 in which my seat back failed. I was traveling at approximately 65 MPH in my 2000 Chevrolet Prizm lsi. I was rear ended by a honda civic traveling at approximately 100 MPH. The force of the impact was such that when I was thrown to the back of the seat it broke and changed the position of the entire seat from approximately 90 degrees to 150 degrees. When I applied the brakes I was thrown forward and torque-twisted around the three point harness. …”
NHTSA complaint #10056644, filed 2004-02, 48,000 miles“The driver (myself) was rear ended by a honda civic traveling at approximately 100 MPH. Upon impact the back of the driver's seat failed and proceeded to change from 90 degrees in shape to 150 degrees in shape. I thereby lost sight of the road and only had the steering wheel to hold on to. When I applied the brakes I was thrown forward and either smacked the driver's side window, a-post or windshield with my head.”
NHTSA complaint #767274, filed 2002-09Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Chevrolet Prizm
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Prizm
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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