2001 Chevrolet Prizm Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 9%of 45 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,692miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm, 9% of the 45 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,692 miles. 1 a fire, 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.
“The driver's power window will not raise immediately after it has been fully retracted (such as at a drive-in window, or when the auto feature fully retracts it before I can stop it). It will eventually raise after a few minutes of inoperation; sometimes only partially at a time. If I have intentionally had the window down for an extended period of time, there is no problem - yet. This only occurs when the window is fully retracted, and regardless of weather conditions.”
NHTSA complaint #10619175, filed 2014-08, 150,000 miles“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 head light bulbs, fuses, bulb sockets with wiring, and head light relay burned up. There was no warning when the failure occurred and the head lights became disabled. Could have caused an accident with no warning and the lights failing after dark. The vehicle could have completely burned up causing injury. 3. I took the car to gates chevy world in mishawaka, indiana to have them diagnose the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10247718, filed 2008-11, 92,000 miles“The 36 month old 2001 Chevrolet Prizm had an electrical fire in the dash area. My son was inside a store and someone told him that the car was on fire. The fire was confined to the passenger compartment. It still had the factory installed radio/cd with no modifications. Chevrolet inspected the car after having it towed to a local dealership. Then they did absolutely nothing. The usual response?”
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Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm
15 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsTires
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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