Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / PRIZM / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002176056 Incident Date: Feb, 12 2002
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PRIZM Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1Y1SK5280YZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 04 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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