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2000 Chevrolet Cavalier brakes problems

The 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier has 51 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

51

Brakes complaints

11%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

What owners report

AFTER PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE - BATTERY WAS DEAD DEALER REPLACED NEW BATTERY LOST COOLANT - ENGINE WAS SMOKING THEN FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE CHEVY CAVALIERS THEY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 8, 2004 · fire

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier have?

NHTSA has 51 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier brakes — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.