Chevrolet Express Complaints (2000)

96 consumer complaints on file.

#8021724October 28, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER SEAT CAME OFF THE TRACKS CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARD AND FORWARD. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020160October 3, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
CONSUMER STATES THE TAILGATE DOORS DO NOT HAVE A RETAINER LATCH TO KEEP THEM FROM SWINGING TOO FAR OUTWARD(PERPENDICULAR TO THE VEHICLE). *NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO USE A HOMEMADE CHAIN TO KEEP THE REAR DOORS FROM SWINGING OUT. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014131July 17, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE IN THE CAPTAINS CHAIR ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT, AND THEY ARE STUCK. ANYONE WHO SITS IN THAT SEAT CANNOT USE SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012694June 26, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DEALER HAD TO REPLACE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TWO TIMES BECAUSE IT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY, 2ND ROW SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011740June 13, 2002
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING TRACK BOLTS BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.*AK THE POWER SEAT ANCHOR BROKE AND DETACHED FROM THE SEAT TRACK WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011490June 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE WAS VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE, THEN REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762390May 29, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE STIFFING UP.TRIED OILING NUMEROUS TIMES.DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE.IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN MY YOUNGER KIDS WILL NOT BE ABEL TO PUSH DOOR OPEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760257April 4, 2002
TIRES
DRIVING I-10 BETWEEN PHEONIX AND BLYTHE AT EARLY NIGHT. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING AT 75 MPH.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004512February 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, IT CAUSES FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004518February 25, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT FEMALE PART IS TOO LONG AND PULLS UP WHEN IN USE. THIS VEHICLE USES THE 3 POINT BELT SYSTEM, THE LAP PART OF THIS BELT SYSTEM RIDES TOO HIGH IN THE STOMACH AND CHEST AREA. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756404January 4, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VAN. THE VAN WAS PARKED. HER LEG MADE CONTACT WITH THE POWER SEAT CONTROL MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD AND TRAPPING HER IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER KNEE STUCK UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE SEAT WOULD NOT RETURN TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION AND THERE IS NO RELEASE MECHANISM OTHER THAN THE POWER CONTROL KNOB. THE SEAT WAS INSTALLED BY MARK III CONVERSION VANS AND SOLD AS NEW BY THE D & C CHEVROLET GM DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756080December 27, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 120/116R TREAD SEPARATION AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A429 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754316November 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THIS IS A FLEET REPAIR FACILITY FOR CONSUMERS ENERGY. I HAVE HAD 4 TREAD SEPARATIONS ON CHEVROLET EXPRESS VANS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED PROPERLY, THE VEHICLES WERE CHECKED FOR WEIGHT, ALL WERE UNDER GVW. ALL HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE LAST VEHICLE LOST THE TREAD AND THE DRIVER MANAGED TO DRIVE 10 MORE MILES ON SIDE ROADS TRYING TO RETURN TO THE SHOP. THE TIRE NEVER DEFLATED UNTILL HE RAN OVER SOMTHING WHILE DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER IN THE GRAVEL. WE STILL HAVE THE CASING AND TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11 B1A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897283October 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER'S CHURCH BUS WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 00E048000. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY ABLE TO REPAIR 2 OF 30+ SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL ISSUES BETWEEN DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AM-SAFE. *AK DEALERSHIP REPAIRED 2 VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 60 BELTS, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WILL BE DONE UNTIL PAYMENT IS MADE FROM AM-SAFE-COMM PRODUCTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896768September 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BALL JOINTS BROKE FROM VEHICLE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, LEFT FRONT SIDE WAS DAMAGED, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. GMC WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT IS WHAT FAILED, WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, THE ABS SENSOR AND THE OUTSIDE MIRROR WERE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750992August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004405August 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES 8 TIMES, MELTED THREE SETS OF ABS SENSORS, BURNT TWO SETS OF CALIPERS AND BEARINGS OUT, MELTED THE HUB CAPS OFF TWICE. MADE EIGHT ATTEMPS TO REPAIR TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894245August 14, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS 10 MPH AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONLY, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER; DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, DEALER DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892891July 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKING ACTION, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. $ 1200.00 DAMAGE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. CONSUMER THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WAS TOLD REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. CHEVROLET TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891261June 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH OF EXTERIOR MIRRORS WOULD SEVERELY SHAKE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH OR MORE,IT CAUSES PROBLEM WITH VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HAS REPLACED MIRRORS ONCE, AND ADDED ON STICK ON WEIGHTS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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