Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 13, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 8, 2010
What this page shows
Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet Express 2500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
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Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A ROAD TREK POPLAR TRAILER (NA) EQUIPPED WITH REPLACEMENT BF GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A A/S TIRES, SIZE LT 245/75R16. THE TRAILER WAS HITCHED TO A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE RETAILER. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. EACH FAILURE WAS ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIRES. ON JULY 19, 2015, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE BEFORE THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,226.
NHTSA ID
10781523
Incident
Jul 7, 2014
Mileage
77,226 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 20, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. CONCERNING THE INFORMATION ABOVE THE DATE IS ACCURATE WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK AND MAY BE DETERMINED EXACTLY. MILEAGE IS CORRECT WITHIN A THOUSAND MILES. MY INJURIES WERE NOT MAJOR AND I DECLINED TREATMENT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE WRECKER AND SUCH. END OF PREAMBLE I WAS LEAVING THE GARAGE AT THE CONDO WHERE I LIVE. THERE IS A STEEP INITIAL GRADE ENDING IN A 90 DEG. LEFT FOLLOWED BY A MORE MODEST DECLINE ENDING AT A STREET WITH TRAFFIC. BECAUSE THE RAMP IS NARROW AND EVERYTHING DISAPPEARS FROM THE DRIVER'S VIEW, I WAS TAPPING THE BRAKES AND CHECKING THE POSITION OF THE BACK WHEELS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL CEASED TO FUNCTION. I TRIED IT AT LEAST TWICE AND THEN GOT BACK TO STEERING. AT THE TIME MY ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, EVEN THOUGH THAT HAS NEVER OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. I MADE THE LEFT TURN, BUT I WAS BECOMING ANXIOUS ABOUT MY SPEED. I CHOSE TO SWERVE AGAINST THE ONE EARTH BANK AVAILABLE, AND THAT RESULTED IN AN OVER TURNING OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE BACK ON ITS WHEELS THE VEHICLE STARTED, RAN, AND DROVE WITH NO EVIDENT ABNORMALITIES. GIVEN TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I REALIZED THAT THE IGNITION HAD GONE OFF, I SUPPOSE THAT IT MUST SHARE A COMMON SWITCH WITH THE CARS PRESENTLY IN RECALL, AND I WOULD LIKE THE SAME CONSIDERATION. *TR
NHTSA ID
10573664
Incident
Oct 27, 2013
Mileage
11,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 29, 2013
THE HINGE ON THE SIDE CARGO DOOR BROKE WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR I HAD TO TIE IT SHUT FROM INSIDE. VERY SAFE. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS FORUMS, THE HINGES ON THESE VANS ARE NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. NO IT'S GOING TO COST $1000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED MANY YEARS AGO. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
NHTSA ID
10514069
Incident
May 29, 2013
Mileage
83,613 mi
Body & structureBrakesEngine+2 more
Filed Sep 19, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE COOLING COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PIPE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 10/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ALL 4 BRAKE ROTORS FAILED STATE INSPECTION. THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. AT 97,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER REPLACEMENT. ALL FOUR STEEL RIMS WERE HEAVILY RUSTED INSIDE AND OUT. COOLING LINE WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. UPDATED 11/08/2012 *JS *TR
NHTSA ID
10476485
Incident
Sep 8, 2011
Mileage
77,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 16, 2012
TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS BEING CHECKED. THIS OCCURRED DURING AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE. THE BROKEN VALVE STEM/TPMS SENSOR REQUIRED $82 TO REPAIR IT. I AM FILING THIS CLAIM ON BEHALF OF OUR CUSTOMER.
NHTSA ID
10458737
Incident
May 9, 2009
Mileage
83,959 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 25, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS G2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AS THEY ABNORMALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
NHTSA ID
10397338
Incident
Apr 22, 2011
Mileage
80,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 8, 2010
MY 2007 CHEVY EXPRESS 2500 FRONT LEFT WHEEL HOUSING BURNED ITSELF OUT AND ALMOST FROZE UP THE WHEEL WITH NO WARNING. *TR
NHTSA ID
10369714
Incident
Dec 7, 2010
Mileage
7,800 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.