2000 Chevrolet Express Owner Complaints

This driver did not use or did not have brake lights on when I was driving behind them today. Luckily I realized it soon and gave them extra distance.

NHTSA ID

11748771

Incident

Jul 7, 2026

Driving around 45 mph on an open road, driver's rear tire thread separated from tire, damaged rear bumper and frame, the detached thread COULD have damaged other cars behind me (thankfully it did not), there were no warning lamps and tires were in good shape before the drive, replaced with a spare and drove back home, the car is a 2000 GMC Chevy Express Van (purchased in 2000), tires were included with the vehicle when purchased, car was not driven much, present odometer 8,000 miles, tire is Firestone LT 24575R16

NHTSA ID

11432647

Incident

Sep 11, 2021

GENERAL GRABBER HTS BELT SLIPPED WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AUG 23, 2020. THIS IS THE 5TH TIRE FAILURE (SLIPPED BELT) OR THIS EXACT TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS TIRE HAD 6,721 MILES ON IT. GENERAL HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR 10 PLY TIRES. WERE IT NOT FOR MY UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO DETECT A SLIPPED BELT, A SEVERE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED! NHSTA SHOULD PERFORM A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION; AS AN ENGINEER WITH EXCELLENT DOCUMENTATION, I COULD CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE DATA.

NHTSA ID

11350903

Incident

Aug 23, 2020

PURCHASED 4 NEW AUTOGUARD (BCT) LT 225-75R16 TIRES, ON CLEARANCE FROM WM IN JULY 2017. INSTALLED ALL 4 ON REAR OF A 29' 2000 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER A WEEK LATER, PRIOR TO OUR FAMILY SUMMER ROAD TRIP IN JULY 2017. AFTER APPROX. ONLY 5000 MILES OF USAGE, THE RIGHT REAR INT. TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON JULY 31 2019 WHILE TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 55MPH, UP AN INCLINE, JUST BEFORE EXIT 145 ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH, NEAR HAZELTON PENNSILVANIA 18249. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER RR TIRE, RV WHEELWELL, RV HOLDING TANKS AND RV ELECTRICAL. REPLACED BOTH RR TIRES AT A LOCAL SHOP, INFLATED ALL 4 TO 75PSI. BELIEVING IT WAS A ONE OFF, COUNTED OUR BLESSINGS CONTINUED SOUTH ON I-81 ON OUR SUMMER ROAD TRIP TO THE OBX. ON OUR RETURN, APPROX 1000 MILES LATER, I NOTICED AN INCREASING ROUGH VIBRATION FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE THIS TIME. VIBRATIONS INCREASED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OVER 50MPH. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE OF ALL 4 REAR TIRES SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WERE ALL STILL AT 75PSI (MAX 80 PSI DUAL). I MADE 5 STOPS AT SEVERAL RIG REPAIR AND SMALLER TIRE RETAILERS OVER 2 STATES REQUESTING TO CHECK THE LR WHEEL BALANCING OF THE RV, BELIEVING I HAD LOST SOME WHEEL LEADS. NOT ONE WOULD TAKE A 29' CLASS C IN TO CHECK THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. LIMPED BACK SLOWLY FOR 300 MILES, RETURNED TO THE SAME TIRE DEALER ON AUGUST 16 2019 WHO DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LEFT REAR TIRES WERE NOT ROADWORTHY, ONE WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN, DEFORMED, HAD INTERIOUR BULGING AND INTERIOR BLISTERING AND APPARENT TREAD SEPARATION. FROM THE TIRE RADIAL! 4 TECHNICIANS HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH PREMATURES DEFORMATIES. THEY BELIEVED IT WOULD BLOW IF THEY TRIED TO REINFLATE IT. I TOOK PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND KEPT THE TIRES AS EVIDENCE. I PURCHASED 2 MORE TIRES OF THE SAME MAKE AND SIZE. OBSERVATIONS: 2 OUT 4 TIRES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY WORN OUT FROM NORMAL USE. MILES DRIVEN WAS BETWEEN 5-6K MILES. TIREDOT OJ 20XB2 1113 0413 0413

NHTSA ID

11246537

Incident

Jul 31, 2019

1 OF MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VAN. 62000 MILES. REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW, LUCKILY IN MY DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION ALL THE LINES IN THE REAR NEED REPLACED. FUNNY THING IS THE BOTTOMSIDE OF THE VAN IS AS CLEAN AS CAN BE. I BOUGHT THIS VAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH 24000 MILES, I'M EXTREMELY PICKY ABOUT MY VEHICLES AND AM A MAINTENANCE NUT. ALWAYS GARAGED, WAXED NUMEROUS TIME A YEAR, SYNTHETIC FLUIDS..... HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT I REMEMBER HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS VAN. INTAKE GASKETS, TWICE. FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT ROTTED OUT 40,000 MILES, REAR CHROME BUMPER ROTTED 40,000 MILES, AC LINE CORRODED THRU, TRANSMISSION GRENADED AT 42,000 MILE(SUN SHIELD FAILURE?), LEFT WINDOW MOTOR HAS DEAD SPOT IN IT FROM DAY 1. REMEMBER THIS IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED, ALWAYS GARAGED, MAINLY DRIVEN FOR VACATIONS. GM IS WELL AWARE OF ALL THESE ISSUES AND WOULDN'T HELP ON ANY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610097

Incident

Jul 12, 2014

Mileage

62,700 mi

I OWN 2000 CHEVY EXPRESS 2500 PASSENGER VAN. I BOUGHT THE VAN NEW FROM THE DEALER AND WITHIN TWO YEARS THE SIDE DOOR HINGES HAD SEIZED UP. THIS RESULTED IN THE INSIDE DOOR TRIM PANELS BREAKING AS THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOORS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEIR WAY OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM WAS TO HAMMER OUT THE HINGE PINS AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW ONES. WITHIN ONE YEAR THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND HAS PERSISTED. THERE IS NO WAY TO LUBRICATE THE HINGES TO ALLOW FOR THE DOORS TO OPEN AND CLOSE EASILY. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE NEW WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO CUT OFF THE OLD HINGES AND WELD NEW ONES ON. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT EVEN HAS "HINGE REPLACEMENT" PACKAGES SET UP BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. THE NEW FIX IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $1,700.00. THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF THE INSIDE DOOR TRIM PANELS THAT ARE STILL BROKEN. (IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED TOO HARD THE DOOR PANELS OVERLAP AND STICK MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WE HAVE TO CARRY A STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER IN THE VAN AT ALL TIMES JUST TO GET THE DOOR PANELS UNSTUCK). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT GM WAS AND IS STILL FULLY AWARE OF AND YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HINGES TO BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST. THE FAULTY HINGES MAKE THE PASSENGER VAN WORTHLESS AND AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANY OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363591

Incident

Jan 10, 2002

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HINGES FAILED ON THE CARGO SIDE DOOR. IT IS A DOUBLE DOOR AND ONLY ONE HINGE IS SUPPORTING THE DOOR. HE STATED THAT THE OTHER HALF OF THE DOOR COULD LOOSEN AND FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING, THUS CAUSING A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE HINGES. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE LED TO THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

10255159

Incident

Jul 13, 2008

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR ULTRA METRIC BST RADIAL TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS DEFECTIVE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE. CURRENTLY, TWO MORE TIRES HAVE BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE POWERTRAIN AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,738 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10224701

Incident

Jun 17, 2005

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN AT THE LEGAL SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE VAN BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF IT. I IMMEDIATELY REDUCED MY SPEED-TO ABOUT 10 MPH UNTIL I COULD FIND A SAFE PLACE TO EXAMINE THE TIRES. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A LARGE SWOLLEN PLACE ON IT SO I REPLACED IT WITH MY SPARE TIRE. ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS A 2000 MODEL THESE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES AND ONLY HAVE 21,950 MILES ON THEM AND I AM AFRAID TO TRUST THE REMAINING FOUR. THE FIVE TIRES ARE MICHELIN XW4. WHEN THE FAILED TIRE,WHICH WAS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS LATER EXAMINED IT SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE PLY SEPARATIONS AND OUTER RUBBER CRACKING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10185125

Incident

Jan 21, 2007

Mileage

21,900 mi

2000 CHEVROLET 12 PASSENGER EXPRESS VAN: ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION BY LOCKING IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. THIS HAS CAUSED ONE PASSENGER TO RIDE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT ON A RETURN TRIP. CHEVROLET NO LONGER WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS SAFETY RELATED PART. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147118

Incident

Dec 18, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142927

Incident

Apr 14, 2004

Mileage

99,064 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKEN. TWO DAYS AGO I REALIZED THAT THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN BROKE. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO MAKE THE BRACKET BIGGER SO THAT THE SEAT DOES NOT PUSH BACK OR FORWARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10139355

Incident

Oct 9, 2005

Mileage

95,500 mi

THE GROUND WIRE ON THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET COMES LOOSE. WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE OFF THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHT TO VERY DIM. WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON THERE ARE NO BREAK LIIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON MANY VANS ON THE STREET.

NHTSA ID

10127830

Incident

Jul 4, 2005

2000 CHEVORLET VAN W/28128 MILES HAD POWER STEARING COLUMN BREAK CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE TOWED BECAUSE OF BEING UNABLE TO STEER IT. COST TO US $733.78. GM WAS NOTIFIED WITH NO SATISFACTION. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL . WANT TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. GM SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS.

NHTSA ID

10127436

Incident

Jun 16, 2005

Mileage

28,128 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. RECALL 00V085000 CONCERNING POWER ASSIST HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS WAS ISSUED. SOME VEHICLES WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE CALLED CHEVROLET, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE SEPARATED FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FLUID FLOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10121955

Incident

May 9, 2005

DT: RECENTLY PURCHASED 2000, CHEVROLET EXPRESS WHICH EXHIBITED A DOOR PROBLEM. THE DOOR IS LOOSE. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE SIDE DOOR THERE IS EVIDENCE OF POOR WELDING. THE WELD IS STILL PARTLY INTACT , AND THE OTHER HALF IS LOOSE. THE TWO DOOR ASSEMBLIES ARE VERY LOOSE DUE TO THE POOR WELDING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10121866

Incident

May 22, 2005

Mileage

318,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PART WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10113676

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

Mileage

36,908 mi

ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE NC MOUNTAINS, I WAS NEGOTIATING A CURVE AND HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD IN A NEAR WRECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO HAVING A BROKEN SHAFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ON OTHER SERIES OF THE SAME MODEL, BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10112224

Incident

Feb 22, 2005

Mileage

56,750 mi

FAILURE OF DRIVER SEAT POWER ADJUSTABLE SEAT MECHANISM. TWO REAR PIVOTS ARE FAILING. THE STEEL OF THE UPPER PIVOT LINK IS FATIGUING UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE. SEAT CAN MOVE DURING RAPID TURNING OR HARD BTEAKING. SEAT ROTATES ABOUT FRONT PIVIT POINTS. WE HAVE HAD VEHICLE ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT ADJUST MECHANISM TWICE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10105908

Incident

Jan 5, 2005

GAS GAUGES FLUCTUATE BADLY. WHEN TANK IS EMPTY, GAUGE READS ANYTHING FROM 1/4 TO 3/4 FULL. RESULTED IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS OCCURRED. *BF CONSUMERS FAMILY STRANDED AT 2AM ON A DESERTED ROAD AS A RESULT OF THE GAS GAUGE PROBLEM. *TC

NHTSA ID

10099363

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

WE PURCHASED A CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2000, AND FROM DAY ONE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FIRST THING TO GO WRONG WITH IT WAS THE MIRRORS WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE VAN WOULD GO UP ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO FIXET THE PROBLEM, BUT TO THIS DAY IT STILL EXISTS. THE NEXT THING IS THE PASSANGER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL SQUEAK AND GET STUCK WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN/CLOSE IT. THE NEXT THING TO GO WRONG WITH IT IS THE TIRES. THE TREADS WORE OFF AND THE STEEL BELTS STARTED TO SHOW THROUGH, ALSO WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VAN TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET THE BACK LUGS OFF OF THE VAN . THE NEXT THING TO GO WRONG IS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH LET GO IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. WE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART WHICH COST US OVER $100 DOLLARS. THIS NEW PART IS NOW STARTING TO LET GO ON US TOO. THE NEXT THING TO LET GO NOW IS THE WATER PUMP. WE BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IF WE WANTED US TO HEVE HIM FIX IT THAT IT WOULD COST US $380 (PART AND LABOR) THIS IS MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE. THIS IS A VAN THAT WAS BOUGHT OUT OF MY SONS TRUST FUND, HE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093045

Incident

Sep 20, 2004

2000 CHEVROLET, EXPRESS CONVERSION VAN SIDE CARGO DOOR HINGE OF THE REAR DOOR RUSTED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE SECONDARY DOOR IS RARELY USED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN USED. OIL WAS USED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO LOOSEN THE STICKY HINGE. THE HINGE DESIGN DOES NOT MEET FMVSS STANDARD 206 REQUIREMENTS FOR DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10090935

Incident

Aug 15, 2004

Mileage

73,800 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ON DASHBOARD. CHEVROLET HAD INSTALLED THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A WORK VEHICLE CHEVY 3500 EXPRESS. ANY MOISTURE CAUSES THE SENSOR TO CORRODE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY CHEVY $1,000 TO MOVE THE SENSOR UNDER THE DASH. WHY WOULD YOU PLACE A SENSITIVE PART ON THE FLOOR IN A VEHICLE WHERE MOISTURE CAN EASILY INTRUDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10090900

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES(3) - FAILURES. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, STEELTEX A/T TIRES MANUFACTRED BY BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE AND FITTED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY CHEVROLET TRUCK FAILED. EACH TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I CONSIDER THE TIRES TO BE FAULTY AND VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE 3 OF THE 4 TIRES FAILED ON MY VEHICLE WITHIN A MATTER OF A FEW MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. QUITE SERIOUS DAMAGE RESULTED IN EACH INCIDENT. THE TIRES 3 HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO FIRESTONE, AS REQUESTED, AND HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BY LISONI & LISONI, NTSA OFFICIALS AND THE FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVES.*AK I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO RECALL ALL STEELTEX TIRES TO ENSURE THEY ARE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE MARKET. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! THANK YOU. GRAHAM ROSS - MISTER COOL ICE CREAM PO BOX 221, COPPELL, TEXAS 75019 (972) 489-9879 E-MAIL: [email protected] PS: I CAN'T PUT ALL 3 INCIDENT DATES BELOW SO I HAVE PUT AUGUST 1 2002, SO I CAN GET TO NEXT PAGE.

NHTSA ID

10086503

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

VEHICLE'S DOOR HINGE IS BROKEN AND INOPERABLE. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER IT'S ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE SIDE DOOR HINGE WAS BROKEN AND NOT OPERABLE. (G 1500) *SC

NHTSA ID

10079921

Incident

Jun 1, 2004