Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Chevrolet Express submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PART WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
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
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
THE REAR BRACKETS ON THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE. THE WHOLE SEAT NOW PIVOTS FORWARD ON THE FRONT BRACKETS. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $900 TO REPAIR. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. WHAT STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE?*AK
WHILE DRIVING , THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SNAPPED OFF THE BASE, ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK THE SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED BY THEMSELVES, THE REAR BENCH SEAT FAILED TO STAY TIGHT, THE SIDE DOORS WERE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS VIBRATED AND THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY *JB *NM
1ST TIME SEAT BROKE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND WAS ON ME, MILEAGE OVER 60000. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IS LIKE 4 THIN WASHERS, 1ST TIME 2 BRAKE, DEALER REPLACED. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER, THEY ALL BROKE. I HAD TO WIRE THE SEAT IN PLACE TO STOP FROM COMING COMPLETELY OFF. CAN'T USE THE 6 WAY POWER AT ALL, FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING ELSE COMING OFF OR BRAKING. I WOULD GUESS THAT THERE OTHER FULL SIZE VANS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER MIGHT SAY ITS ON THE CONVERSION COMPANY, BUT IT WASN'T IN MY CASE. THANK YOU. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770174
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER SEAT CAME OFF THE TRACKS CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARD AND FORWARD. TS
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
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
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
THIRD SEAT, SEAT BELT RECEIVER BROKEN AT DELIVERY, REAR SEAT WAS FOLDED DOWN IT BROKE AGAIN
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.
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