Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Feb 1, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
18%
of 45 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chevrolet Express submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 2010
Crash reported
ON FRIDAY JANUARY 29TH 2010 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I REAR ENDED A SUV. MY 2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN WOULD NOT STOP DUE TO ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM TOOK OVER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD NEVER SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I STRUCK THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAD NOT TAKEN OVER MY VEHICLE. I HAD A MORE THAN A FIVE SECOND SPACE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
NHTSA ID
10303571
Incident
Jan 29, 2010
Mileage
84,715 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 11, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CONVERSION VAN THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT GRIEF SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF BRAKES WE HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE DAY ONE ABOUT THE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN HE FIRST BOUGHT THE VAN. IT SEEMS WHEN YOU DUE CONVERSIONS ON THESE VANS YOU ARE ADDING ALMOST 2000 POUNDS TO THE ORIGINAL WEIGHT BUT THEY NEVER UPGRADE THE BRAKES TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AND THE BRAKES WEAR OUT FASTER AND THE VAN IS HARDER TO STOP. MADE COMPLAINTS TO GM THEY SAID GO TO THE DEALER THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG OR STATED THE CONVERSION COMPANY WAS AT FAULT VICIOUS RUN AROUND AND NOTHING GOT ACCOMPLISHED WE ARE WAITING TO GET INTO COURT BECAUSE WE REFUSED TO PAY FOR NEW BRAKES AFTER WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG UNTIL THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THEY CHARGED US $600 FOR BRAKES . THE GEAR BOX FELL OUT OF THE VAN THE FIRST DAY WE BOUGHT IT. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS TOO GM DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS NOR DO THEY UPGRADE PARTS TO ACCOMMODATE ANY ADDED WEIGHT OR CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL BODY OR ENGINE. *NM
NHTSA ID
10095581
Incident
Oct 8, 2001
BrakesSteering
Filed May 20, 2004
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE AND BRAKES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT POWER STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED, AND DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE REQUIRED HYDRAULIC ASSIST; THEREFORE, IF VEHICLE LOOSES HYDRAULIC FLUID, VEHICLE WILL LOOSE BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKE. *LA
NHTSA ID
10057757
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 2004
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB *NM
NHTSA ID
10019811
Brakes
Filed Dec 14, 2003
Crash reported
BRAKES WAERING OUT TOO SOON AND GRINDING. *AK
NHTSA ID
10049704
Incident
Oct 11, 2001
Mileage
16,429 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 23, 2002
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NO FIX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8008362
Brakes
Filed Apr 17, 2001
VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
NHTSA ID
886146
Incident
Jan 4, 2001
Brakes
Filed Mar 28, 2001
A CHEVROLET EXPRESS/EXPLORER LIMITED SE CAUSED SERIOUS ISSUES ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ME AND 4 OTHER DRIVERS (THAT I WITNESSED).. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE SO HIGH OFF THE GROUND, THEY ARE NOT DETECTABLE! I ALMOST SLAMED INTO THE BACK OF THIS VAN 5 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET AROUND IT. I COULD NOT TELL WHEN THE VAN WAS SLOWING OR STOPPING. THIS IS A SERIOUS MISJUDGMENT IN ENGINEERING. THOSE LIGHTS ARE EASILY 4 FOOT ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF AN 18 WHEELERS. NO ONE IS ACCUSTOM TO LOOKING THAT HIGH UP FOR BRAKE LIGHTS.*AK
NHTSA ID
743221
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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