2010 Chevrolet Express Problems

ON OCTOBER 23, 2012 AT 3:00 PM THE VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN A LEFT TURN, STEERING FIRST TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VAN SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MPH, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERING BUT ONLY WITH FORCE. LIGHT FOR STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON AS STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST AND WAS OFF WHEN VAN STOPPED. ENGINE RPM FOLLOWED GAS PEDAL LIFT, AND BRAKE APPLY. THE VAN WENT ONTO THE GRAVELLECD SHOULDER OF THE ROAD DURING THIS INCIDENT. *TR

AN OPERATOR REPORTED IN AUGUST OF 2012 THAT "THE ENGINE DIES AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE, THEN RESTARTS." IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WE HAD ONE OPERATOR DOCUMENT HIS FINDING OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, HIS REPORTS INCLUDE: "9/14/12 LEFT BRAKE PULL, GOING STRAIGHT AT 50 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES OF OPERATION." "9/10/12 FRONT BRAKES SEEMED TO COME ON, SPEED DROPPED ABOUT 15 MPH FROM 55 MPH, THIS WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 4-5 MILES TRAVELED." "9/12/12 VAN PULLED TO RIGHT, RIGHT BRAKE CAME ON WHILE GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER , SPEED DROPPED 10 - 15 MPH." 9/17/12 BRALES SEEMED TO COME ON AFTER 2 - 3 MILES." "9/20/2012 RIGHT BRAKE PULL WHILE LEAVING DRIVEWAY OF SERVICE CENTER, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN." ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE MORNING WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF OPERATION, THE OPERATOR WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND NO DASH OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

ON OCTOBER 23, 2012 AT 3:00 PM THE VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN A LEFT TURN, STEERING FIRST TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VAN SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MPH, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERING BUT ONLY WITH FORCE. LIGHT FOR STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON AS STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST AND WAS OFF WHEN VAN STOPPED. ENGINE RPM FOLLOWED GAS PEDAL LIFT, AND BRAKE APPLY. THE VAN WENT ONTO THE GRAVELLECD SHOULDER OF THE ROAD DURING THIS INCIDENT. *TR

AN OPERATOR REPORTED IN AUGUST OF 2012 THAT "THE ENGINE DIES AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE, THEN RESTARTS." IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WE HAD ONE OPERATOR DOCUMENT HIS FINDING OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, HIS REPORTS INCLUDE: "9/14/12 LEFT BRAKE PULL, GOING STRAIGHT AT 50 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES OF OPERATION." "9/10/12 FRONT BRAKES SEEMED TO COME ON, SPEED DROPPED ABOUT 15 MPH FROM 55 MPH, THIS WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 4-5 MILES TRAVELED." "9/12/12 VAN PULLED TO RIGHT, RIGHT BRAKE CAME ON WHILE GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER , SPEED DROPPED 10 - 15 MPH." 9/17/12 BRALES SEEMED TO COME ON AFTER 2 - 3 MILES." "9/20/2012 RIGHT BRAKE PULL WHILE LEAVING DRIVEWAY OF SERVICE CENTER, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN." ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE MORNING WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF OPERATION, THE OPERATOR WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND NO DASH OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

My 2010 Chevrolet Express 1500 AWD Passenger Van was recently in the dealer's shop for work on various sensors and other problems. When the codes were downloaded from the computer, one indicated a faulty passenger side air bag module. At no time had any of the dashboard warning lights indicated a problem with the air bag system, so I had driven an unknown amount of miles without any indication it was malfunctioning, even though the vehicle's computer had an indication of a problem. I have also had repeated intermittent indications of problems with the ABS and Stabilitrack systems, but their cause has never been identified.

THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. WE HAD JUST TURNED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND HEADING TO A STOP SIGN AT THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED BEFORE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTHING HIT THE VAN AND NO PRIOR DAMAGE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE HAS BRUISING ON HER ARM AND WE BOTH HAVE RINGING AND SORE EARS. SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF INSIDE THE VAN. WE WERE KIND OF DISORIENTED AND FEEL LIKE WE MAY HAVE BLACKED OUT FOR A BIT AFTER IT HAPPENED. WE HAVE NOT SEEKED MEDICAL YET BUT MIGHT IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IF SOME OF THE ISSUES DON'T GET BETTER.

ON OCTOBER 23, 2012 AT 3:00 PM THE VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN A LEFT TURN, STEERING FIRST TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VAN SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MPH, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERING BUT ONLY WITH FORCE. LIGHT FOR STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON AS STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST AND WAS OFF WHEN VAN STOPPED. ENGINE RPM FOLLOWED GAS PEDAL LIFT, AND BRAKE APPLY. THE VAN WENT ONTO THE GRAVELLECD SHOULDER OF THE ROAD DURING THIS INCIDENT. *TR

AN OPERATOR REPORTED IN AUGUST OF 2012 THAT "THE ENGINE DIES AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE, THEN RESTARTS." IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WE HAD ONE OPERATOR DOCUMENT HIS FINDING OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, HIS REPORTS INCLUDE: "9/14/12 LEFT BRAKE PULL, GOING STRAIGHT AT 50 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES OF OPERATION." "9/10/12 FRONT BRAKES SEEMED TO COME ON, SPEED DROPPED ABOUT 15 MPH FROM 55 MPH, THIS WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 4-5 MILES TRAVELED." "9/12/12 VAN PULLED TO RIGHT, RIGHT BRAKE CAME ON WHILE GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER , SPEED DROPPED 10 - 15 MPH." 9/17/12 BRALES SEEMED TO COME ON AFTER 2 - 3 MILES." "9/20/2012 RIGHT BRAKE PULL WHILE LEAVING DRIVEWAY OF SERVICE CENTER, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN." ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE MORNING WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF OPERATION, THE OPERATOR WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND NO DASH OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

LAST MONTH THE RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKE LITE AND BLINKER DID NOT WORK AND THIS MONTH THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LITE DOESN"T WORK . THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER BCM LAST MONTH ,WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY DO THIS TIME. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE HWY DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONNECTORS AND CABLES NEAR THE FUEL TANK WERE FOUND TO BE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING THE GO DOWN A HILL OR A LIGHT SLOPE, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT SOFTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWED DOWN TO STEADY THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FAILURE WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

GOING UP STEEP HILLS THE TRUCKS SHUDDERS VERY BADLY. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT LOW SPEED AND IN 2ND AND OR 3 RD GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AFTER GM ISSUED A RECALL LETTER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMED. IT WORKED FINE BEFORE. NO GM WILL NOT ALLOW THE DEALER TO PUT THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMING BACK AND TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING REALLY BAD GOING UP HILLS. TOLD TO MANUALLY SIFT TRANSMISSION GOING UP HILLS. WHICH IS STUPID BECAUSE IT IS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL GM ISSUED A SERVICE LETTER. THIS WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT . BECAUSE THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BADLY. GM TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT FIX IT OR DO ANYTHING FOR IT. SPENT 3 HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH GM AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD YOU ARE UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE AND GO LUCK. TRUCK STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT GM WILL NOT FIX IT.

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH GM HEAD OFFICE AND THEIR CALL CTR FOR OVER 1 + YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THAT THERE IS HESITATION AT THE PEDAL AT ACCELERATION, CONSTANT NOISE FROM THE ENGINE - SOUNDS LIKE A MACHINE GUN. THEY ARE ALWAYS TELLING ME THAT THESE ARE "VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS"!!!! I DON'T BELIEVE THEM! THEN THEY PUT ME ON A OIL CONSUMPTION AS I WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL FOR A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000KMS. THEY WERE MONITORING THIS EVERY 1,000 APPROX. I CAN SMELL GAS IN MY OIL, SO THEY SENT A SAMPLE OFF TO CAT, WHICH THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING WAS GOOD, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A REPORT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I RECEIVE A I RECEIVED A CALL REGARDING A "RECALIBRATING", SO I TAKE THE EQUINOX BACK INTO THE SHOP....THEY CALL ME BACK AND STATE THAT I HAD A LEAKING "HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP", WHICH HAS MIXED GAS & OIL. I AM NOT STUPID AS GM THINKS - THIS IS NOT GOOD! WITH GAS MIXING WITH YOUR OIL IT CHANGES THE CONSISTENCY AND DOESN'T LUBRICATE THINGS LIKE IT SHOULD. CAN THIS TYPE OF THING CAUSE A "RUNAWAY"? I THINK ALL OF THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED - I HAVE BEEN READING ALOT OF PEOPLES WORDS ON-LINE AND MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE - I REALLY DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO TURN. IN CLOSING, CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS FILLED REPORTS ON THIS VEHICLE, IS THERE SOMETHING MORE THAT SHOULD BE DONE FOR ME AS I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. SOMEONE HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE HERE AND I THINK GM SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS & LIVES. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AND THEN LANDED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THERE WERE FIVE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT SUFFERED FROM INJURIES TO THE BACK, INCLUDING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO THE BODY. ONE OF THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FRACTURED THEIR PELVIS AND FEMUR. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY HOWEVER, THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER ISOLATION GROMMET ON THE FRONT SHOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

LAST MONTH THE RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKE LITE AND BLINKER DID NOT WORK AND THIS MONTH THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LITE DOESN"T WORK . THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER BCM LAST MONTH ,WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY DO THIS TIME. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE HWY DRIVING

THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHERE THE BOLT GOES THROUGH TO SECURE THE AMBULANCE BODY TO THE FRAME HAS CRACKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. IT WAS REPAIRED ONCE AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP.