2002 Chevrolet Express

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *NM

• 12/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM

• 12/07/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE REPAIRS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT EVEN MORE.*AK

• 12/04/2003· STEERING

  THE VEHICLE STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

• 12/03/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED SIZE#LT24575R16 PLEASE PROVIDE. *TS

• 11/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  2 DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE BALTIMORE BELTWAY TRAFFIC MADE AN ABRUPT STOP I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND COULD USE MY PARKING BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND TAKE BACK ROADS HOME USING MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. *TR

• 11/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS IN A WRECK LAST MONDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY VAN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU SET IT AT A SPEED THEN GO DOWN A HILL IT WOULD GET 15-20 MILES FASTER. ANY HOW THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN A FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY BY MY LEFT FOOT AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNTIL THE FIRE GOT TO THEM. THE VAN ROLLED OVER ONCE AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND GOT OUT THAT WAY AND THE ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THEM REAL HARD. DT

• 11/27/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IN DECEMBER, 2004. GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE HAS COME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY; VERY ROUGH AND THE RPM'S GO TO 4000 OR ABOVE BEFORE SHIFTING OR IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE; I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR, AND TO MY HORROR, I AM EXPERIENCING MUCH OF THE SAME AS OTHER CONSUMERS. HOW CAN SO MANY COMPLAINTS BE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS?? *TR

• 11/16/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 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 UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

• 11/11/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DOES NOT LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. THEY OPERATE LIKE A CAROUSEL. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON ONLY THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *JB

• 11/06/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 EXPRESS 3500 6.5 DIESEL VAN HAS STARTED INTERMITTENT STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60 MPH MID 09/2006. NO TROUBLE CODES LOCKED IN MEMORY. TWO CHEVY DLRS AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MADE AWARE OF PMD HEAT PROBLEM, BUT ALL THREE SOURCES CLAIM CAN'T REPAIR UNTIL MAJOR FAILURE. WHEN ENGINE STALLS AT SPEED, YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *NM

• 11/02/2005· TIRES

  DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE WITHIN THE TREAD. HE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. WHEN HE RETURNED HOME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THERE WAS A COMPLETE BELT SEPARATION ON THAT TIRE. A SECOND INCIDENT LATER OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IN A SIMILAR FASHION. BOTH OF THE FAILED FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR REMAINING FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT AT 75 MPH RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES FENDER AND BUMPER AREA. HE AVOIDED ANY COLLISION. HE TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT245/75/R16 LOAD RANGE E. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AT PURCHASE. *AK UPDATE 12/27/2005 - THE TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA. *NM

• 11/01/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK IN THE BACK OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AS A RESULT, HE HAS TO CONSTANTLY ADD ANTIFREEZE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

• 10/27/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. CONSUMER HAD FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CLEANED. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *JB

• 10/22/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. *AK WHEN THE VIBRATION NOISE WAS HEARD A LOUD VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A SOUND AS IF THE REAR END HAD FALLEN OFF. THE VEHICLE SWAYED. *SCC *JB

• 10/12/2005· TIRES

  DT: 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE IS SECURED BY STRAPS ,AND ONE OF THE STRAPS CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THEREFORE, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SPARE TIRE HAD BEEN USED A YEAR AGO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS HAPPENED REGULARLY. ALSO, THE TIRE CAME OFF AT THIS TIME AND THAT TIRE WAS LOST. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/03/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A GM DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,612 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,594.

• 10/01/2008· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER COBRA RADIAL TIRES, SIZE P255\70R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HIS DESTINATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT TIRE COMPANY REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS CONTINUOUSLY LOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, VIN, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

• 09/30/2021· SUSPENSION

  The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Express. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, she heard an abnormal loud banging sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The contact stated that the passenger’s side rear axle detached from the vehicle, causing the tire to detach and roll away. The contact did not sustain any injury. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

• 09/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SINCE THE 2002 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON CUSTOM VAN WAS PURCHASED IT HAS GIVEN ME BRAKE PROBLEMS. FIRST WAS THE ROTORS WHICH WAS SETTLED IN COURT, GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM! THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ABOUT 4 TIMES, 3 TIMES WITH ME AND ONCE WITH MY SON. THE STEERING ALSO GOES HARD. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND TO TAKE IT BACK. MY HUSBAND POINTED OUT THE NHTSA OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION 05V005000 BUT THEY COULD CARE LESS AND CLAIMED THEY LACK THE SKILL TO WORK ON BRAKE PROBLEMS. *NM

• 09/28/2005· POWER TRAIN

  RE 2002 CHEVY TAHOE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: UP UNTIL THE 34,000 MILE RANGE THE VEHICLE DID JUST THAT, RUN FLAWLESSLY. HOWEVER, AT 34,000 MILES (NOVEMBER OF 2004) THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND INSTANTLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND STOPPED OPERATING WHICH PLACED HER INTO THE PATH OF A LARGE TRUCK BEARING DOWN ON HER RATHER QUICKLY. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OUT OF THE PATH OF THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE TAHOE TOWED BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND WE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION "SUN SHELL" HAD FAILED AND WOULD BE REPLACED. OUR DEALER ASSURED US THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE NEW PARTS WERE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. OUR DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THESE FAILURES. OUR TAHOE WENT OFF OF IT'S NEW CAR WARRANTY ON MILEAGE NOT NUMBER OF MONTHS SOMETIME IN APRIL OF 2005 (36 MONTHS WOULD HAVE ENDED THIS AUGUST). JUST THIS PAST MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 19, 2005) MY WIFE WAS AGAIN ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROX: 41,000 ( TOTAL PERIOD OF MILES AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS APPROX: 7 MONTHS). THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE THE SAME, SHE WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND SLIP. THIS TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RELATIVE SAFETY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE "SUN SHELL" HAD FAILED. I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 AND WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE DAMAGED PART AND A BENCH THAT CONTAINED SEVERAL DAMAGED "SUN SHELL". IT OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT TAKE MUCH EFFORT TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION AND SPECIFICALLY THIS PART. *JB

• 09/26/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. THE CONSUMER STATED CAR DEVELOPED A SPORADIC FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. INVOLVED LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT THE DEALER, IMPERIAL CHEVROLET. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $46.00 JUST TO LOOK AT CAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AN ARTICLE IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER STATED THERE HAS BEEN A TREND OF FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED IMPERIAL CHEVROLET THEY STATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. *AK

• 09/18/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES BURST DUE TO RUSTING.

• 09/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  5.7L VOTEX ENGINE LOSES ACCELERATION POWER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS BEING USED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY KEPT INFORMING CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, THAT THENORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE CAUSED PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/05/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 02'CHEVY IMPALA WHEN I TURN IT ON ALL ELECTRIC COMES ON AND THE ENGINE RUNS FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND DIES THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM COMES ON I GOT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR REPLACED STILL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES AFTER READING THE MANUAL AND PUSHING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR WHILE HOLDING THE KEYS ON FOR THREE SECONDS BUT EVENTUALLY IT DIED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR

• 08/30/2013· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM CONSTANTLY WON'T ALLOW VAN TO START. CHEVROLET SAYS TO HAVE THE SYSTEM "RELEARN THE KEY" BY WAITING FOR 10 MIN THEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. IT SOMETIMES TAKES 3-4 TRIES OF DOING THIS BEFORE IT STARTS.

• 08/25/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON TAIL LIGHTS FUSE BLOWS OUT INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

• 08/24/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CUTAWAY G3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,196 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

• 08/23/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE AT 69,700 MILES. *TR

• 08/19/2015· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS FAIL TO LOCK MY VEHICLE IS A CONVERSION VAN BUILT BY DEBUT IN SAGINAW MICHIGAN. RECENTLY MY GRANDCHILDREN NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. THOSE BELTS ARE ON THE SEAT/BED UNIT. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE THE NAME ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS ON THEM. I INSPECTED THE SEAT BELTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC COATING ON THE MALE END OF THE BELT PREVENTED THE MECHANISM FROM PROPERLY LOCKING IN PLACE. I CUT ENOUGH OF THE PLASTIC COATING OFF TO ALLOW THE ENDS TO PROPERLY LOCK IN PLACE. THEY WORK FINE NOW. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE MAY BE MANY MORE VANS WITH SEAT BELTS THAT DO NOT PROPERLY LOCK IN PLACE.

• 08/12/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONSUMER SAW BATTERY ACID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. *JB THE POSITIVE BATTERY POST BROKE AND CAUSED THE ACID TO LEAK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CALL AC DELCO. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED AC DELCO AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE DEALER'S PROBLEM. *NM

• 08/08/2015· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE THE GLASS WAS BROKEN AND HAD BEEN THROWN TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS FINE. IT WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE AND AWAY FROM ANYTHING WHICH COULD HAVE HIT IT. IT WAS LOCKED AND NOT TOUCHED IN ANY WAY. THE BROKEN FRAGMENTS WERE ON THE GROUND BELOW THE GLASS FRAME AREA. IT IS THE SAME TYPE OF GLASS THAT I SAW IN THE STORY ON THE NEWS YESTERDAY ABOUT THE SUN ROOFS THAT BREAK. WHEN I SAW THE STORY I KNEW THIS HAD TO BE THE EXPLANATION. I HAVE A PICTURE AND THE TEXT I SENT THAT DAY BECAUSE I WAS SO SHOCKED AT HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN, IT MADE NO SENSE. NOW IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

• 08/07/2002· POWER TRAIN

  DISCOVERED MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS WET WITH OIL ,SAW DRIPS ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TUBE SEALS ON THE AXLE AT THE DIFFERENTIAL. LET IT GO AND COME BACK IN 1,000 MILES AND IT SHOULD CORRECT ITSELF. I AM LEAVING BEFORE 1,000 MILES WILL BE PUT ON TO DRIVE TO FLORIDA (2,000 MILES ROUNDTRIP) TOWING A 26 FT TRAILER. I DONT WANT MY REAR TO SEIZE UP AT 65 MPH ON I-95 AT 2 AM!*AK

• 08/05/2018· STRUCTURE

  THE SIDE HINGES SEIZE UP AND BREAK. IT THROWS THE DOOR ALIGNMENT OFF AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO COMPLETELY CLOSE THE FRONT SIDE DOOR AND IT KEEPS THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM OPENING ALSO. THIS IS A CONTINUEING PROBLEM CHEVROLET HAS WITH THEIR EXPRESS VANS. IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND ALSO CHEAP MATERIALS CAUSED IT TO RUST AND SEIZE UP AND THEN BREAK THE HINGE, THE HINGE IS WELDED ON. VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPARED. IT IS DANGEROUS AS PEOPLE CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE VAN. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO OFFER AN INEXPENSIVE FIX FOR THIS.

• 07/19/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  PROBLEMS WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE.*MR WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE TOOK A WHILE BEFORE RESPONDING AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH AND GOING DOWN GRADE, THE VAN WOULD PICK UP SPEED AND NEVER ADJUST BACK TO 65 MPH. IF THE SPEED WENT UP TO 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ITSELF AT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VAN WOULD LOOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM AND REPROGRAMMED IT. WHILE PERFORMING THE ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE CAP AND ROTOR HAD MOISTURE IN THEM AND WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED BECAUSE OF A DEAD CELL. *NM

• 07/11/2004· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, ON INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT OEM FRONT AXLE GREASE SEALS HAD FAILED. FAILURE HAD CONTAMINATED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT INNER DISC BRAKE PADS AND INNER SIDE OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS WITH AXLE GREASE. REPORTED TO DEALER SERVICE AND ASKED THAT THE FAILURE BE ENTERED INTO THE GM/CHEVY SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATION AND CORRECTION. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DENIED ANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE EXISTED AND DECLINED TO REMEDY SEAL FAILURE OR BRAKE PAD DAMAGE UNDER WARRANTY. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND GREASE SEALS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER EXPENSE.*AK

• 07/10/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING PANIC STOP WITH EMPTY VEHICLE, BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WAS INSUFFICIENT. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO MECHANICAL STOP WITH NO ANTISKID CYCLING, NO WHEEL SKIDS. EXAMINATION OF ROAD SURFACE AFTERWARDS SHOWED NOT EVEN A FAINT TRACE OF TIRE MARKS. VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED ON FREEWAY AND BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO THIS STOP. AN HOUR AFTER THIS INCIDENT AN INTENTIONAL PANIC STOP WAS MADE FROM 65MPH TO RECONFIRM, RESULTS WERE THE SAME. VEHICLE IS BEING SCHEDULED FOR INSPECTION BY DEALER. NOTE: THE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO DUE TO THE OEM FRONT GREASE SEALS FAILING AND CAUSING GREASE CONTAMINATION OF THE FRONT INNNER DISC BRAKE PADS. *AK

• 07/02/2002· STRUCTURE

  12 PASSENGER VEHICLE DOES NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH ANY DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING DOOR CAME OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED, SOMEONE ALMOST FELL OUT. ALSO, THERE WAS NO WARNING. *AK

• 06/25/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WATER CAUSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO FAIL. *NM

• 06/24/2014· TIRES

  TIRES HAD MORE THAN 50% TREAD LEFT. RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING THE VEHICLE. DETERMINED BELT HAD BROKE. TIRE DEALER ALSO SAID OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS GOING BAD. A FEW MILES LATER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY READ TIRE SPLIT OPEN . PERFORMANCE TIRE OF TOPEKA AND COOPER TIRE COMPANY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. (3 OUT OF 4 TIRES BREAKING WITHIN A WEEK). *TR

• 06/24/2007· PARKING BRAKE

  THE 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.. IT WAS COMPLETELY USELESS. IT DIDN'T WORK. WHY I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE INSPECTION PLACE STATED THAT THEY HAD FAILED NUMEROUS TAHOES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FELT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THE FEW THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE AN INNOCENT PARTY CONCERNING SEVERAL DEATHS OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING IT BEFORE IT IS RECALLED. I DIDN''T EVEN USE THE BRAKE HOW COULD IT NOT WORK ANYMORE.

• 06/24/2003· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING COLUMN HAS A LOT OF PLAY INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 06/17/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND GASOLINE HAD LEAKED ALL OVER THE ROAD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT. *AK

• 06/11/2007· STRUCTURE

  ONE OF THE HINGES TO THE DOUBLE SIDE DOORS ON THE FULL SIZE 2002 CHEVROLET EXPRESS BROKE OFF TODAY. *AK

• 06/06/2005· STEERING

  A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION IS PRESENT IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THERE IS A LOOSE/ UNSTABLE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING. MY MECHANIC SAID WE HAVE A WARPED CENTER STEERING SHAFT AND HE CAN NOT REPAIR AS THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS NATIONWIDE (INDICATING A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE) I HAVE BEEN EXPECTING A RECALL BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ONE. GM HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY INQUIRY.

• 06/02/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DEALERSHIP DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS.*AK

• 05/20/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS A GENERAL POINT OF INFORMATION MESSAGE: FOR THE LAST DECADE OR MORE, GM VEHICLES HAVE A PROPENSITY TO BURN OUT THEIR LAMPS DUE TO AN OVERCHARGE CONDITION (CAUSE UNKNOWN TO ME); THIS CONDITION CAN AFFECT ANY OF THE LAMPS OR BULBS, MOST NOTICABLY HEADLAMPS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND RUNNING (PARKING) LAMPS. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ELECTRICAL DEFECT IN ALL GM VEHICLES.*TR

• 05/13/2008· VISIBILITY

  DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT BUT I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE LATE 2002, WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. *TR

• 05/13/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE WELL UNLESS DOOR IS SLAMMED. THIS IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR HAS MADE THE DOOR LEAN DOWNWARD. *TR

• 05/09/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR END WENT OUT AND THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. I HAD THE REAR END REPLACED AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN HIS HISTORY OF WORKING ON VEHICLES. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VAN JAN. 28TH AND IT HAD A 60 DAY WARRANTY. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FEB 17TH AND REPORT THE NOISES IT WAS MAKING AND THEY IN TURN SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SERVICE TECH THAT REPLACED THE REAR END SAID IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MISSED BECAUSE THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS BENT COMPLETELY UP ON THE AXLES. HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO EITHER WHOEVER OWNED IT PREVIOUS HAD TOWED SOMETHING TO HEAVY OR THE THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. REGARDLESS HE DEALERSHIP (LAWRENCE MARSHALL) IN DENISON TX WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT AND I AM OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS BIG EXPENSE. THEY OVER CHARGED ME FOR THE VEHICLE AND NOW THIS. I HAVE A BIG CONCERN BECAUSE THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING HAD STOPPED AFTER THE REAR END WAS REPLACED, BUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY IT CLUNKED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, SAME NOISE AS BEFORE, SO NOW I AM WORRIED. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST TO HELP ME AS I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF SO BAD NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME OR ADVISE ME WHERE I CAN HAVE THIS VEHICLE COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT. THE SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT DID NOT FALL OUT ON THE TRIP MYSELF AND GRANDCHILDREN WERE ON. IT BROKE DOWN IN OHIO AND I LIVE IN OKLAHOMA SO OF COURSE IT SET ME BACK A LOT OF EXPENSE I COULD NOT AFFORD. I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE 60 DAY WARRANTY SINCE I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME, BUT THEY HAVE GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT GRIEVE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET AS I AM AFRAID OF THE VAN NOW. *JB