Chevrolet Express Brakes Problems
88 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 9 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2023.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. TH...
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...
DURING A SUDDEN STOP CHEVY 2500 EXPRESS ABS BRAKES PULLED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURRED DURING A PANIC STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THREE SEPARATE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE BRA...
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 ...
BRAKES WAERING OUT TOO SOON AND GRINDING. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO HOLD, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB ON 3-28-03, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULDN'T CHECK THE BRAKES. NINE DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER PASSED AS A RESULT OF A HE...
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 F...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKING ACTION, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. $ 1200.00 DAMAGE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. CONSUMER THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WAS TO...
I was in a front end Collison due to a brake failure and when I have a steel gate at about 30 mph no airbag deployed. Car was towed by the Upper Darby Police Department and it is totaled. I sustained injuries. There was no airbag light...
I was driving and out of no where my brakes “ all four wheels “ locked up as if I was hauling a heavy load . I put on my hazard lights to warn the semi behind me. So I maintained control of my line until the cargo van slowed down to...
The car always turns on the slippery road warning light when I drive over 60 miles per hour and the wheels lock up. Sometimes, the ABS warning light also comes on, along with error messages saying 'Service Traction Control' and 'Service ...