2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS Complaints

CATASTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE IN TIRE WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT 50MPH. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED AND UPON REMOVAL- NOTICED SIDEWALL SPLIT. UPON IMMEDIATE INSPECTION OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE, NOTICED SAME SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE, WITH FAILURE IMPENDING. 55.000 MILETIRES HAVE 31000 MILES- ROTATED NORMALLY, AIR PRESSURE AS PER RECOMMENDATIONS. MAIN PROBLEM- THERE ARE 2 MORE TIRES ON THE FRONT- SAME MANUFACTURE AND MAKE- CLASSIFICATION RATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 3500 EQUIPPED WITH KENDA KLEVER TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75 R16. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. MA 10/5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE WERE INSPECTED AT HOMEWOOD CHEVROLET IN ILLINOIS AND THEY DID NOT NEED PADS OR ANYTHING, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES BRAKES RELEASE ON THEIR OWN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THERE WAS A HYDRAULIC RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION..THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR ALSO KEEP BURNING OUT WITHIN WEEKS OF HAVING THEM CHANGED. THE VEHICLE HAS SOME SUSPENSION ISSUE AS WELL. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THAT WHICH I RECEIVED NO NOTICE FOR.I HAVE NOT MOVED SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE.

THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE AND JUST DIDN'T PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO IT BUT THE FIRST TIME WE REALLY NOTICED IT WE WERE : TRAVELING SLOWLY ON GRAVEL ROAD , ENGINE JUST QUIT. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND CRANK IT . SECOND TIME : HAD JUST STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN , STARTED TO PULL OUT, ENGINE JUST QUIT . HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND CRANK IT AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND US EITHER TIME . NEED TO USE THIS VEHICLE FOR A TRIP WITH OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE IN TRAFFIC AS THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT AND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD . WE ONLY HAVE 29,500 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE ( EXPRESS VAN ) AND USE IT MOSTLY FOR OUTINGS WITH THE FAMILY . WITH ALL THE RECALLS ON THE IGNITION SWITCHES , WE JUST NEED TO REPORT THIS AND NEED IT FIXED . *TR

KEY GETS STUCK! CAR WONT TURN OVER!,KEY FALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING! EVEN THOUGH ITS A RECALL DEALER WONT FIX. *TR

SERVICED VEHICLE DUE TO *CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. RAN ROUGH, SKIPPED MISFIRING. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR BILL WE RECEIVED FROM EMERSON AUTO DEALERS. IT APPEARS THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND A HOLE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK! ALL OF THE FUEL LINES AND INJECTORS AND TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY HIGH RISK OF FIRE HAZARD. CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT OUR VIN # HAD NO RECALLS REGARDING ISSUES, ONLY SOME HAD MET THE CRITERIA FOR THAT YEAR?! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. WHAT CAN BE DO TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS? THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED, AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE JAMMED. THE BUCKLES HAD TO BE BROKEN IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND FAILED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER RUSTING OUT. IT IS 7 YEARS OLD BUT HAS LOW MILEAGE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FAILURE OF THE FRAME SHOULD HAPPEN I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE DUE TO RUST IS COMMON ON THESE VANS AND THEY MAKE A REPLACEMENT CROSS MEMBER THAT BOLTS RIGHT IN BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ABS SENSORS DUE TO CORROSION AND NOW THIS, BOTH ARE SAFETY PARTS AND FAILED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IN NORTHERN STATES. *JB