2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE SPUTTERED. MOMENTS LATER VEHICLE STALLED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON MOISTURE IN THE DISTRIBUTOR.*AK

FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNITS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTED HE COULD NEVER TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SHOULD BE RECALLED. HE HAS SPOKEN TO TEN OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME DEFECT. *PH *JB

WATER BUILD UP IN THE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING STARTING FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED BOTH TIMES. *LA

I RUN A RENTAL CAR CO. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD 5 OF THE FIRESTONE S4S STEELTEX RADIAL 16 INCH TIRES, THAT THE TREAD HAD ROLLED OFF THE 15 PASS VAN, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BAD .. I WENT TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE STORE AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE TIRES THAT FAILED, BUT I HAVE THIS TIRE ON ALL 7 OF MY VANS AND I AM AFRAID TO RENT THEM OUT... I NEED SOME HELP FROM FIRESTONE TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE TIRES...HELP ME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *JB

EMC FUSES BLOWN / FUEL PUMP FAILURE...CURRENTY 3 OF OUR 15 CHEVROLETRENTAL VANS HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWN EMC FUSES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING & REPLACING THE RECOMMENDED FUSE, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. EACH TIME WE TURNED ON THE IGNITION ANOTHER BLOWN FUSE! WE THEN REMOVED THE GAS TANK & INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP. WHAT WAS FOUND THE FIRST TIME, WAS ACCEPTABLE. BUT FINDING THE SAME PROBLEM ON ANOTHER 2 VANS HAS GOT US WORRIED. THE "BLACK" AND "GRAY" WIRE FUSED THEMSELVES TOGETHER WHILE INSIDE THE GAS TANK! COULD THIS BE A FIRE/EXPLOSION POTENTIAL? WHAT IF A HIGHER AMP FUSE WAS USED IN COMBINATION WITH A THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS LESS THAN FULL..*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE. THE REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE BRAKES AND SHOES. *JG

MIRRORS SHAKE SO BADLY THAT NO IMAGE CAN BE IDENTIFIED ABOVE 50 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES. DEALER TECHNICIAN SAYS "THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST FREQUENT COMPLAINT ABOUT THESE VANS SINCE INTRODUCTION IN 1996. REPLACEMENT OFTEN FAILS TO IMPROVE CONDITION. THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE." IF TRUE THIS SHOULD BE THE BASIS FOR A RECALL AND RE-DESIGN.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. TAKES 10-15 SECONDS. ENGINE RACES, RPM'S GO UP. THIS STARTED AT 1500 MILES.*AK *YH

CONSUMER STATES AN ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING UPON STARTING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING FOR THE THIRD TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPLACED IGNITION, NO STALLING HAS OCCURRED AS OF YET. *YD

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