2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS Complaints

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, AND UNDER ON BOTH CORNERS OF FRONT END. AFTER 13 ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO FIX DEFECT , MANUFACTURER IS BUYING VEHICLE BACK. *AK *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK AFTER NUMEROUS FAILURES, THE CONSUMER WAS NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEALER FOR TRADING IN THE VEHICLE. *YH

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKE PADS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS REQUIRED THE ROTORS TO BE TURNED. *YH

THE REAR SHOULDER BELTS CROSS THE SEATED ADULT OCCUPANT ON HIS/HER NECK. ON A CHILD, THE BELT CROSSES THE CHILD'S HEAD. IN A CRASH, THE BELTS WOULD BE HAZARDOUS AND CAUSE INJURY. THE BELT MOUNTING POINT IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WALL AND THE CEILING OF THE VAN AND IS 50 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR ON THE REAR SEATS. CHEVY'S FRONT SEATBELTS ARE 39 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND THEY CROSS THE OCCUPANT'S SHOULDER. CHEVY HAS REC'D OUR LETTER ,REFERENCE # C00710720 AND THEY REPORT THEY CANNOT CHANGE THE ANCHOR POINT. THIS VAN HAS BEEN UPFITTED BY TRAIL WAGONS INC. OF YAKIMA, WA ,1 800 552 8886. WE RECOMMEND THE SHOULDER MOUNTING POINT FOR THE THREE REAR SEATS BE RELOCATED AT EYE LEVEL OF THE SEATED OCCUPANT (SEE WWW.ANDOAUTO.COM/INSTRUCTION4.HTM). THANK YOU.

CONSUMER'S NEW 2000 VEHICLE, WHICH HAS A RV ON A CHEVROLET CHASSIS, ENGINE STALLS OUT AT WILL IN THE HEAT. HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, VEHICLE JUST DIED.*AK VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN IN A FEW SECOND, BUT CONTINUES TO DIE UNTIL OUTSIDE TEMPRATURE DROPS BELOW 100. THE PROBLEM IS THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE. *YH

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES PERTAINING TO BRAKE PADS . BRAKE PADS ARE TOO WEAK, AND THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR ON FRONT WHEELS. *AK THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRAKE IS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FAULTY DESIGN. EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATED ON FRONT WHEEL RIMS. BRAKE ROTORS SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED BY BRAKES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE LOOSE AND MOVE FREELY WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES, THE PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIRD SEAT, SEAT BELT RECEIVER BROKEN AT DELIVERY, REAR SEAT WAS FOLDED DOWN IT BROKE AGAIN

VEHICLE WAS PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM 0-45 MPH.ALSO, ABS BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE AND ENGAGE WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK