2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS Complaints

My 2010 Chevrolet Express 1500 AWD Passenger Van was recently in the dealer's shop for work on various sensors and other problems. When the codes were downloaded from the computer, one indicated a faulty passenger side air bag module. At no time had any of the dashboard warning lights indicated a problem with the air bag system, so I had driven an unknown amount of miles without any indication it was malfunctioning, even though the vehicle's computer had an indication of a problem. I have also had repeated intermittent indications of problems with the ABS and Stabilitrack systems, but their cause has never been identified.

THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. WE HAD JUST TURNED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND HEADING TO A STOP SIGN AT THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED BEFORE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTHING HIT THE VAN AND NO PRIOR DAMAGE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE HAS BRUISING ON HER ARM AND WE BOTH HAVE RINGING AND SORE EARS. SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF INSIDE THE VAN. WE WERE KIND OF DISORIENTED AND FEEL LIKE WE MAY HAVE BLACKED OUT FOR A BIT AFTER IT HAPPENED. WE HAVE NOT SEEKED MEDICAL YET BUT MIGHT IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IF SOME OF THE ISSUES DON'T GET BETTER.

LAST MONTH THE RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKE LITE AND BLINKER DID NOT WORK AND THIS MONTH THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LITE DOESN"T WORK . THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER BCM LAST MONTH ,WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY DO THIS TIME. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE HWY DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING THE GO DOWN A HILL OR A LIGHT SLOPE, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT SOFTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWED DOWN TO STEADY THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FAILURE WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHERE THE BOLT GOES THROUGH TO SECURE THE AMBULANCE BODY TO THE FRAME HAS CRACKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. IT WAS REPAIRED ONCE AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP.

GOING UP STEEP HILLS THE TRUCKS SHUDDERS VERY BADLY. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT LOW SPEED AND IN 2ND AND OR 3 RD GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AFTER GM ISSUED A RECALL LETTER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMED. IT WORKED FINE BEFORE. NO GM WILL NOT ALLOW THE DEALER TO PUT THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMING BACK AND TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING REALLY BAD GOING UP HILLS. TOLD TO MANUALLY SIFT TRANSMISSION GOING UP HILLS. WHICH IS STUPID BECAUSE IT IS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL GM ISSUED A SERVICE LETTER. THIS WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT . BECAUSE THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BADLY. GM TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT FIX IT OR DO ANYTHING FOR IT. SPENT 3 HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH GM AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD YOU ARE UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE AND GO LUCK. TRUCK STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT GM WILL NOT FIX IT.

SOMETIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND A ENGINE REDUCED POWER MESSAGE WILL ILLUMINATE. IF THE ENGINE STARTS, IT WILL RUN ROUGH, THE LIGHT WILL BE ON AND STAY ON, AND THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER MESSAGE WILL APPEAR. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK FOR ANY CODES AND HE CAME UP WITH P1682, WHICH INDICATES AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. GM HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THIS CONDITION (11273), WHICH REFERS TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT. IF THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ROUGH RUNNING, IT SEEMS THAT THE VEHICLE, IN MY CASE AN RV, WOULD LOSE SPEED AND ALMOST SLOW TO A STOP WHICH WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. GM RECOGNIZES THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR, BUT ARE NOT CONCERNED THAT IT CAN OCCUR UNDER MORE THAN ONE CONDITION. UNLESS THE CODE COMES UP 11273 AS THE PROBLEM, THEY WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE CODE 1682 PRODUCES THE SAME SITUATION CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON AND THE MESSAGE ENGINE REDUCED POWER TO APPEAR AND THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH OR WON'T START AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V117000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER ISOLATION GROMMET ON THE FRONT SHOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V117000 (AIRBAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.