Service Brakes
Filed Dec 18, 2017164,000 milesFL
WHEEL BEARINGS AND TIRES ARE BECAUSE OF RE-CALL ON THE TORG IS NOT ALIGN PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ON AND THE TIRES ARE ALREADY BALD IN THE FRONT.
2012 Chevrolet Express 1500
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsUnknown or Other
Filed Jun 16, 2016MI
WE TOOK OUR VAN IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. OUR MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FUEL FILL CLAMP HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS STARTING AN INDENTATION FROM THE ONGOING RUBBING. HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN ANOTHER 2012 CHEVY VAN, BUT IN THAT CASE, THE RUBBING OF THE FUEL CLAMP, RESULTED IN A BRAKE IN THE LINE, LEAKING OF ALL BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION & ABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. OUR MECHANIC ADVISED US TO GO TO THE NEAREST CHEVY SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY COULD ORDER THE PROPER PARTS AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC (LIKE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION) COULD HAPPEN. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO CHECK THESE 2012 VANS.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2003| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.