2000 Chevrolet Express complaints

SEAT BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE IN THE CAPTAINS CHAIR ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT, AND THEY ARE STUCK. ANYONE WHO SITS IN THAT SEAT CANNOT USE SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SCC

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TWO TIMES BECAUSE IT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY, 2ND ROW SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRACK BOLTS BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.*AK THE POWER SEAT ANCHOR BROKE AND DETACHED FROM THE SEAT TRACK WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *MJ

THERE WAS VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE, THEN REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK

SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE STIFFING UP.TRIED OILING NUMEROUS TIMES.DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE.IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN MY YOUNGER KIDS WILL NOT BE ABEL TO PUSH DOOR OPEN.*AK

DRIVING I-10 BETWEEN PHEONIX AND BLYTHE AT EARLY NIGHT. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING AT 75 MPH.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)

FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, IT CAUSES FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT FEMALE PART IS TOO LONG AND PULLS UP WHEN IN USE. THIS VEHICLE USES THE 3 POINT BELT SYSTEM, THE LAP PART OF THIS BELT SYSTEM RIDES TOO HIGH IN THE STOMACH AND CHEST AREA. *JG *AK

MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VAN. THE VAN WAS PARKED. HER LEG MADE CONTACT WITH THE POWER SEAT CONTROL MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD AND TRAPPING HER IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER KNEE STUCK UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE SEAT WOULD NOT RETURN TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION AND THERE IS NO RELEASE MECHANISM OTHER THAN THE POWER CONTROL KNOB. THE SEAT WAS INSTALLED BY MARK III CONVERSION VANS AND SOLD AS NEW BY THE D & C CHEVROLET GM DEALER. *AK

TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 120/116R TREAD SEPARATION AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A429 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

THIS IS A FLEET REPAIR FACILITY FOR CONSUMERS ENERGY. I HAVE HAD 4 TREAD SEPARATIONS ON CHEVROLET EXPRESS VANS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED PROPERLY, THE VEHICLES WERE CHECKED FOR WEIGHT, ALL WERE UNDER GVW. ALL HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE LAST VEHICLE LOST THE TREAD AND THE DRIVER MANAGED TO DRIVE 10 MORE MILES ON SIDE ROADS TRYING TO RETURN TO THE SHOP. THE TIRE NEVER DEFLATED UNTILL HE RAN OVER SOMTHING WHILE DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER IN THE GRAVEL. WE STILL HAVE THE CASING AND TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11 B1A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

CONSUMER'S CHURCH BUS WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 00E048000. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY ABLE TO REPAIR 2 OF 30+ SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL ISSUES BETWEEN DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AM-SAFE. *AK DEALERSHIP REPAIRED 2 VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 60 BELTS, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WILL BE DONE UNTIL PAYMENT IS MADE FROM AM-SAFE-COMM PRODUCTS. *TT

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BALL JOINTS BROKE FROM VEHICLE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, LEFT FRONT SIDE WAS DAMAGED, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. GMC WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT IS WHAT FAILED, WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, THE ABS SENSOR AND THE OUTSIDE MIRROR WERE REPLACED.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES 8 TIMES, MELTED THREE SETS OF ABS SENSORS, BURNT TWO SETS OF CALIPERS AND BEARINGS OUT, MELTED THE HUB CAPS OFF TWICE. MADE EIGHT ATTEMPS TO REPAIR TO NO AVAIL.

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS 10 MPH AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONLY, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER; DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, DEALER DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKING ACTION, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. $ 1200.00 DAMAGE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. CONSUMER THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WAS TOLD REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. CHEVROLET TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENT.*AK

BOTH OF EXTERIOR MIRRORS WOULD SEVERELY SHAKE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH OR MORE,IT CAUSES PROBLEM WITH VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HAS REPLACED MIRRORS ONCE, AND ADDED ON STICK ON WEIGHTS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING THERE IS NO CERTAIN SPEED, AND STEERING IS HARD TO STEER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP, RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK SHAFT BROKE IN POWER STEETING PUMP AND FRONT BRAKES FAILED. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH IN CHEVROLET, EXPRESS VAN, LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE, SIZE: LT245/75R16, DOT: VN11B1A478 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 TO 50,000 MILES ON TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

GLADIATOR CONVERSION, THERE IS PROBLEM WITH RIGHT WHEEL WHICH IS CAUSING BOTH BRAKES TO WEAR OUT EVERY 1500 TO 1800 MILES. DEALER HAS CHANGED SPRING COIL TWICE ON RIGHT WHEEL AND ONCE IN THE LEFT WHEEL, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

VAN FAILS TO DECELERATE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP IN AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE. VERY UNSAFE IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN TO APPROX. 10MPH FROM A DEAD STOP.*AK

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

MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. COMPANY WILL NOT FIX. *AK

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

POOR DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSED THE DRIVERS FOOT TO SLIP OFF THE BRAKE, CONSUMER HAD THE PEDAL EXTENDED. YH