Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Chevrolet Express.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR CAME FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-03-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A HOOK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE HOOK, WHICH RE… |
| 2005-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: WHILE DRIVING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEA… |
| 2005-09-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHT SOCKET FAILURE, NEW SOCKETS ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED. *JB |
| 2005-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWITCH TO "SAFE" MODE. SAFE MODE COMPENSATED TH… |
| 2005-03-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT WAS MOUNTED ON MIDDLE CAPTIAN CHAIR, STARCRAFT CONVERSION VAN. CABLE BROKE FROM NORMAL USAGE? |
| 2004-10-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE VE… |
| 2004-02-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GUAGE FAILURE ON MY 1997 EXPRESS VAN. GUAGE SHOWED FUEL TANK EMPTY. ESTIMATED REPAIRS= $600.00. THIS HAS HAPPENED… |
| 2003-12-24 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WITH THE LUG NUTS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HUB. AS A RESULT THE V… |
| 2003-12-24 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WITH THE LUG NUTS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HUB. AS A RESULT THE V… |
| 2003-09-15 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS 1996-2002 G-SERIES VANS (CHEVY EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA). THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/VEHICLE CON… |
| 2001-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON 12-02-01 WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 5 A.M. ON MY WAY TO WORK THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOI… |
| 2001-05-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON MAY 07,2001 IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 00V110000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00031. DEALER ST… |
| 2001-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. MIDDLE LAP BELT FAILS TO STAY BUCKLED. ALSO, SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGE… |
| 2001-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ID 00V110000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00031. PLUG ON EMISSION PIPE ASSEMBLY IS CAUSING FUEL … |
| 2001-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR PLUG ON EMISSION FUEL LEAKING INTO VCM WIRING, ALLOWING FUEL TO COME BACK UP. A… |
| 2001-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE REACTION SHELL BROKE IN THE TRANSMISSION, DISABLING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED MY WIFE W… |
| 2000-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE VAN; WATER GETS INTO FUSE BOX. IT RUSTS OUT! POTENTIAL FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THE … |
| 2000-08-08 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | P300 020;CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND RIGHT … |
| 2000-05-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND. SETS OFF S E S LIGHT. TOOK TO JERRY BROWN CHEVROLET IN BUFFORD GA, T… |
| 1998-05-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WILL NOT MAKE A SHORT PANIC STOP AT LOW SPEEDS, EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE HAS LITTLE EFFECT AS THE… |
| 1998-01-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEIR RIGHT COIL S… |
| 1997-07-15 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE MIRRORS VIBRATE. BECAUSE OF VIBRATION DRIVER CANNOT SEE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ST… |
| 1997-05-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | AS THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING SHUT THE SLIDING DOOR JAMMED AND HIT THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD WHILE TRYING TO… |
| 1997-02-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | SIDE DOOR HINGE DOES NOT HOLD DOOR OPEN PROPERLY; WILL SHUT UNEXPECTEDLY. SEAT RAIL PROTRUDES THROUGH FLOOR; CREATES T… |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED CAUSING FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A CURVY CITY … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE SAME AS FOR 1996/ REPORTED TO DEALER/ TESTED AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. BUT ACCIDENT DID OCCUR DUE TO BR… |