Chevrolet EXPRESS 1500 brakes problems
25 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
112 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
69,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1996 to 2014 model years. Data snapshot: . 87 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
25 of 112 complaints match this topic (22.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10502420 · 2013-03-11 (March 11, 2013)
WIFE COMPLAINED OF PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL, TOOK VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TEST DRIVE, ON THE WAY BACK WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT APPROX. 30 MPH MADE A STOP APPLYING MODERATE PEDAL PRESSURE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CAREFULLY DROVE THE REMAINING 1/8TH MILE HOME AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH VAN. BRAKE LINES A MASS OF RUST, LINE THAT RUNS BACK ALONG LEFT SIDE RAIL FROM WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN ABS UNIT BURST UPON PEDAL APPLICATION AND WAS DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID, MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALMOST EMPTY UPON INSPECTION. THE MOST UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE I HAV…
Owner-reported narrative. 51,951 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502420 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10545125 · 2013-09-24 (September 24, 2013)
I WAS BRAKING WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AND LOST THE REAR BRAKES. AFTER AN INSPECTION, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE BROKE ABOUT MIDWAY THROUGH THE CHASSE. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD CRACK WHERE EVER YOU BENT THEM. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION AT A COST OF $2143.00.
Owner-reported narrative. 146,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10545125 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10184123 · 2007-03-03 (March 3, 2007)
1999 CHEVY EXPRESS VAN. RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSES BRAKE LIGHT TO DIM INSTEAD OF GETTING BRIGHTER. PROBLEM OBSERVED IN MANY CHEVY EXPRESS VANS WITH IDENTICAL TAIL LIGHTS. PROBLEM TRACED TO CORRODED GROUND CONNECTION IN BOTH TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT BULB SOCKETS. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND NAPA SELL REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESSES THAT INCLUDES ALL THREE BULB SOCKETS. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS UNIT MUST HAVE THE CONNECTOR RECONFIGURED TO MATCH THE FACTORY BODY CONNECTOR. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 179,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10184123 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10244317 · 2008-10-03 (October 3, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE STATE INSPECTION STATION. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL LAMP SWITCH OR 3-WAY SOCKET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *CN UPDATED 11/21/08,.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10244317 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10329270 · 2010-05-07 (May 7, 2010)
WIRING DEFECT IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10329270 at NHTSA ↗