2.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
64,667 miles

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problem #6

Jun 172021

Express

  • miles
Paint is peeling from ALL parts of the exterior vehicle, even around the window frames and door frames! It appears that NO PAINT PRIMER was used, at all! My white van has missing paint from about 75% of the vehicle, with bubbling going on, in the remainder of paint that has yet to fall off! Looking at ANY Chevy van that is on the roadways, one can easily see that the paint has also been falling off those vehicles, as well! This is a well-known defect in the painting practices of most ALL Chevrolet Vans, and should be dealt with on a class-action basis, since all Chevrolet Van owners are forced to live with an inferior paint scheme on these vehicles! But new owners are not aware of these shortcomings, until they see the paint fall off their vans, for no apparent reason! And it is clearly seen that NO PAINT PRIMER was used, when you look at the paint chip that fell off! Shame on Chevrolet and shame on the NHTSA agency for allowing any auto manufacturer to put out such inferior products to unsuspecting consumers!

- Kealakekua, HI, USA

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problem #5

Jul 202006

Express

  • 23,000 miles
Paint peeling off, has been for years.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

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problem #4

May 152013

Express 8-cyl

  • 92,000 miles
Paint peeling on roof gutter and door around windows.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

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problem #3

Jul 262013

Express 8-cyl

  • miles
Passenger side double door hinges got so tight that they snapped the hinge. No lube would loosen prior to breaking. This week the right door exact same thing. Hinge snapped. The original hinges are defective and are unable to be lubed. They know they have a problem because the new ones are made with grease fittings. I just looked on line at a forum and there are several listings for the same problem for years.

- Manchester, NH, USA

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problem #2

Jun 072012

Express

  • 89,000 miles
Paint is simply peeling flaking away by hand and I only wash it by hand its terrible and 80% of the vans I see in Florida are the same.how come nothing gets done Chevy should paint these trucks for free and honor the brand I guess I will sell loose lots of money and buy a more reliable Ford.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

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problem #1

Aug 102007

Express

  • 184,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Express 3500. The contact stated that the side door hinges were collecting moisture and causing them to rust, making the door inoperable. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the failure and the manufacturer advised that there were no recalls regarding the door hinges. The contact stated the rear side door does not open and could cause a major safety issue. The failure mileage as 184,000.

- Plainfield, IN, USA

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