1998 CHEVROLET EXPRESS

27 complaints filed with NHTSA.

27
Complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
TIRES3
TIRES:TREAD/BELT3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
SEAT BELTS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE1

Recent Complaints

20021010FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

SMELLED GASOLINE AND SAW FUEL DRIPPING FROM SIDE AND BOTTOM OF VAN...VAN SPUTTERED TO STOP, LOST POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO CLOSED GARAGE PARKING LOT...DETERMINED PLASTIC FUEL LINE WAS PUNCTURED--THEY TOLD ME PART(FUEL LINE) WAS DISCONTINUED!??

19981112FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH, THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE. VAN WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DISPLACEMENT OF THE BOX IN THE WIRING FOR THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM. DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THEY DID NOT INSTALL THE PART THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK