1997 Chevrolet Express — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 33 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)6 (18.2%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2004–2013.
• Tires & wheels5 (15.2%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2003–2018.
• Brakes4 (12.1%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1998–2018.
• Exhaust & emissions control3 (9.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1998.
• Fuel system3 (9.1%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 1996–2014.
• Body & structure3 (9.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2008.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (1,210 records, model years 1996–2018) are most frequently classified under: brakes, electrical system and tires & wheels.
• Safety recalls (193 records, model years 1996–2018) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, fuel system and steering.
• Transport Canada recalls (151 records, model years 1996–2018) are most frequently classified under: brakes, electrical system and seat belts.
• Manufacturer communications (23,593 records, model years 1996–2018) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, engine and electrical system.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1996 48 records for 1996 48
2. 1997 79 records for 1997 79
3. 1998 91 records for 1998 91
4. 1999 167 records for 1999 167
5. 2000 416 records for 2000 416
6. 2001 430 records for 2001 430
7. 2002 475 records for 2002 475
8. 2003 662 records for 2003 662
9. 2004 627 records for 2004 627
10. 2005 680 records for 2005 680
11. 2006 841 records for 2006 841
12. 2007 944 records for 2007 944
13. 2008 1,097 records for 2008 1,097
14. 2009 1,168 records for 2009 1,168
15. 2010 1,562 records for 2010 1,562
16. 2011 1,719 records for 2011 1,719
17. 2012 1,811 records for 2012 1,811
18. 2013 1,875 records for 2013 1,875
19. 2014 1,729 records for 2014 1,729
20. 2015 1,577 records for 2015 1,577
21. 2016 1,308 records for 2016 1,308
22. 2017 1,211 records for 2017 1,211
23. 2018 1,015 records for 2018 1,015

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 3mention a crash
• 1mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 2
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 47
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 29

Explore the underlying evidence records