2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500 Problems & Recalls

CATASTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE IN TIRE WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT 50MPH. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED AND UPON REMOVAL- NOTICED SIDEWALL SPLIT. UPON IMMEDIATE INSPECTION OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE, NOTICED SAME SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE, WITH FAILURE IMPENDING. 55.000 MILETIRES HAVE 31000 M...

Mileage: 45,700

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND FAILED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER RUSTING OUT. IT IS 7 YEARS OLD BUT HAS LOW MILEAGE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FAILURE OF THE FRAME SHOULD HAPPEN I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE DUE TO RUST IS COMMON ON THESE VANS AND THEY MAKE A REPLACEMENT CROSS MEMBER ...

Mileage: 54,747

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...

LAST YEAR PASSENGER SIDE DOUBLE DOOR LEFT SIDE 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. REPLACED THIS ONE COSTING ME $800. LAST YEAR WAS PROBABLY THE SAME COST FOR THE LEFT. THE ORIGINAL HINGES ...

Mileage: 100,000

LAST YEAR PASSENGER SIDE DOUBLE DOOR LEFT SIDE 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. REPLACED THIS ONE COSTING ME $800. LAST YEAR WAS PROBABLY THE SAME COST FOR THE LEFT. THE ORIGINAL HINGES ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500 VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE CLAM SHELL DOOR HINGES WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. INTERMITTENTLY, THE DOOR WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, THE C...

Mileage: 26,000

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS FAULTY...WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS WITH SEATBELT AND AIRBAG FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SIMILAR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. *KB (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *JB

2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS WITH SEATBELT AND AIRBAG FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SIMILAR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. *KB (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *JB

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAME APART WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS ON I-40 IN A 70 MPH ZONE I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE VAN DID NOT ROLL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAME APART WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS ON I-40 IN A 70 MPH ZONE I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE VAN DID NOT ROLL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

NEW 2005 CHEVY EXPRESS CARGO VAN 3/4 TON. BRIDGESTONE TIRE 245 75 16. NO TRACTION AND POOR STEERING AND STOPPING CAPABILITIES DURING ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW ON ROADS. *AK