2014 Chevrolet Express 1500 recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Fuel economy

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Service brakes

  My spouse was driving our family south on Hwy 101 at about 50 mph near Arch Cape, Oregon on June 25, 2022 during 93 degree weather. Just before Falcon Cove state park as we were going up a hill and people were braking to turn into the park, my spouse yelled "we have no brakes". The brakes were hard as a wall and he was using both feet to get us to slow down. I could not feel us slowing. It was utterly terrifying. He did finally get us slowed down likely due to the weight we were carrying and the hill. But the brakes were so terrible we couldn't even park in a space because we might go down the cliff (hill/slope). We had no cell service and I couldn't get anyone to help us so I ran up and…

  Jun 25, 2022
• Engine

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO LEAK IN TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FUMES THEN ENTER THE CABIN. FIRST BOLT BROKE AT 70,000 MILES AND THE. ANOTHER AT 120,000 MILES.

  Jun 17, 2020 · 120,000 miles
• Electronic stability control (esc)

  PART 573 SAFETY RECALL REPORT 17V-414 HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, TURNING, AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOSES POWER AND POWER STEERING. THE STABILITRACK AND STEERING ASSIST INDICATORS APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. SOMETIMES THE POWER RETURNS, OTHER TIMES I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, REPOSITION KEY, AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND MY VIN DID NOT MATCH ANY RECALLS. THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE GOOD BATTERY WITH A NEW BATTERY, AND STILL EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. THIS OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK,…

  Jun 19, 2020 · 70,000 miles
• Air bags

  WE BOUGHT A USED 2014 EXPRESS 1500 CARGO VAN FROM CHEVROLET OF MONTEBELLO ON MAY OF 2017. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATIOR HAS APPEARED IN MY DASHBOARD OFF AND ON SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. AS I CONDUCTED MY PERSONAL RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS A COUPLE OF ARTICLES STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR CARGO VAN FOR THE "SERVICE AIR BAG." I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $130 FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHEN THEY HAD "FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS", THEY WERE CHARGING ME A LITTLE OVER $500 TO FIX "THE PROBLEM."

  May 31, 2015
• TiresCrash2 injuries

  I WAS THE PASSENGER IN A 2014 CHEVY EXPRESS CARGO VAN 1500. LIC PLATE #[XXX]. VIN #[XXX]. THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER ON THE FREEWAY. ALL THE STUFF FROM THE BACK FLEW FORWARD AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. IT ALMOST BROKE MY NECK AND BACK. I SUFFER FROM BRAIN DAMAGE (TBI) NOW BECAUSE OF THIS. I CHEVY CAME OUT. WROTE A REPORT. GAVE IT TO THE OWNER OF THE VAN. I CALLED THE DEALER, CUZ I HEARD ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME. THE VAN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE ON IT. IT WAS FIX 10 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TO CONTACT CHEVY ON IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALLS ON IT. THE DEALER ID CALLED DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT # [XXX] ## VIN FAILED ## 2014 CHEVY EXPRESS…

  Apr 27, 2015 · 65,000 miles
• Electrical systemFire

  WE HAVE HAD 2 CHEVY EXPRESS 1500 VANS CATCH FIRE TO THE DRIVER DOOR FROM A FAULTY WINDOW SWITCH. SIMILIAR TO A PREVIOUS GM SUV RECALL: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2014/08/07/GM-SUV-WINDOW-SWITCH-RECALL-FIRE-HAZARD-PARK-OUTSIDE/ THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ANOTHER TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. CAN PROVIDE PICS IF NECESSARY

  Aug 17, 2016 · 69,000 miles
• Air bagsCrash2 injuries

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL FOUR TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

  Apr 27, 2015 · 50,000 miles
• Air bagsCrash1 injury

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY, BUT DID RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION TWO DAYS LATER DUE TO UNKNOWN INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE YARD AND WAS NEITHER INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

  Jan 9, 2015 · 40,000 miles

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