The 2000 Chevrolet Express has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 10,468 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 102 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING00V0850002000-03-1610,468 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE THAT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FLUID FLOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY.
Consequence
IF THIS OCCURS, POWER STEERING FLUID COULD FLOW ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THREE SCREW CLAMPS TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE JOINTS. IF THE CLAMPS ARE NOT THE SCREW TYPE, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLAMPS.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
9
1crashes
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
8
SEATS
5
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
4
1injuries
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
4
TIRES
4
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
3
Total complaints102
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Driving around 45 mph on an open road, driver's rear tire thread separated from tire, damaged rear bumper and frame, the detached thread could have damaged other cars behind me (thankfully it did not), there were no warning lamps and tires were in good shape before the drive, replaced with a spare…”
“General grabber hts belt slipped while traveling at normal highway speeds on aug 23, 2020. This is the 5th tire failure (slipped belt) or this exact tire for this vehicle. This tire had 6,721 miles on it. General has a major problem with their 10 ply tires. Were it not for my understanding of how…”
“Purchased 4 new autoguard (bct) lt 225-75r16 tires, on clearance from wm in july 2017. Installed all 4 on rear of a 29' 2000 forest river sunseeker a week later, prior to our family summer road trip in july 2017. After approx. Only 5000 miles of usage, the right rear int. Tire had a catastrophic…”
“1 of many issues with this van. 62000 miles. Rear brake line blew, luckily in my driveway. Upon inspection all the lines in the rear need replaced. Funny thing is the bottomside of the van is as clean as can be. I bought this van 2 years old with 24000 miles, I'm extremely picky about my vehicles…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet express 1500. The contact stated that the hinges failed on the cargo side door. It is a double door and only one hinge is supporting the door. He stated that the other half of the door could loosen and fall off while driving, thus causing a crash. The…”
“I was driving along in my 2000 chevrolet express van at the legal speed of 65 mph when suddenly without warning the van began vibrating and shaking violently to the point that I almost lost control of it. I immediately reduced my speed-to about 10 mph until I could find a safe place to examine the…”
“2000 chevrolet 12 passenger express van: one of the seat belts in the vehicle has been replaced 3 times and continues to malfunction by locking in the fully retracted position. This has caused one passenger to ride without a seat belt on a return trip. Chevrolet no longer will honor the warranty…”
“Dt: the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet express. The drivers seat is broken. Two days ago I realized that the brackets that hold the seat in broke. The manufacturer needs to make the bracket bigger so that the seat does not push back or forward. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA04012 Opened 2004-04-30 · closed 2005-02-28
HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRES
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE…
InvestigationEA04012 Opened 2004-04-30 · closed 2005-02-28
HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRES
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Chevrolet Express as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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