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Chevrolet Express 3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 134 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Express 3500.

Chevrolet Express 3500
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints134Top: TiresSafety recalls21997–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Express 3500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Express 3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2019Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2010Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/10015 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Express 3500 problems

All model years combined: 134 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires170
Electrical system145
Structure130
Steering122
Service brakes, hydraulic121
Fuel system, gasoline100
Fuel/propulsion system101
Service brakes90
Seat belts91
15 other systems458
2 recalls

Chevrolet Express 3500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

26%Equipment adaptive/mobility14V-706 · 2006–2014 · Nov 5, 2014 · 34 vehicles–Appliance: air conditioner09V-456 · 2009 · Nov 19, 2009 · 269 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Express 3500

  1. Fuel Filler Pipe Corrosion/LeakagePE11040 · 2003 · closed Aug 16, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-388