Total Complaints
15 filings
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500 · model year
15 NHTSA complaints, 5 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2014CHEVROLETEXPRESS 1500 carries 15 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 5 crashes, 1 fire, 9 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2014 EXPRESS 1500 is air bags with 4 filings, followed by tires (2) and suspension (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 2014 EXPRESS 1500, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
15 filings
Crashes Reported
5 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 4 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
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 down hills trying to get service in that heat. Finally, my spouse said we'd have to get back into the truck and drive to get service. I reluctantly let him drive us slowly to the next AND LAST lookout at the top of the mountain. I still didn't have enough bars to call out but we couldn't go further bec
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 down hills trying to get service in that heat. Finally, my spouse said we'd have to get back into the truck and drive to get service. I reluctantly let him drive us slowly to the next AND LAST lookout at the top of the mountain. I still didn't have enough bars to call out but we couldn't go further bec
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.
Mileage: 120,000
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, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR..
Mileage: 70,000
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, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR..
Mileage: 70,000
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."
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 CARGO VAN 1500 ## INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 65,000
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 CARGO VAN 1500 ## INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 65,000
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
Mileage: 69,000
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.
Mileage: 50,000
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.
Mileage: 50,000
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.
Mileage: 40,000
NOT SURE I HAVE THIS UNDER THE RIGHT "AFFECTED PARTS", I PURCHASED A NEW VAN, HAD DRIVEN MY PREV VAN 238,000+ MILES SO I KNOW HOW TO USE MIRRORS, HOWEVER, THE SPLIT MIRRORS ON THESE NEW VANS DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO SEE PROPERLY BACKING UP & I FOUND THIS TO BE A DANGER. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT SO I PURCHASED SOLID MIRRORS AND REPLACED THEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE. WONDERED IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS???? *TR
Mileage: 2,500
NOT SURE I HAVE THIS UNDER THE RIGHT "AFFECTED PARTS", I PURCHASED A NEW VAN, HAD DRIVEN MY PREV VAN 238,000+ MILES SO I KNOW HOW TO USE MIRRORS, HOWEVER, THE SPLIT MIRRORS ON THESE NEW VANS DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO SEE PROPERLY BACKING UP & I FOUND THIS TO BE A DANGER. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT SO I PURCHASED SOLID MIRRORS AND REPLACED THEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE. WONDERED IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS???? *TR
Mileage: 2,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET G1500 3LT EXPRESS RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGH UPON GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR UNLEVELED LAND. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTERING AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.
Mileage: 350
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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