Chevrolet Express · model year

2007 Chevrolet Express

17 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report, and 4 recall campaigns listed for this cohort. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

Complaints
17
Recalls
4

The verdict

The 2007 Chevrolet Express posts below-average complaint volume among its own model-year siblings.

Top 37%
fewest complaints, own model years
4
recall campaigns

The 2007ChevroletExpress carries 17 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2007 Express is air bags with 3 filings, followed by exterior lighting (2) and service brakes (2). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause. This cohort has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns listed below. Enter a VIN in NHTSA's official recall lookup to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 2007 Express, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

17
Complaints
1
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2007 Chevrolet Express

PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.

NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.

Total Complaints

17 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
SERVICE BRAKES2
TIRES2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
POWER TRAIN1
ENGINE1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB1
WHEELS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1

Recalls (4)

08V56900024/10/2008

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

CUMMINGS IS RECALLING 42 MY 2006-2008 FORD E150, E350, CHEVROLET EXPRESS, MY 2006 FORD E250, GMC SAVANNA, DODGE SPRINTER CONVERSION VANS, AND MY 2007 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR V

08V56800024/10/2008

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

CUMMINGS IS RECALLING 42 MY 2006-2008 FORD E150, E350, CHEVROLET EXPRESS, MY 2006 FORD E250, GMC SAVANNA, DODGE SPRINTER CONVERSION VANS, AND MY 2007 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR V

09V27200006/07/2009

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

MAIN MOBILITY IS RECALLING 185 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2009 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VANS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2005 AND JUNE 25, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N

09V27000006/07/2009

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

MAIN MOBILITY IS RECALLING 185 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2009 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VANS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2005 AND JUNE 25, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N

Recent Complaints

20230804EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Express. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear passenger side wheel locked without warning. The vehicle was taken to the nearest service station where the rear brakes were replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS system module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired however, the contact stated that six months later the failure recurred. No warning lights was illuminated. The contact then stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he then depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle however, after the accelerator pedal was depressed, he noticed a substantial drag and failed to accelerate. The dealer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

20220128TIRES

Update to case 11444012 I replaced the 2 tires and Goodyear inspected my other tires and said no problem selling 3 year old tires. Now another one of these tires is cracking. I have removed the tire and it's a clear defect causing cracks and bubbles. 245/75R16 111T SL WRL AT ADVENTURE OWL Tire failed on the inside side wall while the Van was parked for about 2 hours. Tires were purchased in 2019 but has a built year of 2016. AAA service inspected the Van and could not locate reason for issue. I also examined Ring video footage during the event and did not see anything near the Vehicle at the time of the event

20211216TIRES

245/75R16 111T SL WRL AT ADVENTURE OWL Tire failed on the inside side wall while the Van was parked for about 2 hours. Tires were purchased in 2019 but has a built year of 2016. AAA service inspected the Van and could not locate reason for issue. I also examined Ring video footage during the event and did not see anything near the Vehicle at the time of the event

20210813SERVICE BRAKES

2007 CHEVROLET GM3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER SITTING A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE BRAKE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR OFTEN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGIME LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT WAS TOO SOON TO TELL IF THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR.

20200109EXTERIOR LIGHTING

LIGHT SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING, I REPLACED IT APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S A MANUFACTURES DEFAULTS.

20180902STRUCTURE:BODY

THE PAINT WAS CONSTANTLY PEELING OFF. BIG SPLOTCHES FROM HOOD WOULD FLY UP TO WINDSHIELD AND DISTRACT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD WHOLE VAN PAINTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY MORE OF THIS.THESE BARE SPOTS WERE RUSTING BADLY ALSO. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS. I AM SEEING MANY OTHER VANS IN TOWN THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 60,000

20180329ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRIC WINDOW/MIRROR CONTROL PANEL AFFIXED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ELECTRICAL THERMAL EVENT CAUSING SMOKE AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE DOOR AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL CLUSTER AND WIRING. VEHICLE WAS IN USE BUT WAS NOT IN MOTION AND OFF ROADWAY. CONTROL PANEL AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION PRIOR TO PURCHASE. NO PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE/REPAIR WORK PERFORMED ON DOOR OR DOOR CONTROL PANEL. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, RAIN WATER WAS OBSERVED DRIPPING ON TO THE CONTROL PANEL FROM THE ROOF WHICH OVERHANGS THE DOOR WHEN THE DOOR WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION. WE'VE EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL SCHOOL BUSES ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL, WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN A 'THERMAL EVENT" NOR FIRE AS EXPERIENCED ON 3/27/18, BUT DID REQUIRE REPAIRS.

Mileage: 131,000

20160617FireSUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

20160617FireWHEELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

20150403ENGINE

#8 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE SPRING FAILURE RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. COST TO REPLACE SPRING AND MANIFOLD CAME TO$1200.00 VERY UN HAPPY. WHY DOES SOME COMPANIES USE INFERIOR PARTS RESULTING IN COSTING ME HUNDREDS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

20140407AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER AIR BAG SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED BY MOISTURE DAMAGE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

20140320SERVICE BRAKES

MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HOSES WERE BENT FORWARD, CAUSING HOSES TO CONTACT INSIDES OF FRONT TIRES WHEN WHEELS WERE TURNED. RIGHT/PASSENGER HOSE WORE THROUGH, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKING. DRIVER MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 93,549

20130719POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

20110531CrashAIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED BUT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/22/11

Mileage: 51,200

20110524SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVEROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWN A STEEP GRADE ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

20100703AIR BAGS

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY REPORTING NO PASSENGER, EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER SEATED. I HAVE PAID $100 FOR DIAGNOSTICS BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF A COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS DEFECT IS NOT UNDER GM WARRANTY AND ESTIMATES THE REPAIR AT $1000. THIS CAR NEVER HAD ANY COLLISION. IT EVEN DOES NOT HAVE ANY DENT. DID YOU GET OTHER COMPLAINTS? IS THIS ACCEPTABLE? *TR

Mileage: 34,008

20090121EXTERIOR LIGHTING

MOSTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT MANY OF THE NEWER CARS (AMERICAN MADE) NO LONGER ARE USING YELLOW TURN SIGNALS AT THE REAR OF THE CARS. WHY IS THIS? *TR

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2007 Chevrolet Express have?
The 2007 Chevrolet Express has 17 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2007 Chevrolet Express?
Yes, the 2007 Chevrolet Express has 4 recall(s). The most common affected component is EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2007 Chevrolet Express?
The most-complained component for the 2007 Chevrolet Express is AIR BAGS with 3 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include EXTERIOR LIGHTING and SERVICE BRAKES.
Is the 2007 Chevrolet Express safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Data vintage: August 2026. 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.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2007 Chevrolet Express; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.