Total Complaints
12 filings
Chevrolet Express · model year
12 NHTSA complaints, and 3 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
The verdict
The 2015 Chevrolet Express posts top-quartile complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
The 2015ChevroletExpress carries 12 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, 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 2015 Express is suspension with 2 filings, followed by service brakes (2) and latches/locks/linkages (2). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause. This cohort has 3 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 2015 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.
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.
Total Complaints
12 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
EQUIPMENT
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pin
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistance.
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana incomplete vehicles equipped with a 159 inch wheel base manufactured August 2, 2013, to January 30, 2016. The affected vehicles were shipped to final stage manufacturers without a tire pressure monito
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Express. The contact stated that she could not place compressed natural gas into the tank of her vehicle. The contact was able to find the required gas in another state; however, the vehicle ran out of gas on the return home. The contact had initially towed the vehicle to a local dealer and was informed that they did not have an available service technician to repair her vehicle. The contact then called Weston Buick GMC (22555 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030) where she towed the vehicle after she was assured that the vehicle could be serviced by the dealer. After two weeks of remaining in the dealer's possession, the contact was also informed that the dealer did not have a service technician that could service her vehicle. The contact then called the manufacturer who contacted six dealers within her area and no dealer could help. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, RESTARTED, AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED WALKER CHEVROLET (3940 CAROTHERS PKWY, FRANKLIN, TN 37067, 615-538-5184) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Mileage: 24,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE IGNITION KEY TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS. CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN RENO, NEVADA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,961.
Mileage: 36,961
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE IGNITION KEY TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS. CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN RENO, NEVADA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,961.
Mileage: 36,961
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE IGNITION KEY TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS. CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN RENO, NEVADA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,730.
Mileage: 25,730
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE IGNITION KEY TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS. CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN RENO, NEVADA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,730.
Mileage: 25,730
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WARP, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ONCE WE WERE BACK ON LEVEL GROUND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO COOL DOWN AND THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS DONE 11/16/17 BY A DEALERSHIP AT 46,000 MILES
Mileage: 48,500
TL-
Mileage: 45
TL-
Mileage: 45
BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN 2ND GEAR.
Mileage: 16,494
2015 CHEVROLET CITY EXPRESS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES ISSUE. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS WITH DIFFERENT VEHICLES LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGES PREMATURELY. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS. *JB
2015 CHEVROLET CITY EXPRESS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES ISSUE. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS WITH DIFFERENT VEHICLES LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGES PREMATURELY. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS. *JB
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 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 2015 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.
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