Chevrolet Express 1500 2001

• Recall 87906 [USA]: The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
  Rifled air conditioning (rac) is recalling 6 my 2001 chevrolet express private transport, my 2005 thomas built fs65, my 2006-2007 monitour bus, and my 2007 c-2 school bus vehicles built on freightliner, and gm chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
  rac is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or rac at 1-800-627-1707.
  customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 87897 [USA]: A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
  Rifled air conditioning (rac) is recalling 6 my 2001 chevrolet express private transport, my 2005 thomas built fs65, my 2006-2007 monitour bus, and my 2007 c-2 school bus vehicles built on freightliner, and gm chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403,"platform lift system accessible for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. The lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift.
  rac is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or rac at 1-800-627-1707.
  customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 89975 [USA]: This condition may cause inadequate sealing and loss of engine oil, possibly resulting in a fire.
  Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use as replacement equipment for vehicles list above. The affected filters are marked with a date code a61451 through a72571 sequentially. The date code and part number appear on the filter housing. Fram racing hp4 and hp8 oil filters not bearing a date code in this range are not affected by this recall. The gasket of the oil filter becomes more pliable under high temperatures and pressures.
  honeywell will replace the affected oil filters free of charge. The recall began during november 2007. Owners can contact fram customer service toll-free at 1-800-890-2075.
  customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Hydraulic pump failres investigation # EA04012

  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 changes. Gm made additional changes in november 1999, february 2000, may 2001, and february 2004.Odi will continue to monitor this problem and will take further action, if warranted, in the future.For further technical details see the attached engineering analysis report.
  

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On friday january 29th 2010 i was involved in an accident. I rear ended a suv. My 2001 chevrolet express van would not stop due to anti lock brake failure. When i applied the brakes the anti lock system took over and the brake pedal went to the floor. My vehicle continued forward never slowing down until i struck the vehicle ahead of me. I would have been able to stop if the anti lock brakes had not taken over my vehicle. I had a more than a five second space between the vehicle in front of me. *tr

Wiring defect in tail light assembly causes brake lights to malfunction. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet express 1500. While attempting to make a right turn into a parking lot, the power steering failed. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The steering became extremely stiff and required all of the contact's strength to maneuver. An independent mechanic stated that the steering shaft snapped off inside the steering. He further stated that this failure was common for this specific make and model vehicle. The failure and current mileages were less than 111,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet express rv g1500. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger seats moved out of place while driving 30 mph. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The failure mileage was 179,000 and current mileage was 180,500.

2001 chevy express van/45,000 miles (purchased when new).Antifreeze leaking out because intake manifold gasket is leaking. Although svc. Bulletins/defect investigations exist for this problem, dealers service dept. States extensive cost to repair this is not covered by warranty or any chevy/gm warranty adjustment. Chevy customer (phone) assistance confirms this is a noted problem w/this vehicle's year/model but remains non-committal regarding covering costs to repair it for me. *jb

This relates to ea06-016. I own a 2001 chevrolet 3500 , engine defect has not been repaired as of this date. The vehicle started to stall as described in the defect report of july of 2006. I have in my possession 6 work orders from bringing the vehicle to my local chevrolet dealer-whiteman chevrolet in glens falls ny to diagnose and repair the stall/start problem. The oldest work order was dated 8/15/06 and the most recent on 3/23/07. I have asked for them to check service bulletins and with gm's maintenance help department. About this problem. So far they have not been able to diagnose or repair the problem because my stall/crank problem does not produce a code to trigger the service warning light in the vehicle. And they have told me that gm has no service bulletin or any information on this issue? My problem seems to be exactly what is described in this preliminary investigation, vehicle will stall while driving and will crank without starting. This happens on an intermittent but regular basis, just not when the dealership has the vehicle in its service dept. The incident date listed below in the approximate date and mileage when incident first occurred. The number of failures listed is just a guess, too many to really recall. Just wanted to indicate that it is not a one time only incident. This vehicle is used in as a work vehicle and makes short trips, used seasonally-not in the winter months. *ak

Dt: the contact stated while driving vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle stalled when slowing down or when stopping. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, and the fuel injector pump was replaced. This repaired the vehicle.*ak updated 12/07/05. *jb

Dt:consumer bought vehicle new. Afterwards, consumer started having problem with the door handles which broke off. Consumer bought another van, later and the handles were the same. The van just purchased had the same problem. Each time consumer had handles replaced. Consumer pays about $160 per door. Consumer contacted general motors a few times, but general motors refused to answer to consumer's satisfaction.*ak

The consumer had come to a stop sign and attempted to turn left and did so with great difficulty. The consumer noticed that each turn had become more difficult and was accompanied by grinding noises. *sc the consumer had the vehicle towed and it was discovered that the steering gear box had seized internally. *jb

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P050D [7] Cold Start Rough Idle
• P0300 [13] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
• P0308 [7] Cylinder 8 Misfire Detected
• P0442 [5] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [3] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• U1500 [1] U1500
• B101D [1] Electronic Control Unit Hardware Internal Malfunction
• C0055 [1] Steering Wheel Position Sensor "Signal D" (Subfault)
• C0236 [1] Magnet / meter # 1 ABS left front - failure
• C0237 [1] Magnet / Meter # 1 ABS Left Front - Signal out of range / performance
• C0235 [1] C0235
• P0171 [2] System too Lean (Bank 1)
• P0174 [2] System too Lean (Bank 2)
• P0135 [1] 02 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
• P0155 [1] 02 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 2 Sensor 1)
• P1217 [1] Injector Control Pressure Not Detected During Crank
• P1870 [2] Transmission Transfer Case Contact Plate Power Short To Ground
• P0335 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction
• P0336 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance
• P0339 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent
• P1221 [1] Pedal Position Sensor C Circuit High Input