2007 Chevrolet Express 3500 Reliability Data: Problems & Recalls
Avoid The 2007 Chevrolet Express 3500 has a complaint index of 91, ranking it 2nd worst among 12 model years, earning an Avoid verdict. Fuel System problems dominate, making up 36% of complaints, with a median failure mileage of 88,411 overall.
Based on NHTSA complaints per model-year, not a reliability rating. Methodology
YearToAvoid Scorecard
- Complaint Index
- 91/100
- #2 of 12 Express 3500 years
- Verdict
- Avoid
- vs. other years of this model
- Complaints
- 11
- unique NHTSA reports
- Recalls
- 1
- distinct NHTSA campaigns
- Crashes
- 1
- reported in complaints
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Top issue
- Fuel System
Top 2007 Chevy Express 3500 problems
Share of this year’s NHTSA complaints by component group. Groups with 15+ complaints have their own page.
- Fuel System4 (36%)
- Other2 (18%)
- Airbags1 (9%)
- Brakes1 (9%)
- Electrical System1 (9%)
- Seat Belts1 (9%)
- Structure & Body1 (9%)
- Transmission & Powertrain1 (9%)
A complaint can list more than one component, so shares add up to more than 100%. Shares are % of complaints.
What owners report
- Fuel tanks leak, sometimes affecting multiple vehicles owned by the same fleet owner.
- Fuel pumps corrode from tank leakage, causing misfires, stalling, and loss of power while driving.
- The van jerks and bangs hard when pulling away from a stop, reported as a transmission issue.
- A passenger seat belt failed to extend back out after retracting, leaving a rider unrestrained.
- An interior grab handle used to assist entry loosened repeatedly from the frame without fully detaching.
- Airbags failed to deploy during a crash after the driver lost consciousness and the van went down an embankment.
2007 Chevrolet Express 3500 recalls
1 NHTSA recall campaign list this model year.
- NHTSA 14V706000Nov 5, 2014Other34 vehicles
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply (Cummings) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, Chevrolet Express, 2006-2008 Dodge Sprinter, and 2009-2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2013 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 8, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Risk: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Remedy: Cummings will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began January 13, 2015. Owners may contact Cumming's customer service at 1-800-639-5438 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Cumming's number for this recall is 14E-041.
2007 compared with other Express 3500 years
Frequently asked questions
- Is the 2007 Chevrolet Express 3500 reliable?
- Based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, the 2007 model year ranks 2nd worst out of 12 years for this model, with a complaint index of 91, and carries an Avoid verdict.
- What is the biggest problem with the 2007 Chevrolet Express 3500?
- Fuel System issues are the top problem area, accounting for 36% of complaints, mainly fuel tank leaks that led to fuel pump corrosion and stalling.
- Does the 2007 Chevrolet Express 3500 have any recalls?
- NHTSA lists one recall for the 2007 Express 3500, involving a supplemental platform support issue on Cummings Mobility bus conversions.
- What year Chevrolet Express 3500 should I avoid?
- The 2005 and 2006 model years rank worse, with complaint indexes of 100 and 82, both also carrying Avoid verdicts; 2007 follows close behind with an index of 91.