AI Damage2014 Chevrolet Express 1500: common problems
Owners of the 2014 Chevrolet Express 1500 filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags and tires. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 10
- involving a crash
- 3
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 40% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 20% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 10% of all complaints
- 4 Electronic stability control 10% of all complaints
- 5 Engine 10% of all complaints
- 6 Equipment 10% of all complaints
- 7 Service brakes 10% of all complaints
- 8 Steering 10% of all complaints
- Air bags: 4 complaints (40% of all), 3 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Tires: 2 complaints (20% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 1 complaints (10% of all).
- Electronic stability control: 1 complaints (10% of all).
- Engine: 1 complaints (10% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 10 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 10,921 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 30% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Express 1500 has 7 complaints (16 years in the data). This year has 10, above average.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Electronic stability control. ABS/ESC sensors, steering angle, codes after suspension repair.
Other years of this model
- Express 1500 19964 sources
- Express 1500 19994 sources
- Express 1500 20006 sources
- Express 1500 20015 sources
- Express 1500 200210 sources
- Express 1500 200318 sources
- Express 1500 200412 sources
- Express 1500 200510 sources
- Express 1500 20065 sources
- Express 1500 20075 sources
- Express 1500 20089 sources
- Express 1500 20095 sources
- Express 1500 20104 sources
- Express 1500 20113 sources
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 2014 Chevrolet Express 1500?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: air bags, tires, electrical system. Total complaints: 10. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: tires: bulges, blowouts (20%), airbag warning light (10%), airbags did not deploy (10%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 2014 Chevrolet Express 1500?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 2014 Chevrolet Express 1500 from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 2014 models
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.