IllustrationMY 2000 CHEVROLET CARGO VAN V8 5.7 L WAS PARK IN MY GARAGE FOR 7 HOURS AND I WAS ALERTED TO THE SMOKE BY THE SMOKE ALARM IN MY GARAGE. TURNS OUT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SEEM TO HAVE STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX. STILL WAITING ON DEALER FOR EXTENT OF DAMAGE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH MY HOME WATER HOSE. *NM
2000 Chevrolet Express 2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Express 2500 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
1 reportsOfficial recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.