# 2000 Chevrolet Express 1500 - Won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [May 20, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729 "2019-05-20T20:00:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JohnAmonson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JohnAmonson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnAmonson)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729/1 "2019-05-20T20:00:22Z")

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My 2000 Chevy Express cranks but won’t start.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729/2 "2019-05-20T20:29:47Z")

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Then, clearly, it is broken. That’s the best answer I can give to your 8 word post.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729/3 "2019-05-21T13:41:36Z")

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Tell us a bit more. Have you done any troubleshooting yet?

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**Author:** ![Thebsof01\_152480](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Thebsof01\_152480](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Thebsof01_152480)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729/4 "2019-05-26T22:24:28Z")

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We had a similar problem with 01 express 3500. Would crank and fire but wouldn’t run. Our problem was the passlock sensor in the ignition.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729/5 "2019-05-26T22:33:12Z")

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Most likely it is either a no-spark or no-fuel problem. That’s the first objective, figuring out which. Ask your shop to check for a robust visible spark at a spark plug during cranking.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-express-1500-wont-start/140729/6 "2019-05-26T22:35:18Z")

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Give it a shot of starting fluid in the intake.

If it starts and runs for a second, it’s a fuel issue.

Tester