Chevrolet Uplander Complaints (2005)

196 consumer complaints on file.

#10275868July 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER AND IF HAVE 1/4 TANK OF GAS ON DOWNWARD SLOP IT WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, I HAVE A NHTSA # BUT THEY SAY MY VAN WASN'T IN THE RIGHT MONTH FOR THAT!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10272588June 1, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER AND THE DOORS HAVE COME OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
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0
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#10268702May 14, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER FROM A DEALERSHIP IN VANCOUVER WASHINGTON. WE ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NOT CLOSING. WE WOULD CLOSE IT AND IT WOULD LATCH THEN A COUPLE SECONDS LATER IT WOULD REOPEN. WE TOOK THE VAN INTO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED. THEY REPAIRED IT , BUT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ACCRUE A DAY LATER. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT BACK IN ONLY THE DEALER CHECKED THE DOOR TO SEE IF IT WAS WORKING OR NOT . THE DOOR DID THE SAME THING OF CLOSING THEN OPENING RIGHT BACK UP. THE DEALER THEN DROVE IT AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE SHOP , ONLY TO LATER HAVE THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO MALFUNCTION. SO THEY CALLED US TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE DOOR WAS TRYING TO OPEN WELL I WAS DRIVING . IT DID IT QUIET A FEW TIMES. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE ALL THE WAY BACK TO VANCOUVER TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VAN WITH OUR CHILDREN SETTING RIGHT BESIDE THE DOOR AND SOMETHING HAPPEN. I TOLD THEM THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO IS TAKE THE VEHICLE AS A TRADE IN. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT ALL AND WE HAD JUST BOUGHT IT FROM THEM FIVE MONTHS BEFORE THAT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO MALFUNCTION. THE VAN ALSO SOMETIMES WILL NOT START I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THAT TO AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE WE NEVER KNEW WHEN THE VAN WOULD MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS TO. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10266830April 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAGUE REGISTERED ABOUT 1/4 FULL. I PUT 19 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. WHEN I CRANKED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WAS LOW FUEL AND THE RED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE GAGE INDICATED EMPTY. I PARKED THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. TODAY I CRANKED IT AND THE GAGE SHOWS THAT IT IS FULL AND THE MESSAGE AND RED LIGHT ARE GONE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN WHEN WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME AND THE VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT A DEALER SINCE OUR LOCAL DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10263345March 28, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SOON AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2006 BUT WAS NOT SERIOUS. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE AND THEN REOPEN AND NEED TO BE SHUT AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER 2008 THE DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BREAK. AFTER PAYING FOR A NEW MOTOR, NOT A WEEK LATER DID THE MOTOR BREAK AGAIN. AFTER THIS SECOND MOTOR, THE DOOR CONTINUED TO NOT SHUT PROPERLY, OFTEN TAKING 10 -15 ATTEMPTS TO SHUT THE DOOR. YOU WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON AND THE DOOR WOULD SEEM LIKE IT WAS CLOSING BUT NOT CLOSE FULLY AND REOPEN ON ITS OWN. ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ADJUSTED THE SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WE JUST PURCHASED A NEW SENSOR AND DOOR LATCH TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THUS FAR THE DOOR CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY RISK AS IT OPENS WHEN YOU SHUT IT AND DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO CUSTOMER CARE AT GM DID NOT HELP AS THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE TO CLOSE PROPERLY DOES NOT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY TIME, BUT 4 OUT OF 10 TIMES AND THEN IT TAKES OFTEN 10 -15 MINUTES TO GET THE DOOR TO SHUT SECURELY. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10262838March 23, 2009
STRUCTURE
2005 CHEVY UPLANDER SIDE DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHEN DRIVING(.ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT TO EA 07019 I FILED A COMPLAINT OVER A YEAR AGO TO FLORIDA HWY SAFETY,A COMPLAINT TO CHEVY AS WELL. DEALER CAN NOT FIX@LOTT MATHER CHEVROLET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW,POSSIBLY TWO YEARS. DEALER CANT FIX,ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED CERTAIN COMPONENTS.) *TR
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#10261920March 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT MINI-VAN NEW IN 2005 HAS ONLY 24000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS 22 TIMES,FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR'S OPEN UP THEMSELVES SOMETIMES WHILE YOUR ARE DRIVING SOMETIMES WHILE IT IS PARKED.(DOOR'S ARE LOCKED STILL DOES IT.)HAVE HAD 5 DVD PLAYER'S REPLACED ,REAR WIPER MOTOR REPLACED,2 RADIOS,HEATED SEAT COIL, FRONT END PARTS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2000 MILES NEW TIRES AT 11,000 MILES (ALL 4 ) FUEL SYSTEMPARTS REPLACED, REAR AXLE SERVICED TWICE WITHIN 1,000 MILES,POWER SYSTEM REPAIRED 3 TIMES,BRAKES ROTORS RESURFACED 2 TIMES AFTER ONLY10,000 MILES,HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY (HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT 3 TIMES HAVE NOT FOUND PROBLEM,STILL DOES IT),ENGINE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT LOOSE RETIGHTEN, PLUS MUCH MORE .THAT IS THE SHORT LIST.HAVE MADE CLAIM WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING.HAVE FILED CLAIMS WITH GENERAL MOTOR'S TALKED WITH 4 UPPER MANAGEMENT PERSONAL THEY HAVE DECIDED THE ONLY THING THEY WHAT TO DO IS OFFER US A $1000 TOWARD A NEW GENERAL MOTOR'S CAR.THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS I DO NOT WHAT TO BUT ANOTHER G.M. CAR OR TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY HAVE HANDLED US WITH THIS ONE. EVERY 3 MONTH'S NOW THE SERVICE A.B.S LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IS DISABLED. THE VAN IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK HAVING TO GET FIXED EVERY 3 MONTH'S. PLEASE HELP US COME TO SOME KIND OF SOLUTION,HAVE CHECKED ON-LINE AND FOUND A LOT OF UPLANDER OWNER'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM'S RELATED TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES SO IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE. THANK YOU.*TR
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#10259575February 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS ON MY UPLANDER GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 IT HAPPENED MAYBE EVERY 2 MONTHS. NOW IT IS TWICE A WEEK. I CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. OTHER TIMES THEY FLICKER AND GROW VERY DIM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257061January 31, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
NOISE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING REPAIR 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS TODAY. THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TODAY SAME PROBLEMS.NEVER REPAIR.NOISE FRONT END WHEN TAKING OFF CAN FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK. CLANGING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.STARTER STICKING REPROGRAMMING SAME PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT IS A PROBLEM CHANGE 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS.(REPAIR THE PARTS ON DID YOU CHANGE IT COMPLETELY ? ).NEVER RECALL FAILURE. TODAY SAME PROBLEMS POOR SERVICE ONLY PROMISE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10256220January 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE LIGHTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) WILL FLICKER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. IT HAS BECOME AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC THINK THAT I AM FLASHING MY HIGHBEAMS AT THEM. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR YET, BUT I AM SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. MY CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD (60000 MILES), AND GM WILL ONLY REPAIR IF I PAY FULL PRICE AND LABOR FOR THIS SAFETY ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10250560December 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON OUR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER OPEN BY THEMSELVES, THE ALARMS GO OFF SAYING THEY ARE NOT SHUT, AND IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR IS OPENED, IT TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR TO GET IT TO SHUT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243887September 29, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS WITH HER KEY, THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY REOPEN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE LATCHES, ELECTRICAL WIRING, AND MOTOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE HER WITH SOME ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
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Injuries:
0
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#10242061September 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING MY MINIVAN THE DOOR ON THE SIDE WILL FLY OPEN, ALSO THE GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING SO YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN AT LEAST 5 TIMES THE LAST YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10241898September 11, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
UNEXPECTED OPENING OF PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. MULTIPLE NON-LATCHING AND SPONTANEOUS OPENING OF PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. FRONT DRIVER SIDE SWAY BAR REPLACED TWICE. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DOOR ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241720September 10, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. I PURCHASED IT ON JULY 7, 2008. A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD RIGHT BY IT. I PULLED OVER AND IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CLOSE. IT FINALLY CLOSED BUT THE ALARM WENT OFF FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES OF MY TRIP. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR REPAIR OVER 5 TIMES AND SPENT OVER $1000 AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. THEY REMOVED A MAGNET FROM THE MOTOR, REPLACED BOTH MODULES, REPROGRAMMED BOTH MODULE SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10238351August 15, 2008
EQUIPMENT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH IN MY CHEVY 2005 UPLANDER VAN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR OPENS AND A CONTINUOUS ALARM SOUNDS. (THIS DOOR WAS NEXT TO MY 22 MONTH-OLD). PREVIOUSLY THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE IN PARK. THE DOOR HAS BEEN FOUND OPEN IN PARKING LOTS IN TOWN AND IN OUR GARAGE. OUR DOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS ATTEMPTED TO SHUT, BUT WOULD NOT, THEN IT ALARMS AND OPENS BACK UP. WE HAVE TRIED TO MANUALLY SHUT THE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT EITHER. THE DOOR ALSO TRIES TO SHUT WITH PEOPLE IN THE WAY. MY DAUGHTER WENT BACK TO THE VAN TO GET A TOY AND GOT HER TOY WHILE I WAS BLOCKING THE DOOR. THE DOOR PUSHED HARD AGAINST ME TRYING TO CLOSE, IT ALMOST SHUT ME IN THE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT REOPEN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO WITH SOMETHING BEING IN THE WAY. IF THAT HAD BEEN MY DAUGHTER IT WOULD HAVE SHUT HER IN THE DOOR, PROBABLY KILLING HER. THE VAN HAS BEEN AT A DEALER ATLEAST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS BLAMED ON DIRT ON THE CONTACT, SO THE CONTACT WAS CLEANED. THE NEXT TIME THE COMPUTER WAS BLAMED. THIS LAST TIME A SWITCH IS BEING REPLACED. I AM TERRIFIED TO LET MY KIDS RIDE IN THIS VAN BECAUSE I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236675August 1, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT PROPERLY LATCH. SHE MUST MAKE REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LOCK AND, AS A RESULT, THE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PSDM, REPLACED THE MOTOR IN THE DOOR, AND REALIGNED THE DOOR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10234470July 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT WILL POP OPEN OR NOT CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY. IF YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR (WHICH I HAVE DONE SEVERAL TIMES), YOU WILL HEAR THIS INTENSE AND HIGH PITCHED DINGING WHEN YOU DRIVE, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE FIFTH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234148July 14, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER: AUTOMATIC DOORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED AND WHILE IN MOTION. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT POPS BACK OPEN INSTANTLY (20 TIMES IN A ROW). OTHER TIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY LOCK CLOSED, THEN WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AS IF THE DOOR IS OPEN, THE "DING" ALARM SOUNDS AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN SEATBELTS, BUT A OPEN DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING IS VERY ALARMING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND WILL AGAIN TAKE IT TOMORROW FOR EVALUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234001July 11, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS COMPLAINT COVERS MANY COMPONENTS OF THE CHEVY UPLANDER THAT HAS SPANNED OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN. ALL PROBLEMS ARE "UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED" BY DEALERSHIPS AND CHEVY REFUSES TO HELP US. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY FROM ABOUT THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VAN WENT TO THE SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT VARY FROM THE LIGHTS FLICKERING TO THE FANS OUTPUT CHANGING TO THE RADIO NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PROGRAM IN A STATION ON ONE PRESET BUTTON, WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY HAVING AN ABS ISSUE AND HAVE HAD A NON GM MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VAN AND SAID IT IS OK. THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT CLOSE EITHER, WHEN YOU MANUALLY SHUT IT WILL OPEN BY ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS SHUT. WE ARE CURRENTLY AND HAVE FOR SOME TIME HAD A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE VAN THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT "CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED" IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS HAPPENS ABOUT 15-20 TIMES A WEEK. WE DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VAN AND IT IS NOW ABOUT UP AND I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO HELP EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEAR I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE . PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER WAY TO FIGHT THIS. THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS UNLOCK EITHER UNLESS DONE BY HAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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