Chevrolet Uplander Complaints (2007)

109 consumer complaints on file.

#10398249April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVY UPLANDER STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OF A 6 LANE HIGHWAY WHILE TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. LATER FOUND OUT THAT I HAD RAN OUT OF FUEL. THIS WAS AMAZING TO ME SINCE MY GAUGE HAD RED 1/4 OF A TANK. WAS TOLD THE LEVEL CONTROL SENSOR NEEDING REPLACING. VERY DANGEROUS. WAS GLAD NO VEHICLE WERE COMING AS I WOULD HAVE HAD A COLLISION DUE TO WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS WHEN IT STALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395390April 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER, BOTH SLIDING DOOR WHEEL BEARING BALLS BROKE. THE CAUSE WAS THE DOORS JUST FELL OFF TRACK. THE ARE ALSO ELECTRONIC OPEN AND CLOSING DOORS, IT STARTED WITH NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY"UNLESS CLOSED MANUALLY". BOTH DOORS BROKE WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THROUGH THE DEALER THIS IS A LITTLE OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383022February 16, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 2007 UPLANDER LT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW JAN 2007. IN APRIL 2007, MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BEGAN MESSING UP. THE DOOR WOULD OPEN AT TIME. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES TOTAL, THE 5TH TIME IT WAS TAKEN WITH THE DOOR OPEN, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. BY THAT POINT, GM WAS INVOLVED AND RECOMMENDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE MECHANICAL PORTION OF THE DOOR. THIS WAS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP OR SO EVERYONE THOUGHT. IT BEGAN MESSING UP AGAIN AND I TOOK IT IN FOR THE LAST TIME AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TECHNICIAN ONLY REPLACED PORTION OF THE PARTS. IT WAS FINALLY FIXED THAT LAST TIME AND I GOT ONE YEAR FREE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. THE STORY DOES NOT END. IN APRIL 2010, MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STARTED MESSING UP. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES, EVEN THOUGH THEY OFFICIALLY SAY IT IS 6 TIMES. I GET THE SAME RESPONSE EACH TIME, THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE. GM HAS NOW GOT INVOLVED TWICE AND AT THIS POINT HAS ALSO BEEN NO HELP TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE. THIS TIME AROUND THE DOOR UNLATCHES ITSELF BOTH WHEN SITTING AND WHILE DRIVING. IT NEVER OPENS LIKE THE PASSENGER DOOR DID. THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF WHEN A DOOR IS OPEN WHEN YOU HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTED, SOUNDS AND THERE IS NO INDICATION ON THE DISPLAY THAT A DOOR IS OPEN. THE DOOR WILL SOMETIMES NOT OPEN VIA REMOTE, OVERHEAD OR THE SIDE BUTTON. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAS TO BE OPENED MANUALLY, ONCE THAT OCCURS NO AMOUNT OF BATTERY POWER WILL CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAS TO BE FORCED CLOSED. THE DOOR WILL ALSO, IN THE MIDDLE OF CLOSING, OPEN BACK UP AND THEN GO INTO ALARM. TWO OF THE TIMES TAKEN THE SERVICE EXPERIENCED THE QUIRKS OF THE DOOR. ONCE IT WAS BACK TO WHERE THE SERVICE TECH CAN LOOK AT IT, IT WOULD NOT REPRODUCE. NO ERROR CODES HAVE EVER BEEN SHOWN ON READOUTS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 66800 MILES. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN NOV 2009 AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME IN MAY 2010, THEY BLAMED IT ON THIRD PARTY. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382718February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVY UPLANDER I ATTEMPTED TO SEND THIS SAME MEMO TO GM VIA THERE WEBSITE BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT WENT THROUGH OR NOT BECAUSE I WAS KICKED OUT. I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH FALSE READINGS ON MY GAS GAUGE/FUEL RANGE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR (SINCE EARLY TO MID 2009) AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED THE SENSOR TWICE NOW AND IT IS STILL GIVING FALSE READINGS. SAT.2/12/11, THE GAUGE WAS BETWEEN 1/4 TANK AND 1/8 TANK WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE , AND THE RANGE STATED 120MILES. BEFORE I WENT 10MILES, THE RANGE FLUCTUATED DOWN TO 56 THEN WENT BACK UP TO 89 AND SHOWED FUEL RANGE LOW WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION @ 7900 N. SHADELAND AV. I STARTED BACK HOME AND IT SHOWED BETWEEN 90 AND 100MILES RANGE WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWING STILL BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 TANK. WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF, THE FUEL GAUGE SAID I WAS EMPTY (LIGHT WAS ON) AND STATED LOW FUEL. SO I WENT AND GOT GAS. YESTERDAY, (LAST NIGHT), I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND IN A SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT, AND THE RANGE WENT FROM 118 UP TO 133 AND I HAD NOT MOVED. I'M CONTINUOUSLY BEING TOLD THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND AS I SAID EARLIER, THE SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL BEHAVIOR OR DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD GIVE ACCURATE READINGS OR AT LEAST CLOSE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONLY FRUSTRATING, BUT DANGEROUS AS WELL (BEING STRANDED AND OUT OF GAS) BECAUSE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN HAVE THIS VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS GM PRODUCT AND THAT WAS THE REASON I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS MISSING. IN THE MYCRSTATS.COM REPORT, SOMEONE HAS BEEN STRANDED BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379553January 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY, BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES, PUT GAS IN SAYS 300 MILES TO EMPTY THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IF NOT SOONER IT SAYS WAY LESS AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375335January 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ABS SENSOR COMING ON IT SAYS SERVICE ABS. ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL STATED REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I WOULD BE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING AWAY FROM A STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE TAC MODULE THEY REPLACED IT UNDER GM'S WARRANTY. THE SAME PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370743December 15, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS ON 2007 BRAUN ENTERVAN (CHEVROLET UPLANDER) DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING OF REAR TRAILING ARMS DURING RE-MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE BRAUN CORPORATION OF WINAMAC, IN. THIS OCCURRED DURING CONVERSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR USE AS A HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN EARLY 2007. ALTHOUGH NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT IN APRIL, 2009, IN JUNE OF 2010 BRAUN SENT RECALL NOTICES TO OWNERS OF ALL 2005 TO 2008 GM VANS IT RE-MANUFACTURED. THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE REASON FOR THE RECALL AS FOLLOWS. " THIS DEFECT PRESENTS ITSELF WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE, A ROUGH RIDE, OR DEGRADATION IN VEHICLE CONTROL. AS A RESULT, PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIANS, OR OTHER MOTORISTS MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED.' NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE SPECIFIC DEFECT THAT, "DURING CONVERSION, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM MODIFICATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED." IN JUNE OF 2010 THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS INVOLVED WELDING OF ONE RE-ENFORCING PLATE ON EACH TRAILING ARM. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT A ROUGH RIDE AND THE VEHICLE TENDED TO BOTTOM OUT. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRAILER ARM BUSHINGS WERE WORN, AS PREDICTED BY BRAUN, AND THAT THE REAR SPRING(S) HAD TO BE INDEXED. BRAUN DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE REPAIRS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 THE OWNER SENT A LETTER TO BRAUN WHICH WAS IGNORED. THE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED BY BRAUN AND THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS WERE INADEQUATE TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE RIDE AND CONTROL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ITS DEFECTIVE RE-MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION TO SUPPLYING THE WELDING PLATES,NEW BUSHINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AND THE DEALERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO RE-INDEX THE REAR SPRINGS. *TR UPDATED 01/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370583December 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
A YEAR AGO ONE DAY THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS SHUT AND LOCKED. WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK HOME AND UNLOCKED THE CAR DOORS WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED AND ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL FREQUENTLY COME OFF ITS TRACK AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHUT THE DOOR. THE RUBBER LINING DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SOUND PROOFING AND WATERPROOFING FREQUENTLY COMES OFF AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE DOOR BACK ON TRACK AND SHUT IT. LAS WEEK UPON OPENING THE DOOR IT CAME OFF ITS TRACK AGAIN AND IT APPEARS THAT SOME PIECES ARE ALSO MISSING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR SHUT BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355141September 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERMITTEN BLINKING DASH AND HEADLIGHTS WITH SWITCH IN THE "MANUAL ON" POSITION. I HAVE LOST THE LIGHTS ENTIRELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. A VERY DANGEROUS AND UPSETTING CONDITION. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FIND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS. SINCE THE HEADLIGHT RELAY HAS BEEN OMITTED AND THE SWITCH OVERHEATS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. REPLACEMENT OF SWITCH AND HARNESS CONNECTOR IS SUGGESTED. WHY NO RECALL ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349653August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I'VE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE OF MY 2007 UPLANDER FOR OVER A YEAR AND GM OR THE DEALER CAN'T GET THE REPAIR RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW 4 OR 5 TIMES AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SENSOR(S) 2 OR 3 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. IT HAS ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AS FAR AS READING CORRECTLY. I'M REALLY AFRAID TO PUT THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU ACTUALLY HAVE OR DON'T HAVE UNTIL YOU FILL IT UP. GAS MILEAGE IS ALSO RIDICULOUS (10MI/GALLON OR LESS--IF I CALCULATED IT RIGHT. I HAVE EVEN SENT PICTURES OF THE GAUGE READINGS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOME OF THEM ARE NORMAL OR COMMON AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE GAS GAUGE WAS READING ALMOST 1/2 TANK AND I PUT IN ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS WHICH FILLED IT UP. THE TANK IS ONLY A 20 OR 21 GALLON TANK. THE FUEL RANGE SHOWED I COULD GO ABOUT 260 MILES AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WAS READING OVER WELL OVER 400MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR A REPAIR ON SOMETHING ELSE AND WHILE I WAS IN THE SHOP BAY IT HAD CHANGED BY 60 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE EVEN CHANGED AND I HAD NOT GONE ANYWHERE. THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THAT HIS AUTOMOBILE DOES THE SAME THING AND THEY COULD NOT SEE THAT IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THAT IS NOT NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349136August 13, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
"CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM" OR "CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM" ILLUMINATES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO HOOK UP AN ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND THE ERROR CODES. I HAVE AN OBD AND THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, NOT EVEN PHANTOM CODES. THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THIS COMES ON AND SUGGEST I REPLACE SENSORS IN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND STEERING COLUMN AT MY EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347368August 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH STARTED TO FLASH AND THE VAN STALLED SO WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR A REASON AND NONE WERE FOUND BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE CLEAN AND TIGHT. TRIED TO RESTART THE VAN AND IT STARTED UP FINE THEN SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND THEN FLAMES EMERGE FROM THE DASH SO WE GOT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VAN AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346676August 1, 2010
CHILD SEAT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2007 CHEVY UPLANDER WITH IN THE FIRST MONTH THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE THEN IT WOULD COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING THIS IS WHERE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES, THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERY PART, THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED OVER AND OVER. CHEVY IS SAYING THEY WOULD GIVE ME 2000.00 OFF A NEW CAR. TO ME THAT IS NOT A FIX!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334042June 1, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN HE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, SHOULDERS, RIBS AND KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10330977May 18, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I PICKED UP MY STEPDAUGHTER & HER FRIENDS FROM THE MALL. MY MOM WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY STEPDAUGHTER & HER FRIENDS GOT IN THE 2ND ROW & 3RD ROW SEATS. WE SHUT THE DOOR & DROVE OFF. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR MESSAGE CAME ON & THE LOCKS STARTED CLICKING. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE DOOR & IT WAS AJAR. I OPENED THE DOOR, SHUT IT & MADE SURE IT WAS CLOSED THEN DROVE OFF. THE WHOLE WAY HOME THE DOOR KEPT CLICKING AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO CLOSE & THE LOCKS WERE TRYING TO CATCH. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED EVER SINCE. EVERY DAY THE DOORS CLICK, BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WERE I'VE BEEN GETTING WORK DONE, BECAUSE A YEAR INTO HAVING THE VEHICLE THE MOTORS ON BOTH DOORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY 2ND YEAR GOING INTO MY 3RD YEAR OF HAVING THE VAN; HOWEVER THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS. I DON'T CARRY PASSENGERS, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THE DOORS ARE GOING TO POP OPEN & SOMEONE WILL FALL OUT! THOUGH I GOT THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE, THE PARTS ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY & THEY ARE CHARGING ME $100 JUST TO LOOK AT THE DOORS & ASSESS THE PROBLEM. DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON I MAY BE CHARGED $800 TODAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM & READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR TODAY SOOTHES THE FACT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY 1 HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY DOORS; HOWEVER, SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO MORE THAN HAVE US COMPLAIN. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED & FIXED ASAP, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BADLY OR KILLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323853April 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VAN DOOR OPENED UP BY ITSELF. LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES THE SAME THING, BUT NO AS OFTEN. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FEW MONTHS PRIOR. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FOLLOWING RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR: (MAY 7, 2008) MOTOR RETAINER ( WE WERE TOLD, THE FIRST THREE MOTORS THEY INSTALLED THAT DAY WERE NOT WORKING) JULY 8, 2008 REPROGRAM SLIDING DOOR MODULE APRIL 2ND REPLACED RIGHT SLIDING DOOR: MOTOR REALIGN LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND CLEAN THE CLUTCH NOTE* WHEN WE CLOSE THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE, SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY. ON OCCASION, WE WILL SHUT THE DOORS AND GO INSIDE AND COME OUT AND FIND THE DOOR OPEN. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, IT IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR A FEW TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313007February 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DROPPING MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL ON JANUARY 26, 2010, MY DAUGHTER CLOSED OUR DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2007 CHEVY UPLANDER. THE WHOLE DOOR FELL OFF IN HER HANDS. WE TOOK IT TO CARMAX WHERE WE BOUGHT IT, ALONG WITH THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT THERE. THEY CHARGED US $87.00 TO TELL US THIS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE ONLY TIME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN WE BOUGHT IT IN MAY OF 2008 WE WERE GUARANTEED BY CARMAX THAT IT WAS INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS AS WELL AS NEVER BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. AT OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE TWO LEAKS, ONE IN THE OIL RESERVE AND ONE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHICH WERE COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY OF CHEVY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CHEVY CORPORATE OFFICES BUT THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT (AGAIN AT OUR COST) AND THEN THEY WILL FIX IT AND HELP US GET FINANCING TO PAY FOR IT. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN WE ARE NOT AT FAULT AND IT COULD HAVE DONE DAMAGE TO MY CHILDREN OR OTHER CARS AROUND IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312241February 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PULSATION IN THE ROTORS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO OPENED A SMALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,660 ( INCIDENT) AND 18,853 ( INCIDENT). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304568February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN. WHEN PARKED SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL WITH GAUGE SHOWING 1/3 FULL OF FUEL, VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND WILL SHUT DOWN IF RUNNING. GM STATES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL FEATURE OF THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT IF THE ENGINE QUITS WHILE GOING DOWN A LONG HILL, ENGINE STOPS SO NO STEERING OR BRAKING AND I RUN OFF HIGHWAY, INVESTIGATORS WOULD NEVER LOOK TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS AT FAULT ONLY THAT THE OLD MAN RAN OFF OF THE ROAD. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS AND RELATED VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ONE SHOULD EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO RUN WITH 1/3 OR EVEN LESS FUEL IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292271November 16, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I RECENTLY HAD MY 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER,IN FOR SERVICE/REPAIR TO THE RIGHT SIDE PSD(POWER SLIDING DOOR) ON MY VAN. THE TECHNICIAN ONLY CLEANED THE CONTACTS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE DOOR STILL IS NOT OPENING/CLOSING CORRECTLY,THE MOTOR IS STILL MAKING A GRINDING SOUND & DOES NOT STOP,THE CONTROL SWITCHES DO NOT WORK PART OF THE TIME TO OPEN/SHUT DOOR,THE DOOR "STICKS"IN OPEN/CLOSE POSITION,AND OCCASIONALLY THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VAN IN 2007. BUT,NO ONE SEEMS TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT OR EVEN CARES TO LOOK ANY FURTHER THAN THE DOOR'S CONTACTS.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN, AS I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN A CARSEAT NEXT TO THIS DOOR! IS THERE ANYWAY OF GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED/SOLVED? I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED & REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY SATISFACTORY HELP REGARDING THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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