Chevrolet Uplander Complaints

584 consumer complaints on file.

#10177022December 26, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WHEN IT WAS 1 YR OLD WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT DIRECTLY FROM A CHEVY DEALER. ONE MONTH LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR STARTED AUTOMATICALLY REOPENING IT AFTER BOTH THE SHUT BUTTONS BY THE DRIVER SEAT AND THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR ITSELF WERE PUSHED TO CLOSE. THIS VAN HAS NOW BEEN BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE 7 MONTHS WE OWN IT. THE DEALER HAS MADE IT PRETTY CLEAR TO US THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOW TAKEN THE STAND OF, "LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS THIS TIME". I HAVE A TODDLER AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF. ALSO - THERE IS NOT A SAFETY MECHANISM ON THE DOOR TO REOPEN IF SOMETHING, LIKE MY DAUGHTER'S ARM OR LEG GET IN THE WAY. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR, AND GONE INTO A STORE AND WATCHED THE DOOR CLOSE, TO ONLY CONE OUT AND FIND THE DOOR WIDE OPEN. MY INITAL FEAR IS THAT THE CAR WAS BROKEN INTO. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VAN ANY LONGER SINCE IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174760November 30, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOORS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174843November 30, 2006
STEERING, TIRES
I WAS DRIVING MY UPLANDER WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. IT RESULTED IN MY DRIVING OVER A CONCRETE MEDIAN AND CAUSING $4000.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL I PICKED THE VAN UP FROM REPAIR THAT THIS MAY POSSIBLY NOT BE MY FAULT. DRIVING HOME ON THE DAY I PICKED THE VAN UP FROM REPAIR, THE VAN AGAIN JERKED TO THE LEFT AND I ALMOST HAD ANOTHER WRECK. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE JUNE AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE VAN IN THE SHOP FOR NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, SUCH AS THE POWER DOORS MALFUNCTIONING, A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, SQUEAK IN THE STEERING. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VAN. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174574November 28, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL P225/60R17. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE SENSOR FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AND LIGHTING SENSORS, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173535November 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY UPLANDER SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL NOT START BACK UP SOMETIMES. RADIO AND BLINKERS GO OFF AND ON. BEFORE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF A SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE COMES UP ON DASH DISPLAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173320November 13, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY UPLANDER VAN POPS, GRINDS AND HAS A JERKING MOTION. THEN THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EBCM SYSTEM TWICE AND HAS RE-TESTED IT. LAST NIGHT (11-12-06) IT FAILED AGAIN. MY HEADLIGHTS ALSO STROBE. THEY GO DIM AND BRIGHT. I'VE ASKED FOR REPAIRS ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173181November 11, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171289October 18, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER MINIVAN AND EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE OUTSIDE REAR DOOR LATCH PINCHING THE INSIDE OF YOUR FINGER WHEN YOU SQUEEZE THE LATCH TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. SO FAR IT HAPPENED TO MYSELF, MY SON, MY NEIGHBOR, AND MY GRANDSON. IT HAS CAUSED ANYWHERE FROM SMALL SKIN LACERATIONS TO BLOOD BLISTERS. ONCE YOU ENGAGE THE LATCH TO OPEN THE HATCH AND START TO SQUEEZE IT YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CYCLE THE LATCH AS IT PINCHES YOUR FINGER SKIN UNTIL THE LATCH OPENS AND SETS YOU FREE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10170922October 16, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS' OWN. ON 10/14/06, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE SLIDING DOOR FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY SOMETIMES, BUT OPENS AUTOMATICALLY ON OCCASION. THIS HAD OCCURRED 32 TIMES. TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOTIFY THE NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170050October 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PURCHASED 06 CHEVY UPLANDER WITH 21 MILES ON IT. ON DRIVE HOME MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL DASH BOARD COMPONENTS, RADIO, POWER SLIDING DOOR AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OCCASIONALLY ENERGIZING. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN ONCE AT HOME UNTIL HOURS LATER. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPORTED FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE AND WILL REPLACE TOMORROW. AM UNSURE IF I SHOULD KEEP THIS VEHICLE BASED ON MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167954September 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MUFFLER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BRISKLY. FIRST MUFFLER WAS REPLACED, SECOND MUFFLER MAKES THE SAME LOUD NOISE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BRISKLY AS WELL. WAS TOLD THIS MAY BE A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167951September 12, 2006
SUSPENSION
CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR SLIGHTLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT COMING FROM UNDER VAN. THIS CLUNKING SOUND HAS GOTTEN GRADUALLY WORSE AND MUCH LOUDER SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE CLUNKING SOUND BUT VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK IN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168051September 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE VAN IS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL POWER SLIDING DOORS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPAIRS COMPLETED AND THEY STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THEY SHUT ON ONE OF MY CHILDREN, ONCE CAUSING A 5" X 2" BRUISE ON MY 8 YEAR OLD AND ONCE CAUSING MY 5 YEAR OLD TO LIMP ON A SORE ANKLE FOR 2 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, IT DISCONNECTS FROM THE SENSORS AND SETS OFF AN ALARM. MY PRIMARY CONCERN, HOWEVER, WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167125August 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK, THE FLAP AT THE NECK IS MISSING AND MAY HAVE FALLEN IN THE GAS TANK. UPLANDER VAN HAS 7,800 MILES ON VEHICLE. I WILL REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER CASA CHEV. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166217August 22, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND THE DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165399August 14, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, DURING CLEAR, DRY CONDITIONS, A THREE INCH SECTION OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CENTER OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, EXPOSING THE BELT BENEATH. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED FOUR TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165008August 9, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CAN'T SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS AND SIDE MIRRORS ARE NO HELP. UPDATED 08/30/06. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. UPDATED 07/03/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164110August 1, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SLID SHUT AS THE CONTACT'S CHILD ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WALKING AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR SLID SHUT PINNING THE CHILD TO THE DOOR CAUSING INJURY TO THE CHEST WALL, FACE, SCALP, AND SPINE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR CATCHES WERE WORN DOWN AFTER ONE YEAR AND NEW DOOR CATCHES WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10163367July 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER 3 WEEKS AGO FROM TODAYS DATE. WE JUST TOOK IT TO MYRTLE BEACH WHEN MY HUSBAND NOTICED ALL LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FLICKERING LIGHTS COULD BE A RESULT OF A FAULTY COMPUTER VOLTAGE REGULATION, IN THAT THE ALTERNATOR NO LONGER REGULATES VOLTAGE, THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE BECAUSE IS NOT ONLY DISTRACT THE DRIVER BUT TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS WELL. I HAVE THE VAN IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK, HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES WE HAVE... WATER LEAKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, DUE TO WELDS NOT BEING SEALED AT FACTORY. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIO GOING OUT COMPLETELY WHEN FIRST TURNING ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161332July 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 UPLANDER THAT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME NOW THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THE BLOWER FAN MOTOR SLOWS DOWN WHEN I AM STOPPING AND THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM. THE NEWEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SLIDING DOOR OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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