Chevrolet Uplander Complaints (2007)

109 consumer complaints on file.

#10683414February 14, 2015
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 CHEVY UPLANDER CV AXLE SPLINES NOT LONG ENOUGH TO FIT ALL THE WAY INTO HUB SPLINES CAUSE SHUDDERING AND HESITATION FROM CV AXLE OFF BALANCE WOBBLE. FREQUENT CLICKING FROM CHANGING GEAR TO GEAR WHILE VEHICLE STILL IS A RESULT OF THE CV AXLE SPINNING INSIDE THE HUB (PRESS BRAKE AND GAS) THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM OF SHUDDERING AND STALLING WHEN AT A GO FROM A STOP OR CLICKING WHILE TRANSITIONING TO SLOWING DOWN IS TO REPLACE THE CV AXLE WITH ONE THAT HAS A LONGER SHAFT WITH SPLINES THAT ACTUALLY EXTEND THROUGH THE HUB SO THAT THE HUB NUT THREADS DO NOT ENTER THE HUB BEARING AND THE CV AXLE SPLINES RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HUB (INSTEAD OF PARTIALLY/LESS THAN HALFWAY). THE WOBBLING ON TAKE OFF IS FROM THE AXLE NOT GRIPPING INSIDE THE HUB, SORT OF LIKE A DRADLE, AS THE HUB DOES NOT COMPLETELY GRIP THE AXLE SHAFT THE CENTRIPETAL FORCE GOES OFF BALANCE. AS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO LINK BELOW YOU WILL SEE THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THE ERRORS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ONE WOULD PLACE A ROD THROUGH THE CENTER OF A WASHER AND WHIRLED IT AROUND LIKE A JUMP ROPE . OFF BALANCE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT WILL RIP THROUGH AS SHOWN BELOW. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZFSGMWWQAJS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683405February 13, 2015
WHEELS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
2007 CHEVY UPLANDER CV AXLE SPLINES NOT LONG ENOUGH TO FIT ALL THE WAY INTO HUB SPLINES CAUSE SHUDDERING FROM CV AXLE WOBBLE. FREQUENT CLICKING FROM CHANGING GEAR TO GEAR IS A RESULT OF THE CV AXLE SPINNING INSIDE THE HUB (PRESS BRAKE AND GAS) THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM OF SHUDDERING AND STALLING AT WHEN AT A GO FROM A STOP IS THE REPLACE CV AXLE WITH ONE THAT HAS A LONGER SHAFT WITH SPLINES THAT ACTUALLY EXTEND THROUGH THE HUB SO THAT THE HUB NUT THREADS DO NOT ENTER THE HUB BEARING AND THE CV AXLE SPLINES RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE WOBBLING ON TAKE OFF IS FROM THE AXLE NOT GRIPPING INSIDE THE HUB, SORT OF LIKE A CRADLE AS THE HUB DOES NOT COMPLETELY GRIP THE AXLE SHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669768January 2, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE WINTER OF 2012, I HAVE REPLACED 3 THERMOSTATS, 2 HEATER COILS, FLUSHED RADIATOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL HAVE NO HEAT. MECHANIC IS BESIDE HIMSELF FOR AN ANSWER. THE RADIATOR GETS PLUGGED UP WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE MUD, WHICH RESULTS IN ANOTHER RADIATOR FLUSH. HE SAYS RADIATOR IS OK BECAUSE IT'S NOT OVERHEATING. WHAT AM I TO DO? I LOVE MY VAN BUT WANT HEAT. PLEASE HELP SINCERELY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668709December 29, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659154November 19, 2014
SUSPENSION
AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2009 , AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654950November 14, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655106November 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10643473October 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY FRONT AIR BAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE WITHOUT ANY REASON. THE CAR WAS PARK IN MY HOUSE. WHEN I TRY TO LOWER WINDOWS THE AIR BAG ACTIVATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637494September 19, 2014
WHEELS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, TIRES
DRIVING AT 75 MPH COOPER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING OUTER WALL TO WHIP AROUND CAUSING BODY DAMAGE AND ENGINE DAMAGE BEFORE FALLING OFF AND DAMAGING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630994September 5, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V110000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617063July 29, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOORS DON'T OPERATE CORRECTLY OR THEY OPEN WHEN MOVING. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOW LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEMS NOT WORKING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599212June 18, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED USED IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND SHORTLY HAD TROUBLE AS WHEN VEHICLE PARKED SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL WITH FUEL GAUGE SHOWING 1/3+ VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND GAUGES SHOW ZERO FUEL. DRIVING DOWN HILL ENGINE WILL QUIT FOR LACK OF FUEL. GM TOLD ME IN WRITING THAT THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONSIDERED IT TO BE NORMAL. ONLY YESTERDAY WAS STRANDED IN PARKING LOT OF FAST FOOD LUNCH PLACE WITH GAUGE SHOWING 1/3+ FUEL LEVEL BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. FUEL PICKUP IS IN REAR OF LONG 25 GALLON TANK. DESIGN DEFECT THAT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS ENGINE WILL STOP WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BREAKING. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND I FEEL THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY LIFE ISSUE FOR WHICH THEY HAVE IGNORED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577608April 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE PURCHASED THE 2007 CHEVY UPLANDER BEFORE DOING ANY RESEARCH....HAD WE KNOWN WHAT WE KNOW NOW, WE WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED IT. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE REAR SLIDING DOORS BEGAN ACTING UP. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T OPEN AND OTHER TIMES THEY RANDOMLY OPEN ON THEIR OWN. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WILL STOP MID-CLOSE, REOPEN THEN START CLOSING AGAIN. WHEN YOU THINK IT IS CLOSED, IT WILL JUST KEEP GRINDING AND THEN POP BACK OPEN. WE WERE IN NC ON VACATION WHEN THE DOOR ALARM WOULDN'T STOP 'DINGING' BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. ONCE WE FINALLY GOT THE DOOR TO CLOSE, THE KIDS WOULD HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE REAR HATCH FOR FEAR THAT THE DOORS WOULDN'T CLOSE AGAIN SINCE WE WERE SO FAR FROM HOME. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM...THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT! I EVEN DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING...BUT WHEN I GOT THERE IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. ANOTHER ISSUE WE HAD WAS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS FAILING AT 35,000 MILES. LUCKILY THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576649April 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE/FUEL RANGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 09 IN THAT THE GAUGE COULD CHANGE OR FLUXUATE AS MUCH AS 1/8 TO 1/4 TANK IN A VERY SHORT TIME. THE FUEL RANGE WHICH I THOUGHT SHOWED HOW MANY MILES YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, THAT CHANGED AS MUCH AS 50 MILES AND A FEW TIMES, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ ABOUT 1/8 OF A TANK, AND I HAVE DRIVEN 1 BLOCK, AND IT SHOWED EMPTY. REALIZING THAT OTHER ARE OTHER FACTORS, I DO HOWEVER FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS SAME PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS COMPLAINT AND 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE FUEL SENSOR (4 TIMES) AND REFUSED TO CHANGE IT THE LAST TIME THAT I TOOK IT TO THEM. THE SECOND ISSUE (AND I PUT POWER TRAIN) BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION BUT I DID NOT SEE THAT IN THE OPTIONS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012, I COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN OCTOBER A MONTH PRIOR, THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED BUT I WAS CHARGED $300.00 WHICH AT THAT TIME, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PAY IT SO I DID. LAST NOVEMBER 2013 THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND MY FAMILY WAS STRANDED 400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO LEAVE OUR VEHICLE AND RENT A CAR TO GET HOME AND THEN GO BACK AND PICK UP THE VAN. AFTER GETTING IT BACK HOME, THE DEALER DID MAKE A REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, BUT AS THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED, IT IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTING AND THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY UP TO 1500 OF THE REPAIR. ANOTHER DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, I HAVE 82K MILES AND NEED THIRD TRANSMIT REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575786March 31, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF SHORTLY AFTER I START MY CAR. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT DO THIS FOR 5 - 7 WEEKS IN A ROW, BUT OTHER TIMES IT DOES THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN A WEEK. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER WORK. IT DIES WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF BEING STARTED -- GENERALLY WHILE I'M STILL IN A PARKING LOT OR JUST PULLING ONTO THE ROAD. MY CAR IS PARKED OUTDOORS AND I LIVE IN A MILD CLIMATE. WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAID THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY STARTED THE CAR AND REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566258February 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
STARTING SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN, I RAN INTO THE ISSUE OF THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT WANTING TO CLOSE. IT WOULD ALMOST LATCH AND THEN BOUNCE BACK. I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY OPENING AND RECLOSING THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENS ONCE TO TWICE A WEEK. I CAN FIND NO PREVIOUS SERVICE RECORDS ON THE DOORS ON THIS VAN, BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE IT DID NOT OCCUR WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS AND SIMILAR ISSUES, I HAVE ELECTED NOT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT GM COULD OR WOULD BE WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ON THAT NOTE, I AM FURTHER DISHEARTEN BY THE FACT THAT YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN SERVICE BULLETINS, LETTING GM OFF THE HOOK FOR A CLEARLY FLAWED DESIGN ON THE ENTIRE DOOR AND ALL OF ITS MOVING PARTS. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO PUT IT ON RECORD, ANY ACTION WILL BE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560776January 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD ONLY RELEASE MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300. UPDATED 3/21/14*CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544228September 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER CORRECT. THE 'MILEAGE TILL EMPTY' DISPLAY IS ALL OVER THE PLACE ALONG WITH THE NEEDLE. GAUGE WILL SHOW 1/2 TANK WHEN STARTING OUT, 20 MILES LATER IS SHOWS 1/4 TANK. CAN BE DRIVING AND JUST BEFORE STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE WILL SHOW 1/4 TANK OF GAS. START THE ENGINE BACK UP AFTER MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND NEEDLE SHOWS LESS THAN 1/8 OF TANK. HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIME BECAUSE OF THIS. EVEN BEEN STRANDED AT 7AM WITH 2 YEAR OLD IN 20 F DEGREE WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537973August 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525621July 18, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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