Chevrolet Uplander Complaints (2008)

119 consumer complaints on file.

#10468150July 29, 2012
ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON SINCE THIS DATE. IT WAS A FLEET CAR THAT WAS SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP FOR 161,000. MY HUSBAND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, BUT THEY NEVER WOULD FIX IT. WE BOUGHT IT FROM FLEET COMPANY AND WE TOOK IT BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM IF THEY COULD HELP US AND THE OWNER PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT AND IT IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM YOU ARE THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED IT FOR ALL THOSE MILES AND YOU KNEW ABOUT IT AND HAVE MANY RECORDS OF THE COMPLAINT AND DID NOT FIX IT. I THEN CONTACTED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME EITHER. IT IS WRONG. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM TOO. I WAS STRANDED AT WORK ONE TIME. IF YOU PARK ON A SLANTED HILL AND YOU HAVE A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS IT WILL NOT CRANK. YOU HAVE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ON BACK TO SHIFT GAS AND IT WILL SOMETIMES CRANK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462416June 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, FALLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SHORT, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM LOCKING, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THE DASH, AND A DINGING SOUND, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO MAKE A SOUND WHEN THE DOOR OPENED, BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND. EVERY 10-11 MONTHS THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. UPDATED 07/09/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454783April 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE BANGING OF THE REAR AXLE THROUGH THE REAR TAILING ARM BUSHING THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAILURE OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS IN THIS VEHICLE AND WITH ALL MODELS WITH THIS TYPE OF REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE IS POUNDING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WHENEVER I HIT ANY SIZE BUMP AT ANY SPEED. I KNOW THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BECAUSE CHEVY HAS ISSUED A REVISION TO THEIR MECHANICS REPAIR MANUAL WITH AN ADDENDUM NUMBERED PIT3323E. WHICH STATES THAT:" IF NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AFTER THOROUGH DIAGNOSIS THEN REPLACE THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS" THIS ADDENDUM GOES ON TO STATE THAT "A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY SHOW NO FAULT" I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED FOR FREE OR AT A DISCOUNTED PRO RATED CHARGE.BUT, NO I AM DROPPING THE CAR OFF TOMMORROW TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $ 380.00. I FEEL THAT A T.S.B. SHOULD BE ISSUED SO THAT OWNERS OF THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE THEIR REPAIRS DONE AT A FAIR PRORATED CHARGE.UNFORTUNATELY ITS TOO LATE FOR ME BECAUSE THE NOISE AND JARRING OF THE BODY UPON HITTING A SMALL PEBBLE IN THE ROAD HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE AND I HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET,IF ONLY FOR MY OWN SANITY. OH, P.S. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF SHOCKS IN THE REAR SINCE THE DEFECT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT BY ANY MEANS, WHETHER IT BE A VISUAL INSPECTION OR BY JACKING UP THE REAR AND PHYSICALLY MANIPULATING AND TRYING TO OBSRVE THE OPERATION AND ACTION OF THE AXLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. NO SUCH LUCK!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448824February 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR EARLIER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE DUST SHIELD WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441748December 30, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD HAPHAZARDLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL UNKNOWN PARTS AND READJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD INSPECT THE FAILURE AND CONTINUE WITH AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436799November 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH INDICATOR SHOWS SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IT IS NOT. BELLS DING, INSIDE LIGHTS COME ON, DOORS BECOME INOPERATIVE FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES. WE HAVE HAD IN SHOP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TIMES, BOTH DOOR MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND BODY CONTROL MODULE NOW BEING REPLACED. CHEVROLET STATES THAT IT DOESN'T SET A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THE OCCURRENCES, THOUGH SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN PERSON. MY CONCERN IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY WIFE, MYSELF AND OR CHILDREN CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE. CHEVROLET DOES NOT AGREE THAT THIS IS UNSAFE. I REALLY WANT TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE IS PAID FOR, FREE AND CLEAR, SO THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF OWING MONEY AND WANTING OUT. CHEVROLET SHOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE, AND IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ENSURE THIS. THEY HAVE BEEN HANDLING THIS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS LAST TIME VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS - NO LOANER, NO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FOR US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430250October 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED HAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ANY ROAD BUMP WAS DRIVEN OVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM RECURRED, TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,880.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427910September 29, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF THERE WERE NO SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BUSHINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425849September 17, 2011
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STARTED GOING SLACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT I COULD TAKE UP THE TENSION BY HAND AFTER I BUCKLED THE BELT. THIS WAS JUST AN ANNOYANCE UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. THE MIL WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST , LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS LIKELY TO RESOLVE ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY THE MIL IS NOW ALWAYS ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN WHOM I TRUST AND HE PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE SCANNER. HE INFORMED ME THAT I DID INDEED HAVE A "HARD" CODE. HIS COMPUTER TELLS ME THAT MY LEFT FRONT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT LOOP IS OPEN. (CODE # DTC B 0065). I HAVEN'T YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE HOW THIS RESOLVES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413197July 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENS BROKEN AT ATTACHING POINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413200July 17, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS. OEM MONITORS FAILED AT 34000 MILES, 40000 MILES AND 42000 MILES. GM REPLACED TWO OF THREE FAILURES. REPLACED ONE AND THREE. WOULD NOT REPLACE SECOND FAILURE WE WERE TRAVELING AND TIRE REPAIRED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. LAST TWO WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER LAST REPLACEMENT WAS AN UPGRADED MODEL AND NOT ALUMINUM. APPARENTLY THE ALUMINUM ANODIZED AND DETERIORATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402160May 20, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPEN ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOORS ALSO OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393948April 1, 2011
STEERING
THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE 2008 UPLANDER AND MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2007 UPLANDER AND BOTH VEHICLES ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE. CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP SAYS COST OF REPLACE THE STEERING RACK WILL BE $750. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383895February 21, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING OUR 08 CHEVY UPLANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FOR NO REASON, THE DIC SHOWS.. REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN SLOWS, ALMOST TO A STOP AND CANNOT GET BACK TO SPEED UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A 20 MILE TRIP (AT LEAST 5). OUR MECHANIC HAS PUT IT ON HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND SHOWS NO PROBLEM. THIS EVEN HAPPENS WHILE THE DIC IS SHOWING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE ( CHEVY UPLANDER). I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 70MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID GETTING REAR-ENDED, RE-START THE VAN, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DO THE SAME THING, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MADE CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER GM GARAGE TO HAVE IT PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AGAIN, THIS WILL COST $79PER HOUR,OUT OF POCKET IF THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON, ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL. WE ALSO HAVE WATER STANDING ON THE FLOOR BOARD, WHICH IN THE WINTER TIME FREEZES AND MAKES THE PEDALS SLIPPERY, STILL HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM, NO ONE CAN FIND A LEAK. OUR MECHANIC DID CLEAN OFF SOME SENSORS AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THAT WAS A SHORT TERM FIX, NOW IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383278February 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND THE RECHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RECHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369970December 11, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT HEAT THE INTERIOR CABIN WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG OR FAIL TO DEFROST AND THE PASSENGERS TO BE COLD AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG UPLANDER VANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352312August 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ODI 1-888-327-4236; TTY: 1-800-424-9163 FILE COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC 1-877-382-4357 ; TTY: 1-866-653-4261. CHEVY UPLANDERS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL. THE REASON THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE ENGINES IN THESE VANS HAS TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE ALTERNATOR OUT AND PUT IN A NEW ONE. CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE COMES UP IN ALL THE CHEVY UPLANDERS. I SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. THE GENTLEMEN IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE STATED, "THERE IS NOTHING THAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO DO IN REGARDS TO THESE UPLANDERS. THERE IS NO RECALL." WHEN I ASKED HIM, "ARE YOU GOING TO DO A RECALL", HE REFUSED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE 3 TIMES I ASKED HIM. PURCHASING THESE UPLANDERS BY THE CONSUMER IS A RIP OFF, AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT A PRODUCT LIKE THIS IS SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THAT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THESES UPLANDERS, AND THERE ARE NO MANUALS ON HOW TO FIX THEM, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THE PENALTY. FIXING THESE UPLANDERS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND EVEN IF YOU REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR YOU DON'T KNOW, IF THAT IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CHECK THE INTERNET BY PUTTING IN CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CHEVY UPLANDERS. IT WILL SHOCK YOU. I URGE EVERYONE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE ODI AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FTC. THE MORE PEOPLE FILE COMPLAINTS WITH THE ODI AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FTC A CLASS A LITIGATION CAN COME ABOUT AND WE CAN MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND TO PAY BACK EVERYONE WHO PAID TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED IN THEIR UPLANDERS. FILE THOSE COMPLAINTS NOW WITH ODI AND THE FTC NOW-DON'T WAIT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE BATTERY WAS CONSTANTLY LOOSING AMPS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON ONE OCCASION. THE ALTERNATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED IVOQ 09/01/10. *JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351383August 23, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASE 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER FROM [XXX], ROSEVILLE, CA SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 X'S. 17 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE PURCHASE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE POPS UP. PUT IN THE NEW BATTERY 8/15 IT WON'T HOLD CHARGE. THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE THEY SAID. THERE ARE OVER HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALTERNATORS IN THE CHEVY UPLANDER AND CHEVY HASN'T DONE RECALL TO FIX. MY VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER WEEK AND THE SPECIALIST AT GM (DAVE 1-866-790-5600 X1317) SAID HE WOULD GET A RESOLUTION. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE SPECIALIST SINCE 8/19. HTTP://WWW.GREENFLAGAUTO.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=1885, HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=21063, HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/CHEVROLET/UPLANDER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM, HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/CHEVROLET/UPLANDER, HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T2589497-GETTING_CHARGING_SYSTEM_FAILURE, HTTP://WWW.CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=21063, HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/1WL3T-I-HAVE-A-2005-CHEVY-UPLANDER-MY-HEADLIGHTS-WERE-FLICKERING, HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/3WOZJ-ALTERNATOR-NOT-CHARGING-BATTERY-HOW-CAN-I-CHECK-THE-ALTERNATOR, HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T4092277-DECEMBER_2_BATTERIES "BY DECOBLUE21 ON FEB 09, 2010 SINCE DEC WE HAVE HAD 2 BATTERIES AND AN ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN OUR 2008 UPLANDER. THE BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY LOOSING AMPS. AND THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. WE CHARGE IT BUT EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY JUST DOESN'T HOLD THE CHARGE. THE REALLY WEIRD THING IS THAT WHEN IT'S IDLING IT GAINS AMPS AND WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN IT LOSES AMPS.EVENTUALLY HOWEVER, IT JUST DOESN'T EVEN TAKE THE CHARGE. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE? " THOSE ARE THE LINKS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. MY VAN HAS BEEN AT [XXX] FOR OVER A WEEK. MONTH AFTER I HAD THE VAN CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CAME ON AND WENT OFF HOUR LATER. CHEVY SAID DON'T WORRY. PLEASE HELP ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349006August 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17898.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343232July 14, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAG AND SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURY TO THE NECK AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR THE BODY DAMAGES WAS $6,268. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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