Chevrolet Uplander Complaints

584 consumer complaints on file.

#10439228December 9, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ME, MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER WERE ON THE TURNPIKE GOING TO THE AIRPORT ABOUT 3 HRS FROM OUR HOME...WE WERE HALF WAY THERE AND MY HUSBAND SAID TO US..I THINK THE THROTTLE CABLE OR SOMETHING BROKE I JUST HEARD SOMETHING SNAP AND THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK...AND I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL...I ASKED HIM WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO..HE TOLD ME THAT IF HE COULDN'T SOMEHOW LIFT THE PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WE WOULD TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T WRECK...HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE GAS PEDAL...HE SAID THAT HE HOPED HE COULD CONTROL IT BY DOING THAT THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT...MY HUSBAND TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL TO HELP AND HAD TO CONSTANTLY USE HIS FOOT TO PULL UP ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WE GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE TO THE AIRPORT AND THEN 3 HRS BACK HOME HE HAD TO REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS....WE TOOK THE VAN IN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY..THANK GOD MY HUSBAND DROVE THAT DAY BECAUSE I WOULD NOT OF KNOWN WHAT TO DO...I HAVE HAD NIGHT MARES THAT I ACCIDENTALLY RUN OVER MY KIDS IN THE DRIVE WAY BECAUSE OF THE GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK AGAIN..I AM AFRAID OF MY OWN VAN..I TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING AND I SEE THE PARENTS AND KIDS IN LINE,ALSO I TAKE MY KIDS TO SPORTS BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL LOTS OF FAMILY'S IN THOSE PARKING LOTS AND PARKS AND THINK... WILL TODAY BE THE DAY I ACCIDENTALLY RUN SOMEONE OVER BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WILL BREAK AGAIN...I SEE THESE SAME VANS AROUND TOWN AND I WONDER IF THEIR VAN COULD HAVE THIS SAME FAULTY PART AND WILL IT EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED... THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PEDAL REPLACED IS NOT JUST AS FAULTY....I JUST PRAY THAT CHEVROLET LOOKS INTO THIS DANGEROUS GAS PEDAL DESIGN...THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE AND I CAN'T JUST STAND BY AND NOT SPEAK UP ABOUT IT...PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE GAS PEDAL...PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT TAKES SOMEONE'S LIFE... *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436856November 23, 2011
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE REAR WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND AFFECTED THE FRAME. AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE WELDED BACK ON. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
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No
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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
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436169November 17, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS OPENING WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH ALSO A BING SOUND GOING OFF THE WHOLE TIME ON OUR WAY TO THE SHOP TO GET MY DOORS LOOKED AT. MY 3 YR.OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, IF HE DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT ON. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A DEATH THAT DAY, DO TO THE DOORS. I WANT MY MONEY BACK TO BUY A SAFER CAR FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THIS CAR IS GOING TO KILL PPL. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS CAR I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR.IT IS ONLY 2 WEEKS OLD. ALREADY 450 OUT MY POCKET TO FIX THIS. I WORK PART TIME THREE DAYS A WEEK. I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN I CANT BE PAYING FOR THIS VAN WAS NOT MADE WITH SAFETY IN MIND I THINK CHEVY WAS JUST TURNING TO MAKE A VAN TO SELL WITH OUT THE PEOPLE IN MIND LIKE MY SELF. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED 10,000 A WHOLE YROF WHAT I MAKE TO BUY THIS DEATH TRAP. ITS NOT FAIR THAT'S THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SOME ONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT BE THE ONE TO HAVE TO BE TESTED. ALL CARS AND VANS ALIKE SHOULD BE MADE TO BE SAFE FOR THE PPL THAT BUY THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433939November 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I TOOK IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, FROM ALL LIGHTS FLASHING INTERIOR DASH AND EXTERIOR AS WELL. FUEL SYSTEM LIGHTS AS WELL AS JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER FAILURE WARNINGS INSIDE THIS VEHICLE, TO NO FUEL JUST AFTER FILL UP, TO SERVICE ABS SYSTEM AND DOOR OPENS ON AND OFF SINCE I OWNED IT, EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING AT THAT TIME OTHERWISE THEY CANT FIX IT!! JUST NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS POOR MADE PIECE OF S..IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY HEAD EXAMINED TO BUY THIS CAR OFF THE LEASE I HAD. AS THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR I KNOW ITS NOT MY LACK OF MAINTENANCE CAUSE THE PROBLEMS, ITS THE MULTI BILLION DOLLAR GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE, AND BAIL US OUT JUST LIKE GM HAS BEEN, WERE JUST AVERAGE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET BY. *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
#10427629September 27, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN IN PARKED POSITION ON ITS OWN, WOULD REPEATEDLY HAVE TO CLOSE DOOR, ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HGHWAY IT OPENED ON ITS OWN. TOOK IT TOO DEALER IN LONGVIEW WASHINGTON, QUOTED PRICE OF $1400.00 TO FIX OR HAVE IT DISENGAGED AND OPEN AND CLOSE MANUALLY. I CHOSE THE LATTER, AN INCONVENIENCE BUT CHEAPER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN OR FOR THAT MATTER IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD FOR ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE GM WORKMANSHIP. WOULD NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427672September 27, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WITHOUT ACTIVATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AJAR ALARM WOULD SOUND ERRONEOUSLY WHEN THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SANDPAPER THE SCRATCH CENSOR SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426451September 20, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES FAIL TO LATCH CLOSED. OPEN DOOR BELL DINGS EVEN WHEN DOOR IS FIRMLY LATCHED. DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425938September 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND OPENS ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, ONCE THE DOOR IS CLOSED THE "OPEN DOOR CHIME" DOES NOT STOP. THE CHIME CONTINUES TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, PARKED AND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I TRIED CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE SAFETY HAZARD DEFECT BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL GM MINI VANS ESPECIALLY THE UPLANDER MINI VANS, WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE HASN'T BEEN AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL, DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT PAYMENT. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TT
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
#10425141September 13, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES I WILL BE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES WHEN IT COMES ON AND ITS LIKE I AM SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS BUT I AM NOT. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED CHEVY TECHNICIAN THREE TIMES NOW AND I AM TAKING IT BACK TOMORROW FOR A FOURTH TIME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE DIES. I ALSO REPLACED THE SENSOR. THAT DID NOT DO A THING OTHER THAN COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425252September 13, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR WHETHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR THE WARNING GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS STILL OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, A CHILD'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD'S HAND. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING AND SWELLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10422779August 31, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SINCE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD WHAT SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH FLICKERING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. NOT SURE IF IT IS A VOLTAGE ISSUE OR WHAT. SEVERAL PEOPLE FELT I WAS FLASHING MY LIGHTS THEY FLICKER SO MUCH. BEEN TO DEALER WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ONCE A TRUCK I WAS PASSING THOUGHT I WAS LETTING HIM OVER WHEN IN FACT I WAS NOT BUT IT WAS MY LIGHTS JUST FLICKERING DUE TO ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VAN PURCHASE IN 2006. HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE BUT IT MAY BE GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415062July 25, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT WAS NOT BOLTED ONTO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413855July 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2006 CHEVY UPLANDER. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN LOW GEAR. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING AGAIN. NOT RECOMMENDED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE OR NOT. ALSO NOTICEABLE WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A DAY FOR THE LAST WEEK NOW. DUMPED SOME LUCAS TRANSMISSION TREATMENT INTO IT THE OTHER DAY, SEEMS TO BE BETTER FOR THE TIME BEING. ALSO DRIVERS REAR SLIDING DOOR IS WACKED. JUST GAVE UP ON IT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413507July 19, 2011
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DUE TO EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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

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