Chevrolet Uplander Complaints

584 consumer complaints on file.

#10525315July 17, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, STEERING
A DEER RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A COLLISION, MY WIFE SWERVED BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AROUND AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL IT BY COUNTER STEERING. MY WIFE STRUCK A POST SIDEWAY ON DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOST BY CALIFORNIA INSURANCE WHO HAS THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524785July 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF A) CHECK THEFT SYSTEM ALARM DINGS AND LIGHTS UP B) ALL OTHER TROUBLE LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASH ON AND OFF C) AFTER FEW MINS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECOMES INOPERABLE INCLUDING THE MILEAGE AND AC WILL ALSO GO OFF...NO RPM, NO FUEL IND NO TEMP NO OIL PRESSURE..ALL THIS WILL STAY OFF UNTIL CAR IS LEFT OFF FOR FEW MINS THEN IT ALL REPEATS ITSELF OVER AND OVER. D) THIS ALL MAKES THIS VEHICLE DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO SPEED INDICATOR OR ANY OTHER NECESSARY GAUGES..ALSO THE ABS, AIR BAG ETC MAY OR MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524679July 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE, THEN ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522856July 2, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS BUT NONE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514976June 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INCIDENT 1: TRACKING PIN ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR BROKE, NOT ALLOWING DOOR TO CLOSE, HAD TO PULL FUSES AND MANUALLY SHUT, IF TRIED TO OPEN NOW, DOOR FALLS OFF TRACK, UNSAFE. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT WORSE, NO RESOLUTION FROM CHEVROLET COMPANY. INCIDENT 2: SERVICE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES PULSE, WHEN ENGAGED WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE RELEASED WITHOUT A WAITING PERIOD, DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A TIMELY AND SAFE MANNER. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ISSUE WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE TESTED. (INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT NOT SHOWING UP WHEN I TAKE IT IN). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514640June 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
APPROX. MAY, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING, I APPLIED THE BRAKE ON MY UPLANDER AND THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. IT WOULD NOT GO OUT UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE BRAKE FEEL WAS HARD AT FIRST AND THEN IT SLIPPED AS IF I WAS TRAVELING ON SNOW TO KEEP THE WHEELS FROM LOCKING. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED AND I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 OTHER TIMES SINCE, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513623May 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE PROPERLY. IT TAKES ABOUT 4 ATTEMPTS TO SECURE THE SEATBELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513624May 27, 2013
WHEELS
REAR AXEL BROKE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDERS HOWEVER WHEN CALLED, WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ONLY AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT WERE REMODELED INTO HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513625May 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN THE REAR DOOR WAS BEING OPENED USING THE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR FELL OFF OF THE TRACK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY LIFT THE DOOR AND CLOSE AND LOCK IT SO THAT IT WOULDN'T AUTOMATICALLY OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513562May 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
DROVE THE VAN HOME THAT SAME NIGHT,BEFORE WE PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY , THE VAN OVER HEATED ,THE BRAKES HAD A SPONGY FEEL TO THEM AFTER 15 MINS OF DRIVING , TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PASS THE HALF WAY MAKE WHEN THE RED INDICATOR CAME ON THE VAN TOTALLY SHUT DOWN NO POWER , I ALMOST FLIP THE VAN OVER. I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKE TWICE IN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.THEN LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON WHEN TEMPERATURE WERE COLD , RAINY, FOGGY, OUT SIDE , AND WHEN IT GOT HOT TEMPERATURE OUT SIDE THE DASH LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ,THEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE DASH LIGHTS STAYED OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. ALSO THE VAN STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE NOT WANTED TO TURN OVER, AND WOULD ALSO LOSS ALL POWER TO VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED OUT IN HORRIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OUTSIDE WITH ARE CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513561May 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ,REAR PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF THE TOP HINGE HIT THE PAYMENT, BRAKES STARTED FALLING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512999May 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE PLACEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES ON THIS VAN ARE RIGHT UNDER THE FRAME, SO WHEN IM DRIVING AND THE VAN IS GOING UP AND DOWN DUE TO BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRAME CUTS INTO THE BRAKE LINE AND EVENTUALLY BRAKES THE LINE CAUSING THEM TO LEAK AND ME HAVING HORRIBLE BRAKES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES TWO TIMES ALREADY AND THE BRAKE LINES ON THERE NOW ARE ALREADY STARTING TO LEAK AGAIN. THIS IS CAUSED BY A POOR PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINE AND THERE'S NO WAY OF FIXING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513004May 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE WAY THE BRAKE LINES WERE INSTALLED WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE FRAME, CAUSING IT TO WEAR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A BUMP UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512320May 16, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
PULLED DOWN ON REAR DOOR STRAP, AND ONE ATTACH BRACKET BROKE WITH RIVET STILL ATTACHED TO STRAP. THE DOWNWARD MOTION BROUGHT MY HAND ACROSS THE RIVET, RESULTING IN A HAND CUT. ONE END OF THE ATTACH RIVET IS SMOOTH AND THE OTHER END IS KNIFE SHARP. THE REPLACEMENT STRAP PURCHASED FROM GM DEALERSHIP IS SAME DESIGN. IF BOTH ENDS OF THE RIVET WERE SMOOTH, NO INJURY WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10511146May 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE CHARGED $80 TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR DUE TO AN INTERNAL TIMING FAILURE AT A COST OF OVER $1000. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN AND IT POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT CLOSES, THE ALARM SOUNDS AND THEN THE DOOR REOPENS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE TIMING ON THE MOTOR WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510259May 1, 2013
STEERING
ON WET DAYS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE PUDDLES, WATER SPLASHES UP ON THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE WHEEL THAT DRIVES THE POWER STEERING PUMP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BELT SLIPS AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO AN AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY REPLACED PRACTICALLY THE WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. IT WASN'T UNTIL WE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET THAT WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A POOR DESIGN. THE BELT ONLY HAS A FEW INCHES OF CONTACT WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP DRIVE. PLEASE FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505574April 3, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON AS I WAS GOING AT 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING MUCH SLOWER WHILE GOING AROUND CURVES BUT NEVER ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE SIDE AS THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION SLOWLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. AT THIS POINT I CALLED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AS I DID NOT WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER IN IT. I SPOKE TO A REP AT CHEVY WHO SAID THAT IT IS THE 'STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM' AND TO 'KEEP A LOG' AS TO WHEN IT OCCURS AND WHAT TYPE OF GROUND I AM TRAVELING ON AT THE TIME OF THESE INCIDENTS. DOESN'T ANYONE SEE THE DANGER IN THIS HAPPENING ON A HIGHWAY ??? THE VAN HAS BEEN IN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY DO IS CHANGE A COUPLE OF SENSORS AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN UPLANDER AND HE IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH IT. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THAT CHEVY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT DISABLING THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THIS VAN IS OWNED BY THE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN NY IN WHICH I AM AN EMPLOYEE. THE VAN HAS ALSO BEEN TO OUR MECHANICS HERE , AND THEY ALWAYS SEND IT OUT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS, AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? I TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504631March 26, 2013
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY UPLANDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED WHILE I WAS TURNING. SYSTEM CHARGING FAILURE LIGHT HAS APPEARED. SERVICE CENTER TESTED ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF AND WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE UPLANDER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IF IT LOCKS AGAIN. I AM UNSURE HOW I'M SUPPOSE TO DRIVE IT WITH THE STEERING LOCKED. I HAVE HAD IT LOCK NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF THEN WAIT A FEW MINUTES. WHEN VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL THEN TURN. I ASKED CHEVY SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY STATED I COULD RENT A CAR FOR $35.00 A DAY BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN OR IF THEY COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE SO I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE UPLANDER AND PRAY I WILL NOT BE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYONE ELSE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND RESET THE CONTROLS. THE ABS AND TRACTION GOT SO BAD WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME THEY DEEMED MY UPLANDER UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. 1 MONTH LATER THEY CHANGED OUT THE ELECTRICAL BOX AND RETURNED IT TO ME. WHEN I READ THE PAPERWORK ON THE REPAIRS THEY STATED THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503503March 18, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
SEVERAL TIMES NOW I HAVE RECEIVED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE, AS WELL AS PERIODIC SERVICE STABILITY TRAK AND SERVICE ABS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I MAKE A TIGHT TURN OR HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED, I COULD NOT GET RID OF THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CONSEQUENT REDUCED SPEED. I FELT THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VAN TO THE DEALER SO I HAD IT TOWED. NOW THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I AM ASSURED THAT IT IS FIXED. I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT MANY GM CARS SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, YET WHEN I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT LINE, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A BULLETIN OR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS - I AM SO WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503528March 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I KEPT GETTING FALSE CODES WHEN USING TEST METER TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLE AFTER REPLACING FUEL PUMP EVAP CANISTER GAS CAP PLUGS WIRES BRAKES ROTORS THE ECM HAD IT REPROGRAMMED TO CAR I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION I FOUND UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SEAT A SERIES OF LINES THAT JUST SIMPLY PLUG THROUGH THE VEHICLE EXPOSED TO ALL ELEMENTS WHEN DRIVING I CAREFULLY UNPLUGGED THE WIRES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE ALL CORRODED AND NOT FUNCTIONAL WHILE NOTICING THIS I HAD NOTICED ITS PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL RAILS JUST DAYS PRIOR TO MY REPAIRS I HAD SMELLED SOME BURNING SMELL IT IS TO MY OPINION THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ITS CLOSENESS TO FUEL RAILS AND TANKS BUT IT IS POOR DESIGN IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY IN BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLODE AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR CATCH ELECTRICAL FIRE AT THE VERY LEAST I HAVE PICS OF THE WIRES REMOVED AS WELL AS THE LOCATION OF THE WIRES PLEASE HELP SINCERELY [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

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