Chevrolet Uplander Complaints

584 consumer complaints on file.

#10767418September 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A RAVINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT EYE, A BLOW OUT FRACTURE AROUND THE EYE, CRANIAL FRACTURE, AND BRUISING THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10764963September 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, THE IGNITION HAS JUST SHUT OFF. NORMALLY THIS WAS WHEN IDOLING SO I WASN'T TOO SURE. HOWEVER, IT JUST TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE GM RECALL, YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. PLEASE RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS IGNITION SWITCH AS MOST VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. WHY WAIT ON THE RECALL UNTIL MORE PEOPLE ARE IN ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DIE? IT ISN'T WORTH THE RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763562September 14, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BAR HANGING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER FRONT BODY TIE BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762399September 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,630.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749047August 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. MA 10/2 THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/06/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748806August 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, AND LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT ARM AND LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10735288July 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A FRIEND WAS CLEANING MY 2007 CHEVY CARGO UPLANDER VAN AND DID NOT KNOW THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ON. THE DOOR SLID CLOSED DUE TO THE VAN BEING PARKED ON A HILL WHILE HE WAS STILL INSIDE THE VAN. THERE WAS NO WAY OUT! BOTH SIDE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND THE BACK HATCH DOOR HAS NO INSIDE HANDLE. THIS PERSON WAS IN THE VAN FOR OVER AN HOUR BANGING ON THE DOORS AND SCREAMING FOR HELP IN OVER 90 DEGREE WEATHER IN GEORGIA. HE DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT AS "HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DIE"! LUCKILY SOMEONE HEARD HIM AND RESCUED HIM. HE WAS RINGING WET WITH SWEAT AND WAS SEVERELY DEHYDRATED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE HAD NOT HEARD HIM BANGING ON THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726341June 20, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ANTI BRAKE LIGHTS, STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY APPEAR. HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, COMPLETE BRAKE ASSEMBLY TWICE, AND FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ONCE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. DIAGNOSES RUN FROM WIRING HARNESS TO ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723372June 4, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR UPLANDER'S GAS TANKS AT LEAST HALF FULL! UPLANDER FUEL GAUGE SHOWS GAS TANK IS A QUARTER FULL, HOWEVER, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RUNS OUT OF GAS WHENEVER ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PARKED OR SITTING AT A LIGHT ON A DOWNHILL SLOPED DRIVEWAY. UNABLE TO START THE UPLANDER IN THESE CASES, (SITTING OR PARKED FACING DOWNHILL) AS I WAS IN MY PARKING STALL, I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER AAA PULLED THE UPLANDER OUT OF DOWNHILL PARKING SPACE ONTO LEVEL GROUND, THE UPLANDER STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE GAS GAUGE THEN SHOWED THAT I HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO RANCHO VALLEY CHEVROLET, PHILLIPS RANCH, CA, AND REPLACED THE 2006 INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A RE-BUILT INSTRUMENT PANEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715720May 11, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V110000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715179May 7, 2015
SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
CLICKING, SQUEAKY, CLUNKY NOISES IN REAR SUSPENSION. THERE IS A JERK AT 20MPH, AS YOU DRIVE IT KEEPS JERKING AS YOU PICK UP SPEED. STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EVEN AFTER I CHANGED THE WHEEL BEARING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703817April 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED TO SHOW UP. MY ABS/TRACTION CONTROL STARTED TO SHOW UP ON MY DASH BOARD AND THEN GO AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ROUGHLY 4-5 TIMES BUT NEVER THOUGHT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. ON 4-2-2015 IS WHEN THE PROBLEMS SHOWED ITS UGLY HEAD. MY BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER STARTED STICKING AND BRAKES NOT FULLY ENGAGING TO STOP THE CAR UNLESS HIT AGAIN IN RAPPED BRAKING. I BOUGHT OVER 400 DOLLARS IN REPLACEMENTS (CALIPERS, PADS AS WELL AS ROTORS) TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL 4-5-2015 WHEN I PUT MY KIDS INTO THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT. MY BRAKE PEDAL FROZE UP WOULDN'T FULLY ENGAGE AND ALL 4 OF MY BRAKES FROZE UP. HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED HOME TO HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. WHAT I FOUND OUT IS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE BUILD UP THAT SHOT OUT LIKE COMPRESSED AIR ONCE THE BLEED VALVE WAS RELEASED BUT STILL NO DISENGAGE OF THE BREAKS NOR THE PEDAL. WITH NOT DEALING WITH A ISSUE LIKE THIS, I CALLED SOME FRIENDS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH OUT SOME MAJOR REPAIRS AS WELL AS TIME. THANK GOD MY BRAKES DID NOT FREEZE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE FAR OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701291March 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AS I AM DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTS TO BUZZ LIKE IT DOES WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENING AND I CAN HEAR IT CLICKING AS IF IT IS GOING TO OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692699March 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
ON 08/04/14 I TOOK MY 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ([XXX]) DUE TO ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THE TECH DIAGNOSED THAT 2 PROBLEMS WERE FOUND FAULTY LEFT FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS. THE TECH REPLACED AND FIXED THE ISSUES. AND THIS YEAR ON 03/05/15 I HAVE THE SAME LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY SCREEN AGAIN (ABS & TRACTION CONTROL) AND I DID THE SAME THING TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER ([XXX]) THE TECH DIAGNOSE THE SAME ISSUES OCCUR AGAIN. I REFUSE TOO HAVE THEM FIX AND WOULD LIKE GM START RECALL ALL 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER DUE TO HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS SINCE THE COST OF FIXING THESE ISSUES ARE BETWEEN $650 - $700. IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE FOR PERSON THAT LIVE ON PAYCHECK BY PAYCHECK EACH WEEK. 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
#10683412February 14, 2015
WHEELS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
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 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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10682552February 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND WITHOUT ANY SORT OF ISSUE TO PROVOKE IT, THE IGNITION CAME OUT OF THE RUN OR ON POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS THE SAME IGNITION AS ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, YET THIS ONE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. LUCKILY SHE HAD HER WITS ABOUT HER AND PULLED INTO THE CENTER TURN LANE. BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED, GENERALLY ONLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE OR WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DIFFERENT GEARS (PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC.). IT COST ME $312 TO FIX THIS ISSUE BETWEEN PARTS AND LABOR *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672628January 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
EVERYTIME I GET INTO THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS EITHER ON OR OFF ITS NEVER STAYS ON SETTING ITS ALWAYS BACK AND FORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670772January 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BRAKES LOCKED UP ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS REPEATED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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