79 of the
923 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Uplander
are about the braking system —
9% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2006.
OUR ABS LIGHT IS ON BOUGHT IT THAT WAY LADY SAID SHE HAD THE ABS HUB REPLACED BUT IT STILL WON'T GO OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN YOUR DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL TRYING TO KICK IN BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOUR CAR TO JERK OUT OF NO WHERE SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF YOU ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR SURROUNDED BY CARS ON ALL SIDES.THESE 2 LIGHTS STAY ON THEY WILL NOT GO OFF I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THY HIS AGAIN BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER MESS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE BUT I'LL LIST THE LAST TIME BELOW.
NHTSA complaint #11120099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED ROTORS, WIRING HARNESS AND WHEEL SENSOR REPLACEMENTS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE STABILITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED REPEATEDLY.
NHTSA complaint #10816135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED ROTORS, WIRING HARNESS AND WHEEL SENSOR REPLACEMENTS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE STABILITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED REPEATEDLY.
NHTSA complaint #10816135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, ALONG WITH THE WHEEL HUBS AND WIRING HARNESS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
NHTSA complaint #10971003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE INTERMITTENTLY WHERE THE "SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM" MESSAGE FLASHES ON THE MESSAGE PANEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS OUR BRAKES LOCK UP AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SCARY SITUATION WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS CHECKED AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE, THEREFORE WE WERE ADVISED NOTHING WAS WRONG. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED ON THIS ISSUE ALONE, AND I THINK THIS WARRANTS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AT INOPPORTUNE AND UNEXPECTED TIMES WILL SURELY COST LIVES AT SOME POINT. WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE STILL HAVE A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 MORE YEARS AND CANNOT ENJOY IT FOR FEAR OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THIS AWFUL THING HAPPENING, AND WE CANNOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10918111 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS VEHICLE NEED TO BE RECALLED, I READ ALOT FROM OTHER PEOPLE, AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, TIRE BLOW, ODOR OF GAS, I HAVE KIDS AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR, MY KIDS HAVE ASTHMA AND I CAN NOT HAVE A CAR LIKE THIS, THIS IS DAMAGES AND NIT A SAFE VAN, 2008 CHEV UPLANDER NEED TO BE OFF THE MARKET. I DRIVE THIS CAR SMELLING GAS AND GAS IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND HIGHWAYS. THIS NEED TO BE ON RECALL
NHTSA complaint #10893799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEEN STAYING ON SOMETIMES THE VAN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND SERVICE STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON. TOO THE BRAKES HAVE A GRINDING CATCH IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PUSHING IT WHEN GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. ALSO THE VAN HAS HESITATION ON STARTING YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS TO START. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHILE YOURE DRIVING. I JUST HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, BUT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10785463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10762399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #10749047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10703817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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).
NHTSA complaint #10692699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10670772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD BRAKE ISSUES THE FRONT SENSOR WIRES GOT SNAGGED AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAD TURNED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES ONCE AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS NEEDED A NEW WIRE HARNESS THAT HAD BURNT UP AT 108,000 MILES, THE TUNING PORT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AROUND THE SAME TIME AS WELL AS AN EVAP CANISTER. NOW AT 140,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THEY HAVE BLOCKED ME FROM REPORTING ON FACEBOOK HOW THE CARS ARE AWFUL BUT I AM NOW WRITING EVERYONE I CAN ABOUT THE AUTOS THEY PASS OF AS AMERICAN CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10669210 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. WE JUST REPLACED PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS AND NOW ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT. THIS MORNING BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE ABOUT TO ENTER MAIN HIGHWAY AND NOW "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT IS ALSO ON. VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT TIMES UNLESS GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES FROM FULL TO EMPTY DAILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND CODE READS CHECK GAS CAP. CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED. CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, CD PLAYER READS DISC READ ERROR, REAR TURN SIGNALS SHORT OUT ANNUALLY.
NHTSA complaint #10629282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS VEHICLE IS SUFFERING AN INTERMITTENT DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER NOTIFICATION... STATING,.... CHECK ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, CHECK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM.... ALL THE CORRESPONDING SYSTEM DASH LIGHTS ARE THEN ON. I ALSO BELIEVE I HAVE SMELLED AN ODOR IN MY CAR ... A FAINT SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNT...
NHTSA complaint #10629105 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10617063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEAKING SOUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
NHTSA complaint #10610478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START ENGINE PERIODICALLY...STUCK IN KEY SWITCH. HAVE TO START VEHICLE INBETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. HAVE TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO GET GEAR IN DRIVE CAN ONLY PARK WITH VEHICLE FRONT END AT UPWARD SLANT OR VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. ABS LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW IF UPLANDER VAN IS A SUBURBAN OR NOT, SO NOT SURE IF ON LIST PROVIDED ON THIS FORM. THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY OTHERS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO GET IT FIXED PURCHASE VEHICLE IN PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #10593828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . DASH LIGHT GO OUT, SEAT BELTS ALL OF THEM UNLATCH BY THEM SELF, I REPLACED THE BRAKES 6 TIMES ALREADY, EMISSION VAPOR CANISTER WENT OUT , THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON . IT ALL WAYS SAY CHECK GAS CAP,KNOW MY VAN NOT WORKING. I CAN'T CLEAN ANY HARD CODES, PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR UNLATCH WHEN I WAS AND THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE DOOR HIT THE GROUND ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 5 KIDS IN THE CAR , MY 20 YR SON WAS SITTING BY HIS EIGHT YR OLD BROTHER . MY EIGHT YR OLD WAS ON THE SIDE THAT CAME UNLATCH THANK GOD HE UN DID HIS BROTHER SEAT BELT AND GRAB HIM AND HELD ON TO HIM TIGHT UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE . THE STARTED WENT OUT,THE BACK AIR CONDITION WON'T WORK, THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE JOINT BROKE, THE VAN OVER HEATS ALL THE TIME WHICH CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AND THE STARTER WENT I REPLACE TRANSMISSION STARTER AND THERMOSTAT .THE VAN A PIECE OF [XXX] AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK I PAID FOR IN CASH. I BROUGHT THE VAN IN 2008 AND PAID CASH FOR IT .I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BROUGHT IT IN 11/1/2008. THE PROBLEMS STARTED 2 DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT THE VAN HOME. I WISH NEVER HAD GOTTEN IT. THE [XXX] THING A LEMON THEY NEED FORCE CHEVY TO RECALL THE GOD [XXX] LEMON 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER AND GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN GO SOME WERE ELSE AND BY MY FAMILY A REAL VAN , I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 5 CHILDREN AND I NEED A RELIABLE VAN ,NOT A PIECE OF [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10588439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER I NOTICED THAT WHEN COMING FROM STOP IT WOULD PULL AND WOULD POP TO GO SO I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES HAVE REPLACED C.V JOINTS, STRUT MOUNDS STRUTS SHOCKS AND STILL WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO THEN I WENT AND REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM 5 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND HALF I HAVE GIVEN UP SO NOW THE BACK ONES ARE DOING IT AGAIN BUT YESTERDAY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE THE I ALSO HAVE THE VAN SAYING EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON, FUNNY THING NOW IS THAT WHEN I GO AND PUSH ON IT. IT DON'T LOCK I RELEASE MY FOOT OFF IT AND IT COMES RIGHT BACK UP TO THE UNLOCK POSITION BUT BREAKS ARE LOCKED AND CANT BE MOVED. SO I ON HERE LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND I THINK I KNOW THE PROBLEM TO THE ONE FOR THE BREAKS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINES AND PEDALS AS WELL AS LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND ROTOR AND BRAKES BY DEALERSHIP AS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE IT IS MALFUNCTION OF EMERGENCY BRAKE.
NHTSA complaint #10533428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.