38 of the
923 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Uplander
are about the lighting —
4% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2005.
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ME AND MY GRAND DAUGHTER ARE HEADED OUT SHOPPING ON HIGHWAY 26 IN OREGON SUMMIT HIWAY THE RIG JUST SHUTS DOWN CKICKING THE DOORS WINDOWS MADE FUNNY NOISE AND GAS DOESN'T READ FULL WHEN FULL ,LIGHTS DIME AT NIGHT DASH LIGHTS GO OUT YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE LITTLE DASH BOARD THING TO MAKE THEM GO BACK ON SIDE MIRRORS WON'T ADJUST WITH PANEL IN DOOR ,AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK STARTED DOING SAME THING SHUT DOWN COME BACK ON OFF BY ITSELF SO HAD PULLED STARTER,BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ALL GOOD THIS HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEEINGS HOW I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A VERY CURVY ROADS
NHTSA complaint #11387796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY VAN HESITATES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPM'S. ESPECIALLY GOING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL BLINK FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON..THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS MALFUNCTIONING.. WHEEL BEARING IN THE REAR NEED REPLACEMENT.. AND THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.. RADIO SKIPS, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL.. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT DOESN'T HEAT. THERES BARELY ANY HEAT EVEN WHEN GAUGE READS THE ENGINE IS NORMALLY WARM..
NHTSA complaint #11287856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF ON THEIR OWN, THEN ONLY BRIGHTS WORK, AFTER A FEW MILES THOSE QUIT TOO. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL SO DO THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SHE ENDED UP IN A STEEP DITCH BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE WHERE SHE WAS PULLING OVER WITHOUT LIGHTS.
NHTSA complaint #11114110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10789295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RIGHT REAR LIGHTS (INDICATOR, BRAKE ) FAILED. TRIED TO REMOVE THE BOLTS AS PER THE VEHICLE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BUT THEY WOULD ONLY SPIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE PANEL AND DRILLED OUT THE SIDE TO REPLACE THE CAGE NUT WITH INSERTS. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BOLTS INSIDE HAD RUSTED AND THAT I HAD TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO PREVENT IT FROM SEIZING UP. SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CITING THE FACT THAT DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND ASKED THEM TO REIMBURSE THE CHARGES. GM DECLINED TO COVER THE CHARGES AND WHEN I STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN AND THAT I WOULD TAKE IT TO NHTSA, THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10567292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT THIS VAN AROUND 2010,THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 60,000. THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE LIGHT. I WAS PULLED OUT BY THE POLICE ABOUT MY LIGHT. I WENT STRAIGHT TO AUTO ZONE AND CHANGED IT. I HAVE CHANGED MY BULBS MORE THAN TWENTY TIMES. I GOT WARNINGS. SECONDLY, MY REMOTE CONTROL HAVE BEEN ACTING OUT. I CHANGED THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. IT WILL WORK FOR ONLY FEW HOURS AND STOP. I STARTED LOCKING MY DOORS MANUALLY,ONLY THE PASSENGER DOOR IS LEFT TO CONTROL THE BUTTON. THE WORST EXPERIENCE THAT LED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT IS THE FUEL TANK AND THE STEERING WHEEL. MY VAN HAD STOPPED MORE THAN TWENTY TIMES WITHOUT WARNING,EACH TIME I BOUGHT GAS AND IT WILL START WORKING. THE LAST EXPERIENCE IS STILL FRIGHTENING TO ME. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55M/HR MY GAUGE WAS SHOWING JUST BELOW HALF TANK,ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VAN ACCELERATED AND SOUND WENT OFF,I IMMEDIATELY MADE A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT TO A STREET THAT WENT DOWN THE HILL. I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VAN NO MORE,I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND IT WENT TO A STOPPED WITH A BANG NOISE. FIRE FIGHTERS WERE AROUND THAT AREA,THEY IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO HELP AND SUGGESTED I BUY GAS WHICH I DID AND MY VAN STARTED WORKING AGAIN.I APPROACHED SOMEBODY USING THE SAME TYPE OF VAN,SHE SAID SHE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES. MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VAN ONCE,I BEGIN TO WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT ALTHOUGH SHE SAID ANOTHER DRIVER CAUSED IT AND FLED,NOW EVEN IF MY GAS IS SHOWING FULL TANK I WILL MAKE SURE I STILL BUY MORE.I AM SCARED TO GIVE MY VAN TO MY CHILDREN TO DRIVE.I ESCAPED ACCIDENT MORE THAN FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE.I DON'T DRINK,NEVER SMOKE, I USE MY VAN MAINLY TO WORK.RECENTLY THE ROD THAT HOLDS THE TIRE DON'T KNOW THE NAME JUST BROKE INTO TWO WITHOUT ANY REASON.I WAS JUST TRYING TO REVERSE AND I NOTICED MY VAN WILL NOT MOVE. CAME DOWN AND I SAW THAT. I JUST REPLACED MY TAIL LIGHT FEW DAYS AGO.
NHTSA complaint #10503286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM AND/OR FLICKER. VOLTAGE DOES NOT STAY CONSISTENT. WHEN STOPPING THE RADIO WILL BLINK OFF, AND THE CD CHANGER WILL MAKE EJECTING NOISES LIKE A TAPE PLAYER. IF ANY ACCESSORIES "ARE" ACTUALLY PLUGGED IN YOU WILL GET STATIC AND ELECTRICAL WHINING FROM THE SPEAKERS. VEHICLE WILL GIVE HARD START ISSUES AFTER EXPERIENCING THE LIGHT DIM AND FLICKER ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ALL THE PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ISSUES.
NHTSA complaint #10499286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP BULB HOLDER LOOSENED AND FELL TO REST ON HEADLIGHT HOUSING MELTING THE PLASTIC AND STARTED A FIRE,MELTED WIRING HARNESS COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND HEADLIGHT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, FIRE WAS PUT OUT RIGHT AWAY COULD HAVE BURN THE WHOLE CAR FLAMES WHERE SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10456572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10422779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE ON GOING FLICKERING LIGHT ISSUE ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER THOUGHT I HAD FLASHED MY LIGHTS TO LET THEM GO CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A SIDE IMPACT CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10386392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE WORN PREMATURELY, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WERE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
NHTSA complaint #10372040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERMITTEN BLINKING DASH AND HEADLIGHTS WITH SWITCH IN THE "MANUAL ON" POSITION. I HAVE LOST THE LIGHTS ENTIRELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. A VERY DANGEROUS AND UPSETTING CONDITION. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FIND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS. SINCE THE HEADLIGHT RELAY HAS BEEN OMITTED AND THE SWITCH OVERHEATS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. REPLACEMENT OF SWITCH AND HARNESS CONNECTOR IS SUGGESTED. WHY NO RECALL ?
NHTSA complaint #10355141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A DEFECT WITH THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE LIGHT; LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSOLE LIGHT WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10311997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENS BROKEN AT ATTACHING POINTS. WATER LEAKING IN ON WIRING. NOTICED CRACKS ON MOST ALL UPLANDERS I HAVE LOOKED AT IN PARKING LOTS AND SHOPPING CENTERS.
NHTSA complaint #10304440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMING. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LOW BEAMS FAILED AND SHE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED. SHE PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE LOW BEAM FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/18/09.
NHTSA complaint #10260174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. THE DOOR FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THEY ARE IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES ARE STILL OCCURRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,104 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.
NHTSA complaint #10240073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER LT AND I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AROUND 3,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. IT STARTED WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES (HARD DRIVE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, GAS GAUGE, DIMMING LIGHTS, RADIO LOSING SETTINGS, HARD STARTS, SERVICE ABS, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL) AND GRADUALLY MOVED TO MECHANICAL ISSUES (CLUCKING NOISES ? FRONT END, VIBRATIONS ? FRONT END, STEERING BINDING, AND GRINDING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END). WHAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN HOPES OF FIXING THE ISSUES ARE THE HARD DRIVE TO THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER MODULE (TWICE AND REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES), STEERING COLUMN, STEERING BOX, RACK AND PINION, FRONT STABILIZING CONTROL ARMS, FRONT BRAKE, FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED, ABS CONTROL MODULE (NEVER FIXED THE SERVICE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL). THE DEALER STILL CAN?T EXPLAIN THE GRINDING NOISE AND IS TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THAT IT IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VAN (THEY ACTUALLY WROTE THAT IN THE SERVICE REPORT). THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE THE SERVICE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ERRORS. THEY CAN?T RESOLVE THE HARD STARTS. THE DEALER HAS TAKEN A POSITION THAT NO MORE DIAGNOSTIC WORK WILL BE PERFORMED TO THE FRONT END UNTIL I REPLACE A CUPPED TIRE (THEIR OPINION). I HAVE HIRED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY TO HELP WITH MY PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10226814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.