30 of the 923 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Uplander are about the other systems — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2006.
30
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
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Have a Braun van where I was sold a unit that the rails and floor are rust out and van is getting ready to split in half was not disclosed that it was ther and the unit had a recall in 2016 purchased ot in 2018
NHTSA complaint #11431363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A SCRUBBING NOISE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS DRIVING AND THIS NOISE GOT EVEN MORE NOTICABLE AS I MADE ANY TURNS .I STOPPED AND CKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS !T FULL LEVEL.NOW IT MAKES A WOOING NOISE AS WELL. ALSO UPON STARTING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN I EXPERIENCED A TERRIBLE JERKING SENSATION WITH A KNOCK SOUND.THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR REG MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS AND DEEMED MECHANICALLY OK ,OTHER THAN A FEW REG MATIENANCE ISSUES AND MY SISTER SOLD ME THE VAN IN GOOD CONDITION .I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS STEERING CONDITION NOW AS WELL AS THE SLOW START JERK/KNOCK.IT HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED THRU THE YEARS AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP.MAINLY IN MARION, VA.CHEVROLET.BOTH ISSUES OCCURED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING.I AM CONCERNED SHE ,MY SISTER MAY HAVE MISSED A RECALL NOTICE AT SOME POINT.NOW I AM THE OWNER OF THE UPLANDER 07 VAN.
NHTSA complaint #11416328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN AS I GO TO ACCELERATE TO DRIVE THE CAR HERE'S VERY BADLY AND CAUSES CARS BEHIND YOU TO CAPABLE HIT YOU. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE
NHTSA complaint #11350818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH AND ABOUT 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE A LOT OF SHAKING IN VIBRATIONS AND IT SEEM TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD BACK-AND-FORTH I TAKE ITI TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND I HAVE ATTACHED THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY GAVE ME REGARDING WHAT NEEDED FIXED ON THE VIVO I BEGAN MAKING REPAIRS DOING THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS THE SWAY BAR LINKS THE CONTROL ARMS THEE IN TRANSMISSION PUSHING MOTOR MOUNT ON THE FRONT LOWERI DIDN'T OIL CHANGE. THEY'RE STILL AN ISSUE WITH CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL THERE'S LOTS VIBRATION AND THE CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OR OF THE LEFT WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THERE'S A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR OR WHEN I ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. IT ALSO LIKE THE CAR IS LEANING TO THE RIGHT ON ALL DIFFERENT ROAD TYPES IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST AN INCLINE ROAD OR WENT 9A JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT RANDOMLY FALLS TO THE RIGHT I HAVE THEN EVERYTHING THAT I CAN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED A TIRE ON IT AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TRYING TO BE DIAGNOSED I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THE TIRE IS GOING TO JUST GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SOUNDS ARE COMING FROM THE FRONT OR THE BACK I DON'TWHAT I CAN DO TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT AND LIKE I SAID I JUST PURCHASED IT SO ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN SUSPENSION ISSUES BRAKE ISSUES TRANSMISSION AND SHOES AH IF IT'S I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT I NEED THIS PROBLEM FIXED A AS APPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. IT DIDN'T APPEAR TO DO THIS ALL THE TIME WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO NOW EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT'S VERY SCARY
NHTSA complaint #11322872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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POWER STEERING WENT OUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT HADN'T EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS
NHTSA complaint #11310799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND REDUCE MY SPEED I COULDN'T GET IT UP TO SPEED I PUSH ON THE GAS TO GET UP AND SPEED AND IT WON'T GET UP I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF RESTART IT AND WHAT THEN NOT EVEN A MINUTE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60
NHTSA complaint #11233262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TAMARA RECALL WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, WE HIT A 190IB DEER AT 70MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 49 SOUTH.
NHTSA complaint #11153947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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MY VEHICLE IS MAKING A SOUND THAT VARIES COULD BE SUSPENSION BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE GRINDING AND OR HOWLING MOSTLY WHILE BRAKING OR INCREASED SPEED
NHTSA complaint #11152199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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ABS KICKS IN AT RANDOM INTERVALS
NHTSA complaint #11139367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE SIDE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE
NHTSA complaint #11119993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE MOTORIZED DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MOTOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE DOORS TO CLOSE. THE DEALER PUT IN A NEW ONE WHEN I HAD 23,000 MILES ON AND SAID THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND I ONLY HAVE 85,000 ON THE CAR NOW.
NHTSA complaint #11040061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TAKATA RECALL 2007 CHEVEROLET UPLANDER LT WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR DOESN'T KICK BACK TO FIRST GEAR. ( SLIPS OUT OF GEAR). VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. SO YOU WILL BE IN MOTION. ALSO WHEN YOUR IN MOTION DOING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TRY'S TO CHANGE INTO 3RD GEAR IT CHANGES HARD. ALSO IN MOTION.
NHTSA complaint #10945456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHEN I'M STOP AND I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VAN JUMPS OR IT STARTS SHAKING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRASMISSION. THEY DID A FULL SERVICE OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING ON THE TRANSMISSION. AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T GET THE NEXT SHIFT AND IT JUMPS MY PASSENGERS GET SCARE IT FELLS LIKE SOMEONE HIT US FROM BEHIND . NOTHING POPS UP ON THE DASH BOARD NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANYTHING IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MONEY IN IT . IT DOES IT EVERYDAY I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT I'M SCARED IT WON'T GO WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE OR IT WON'T GET THE NEXT GEAR AND I'M GOING TO DRIVE 10 MPH
NHTSA complaint #10906730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY UPLANDER SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON OR WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD ONSTAR RUN A TEST AND NOTHING IS FOUND.
NHTSA complaint #10896596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON DAGSBORO ROAD I CROSSED THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CATAPULTING THE VEHICLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER TWO TIMES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS TURNING END OVER END OR SIDEWISE. THE TELEPHONE POLE BROKE OFF AT THE BOTTOM AND ALSO AT THE TOP LEAVING THE TOP HANGING ON THE WIRES. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COME OFF UNTIL THE CAR WAS BEING MOVED TO THE SALVAGE YARD. THE STATE OF DELAWARE UNIFORM COLLISION REPORT INDICATES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INATTENTIVE DRIVING. I TOLD CPL ALBERT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT I DID REMEMBER BEING SLEEPY AND MENTIONING THAT I WAS PLANNING TO STOP AT THE SMYRNA REST AREA TO TAKE A NAP. THE REST AREA WAS AT LEAST AN HOURS DRIVE AHEAD OF US SO I DIDN'T THINK I WAS IN ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER OF FALLING ASLEEP. I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH CPL ALBERT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE ACCIDENT IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT CHANGED FROM INATTENTIVE DRIVING TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. WHEN I SHOWED THE PICTURE OF THE BROKEN AXEL TO MY MECHANIC HE SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR WAS CATAPULTED ON TO THE TELEPHONE POLE. I AM SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE 'JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT OF THE STATE OF DELEWARE IN AND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY COURT NO. 3 ,23730 SHORTLY RD. GEORGETOWN DE 19947 (302)856-145 ' AT 9:00 AM ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 22, 2015 TO PLEAD MY CASE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM EVEN IF I SHOULD LOSE THE CASE. UPDATED 02/03/16*LJ UPDATED 05/09/18*JB
NHTSA complaint #10809517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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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.
NHTSA complaint #10764963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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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.
NHTSA complaint #10735288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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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.
NHTSA complaint #10723372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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VEHICLE LEANED TO LEFT WHEN DRIVEN AT 40 MPH OR ABOVE. CONTACTED GM HOTLINE AND ADVISED TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER ON 9/8/2014 (WILSON, NC) AND WAS ADVISED THAT RIGHT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. IN ADDITION, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT REAR SHOCKS AND BRAKE PADS BE REPLACED. TOTAL COSTS WERE $1035.09. I PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 9/11/2014 AND NOTICED THAT LEANING HAD DIMINISHED BUT STILL PERSISTED WHEN ROAD SLOPES OR CURVES TOWARDS THE LEFT. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN THE SIX YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN. ON MOST RECENT VISIT, SERVICE MANAGER TOOK VAN INTO SHOP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED WITH VAN FEELING LIKE A JALOPY RIDE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THE STEERING WHEEL NOW VIBRATES AND MAKES A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE IF TURNED TO MORE THAN HALF WAY IN EITHER DIRECTION. I NOW PRAY EACH TIME I MUST DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE THAT IT WILL NOT TIP OVER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR GM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE MADE ME TO FEEL AS THOUGH I AM OVERREACTING TO THE SITUATION. I HOPE THIS REPORT WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER FOR MYSELF AND OTHER UPLANDER OWNERS. ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ARE WELCOMED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10639781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I HAVE THE 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER MODEL WITH HANDICAPPED LOWERED FLOOR PLAN.I CAN NOT GET OUT OF MY VAN FROM THE INSIDE THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN.I CANNOT GET THE SIDE DOOR TO OPEN TO ALLOW MYSELF TO GET OUT OF THIS VAN MYSELF.THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT VERY IMPORTANT AS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION A.S.A.P. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO HAVE THIS VAN LOOKED INTO SO I CAN GET IN AND OUT ON MY OWN AS I NEED TO SOMEHOW HAVE YOU FIX THE DOOR SO IT CAN BE OPENED AND CLOSED AND THE MAIN PROBLEM IS I CANNOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.THANK YOU. P.S. THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT OPEN MANUALY AND NEEDS ATTENTION..
NHTSA complaint #10598354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.