40 of the 923 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Uplander are about the stability control — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2008.
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4%
Share of all complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE CHASSIS HAS A SERIOUS RUST ISSUE AS I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE RUST ISSUE IS ONE THAT YOU WOULD NOT EVEN SEE ON A 60 YEAR OLD CAR. IT CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL AND ALL OF ITS COMPONENTS TO BREAK FREE. I DO HAVE PICTURES (IT'S DARK OUT RIGHT AT THE MOMENT BUT I CAN BY MORNING) I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS FOR QUIET A WHILE NOW.
NHTSA complaint #11093431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON 05/31/2016 CALLED CHEVROLET TO ASK WHY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD. 06-02-2016 CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT STABILITY LIGHT PROBLEM, WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION MOST LIKELY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, WE IGNORED THE LIGHT. ON AUGUST 28, 2017 WE BROUGHT THE UPLANDER INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE ON THE FUEL SERVICE. THAT EVENING WHEN WE WENT TO PICK THE VAN UP, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "GONE". HE GAVE AN ESTIMATE ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VAN WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT FOR LOSING POWER GOING UP HILLS, THAT'S WHY WE WANTED THE FUEL SERVICE, PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE SERVICED THIS VEHICLE ALL THE TIME FROM WHEN WE PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2008. WHEN WE PICKED THE VAN UP WE DIDN'T MAKE IT MORE THAN 4 BLOCKS WHEN IT STOPPED MOVING. NOW THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVERHEATED AND NEEDS A COMPLETE REBUILD FOR $2,600.00. ONLINE THE CHEVY FORUM SAYS THAT THE MODULE GOES AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT ALSO STATES A LIGHT COMES ON. THIS LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON IF ITS NOT THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #11032321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
HAVING AN ISSUE INTERMITTENTLY WHERE THE "SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM" MESSAGE FLASHES ON THE MESSAGE PANEL AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING. 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 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. IT HAPPENED TO US ON AN INCOMING RAMP FOR AN INTERSTATE AND WE HAD CARS SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND TRYING TO GET PAST US. IT'S A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #11023713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE STABILITY CONTROL HAS MADE DRIVING ACTUALLY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST TIME IT LOCKED UP AND WE SKID TO A HALT THANKFULLY GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR. AND IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. THIS TIME, WE JUST HAD THE FULL HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED THE STABILITY CONTROL LOCKED UP AGAIN, NOT QUITE AS HARD BUT HARD ENOUGH, AND IT PULLED SHARPLY TO ONE SIDE. BOTH TIMES, THANKFULLY YEARS APART, WE WERE GOING STRAIGHT AND DIDN'T HIT ANYONE BECAUSE OF IT AS NO ONE WAS AROUND. THIS THING IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. AND WHY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND I'M NOT READY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS EVEN INSTALLED. IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY WORK. WE USED TO LIVE IN NORTHERN UTAH AND WE LIVED AT THE LAST STREET UP THE MOUNTAIN. WHEN THE ROAD WAS VERY ICY WE'D HAVE TO TURN THE STABILITY CONTROL OFF IN ORDER TO GET HOME. IT ACTUALLY MADE DRIVING IN THE SNOW/ICE HARDER AND MORE DANGEROUS. WE HAVE YET TO TAKE THE UPLANDER IN TO BE FIXED YET AGAIN AS WE HAVE HAD TOO MANY REPAIRS ON VEHICLES LATELY AND JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEND MORE. SO, NO DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE AS OF TODAY.
NHTSA complaint #10885526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE BATTERY CHANGED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,560.
NHTSA complaint #10807906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE BATTERY CHANGED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,560.
NHTSA complaint #10807906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE HAD MY ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS REPLACED. ONLY HAT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER I HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT REPLACED AGAIN. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT I HAD THE RIGHT REPLACED AGAIN. ABOUT A YEAR LATER HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT REPLACED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE 102,000 MILES AND THE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AGAIN. CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL THIS IS CRAP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED SO MANY TIME AND IT IS ONLY 7 YRS. OLD. IT IS COMING ON THE MOST NOW WHEN IN REVERSE AND TURNING, OR TURNING SHARP GOING FORWARD.
NHTSA complaint #10784945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10726341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10715179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10670772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THE WARNING SYSTEM POSTED "STABILITY SYSTEM ERROR". WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WITH SOME AGITATION OF CATCHING OR JERKINESS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO REAL PATTERN OF CONSISTENCY.
NHTSA complaint #10662823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.