40 of the
923 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Uplander
are about the transmission —
4% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2008.
40
Complaints
4%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
While driving on highway, car suddenly shifted into neutral and I was unable to get it back in gear. Garage said it needs a new transmission. I was almost hit from car behind because I suddenly had lose of power. No warning lights or any issues indicating something was wrong prior to this incident. Vehicle is available for inspection
NHTSA complaint #11446864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2007 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS BECOME UNSAFE. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE GIVEN DIFFERENT GUESSES AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. WHEN DRIVING, IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, OR EVEN DURING STOP-GO TRAFFIC, THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY JERK WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE JERK IS INCREDIBLY FORCEFUL AS IF I HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. TWO MECHANICS HAVE RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BUT SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE VAN DOES THIS, IT IS HARD TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY FROM A STOPPING POINT. THIS CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING/TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AS I CAN NOT BE CERTAIN MY VAN WILL IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #11321489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LESS THAN 150,00 MILES WE NEEDED A BRAKE JOB DONE ON OUR VAN AND WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND I QUOTE"THE VEHICLE IS SO ROTTED AND NEEDS TO BE JUNKED.THE BRAKES ARE NOT UNSAFE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MY 1995 CHEVY C1500 WOULD HAVE FALLEN APART A LONG TIME AGO. I HAVE OVER 250,000 MILES ON IT
NHTSA complaint #11289760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED THEN THE VEHICLE WOULDNT GO FORWARD IN THE DRIVE GEAR SELECTION POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN TNE LOW GEAR POSITION 1 AND 2 BUT NOT IN DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10971794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 233,000.
NHTSA complaint #10871661 — 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.
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.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10683412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10683414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #10682552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD OCCASIONALLY. NOW THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND DELAYS THE SHIFT ALMOST AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. EVENTUALLY IT FINDS SECONDS AND CONTINUES DRIVING FINE. CHEVY DEALER SAYS "EVERYTHING IS WITHIN SPECS" BUT TO REPLACE THE "POSSIBLE PROBLEM" PART IT IS $2000 PLUS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER NO RECALL TO BE SEEN.
NHTSA complaint #10644283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE CUT OFF WITH RESULT OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT HAPPENED AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN IN WET ROAD CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING THROUGH THE SMALLEST OF PUDDLES. RESULTING LOSS OF ANY CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. ENGINE HAS KICKED BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF UNCONTROLLABLE COASTING. SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. BUT NOW I DO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN RAIN OR THREAT OF RAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10641364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS VAN HAS FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AS WE DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WE JUST BARELY MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WE WERE SO LUCKY WE WERE NOT HIT BY OTHER CARS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE INSIDE SHEERED OFF INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. HE SHOWED US THE PARTS (WHICH I STILL HAVE AS PROOF OF THE ISSUE THAT IS A PROBLEM OF GM.). THE PARTS WERE WEAK AND JUST RIPPED APART. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HURT, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IT COST $3800 TO REPAIR, AND THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHEVY WAS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN GETTING HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10592739 — 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.
THE FUEL GAUGE/FUEL RANGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 09 IN THAT THE GAUGE COULD CHANGE OR FLUXUATE AS MUCH AS 1/8 TO 1/4 TANK IN A VERY SHORT TIME. THE FUEL RANGE WHICH I THOUGHT SHOWED HOW MANY MILES YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, THAT CHANGED AS MUCH AS 50 MILES AND A FEW TIMES, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ ABOUT 1/8 OF A TANK, AND I HAVE DRIVEN 1 BLOCK, AND IT SHOWED EMPTY. REALIZING THAT OTHER ARE OTHER FACTORS, I DO HOWEVER FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS SAME PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS COMPLAINT AND 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE FUEL SENSOR (4 TIMES) AND REFUSED TO CHANGE IT THE LAST TIME THAT I TOOK IT TO THEM. THE SECOND ISSUE (AND I PUT POWER TRAIN) BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION BUT I DID NOT SEE THAT IN THE OPTIONS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012, I COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN OCTOBER A MONTH PRIOR, THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED BUT I WAS CHARGED $300.00 WHICH AT THAT TIME, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PAY IT SO I DID. LAST NOVEMBER 2013 THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND MY FAMILY WAS STRANDED 400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO LEAVE OUR VEHICLE AND RENT A CAR TO GET HOME AND THEN GO BACK AND PICK UP THE VAN. AFTER GETTING IT BACK HOME, THE DEALER DID MAKE A REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, BUT AS THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED, IT IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTING AND THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY UP TO 1500 OF THE REPAIR. ANOTHER DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, I HAVE 82K MILES AND NEED THIRD TRANSMIT REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10576649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VAN WAS PARK FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. I RETURN AND START THE ENGINE I MOVE TO "D" FOR DRIVE AND THE VAN NOT GO. ONLY 2,1 SPEED GOES FORWARD. BUT NO DRIVE "D". RESEARCH SHOW THE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION DO TO OVERHEATING. THIS ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESS BY CHEVY.
NHTSA complaint #10575246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND IT WOULDN'T GO. THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING , SHAKING REALLY HARD ...I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET HOME. NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR MY UPLANDER AT ALL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT COMPLETELY. THE DEALER VERIFIED IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE TAKING IT APART TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WENT WRONG INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED JULY 31ST OF THIS YEAR. I FEEL THAT AT 55K MILES , THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. THEY MUST HAVE PUT A BAD TRANSMISSION IN THE UPLANDER FROM THE BEGINNING. I FEEL THEY SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND NEED MY VAN TO PICK THEM UP AND SO I CAN GET TO WORK. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY FOR A HUGE REPAIR WHEN I TRUSTED THAT CHEVROLET WAS A GOOD RELIABLE CAR MAKER.
NHTSA complaint #10546708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO STUTTER AT HIGH SPEEDS I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! THAT CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT IT AND SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AS A RECALL! I OWE WAY TOO MUCH ON THE VAN TO PUT 3000 DOLLARS INTO A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT A WHILE AGO BUT DID NOT RECALL IT!
NHTSA complaint #10536238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.