2005 Chevrolet Uplander complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WITHOUT ACTIVATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AJAR ALARM WOULD SOUND ERRONEOUSLY WHEN THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SANDPAPER THE SCRATCH CENSOR SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND OPENS ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, ONCE THE DOOR IS CLOSED THE "OPEN DOOR CHIME" DOES NOT STOP. THE CHIME CONTINUES TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, PARKED AND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I TRIED CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE SAFETY HAZARD DEFECT BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL GM MINI VANS ESPECIALLY THE UPLANDER MINI VANS, WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE HASN'T BEEN AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL, DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT PAYMENT. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT WAS NOT BOLTED ONTO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER APRIL 2010. NOT EVEN A MONTH OR LESS HAVING IT HAD TO REPLACE VOLTAGE REGULATOR/ALTERNATOR/RADIO/STARTER. THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM, FLICKER, WOULDN'T START. NOW ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM AS RETURN AND THIS TIME IT CUT OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WONT START SOMETIMES AND THE VOLTAGE READER GOES UP AND DOWN. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE DOING THIS AND YOU SHOULD HAVE NOT TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS EVERY YEAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE FAILURE WAS EXHIBITED ON THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE AND LOCKED. THE DEALER MADE TWENTY ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,162.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE CHEVY FUEL GAUGE ISSUE THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED (HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/PURSUITS/2011/PE/INOA-PE11014-3260.PDF) ALSO HAPPENS ON MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS MORE FUEL THAN IS IN THE TANK AND OTHER TIMES IT SAYS LESS THAN IS IN THE TANK. IT IS VERY UNRELIABLE. *TR

THE SAME INVESTIGATION REGARDING GMC ENVOY AND BUICK RANIER SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CHEVY UPLANDER, I OWN A 2005 UPLANDER AND IT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD 3 CHEVY UPLANDER VANS RECENTLY AND THE POWER DOORS LIKE TO COME OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN. THE DOOR CHIME ALSO KEEPS DINGING AND MAKING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO CLOSE. ON A FEW OCCASIONS THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR RANDOMLY STARTS BEEPING AND WILL NOT STOP, EVEN IF YOU TURN THE VAN OFF AND GET OUT IT STILL BEEPS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE DOORS OF THIS TYPE OF VAN. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR OF THE VEHICLE HIS FINGER WAS AMPUTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51, 500.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY CHEVROLET MECHANIC. TOOK BACK AND WAS TOLD NEEDED NEW FRONT WHEEL HUB. HUB WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE, AND ABS LIGHT WAS RESET BY CHEVROLET CERTIFIED MECHANIC. ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON BEFORE LEFT THE PARKING LOT, BUT MECHANIC SAID IT WAS OKAY AND HE WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. LEFT ON VACATION THE NEXT DAY. NEWLY REPLACED BRAKES MADE HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES ALL THROUGHOUT TRIP. ALSO BEGAN GETTING INTERMITTENT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE ABS SYSTEM" WARNINGS. CRAWLED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND WIRES TO THE NEW WHEEL HUB WERE BROKEN AT WHEEL HUB. WIRES WERE FOR THE WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR, AS IT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. REPLACED WHEEL HUB AGAIN AT OUR EXPENSE, BECAUSE CHEVROLET CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID FIRST HUB WASN'T INSTALLED IMPROPERLY, BUT ALSO SAID THE ONLY WAY THE WIRES COULD HAVE BECOME TORN WOULD BE IF IT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE OUT FOR ABOUT ONE (1) WEEK. SECOND REPLACEMENT HUB AND WIRING ARE STILL INTACT, BUT STILL HAVE CONTINUOUS ABS LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WARNINGS. DIFFERENT CHEVROLET CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION, BUT BRAKES WILL STILL WORK AS IF NO ABS SYSTEM WERE ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CONTINUOUS ABS LIGHT ON A DIFFERENT CHEVROLET VEHICLE. IF CHEVY CAN'T MAKE THE ABS SYSTEM WORK AFTER THE BRAKES ARE WORKED

MY VAN WILL CUT OFF WHILE SITTING STILL IN PARK AND ALSO WHEN I TRY TO CRANK IT SOMETIMES IT WON'T CRANK AND THEN IF IT DOES IT WILL CUT BACK OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO SEAT BELTS ON THE MIDDLE ROW ARE STARTING TO SPLIT AND THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO A CAR SEAT INSPECTION STATION AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE THEY WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON THE LEFT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE PROPERLY. IF THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED BY HAND, THE DOOR WOULD OPEN RANDOMLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE RAILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109000.

MY WIFE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE'S AN ESTIMATE DAMAGE OF 768 DOLLARS IN JUST PARTS ALONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 2 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POP. SHE FELT SOMETHING ON HER LEFT FOOT AND NOTICED BLOOD AND HER RIGHT KNEE WAS ALSO BLEEDING. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AND MOVING BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FORCING HER TO USE ALL OF HER BODY WEIGHT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO USE ALL OF HER BODY WEIGHT IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS AND STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, SHE NOTICE THAT THE ENTIRE SPRING TO THE GAS PEDAL WAS BROKEN INTO PIECES ON THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE. A NEIGHBOR PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE AND FOOT. HER RIGHT KNEE HAD A TORN CARTILAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ON AUGUST 20, 2010 AND ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK IN 3 TO 4 WORKING DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF

I FILLED MY VAN UPLANDER 2005 WITH GASOLINE AND STILL SHOW "LOW FUEL", THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON AND "REPLACE THE CAP" LIGHT COMES UP, BUT WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME. I CHANGED BATTERY OF THE CAR. IS THERE ANY RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BACKWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ON ME. IT KEPT STICKING AND WOULD BRAKE ON ITS OWN AND THEN WHEN I NEEDED THE ABS SYSTEM TO WORK IT DID NOT. I ONLY HAD THE ABS SERVICE LIGHT SHOW UP AFTER IT FAILED TO WORK ON SNOW. UPON TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR DETECTION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. HAVE RESEARCHED AND OTHER UPLANDER OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF REGULARLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER SAID THE FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THESE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE BUT THEN THE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE COMPUTER & WIRING SYSTEM WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL BUT NOT ENOUGH CONSUMERS WERE AFFECTED TO GENERATE A RECALL SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OURSELVES AS WELL. THE DEALER HAS INSTRUCTED US THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. *TR

WHILE IDLING THE ENGINE IN PARK WITH A HOT ENGINE, THE RPM DROPS AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES. IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT A COMPUTER CONTROLS THE RPM/IDLING OF THE ENGINE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO ADJUST IT. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THAT THE UPLANDER IS A TERRIBLE CAR AND THAT IS WHY CHEVROLET STOPPED MAKING THEM. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOORS OPEN / CLOSE BY THEMSELVES AT TIMES (USUALLY RIGHT DOOR, BUT SOMETIMES LEFT). SOMETIMES, WHEN THE DOOR HAS BEEN CLOSED IT WILL REOPEN & HAVE TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. AT TIMES THE DOOR WILL STAY CLOSED, BUT THE 'DINGING' NOISE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN IT CONTINUED DINGING WELL AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND 'FIXED' A FEW TIMES. THE FIX SOMETIMES LASTED A WEEK OR TWO. SOMETIMES, IT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO PINPOINT OR PREDICT WHEN THE MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR. FINALLY, WE HAVE REMOVED THE FUSE PERMANENTLY AND ONLY OPERATE THE DOORS MANUALLY TO PREVENT A SERIOUS INJURY FROM OCCURRING TO THE CHILDREN. IN THE REAR (3RD) SEAT, THE RIGHT SEAT BELT HAS ALSO RETRACTED & WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS HAPPENED ONE DAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN A BOOSTER SEAT AND STRAPPED IN BY THE SEAT BELT. WHEN I UNLATCHED THE BELT, IT RETRACTED SLIGHTLY, BUT WOULD NOT PULL BACK OUT. NOW IT IS TOO TIGHT TO PLACE A CAR SEAT, BOOSTER, OR HAVE SOMEONE SIT THERE. I HAVE NOT MADE THE TRIP TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS SITUATION. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SIT IT THAT SEAT BECAUSE THE SAFETY RESTRAINT IS NOT-USABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE OPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, THE PEDAL POPPED BACK AGAINST HER FOOT. ALSO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000.

IN 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER LT AWD AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE AUDIBLE ALARM INDICATING THE DOORS ARE UNLATCHED TO "DING" OR RING. EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND DOORS ARE RE-CLOSED THIS ISSUE PERSISTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN A VAN THAT IS FAIRLY NEW WITH 34,000 MILES AND USED TO CARRY CHILDREN BETWEEN ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL AREA. *TR

THE VEHICLE THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH IS THE '05 UPLANDER, SPECIFICALLY THE TIRES, GOOD YEAR INTEGRITY P225/60R17. THE TIRES ARE NOISEY, MAKE A STRANGE SOUND, WEAR OUT FAST, RIDE IS TERRIBLE, VIBRATION IN STEERING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO BURT CHEVROLET MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS WAS ALL DONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW WE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OUT OF WARRANTY. WE ALSO RECENTLY TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO A 3RD PARTY MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TIRES. WE BELIEVE THE NOISE IS ATTRIBUTED TO RADIAL WOBBLE. BURT CHEVROLET RECORDS WILL SHOW THAT WE HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES AT YOUR LOCATION AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE TIRES AS RECOMMENDED. RECORDS WILL ALSO SHOW THAT THE THEN MANAGER REPLACED DEFECTIVE TIRES AT 15K MILES WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE TIRE MODEL AND BRAND. AS I AM SURE YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT THE GOODYEAR 'INTEGRITY' TIRE IS A PIECE OF JUNK. GOOGLE THIS TIRE AND SEE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TIRE. BURT TELLING US THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND NOT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. BURT SERVICE MANAGERS NOT RETURNING MY CALLS IS ALSO VERY UNAPPRECIATED. A SERVICE MANAGER AT BURT IN PARKER STATES THAT THEY PUT CHEAP TIRES ON VEHICLES TO KEEP THE PRICES LOW. SHOULD CUSTOMERS BE EXPECTED TO REPLACE TIRES EVERY 5K, OR 10K MILES? *TR

MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN HER BOOSTER SEAT WITH HER SEATBELT ON, IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. SHE LEANED FORWARD TO PICK SOMETHING OFF THE FLOOR, AND THE SEATBELT RIPPED OUT OF THE SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. HE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED; WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED SIX TIMES; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

SINCE PURCHASING THIS 2005 UPLANDER THE RIGHT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. IT IS BEING "REPAIRED" AGAIN NOW FOR THE 11TH TIME!! THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE OR IF IT DOES IT DOESN'T LATCH AND JUTS OPEN AT THE BACK. THE SERVICE DEPT, EITHER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR CANNOT FIX IT, REPLACED MOST OF THE PARTS AND STILL DOESN'T WORK. CONTACTED GM AND NOW HAVE A CASE NUMBER. LAST VISIT MECHANIC SUPPOSEDLY TRIED THE DOOR 50/60 TIMES AND IT WORKED EVERY TIME! HASN'T WORKED 90% OF THE TIME SINCE 2005. CURRENTLY REPLACING LATCHES FOR THE SECOND TIME?? ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 4 YEARS, DUE TO DEFECT. STILL NO RECALL THOUGH.... *TR

YES MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER LS AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENED UP WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY PUT LUBRICATION ON THE SENSORS AND EVER SINCE THEN THEY DON'T CLOSE/OPEN PROPERLY (IT TAKES ATLEAST 20 MIN TO CLOSE 1 DOOR) OR WHEN THEY DO THEY LOCK MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I'M UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND HAVE TO GET MY CHILDREN THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OR HATCHBACK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER AND IF HAVE 1/4 TANK OF GAS ON DOWNWARD SLOP IT WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, I HAVE A NHTSA # BUT THEY SAY MY VAN WASN'T IN THE RIGHT MONTH FOR THAT!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER AND THE DOORS HAVE COME OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER FROM A DEALERSHIP IN VANCOUVER WASHINGTON. WE ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NOT CLOSING. WE WOULD CLOSE IT AND IT WOULD LATCH THEN A COUPLE SECONDS LATER IT WOULD REOPEN. WE TOOK THE VAN INTO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED. THEY REPAIRED IT , BUT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ACCRUE A DAY LATER. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT BACK IN ONLY THE DEALER CHECKED THE DOOR TO SEE IF IT WAS WORKING OR NOT . THE DOOR DID THE SAME THING OF CLOSING THEN OPENING RIGHT BACK UP. THE DEALER THEN DROVE IT AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE SHOP , ONLY TO LATER HAVE THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO MALFUNCTION. SO THEY CALLED US TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE DOOR WAS TRYING TO OPEN WELL I WAS DRIVING . IT DID IT QUIET A FEW TIMES. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE ALL THE WAY BACK TO VANCOUVER TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VAN WITH OUR CHILDREN SETTING RIGHT BESIDE THE DOOR AND SOMETHING HAPPEN. I TOLD THEM THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO IS TAKE THE VEHICLE AS A TRADE IN. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT ALL AND WE HAD JUST BOUGHT IT FROM THEM FIVE MONTHS BEFORE THAT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO MALFUNCTION. THE VAN ALSO SOMETIMES WILL NOT START I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THAT TO AND THEY DIDN'T KNO

THE FUEL GAGUE REGISTERED ABOUT 1/4 FULL. I PUT 19 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. WHEN I CRANKED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WAS LOW FUEL AND THE RED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE GAGE INDICATED EMPTY. I PARKED THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. TODAY I CRANKED IT AND THE GAGE SHOWS THAT IT IS FULL AND THE MESSAGE AND RED LIGHT ARE GONE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN WHEN WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME AND THE VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT A DEALER SINCE OUR LOCAL DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SOON AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2006 BUT WAS NOT SERIOUS. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE AND THEN REOPEN AND NEED TO BE SHUT AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER 2008 THE DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BREAK. AFTER PAYING FOR A NEW MOTOR, NOT A WEEK LATER DID THE MOTOR BREAK AGAIN. AFTER THIS SECOND MOTOR, THE DOOR CONTINUED TO NOT SHUT PROPERLY, OFTEN TAKING 10 -15 ATTEMPTS TO SHUT THE DOOR. YOU WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON AND THE DOOR WOULD SEEM LIKE IT WAS CLOSING BUT NOT CLOSE FULLY AND REOPEN ON ITS OWN. ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ADJUSTED THE SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WE JUST PURCHASED A NEW SENSOR AND DOOR LATCH TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THUS FAR THE DOOR CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY RISK AS IT OPENS WHEN YOU SHUT IT AND DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO CUSTOMER CARE AT GM DID NOT HELP AS THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE TO CLOSE PROPERLY DOES NOT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY TIME, BUT 4 OUT OF 10 TIMES AND THEN IT TAKES OFTEN 10 -15 MINUTES TO GET THE DOOR TO SHUT SECURELY. *TR

2005 CHEVY UPLANDER SIDE DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHEN DRIVING(.ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT TO EA 07019 I FILED A COMPLAINT OVER A YEAR AGO TO FLORIDA HWY SAFETY,A COMPLAINT TO CHEVY AS WELL. DEALER CAN NOT FIX@LOTT MATHER CHEVROLET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW,POSSIBLY TWO YEARS. DEALER CANT FIX,ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED CERTAIN COMPONENTS.) *TR

BOUGHT MINI-VAN NEW IN 2005 HAS ONLY 24000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS 22 TIMES,FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR'S OPEN UP THEMSELVES SOMETIMES WHILE YOUR ARE DRIVING SOMETIMES WHILE IT IS PARKED.(DOOR'S ARE LOCKED STILL DOES IT.)HAVE HAD 5 DVD PLAYER'S REPLACED ,REAR WIPER MOTOR REPLACED,2 RADIOS,HEATED SEAT COIL, FRONT END PARTS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2000 MILES NEW TIRES AT 11,000 MILES (ALL 4 ) FUEL SYSTEMPARTS REPLACED, REAR AXLE SERVICED TWICE WITHIN 1,000 MILES,POWER SYSTEM REPAIRED 3 TIMES,BRAKES ROTORS RESURFACED 2 TIMES AFTER ONLY10,000 MILES,HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY (HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT 3 TIMES HAVE NOT FOUND PROBLEM,STILL DOES IT),ENGINE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT LOOSE RETIGHTEN, PLUS MUCH MORE .THAT IS THE SHORT LIST.HAVE MADE CLAIM WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING.HAVE FILED CLAIMS WITH GENERAL MOTOR'S TALKED WITH 4 UPPER MANAGEMENT PERSONAL THEY HAVE DECIDED THE ONLY THING THEY WHAT TO DO IS OFFER US A $1000 TOWARD A NEW GENERAL MOTOR'S CAR.THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS I DO NOT WHAT TO BUT ANOTHER G.M. CAR OR TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY HAVE HANDLED US WITH THIS ONE. EVERY 3 MONTH'S NOW THE SERVICE A.B.S LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IS DISABLED. THE VAN IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK HAVING TO GET FIXED EVERY 3 MONTH'S. PLEASE HELP US COME TO SOME KIND OF SOLUTION,HAVE CHECKED ON-LINE AND FOUND A LOT OF UPLANDER OWNER'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM'S RELATED

LIGHTS ON MY UPLANDER GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 IT HAPPENED MAYBE EVERY 2 MONTHS. NOW IT IS TWICE A WEEK. I CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. OTHER TIMES THEY FLICKER AND GROW VERY DIM. *TR

NOISE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING REPAIR 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS TODAY. THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TODAY SAME PROBLEMS.NEVER REPAIR.NOISE FRONT END WHEN TAKING OFF CAN FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK. CLANGING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.STARTER STICKING REPROGRAMMING SAME PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT IS A PROBLEM CHANGE 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS.(REPAIR THE PARTS ON DID YOU CHANGE IT COMPLETELY ? ).NEVER RECALL FAILURE. TODAY SAME PROBLEMS POOR SERVICE ONLY PROMISE. *TR

THE LIGHTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) WILL FLICKER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. IT HAS BECOME AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC THINK THAT I AM FLASHING MY HIGHBEAMS AT THEM. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR YET, BUT I AM SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. MY CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD (60000 MILES), AND GM WILL ONLY REPAIR IF I PAY FULL PRICE AND LABOR FOR THIS SAFETY ITEM. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON OUR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER OPEN BY THEMSELVES, THE ALARMS GO OFF SAYING THEY ARE NOT SHUT, AND IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR IS OPENED, IT TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR TO GET IT TO SHUT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS WITH HER KEY, THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY REOPEN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE LATCHES, ELECTRICAL WIRING, AND MOTOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE HER WITH SOME ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY MINIVAN THE DOOR ON THE SIDE WILL FLY OPEN, ALSO THE GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING SO YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN AT LEAST 5 TIMES THE LAST YEAR. *TR

UNEXPECTED OPENING OF PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. MULTIPLE NON-LATCHING AND SPONTANEOUS OPENING OF PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. FRONT DRIVER SIDE SWAY BAR REPLACED TWICE. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DOOR ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. I PURCHASED IT ON JULY 7, 2008. A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD RIGHT BY IT. I PULLED OVER AND IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CLOSE. IT FINALLY CLOSED BUT THE ALARM WENT OFF FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES OF MY TRIP. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR REPAIR OVER 5 TIMES AND SPENT OVER $1000 AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. THEY REMOVED A MAGNET FROM THE MOTOR, REPLACED BOTH MODULES, REPROGRAMMED BOTH MODULE SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH IN MY CHEVY 2005 UPLANDER VAN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR OPENS AND A CONTINUOUS ALARM SOUNDS. (THIS DOOR WAS NEXT TO MY 22 MONTH-OLD). PREVIOUSLY THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE IN PARK. THE DOOR HAS BEEN FOUND OPEN IN PARKING LOTS IN TOWN AND IN OUR GARAGE. OUR DOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS ATTEMPTED TO SHUT, BUT WOULD NOT, THEN IT ALARMS AND OPENS BACK UP. WE HAVE TRIED TO MANUALLY SHUT THE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT EITHER. THE DOOR ALSO TRIES TO SHUT WITH PEOPLE IN THE WAY. MY DAUGHTER WENT BACK TO THE VAN TO GET A TOY AND GOT HER TOY WHILE I WAS BLOCKING THE DOOR. THE DOOR PUSHED HARD AGAINST ME TRYING TO CLOSE, IT ALMOST SHUT ME IN THE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT REOPEN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO WITH SOMETHING BEING IN THE WAY. IF THAT HAD BEEN MY DAUGHTER IT WOULD HAVE SHUT HER IN THE DOOR, PROBABLY KILLING HER. THE VAN HAS BEEN AT A DEALER ATLEAST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS BLAMED ON DIRT ON THE CONTACT, SO THE CONTACT WAS CLEANED. THE NEXT TIME THE COMPUTER WAS BLAMED. THIS LAST TIME A SWITCH IS BEING REPLACED. I AM TERRIFIED TO LET MY KIDS RIDE IN THIS VAN BECAUSE I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT PROPERLY LATCH. SHE MUST MAKE REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LOCK AND, AS A RESULT, THE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PSDM, REPLACED THE MOTOR IN THE DOOR, AND REALIGNED THE DOOR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT WILL POP OPEN OR NOT CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY. IF YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR (WHICH I HAVE DONE SEVERAL TIMES), YOU WILL HEAR THIS INTENSE AND HIGH PITCHED DINGING WHEN YOU DRIVE, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE FIFTH TIME. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER: AUTOMATIC DOORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED AND WHILE IN MOTION. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT POPS BACK OPEN INSTANTLY (20 TIMES IN A ROW). OTHER TIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY LOCK CLOSED, THEN WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AS IF THE DOOR IS OPEN, THE "DING" ALARM SOUNDS AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN SEATBELTS, BUT A OPEN DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING IS VERY ALARMING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND WILL AGAIN TAKE IT TOMORROW FOR EVALUATION. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT COVERS MANY COMPONENTS OF THE CHEVY UPLANDER THAT HAS SPANNED OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN. ALL PROBLEMS ARE "UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED" BY DEALERSHIPS AND CHEVY REFUSES TO HELP US. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY FROM ABOUT THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VAN WENT TO THE SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT VARY FROM THE LIGHTS FLICKERING TO THE FANS OUTPUT CHANGING TO THE RADIO NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PROGRAM IN A STATION ON ONE PRESET BUTTON, WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY HAVING AN ABS ISSUE AND HAVE HAD A NON GM MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VAN AND SAID IT IS OK. THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT CLOSE EITHER, WHEN YOU MANUALLY SHUT IT WILL OPEN BY ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS SHUT. WE ARE CURRENTLY AND HAVE FOR SOME TIME HAD A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE VAN THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT "CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED" IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS HAPPENS ABOUT 15-20 TIMES A WEEK. WE DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VAN AND IT IS NOW ABOUT UP AND I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO HELP EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEAR I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE . PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER WAY TO FIGHT THIS. THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS UNLOCK EITHER UNLESS DONE BY HAND. *TR