I HAVE A 2006 UPLANDER - OWNED IT 4 MONTHS - AND 4 SERVICES. SAME THING - "LOW OIL PRESSURE" AND "SERVICE REQUIRED" ON THE DISPLAY. THE RATTLE IN THE BACK, AND THE HORN THAT WORKS WHEN IT CHOOSES TO. I HAVE HAD THE VAN - "REPROGRAMMED" TWICE AND AM AGAIN WAITING FOR PARTS. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID IT IS ONLY THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT - NOT LET YOU CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE - GUESS I AM STUCK WITH IT. REPAIR SHOP KNOWS MY NAME NOW. *JB
2006 Chevrolet Uplander complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
REMOVAL OF 2ND ROW SEATS ON CHEVROLET UPLANDER CAUSES AIRBAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. NEED PERMISSION FROM NHTSA TO ALLOW CHEVROLET TO DEACTIVATE 2ND ROW SEAT ALARM. *NM
CHEVROLET UPLANDER PLACES THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAGS IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE IT IS IN THE SEAT, THERE IS NO ARMREST PROVIDED FOR THE PASSENGER. ALL PASSENGERS THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE BACK SEAT HAVE "MADE" AN ARMREST TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE, BUT THEREBY BLOCKING THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG. THIS SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN A COLLISION, DUE TO PASSENGER DESIRE TO BE COMFORTABLE. THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED PRIOR TO ANY INJURIES. *NM
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CHEVROLET UPLANDER 2006 85 MILES ON FEB 20, 2006. ON FEB 21, 2006, AS I TURNED ON THE ENGINE A MESSAGE STATED "LOW OIL PRESSURE, SERVICE ENGINE SOON". I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE FORGOT TO RESET OIL LIGHT AFTER DEAL PREP. I WEEK AFTER SAME MESSAGE. ON APRIL 17, 2006 , MY VAN WAS IN THE SHOP FOR FOUR DAYS. THE CHANGED OIL PUMP. THE SAME DAY WHILE DRIVING HOME THE SAME MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE VAN IN AGAIN . I AM WAITING FOR DEALER TO CONTACT ME. *NM
2006 UPLANDER MINI CARGO VAN HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHT RAPIDLY CHANGE INTENSITY, OR FLUTTER. *TS THE FLUTTERING IS DISTRACTING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CHECKED THE VEHICLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM AND EXPLAINED THAT THE VOLTAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO CHANGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE NEWER ADVANCED VARIABLE CHARGE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED REGARDLESS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOAD (I.E. A/C ON OR OFF, BRIGHT LIGHT OR DIM). *NM
DT*: WHEN THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS RIDING IN CHILD SEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ROW SEAT, THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLES SEAT BELT OVER HIS HEAD AND AROUND HIS NECK. THIS RESULTED IN STRANGULATION. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED UPON ACCELERATING OR WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE TO THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 3/22/2006 - *NM
2006 CHEVY UPLANDER PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2 MONTHS AGO. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING/DIMMING, WITH OR WITHOUT ACCELERATION AND WHILE RADIO, AND HEATER ARE OFF. OTHER DRIVERS ARE BLOWING THEIR HORNS AT ME AND I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE IS GOING INTO SHOP FOR SERVICE, HOWEVER, TECHNICIANS DENY KNOWING OF ANY SUCH EXISTING ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. *JB
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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