2008 Chevrolet Uplander complaints

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.. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,664.  

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. *TR

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). *TR

I HAVE NOTICED RIGHT AROUND THE TIME I GOT THIS VAN THAT JUST IT JUST STARTED MAKING THIS CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END AND MAKING A NOISE THAT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT. THE DROP DOWN MODULAR HAS BEEN REALLY BOGGING DOWN AROUND 50MPH AND MAKES ME GIVE IT MORE GAS TO STOP THE KICK BACK. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BUYING A SET OF 4 NEW TIRES FOR THE VAN. I BOUGHT WHAT THE VAN RECALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OFF. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND STILL WONT SHUT OFF. I HAVE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED AT REQUIRED TIMES. I NOTICED THE FUEL SYSTEM ALSO HAS BEEN GIVING THE VAN A HARSH MPG ISSUES AND NOT SURE WHY. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE DROP DOWN MODULAR THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I NOW BEEN HAVING SINCE 2011 THE CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END AXEL AREA AND THEN AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECALL TODAY REALLY MADE ME SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VAN BECAUSE I'M DISABLED AND IN A WHEELCHAIR. I HAVE THE LOWERED FLOOR OPTION AND I KNOW ITS GOING TO NEED THIS RECALL FIXED AND WELDED. PLEASE SEND ME A EMAIL ON HOW I CAN GET THIS VAN FIXED. I WANTED TO ALSO TELL YOU THAT THIS VAN WAS SOLD TO ME AT $32,850 AND HAD A BLOWN ENGINE THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME TILL AFTERWARDS. AT 20,000 MILES THE VAN BLEW UP AND THEY SOLD IT TO ME AS NEW AND IT WAS USED. THEY ALSO TRIED TO SELL ME A EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURE FOR $3,500.I FEEL I WAS DONE WRONG AND WOULD NOT OF BOUGHT THIS VAN IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS BLOWN UP AT 20,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUE

WE HAVE A 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER VAN (BOUGHT NEW) THAT BETWEEN AUG. 2010 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED 9 TIMES BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD. WHEN CALLING A TOWING SERVICE TRUCK THE VAN STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A SERVICE STATION. IT HAS NOW BEEN LOOKED AT BY 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS & 2 INDEPENDENT GARAGES. AFTER THROUGH ANALYSIS, NEITHER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES I WAS TOLD THE VAN NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE VEHICLE WOULD AGAIN NOT START. THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-222-1020) WOULD NOT HELP ME AND REFERRED ME TO HAVE THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I RECOMMEND THAT GM RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX IT AFTER FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYED W NO IMPACT BELT IS SLACK . MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TSB STATING THAT ITS BECAUSE STICKY LIQUIDS HAVE SPILLED INTO MECHANISM,WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. THE TSB IS JUST A SMOKESCREEN. IM SURE ALOT OF CARS HAVE THIS CONDITION BUT CHEVY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SLIDING SIDE DOORS WOULD OPEN ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX IT BUT COULD NOT EVER GET THEM TO QUIT. I TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THAT OWN A CHEVY UPLANDER VAN SAME YEAR AND DIFFERENT YEARS THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 HANDICAPPED GRAND CHILDREN, PLUS 2 DOGS, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID ONE OF THEM WOULD FALL OUT. WAS SITTING STILL ONE DAY AND THE DOORS OPENED, ONE OF MY DOGS RAN OUT IN THE STREET UNDER A MOVING VEHICLE, HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE HAS BEEN MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN, BUT NUN LIFE THREATENING AS THE DOORS COMING OPEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I MENTIONED TO DEALER THAT CHEVY SHOULD FIND A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE DOORS, SO FAR NEVER SEEN RECALL ON A CHEVY UPLANDER FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE OTHER PEOPLE I TALKED TO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD THAT THEIR IS A PERMANENT FIX FOR THEIR DOORS COMING OPEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I AN 71 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A FOREIGN VEHICLE ALWAYS MADE IN THE USA. I HAVE OWNED CHEVY, BUICK, PONTIAC, DODGE, & FORD, WE HAD CONSIDERED BUYING A CHEVY AGAIN BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE HAD TO PUT UP WITH THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THIS CHEVY WE WILL BUY A DODGE OR FORD PRODUCT. I AM GLAD WE BAILED THEM OUT AND THEY ARE MAKING MONEY NOW, AND WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BOUGHT ANOTHER CHEVY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE THE SAME FOR US! I HOPE NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED WITH THEIR DOORS COMING OPEN, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T COMPLAIN THEY JUST EXCEPT IT AND MOVE ON. ENOUGH SAID HO

A SHORT TIME AFTER FULEING MY GASOLINE TANK I DETECTED A GAS ODOR. THE ODOR DID NOT GO AWAY, BUT GOT WORSE. I CHECKED UNDER MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY GASOLINE LEAKING AND SAW RAW GASOLINE LEAKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SCOURCE OF THE LEAK SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SERVICE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM A PLASTIC FUEL LINE ATTACJED TO THE INTERNALO FUEL TANK MODULE. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE AND GAS WOULD SPRAY FROM THIS CRACK ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, EVENTUALLY RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I FEEL THAT FUEL COULD HAVE SPRAYED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TANK (EXHAUST PIPE SIDE) AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS FIRE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FLASHED ON THE SCREEN FOLLOWED BY A MESSAGE SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THEN THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS. STARTED UP AND IT WAS FINE, MESSAGES AND ENGINE BACK TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, IT GIVES THAT MESSAGE AND THE ENGINE BOGS DOWN ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MOST OF THE TIME TWICE EACH TRIP. SOMETIMES ITS SNOWY BUT SOMETIMES THE ROADS ARE COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DRY. *TR

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH THE CHEVROLET "DRIVE BY WIRE" THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AND CONTINUES MALFUNCTION. (3-YEARS AFTER ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED) I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VAN TO LOCAL AREA SERVICE STATIONS TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY FLUSHED EVERY SIX MONTHS BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE REDUCED POWER ISSUES. AFTER CALLING THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER (866-790-5700 X20305) AND EXPLAINING & HAVING A FILE OPENED, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO BRING MY VAN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER INFORMED US THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO TO COMPENSATE THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AT AN UNSAFE SPEED AND MANNER. I WROTE THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (CAC) HOPING THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROCESSES THAT GM CORPORATE OFFICE HAS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS THESE. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE TO DETERMINE ANY AVAILABLE RESOURCES. *TR

A SHORT TIME AFTER FILLING MY GASOLINE TANK I BEGAN TO DETECT THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES. I THOUGHT I HAD OVERFILLED THE TANK SO I RAN OUT SOME GAS FOR A FEW MILES, BUT THE ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY GASOLINE LEAKING AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE RUNNING DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE GASOLINE TANK. I COULD NOT DETECT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE GASOLINE TANK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC GASOLINE RETURN LINE GOING INTO THE INTERNAL TANK MODULE. THIS LEAK CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS FIRE IF THE RAW GASOLINE HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOT EXHAUST TAIL PIPE OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD REPAIRED THIS TYPE OF LEAK. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE THAT HE SAW THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PLASTIC RETURN LINE TO LEAK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN DESIGN OR MATERIAL AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHER OWNERS OF A CHEVROLET UPLANDER MINI VAN. *TR

IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS I'VE NOTICED THAT MY DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT UNLOCKING WHEN PRESSING THE ALL DOOR LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. I WENT TO THE STORE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013 AND WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR FOR 45 MINUTES. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY ENTRY ON THE ENTIRE CAR, DRIVER DOOR. (MY REMOTE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN MARCH 2012.) I HAD TO FLAG A PERSON DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT AND HAVE THEM USE THE KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR. BECAUSE THIS IS A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD, AND I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE. *TR

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. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT IS ON IN MY VAN, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OR THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT IT WON'T DEPLOY AT ALL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2009. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF OCCASIONALLY, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MILES. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET, HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT IT IS AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY.

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! *TR

DROVE THE VAN HOME THAT SAME NIGHT,BEFORE WE PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY , THE VAN OVER HEATED ,THE BRAKES HAD A SPONGY FEEL TO THEM AFTER 15 MINS OF DRIVING , TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PASS THE HALF WAY MAKE WHEN THE RED INDICATOR CAME ON THE VAN TOTALLY SHUT DOWN NO POWER , I ALMOST FLIP THE VAN OVER. I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKE TWICE IN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.THEN LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON WHEN TEMPERATURE WERE COLD , RAINY, FOGGY, OUT SIDE , AND WHEN IT GOT HOT TEMPERATURE OUT SIDE THE DASH LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ,THEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE DASH LIGHTS STAYED OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. ALSO THE VAN STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE NOT WANTED TO TURN OVER, AND WOULD ALSO LOSS ALL POWER TO VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED OUT IN HORRIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OUTSIDE WITH ARE CHILDREN. *TR

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ,REAR PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF THE TOP HINGE HIT THE PAYMENT, BRAKES STARTED FALLING AGAIN. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE CHARGED $80 TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR DUE TO AN INTERNAL TIMING FAILURE AT A COST OF OVER $1000. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN AND IT POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT CLOSES, THE ALARM SOUNDS AND THEN THE DOOR REOPENS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE TIMING ON THE MOTOR WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON AS I WAS GOING AT 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING MUCH SLOWER WHILE GOING AROUND CURVES BUT NEVER ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE SIDE AS THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION SLOWLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. AT THIS POINT I CALLED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AS I DID NOT WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER IN IT. I SPOKE TO A REP AT CHEVY WHO SAID THAT IT IS THE 'STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM' AND TO 'KEEP A LOG' AS TO WHEN IT OCCURS AND WHAT TYPE OF GROUND I AM TRAVELING ON AT THE TIME OF THESE INCIDENTS. DOESN'T ANYONE SEE THE DANGER IN THIS HAPPENING ON A HIGHWAY ??? THE VAN HAS BEEN IN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY DO IS CHANGE A COUPLE OF SENSORS AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN UPLANDER AND HE IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH IT. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THAT CHEVY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT DISABLING THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THIS VAN IS OWNED BY THE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN NY IN WHICH I AM AN EMPLOYEE. THE VAN HAS ALSO BEEN TO OUR MECHANICS HERE , AND THEY ALWAYS SEND IT OUT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS, AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? I TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *T

WHEN DRIVING MY UPLANDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED WHILE I WAS TURNING. SYSTEM CHARGING FAILURE LIGHT HAS APPEARED. SERVICE CENTER TESTED ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF AND WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE UPLANDER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IF IT LOCKS AGAIN. I AM UNSURE HOW I'M SUPPOSE TO DRIVE IT WITH THE STEERING LOCKED. I HAVE HAD IT LOCK NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF THEN WAIT A FEW MINUTES. WHEN VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL THEN TURN. I ASKED CHEVY SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY STATED I COULD RENT A CAR FOR $35.00 A DAY BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN OR IF THEY COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE SO I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE UPLANDER AND PRAY I WILL NOT BE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYONE ELSE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND RESET THE CONTROLS. THE ABS AND TRACTION GOT SO BAD WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME THEY DEEMED MY UPLANDER UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. 1 MONTH LATER THEY CHANGED OUT THE ELECTRICAL BOX AND RETURNED IT TO ME. WHEN I READ THE PAPERWORK ON THE REPAIRS THEY STATED THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRAILING ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRAILING ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

ON FEB 18, 2013 MY DOOR CAME OFF ON MY UPLANDER, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ERROR MESSAGES AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 3 WEEKS UNTIL I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PICK UP. I ALSO HAD THE ENGINE STABILITY AND THE AIR PRESSURE MONITOR AND AIR BAG, AND TRACTION CONTROL REPAIRED COSTING A TOTAL OF $2,336.00 DOLLARS OF REPAIRS COMPLETED. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, I AM TRYING TO TRADE IN MY VEHICLE WHERE I PURCHASED IT, BUT I OWE MORE THEN WHAT IT WAS APPRAISED FOR. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER FOR A TRADE, BUT THEY ARE NOT WORKING WITH ME. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WHEN OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE, DO NOT TAKE THIS COMPLAINT LIGHTLY, AND ASSIST ME IN MAKING GMC REPLACE MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY APPLY THEMSELVES WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENED PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES AT LOWER SPEEDS. I'M NOT SURE IF BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS MAKING THIS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER HAD VEHICLE THREE WEEKS, CHARGED FOR LABOR AND PARTS, THEN STATED THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT COULDN'T GET THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO GO OUT OR THE DIC TO NOT DISPLAY SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS OKAY FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS THEN BRAKES STARTED ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED AGAIN. CONTACTED GM, THEY REFUSE TO HELP BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS "BRANDED" TITLE. SUGGESTED I TAKE IT BACK TO SAME DEALER AND PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIX. *TR

THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE SWITCH WILL SLIDE INTO PLACE BUT WILL NOT PREVENT DOOR FROM OPENING FROM INSIDE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK MY CHILDREN WOULD SMELL GAS VERY STRONG ODOR INSIDE OF THE CAR IT WAS SO STRONG I TURN OFF THE A/C AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN OUR EYES WOULD BURN AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WE ALSO HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS' TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL WITH NO WINDOWS ON THE SIDES IT IS VERY UNPLEASANT RIDE; THIS WENT ON FOR OVER A WEEK I HAD NO CHOICE THIS IS THE VAN I USE TO TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL CHURCH STORE WHICH IS A FAR DISTANCE FROM WHERE WE LIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD EVEN WHEN THE VAN IS PARKED YOU CAN STILL SMELL GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. I AM A WIDOW AND ALL I HAVE IS MY CHILDREN PLEASE HELP US I WILL NEED A RENTAL AS I CAN NOT BE WITH OUT TRANSPORTATION THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY THE ENGINE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND THAN THE "CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE" CAME ACROSS THE DASH. AFTER THIS APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THIS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CRASHED AND DISCHARGED THE BATTERY. *TR

THE REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED OUT OF THE VAN LAST NIGHT (8-19-2012). I GOT IN MOVED VAN 10 FEET, TURNED VAN OFF, GOT OUT SHUT DRIVERS DOOR AND REAR DOOR EXPLODED OUT. SOUNDED JUST LIKE A GUN SHOT THEN GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EVERY TIME HE FORCED THE DOORS TO CLOSE, THE ALARM ACTIVATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE IT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FEASIBLE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON SINCE THIS DATE. IT WAS A FLEET CAR THAT WAS SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP FOR 161,000. MY HUSBAND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, BUT THEY NEVER WOULD FIX IT. WE BOUGHT IT FROM FLEET COMPANY AND WE TOOK IT BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM IF THEY COULD HELP US AND THE OWNER PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT AND IT IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM YOU ARE THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED IT FOR ALL THOSE MILES AND YOU KNEW ABOUT IT AND HAVE MANY RECORDS OF THE COMPLAINT AND DID NOT FIX IT. I THEN CONTACTED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME EITHER. IT IS WRONG. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM TOO. I WAS STRANDED AT WORK ONE TIME. IF YOU PARK ON A SLANTED HILL AND YOU HAVE A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS IT WILL NOT CRANK. YOU HAVE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ON BACK TO SHIFT GAS AND IT WILL SOMETIMES CRANK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, FALLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SHORT, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM LOCKING, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THE DASH, AND A DINGING SOUND, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO MAKE A SOUND WHEN THE DOOR OPENED, BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND. EVERY 10-11 MONTHS THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. UPDATED 07/09/12

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE BANGING OF THE REAR AXLE THROUGH THE REAR TAILING ARM BUSHING THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAILURE OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS IN THIS VEHICLE AND WITH ALL MODELS WITH THIS TYPE OF REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE IS POUNDING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WHENEVER I HIT ANY SIZE BUMP AT ANY SPEED. I KNOW THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BECAUSE CHEVY HAS ISSUED A REVISION TO THEIR MECHANICS REPAIR MANUAL WITH AN ADDENDUM NUMBERED PIT3323E. WHICH STATES THAT:" IF NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AFTER THOROUGH DIAGNOSIS THEN REPLACE THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS" THIS ADDENDUM GOES ON TO STATE THAT "A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY SHOW NO FAULT" I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED FOR FREE OR AT A DISCOUNTED PRO RATED CHARGE.BUT, NO I AM DROPPING THE CAR OFF TOMMORROW TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $ 380.00. I FEEL THAT A T.S.B. SHOULD BE ISSUED SO THAT OWNERS OF THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE THEIR REPAIRS DONE AT A FAIR PRORATED CHARGE.UNFORTUNATELY ITS TOO LATE FOR ME BECAUSE THE NOISE AND JARRING OF THE BODY UPON HITTING A SMALL PEBBLE IN THE ROAD HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE AND I HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET,IF ONLY FOR MY OWN SANITY. OH, P.S. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF SHOCKS IN THE REAR SINCE THE DEFECT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT BY ANY MEANS, WHETHER IT BE A VISUAL INSPECTION OR BY JACKING UP THE REAR AND PHYSICALLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR EARLIER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE DUST SHIELD WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD HAPHAZARDLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL UNKNOWN PARTS AND READJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD INSPECT THE FAILURE AND CONTINUE WITH AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DASH INDICATOR SHOWS SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IT IS NOT. BELLS DING, INSIDE LIGHTS COME ON, DOORS BECOME INOPERATIVE FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES. WE HAVE HAD IN SHOP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TIMES, BOTH DOOR MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND BODY CONTROL MODULE NOW BEING REPLACED. CHEVROLET STATES THAT IT DOESN'T SET A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THE OCCURRENCES, THOUGH SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN PERSON. MY CONCERN IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY WIFE, MYSELF AND OR CHILDREN CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE. CHEVROLET DOES NOT AGREE THAT THIS IS UNSAFE. I REALLY WANT TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE IS PAID FOR, FREE AND CLEAR, SO THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF OWING MONEY AND WANTING OUT. CHEVROLET SHOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE, AND IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ENSURE THIS. THEY HAVE BEEN HANDLING THIS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS LAST TIME VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS - NO LOANER, NO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FOR US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED HAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ANY ROAD BUMP WAS DRIVEN OVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM RECURRED, TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,880.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF THERE WERE NO SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BUSHINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STARTED GOING SLACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT I COULD TAKE UP THE TENSION BY HAND AFTER I BUCKLED THE BELT. THIS WAS JUST AN ANNOYANCE UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. THE MIL WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST , LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS LIKELY TO RESOLVE ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY THE MIL IS NOW ALWAYS ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN WHOM I TRUST AND HE PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE SCANNER. HE INFORMED ME THAT I DID INDEED HAVE A "HARD" CODE. HIS COMPUTER TELLS ME THAT MY LEFT FRONT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT LOOP IS OPEN. (CODE # DTC B 0065). I HAVEN'T YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE HOW THIS RESOLVES. *TT

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENS BROKEN AT ATTACHING POINTS. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS. OEM MONITORS FAILED AT 34000 MILES, 40000 MILES AND 42000 MILES. GM REPLACED TWO OF THREE FAILURES. REPLACED ONE AND THREE. WOULD NOT REPLACE SECOND FAILURE WE WERE TRAVELING AND TIRE REPAIRED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. LAST TWO WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER LAST REPLACEMENT WAS AN UPGRADED MODEL AND NOT ALUMINUM. APPARENTLY THE ALUMINUM ANODIZED AND DETERIORATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPEN ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOORS ALSO OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/2012 *LN *TR

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE 2008 UPLANDER AND MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2007 UPLANDER AND BOTH VEHICLES ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE. CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP SAYS COST OF REPLACE THE STEERING RACK WILL BE $750. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 08 CHEVY UPLANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FOR NO REASON, THE DIC SHOWS.. REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN SLOWS, ALMOST TO A STOP AND CANNOT GET BACK TO SPEED UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A 20 MILE TRIP (AT LEAST 5). OUR MECHANIC HAS PUT IT ON HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND SHOWS NO PROBLEM. THIS EVEN HAPPENS WHILE THE DIC IS SHOWING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE ( CHEVY UPLANDER). I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 70MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID GETTING REAR-ENDED, RE-START THE VAN, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DO THE SAME THING, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MADE CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER GM GARAGE TO HAVE IT PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AGAIN, THIS WILL COST $79PER HOUR,OUT OF POCKET IF THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON, ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL. WE ALSO HAVE WATER STANDING ON THE FLOOR BOARD, WHICH IN THE WINTER TIME FREEZES AND MAKES THE PEDALS SLIPPERY, STILL HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM, NO ONE CAN FIND A LEAK. OUR MECHANIC DID CLEAN OFF SOME SENSORS AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THAT WAS A SHORT TERM FIX, NOW IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND THE RECHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RECHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT HEAT THE INTERIOR CABIN WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG OR FAIL TO DEFROST AND THE PASSENGERS TO BE COLD AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG UPLANDER VANS. *TR

FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ODI 1-888-327-4236; TTY: 1-800-424-9163 FILE COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC 1-877-382-4357 ; TTY: 1-866-653-4261. CHEVY UPLANDERS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL. THE REASON THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE ENGINES IN THESE VANS HAS TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE ALTERNATOR OUT AND PUT IN A NEW ONE. CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE COMES UP IN ALL THE CHEVY UPLANDERS. I SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. THE GENTLEMEN IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE STATED, "THERE IS NOTHING THAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO DO IN REGARDS TO THESE UPLANDERS. THERE IS NO RECALL." WHEN I ASKED HIM, "ARE YOU GOING TO DO A RECALL", HE REFUSED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE 3 TIMES I ASKED HIM. PURCHASING THESE UPLANDERS BY THE CONSUMER IS A RIP OFF, AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT A PRODUCT LIKE THIS IS SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THAT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THESES UPLANDERS, AND THERE ARE NO MANUALS ON HOW TO FIX THEM, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THE PENALTY. FIXING THESE UPLANDERS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND EVEN IF YOU REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR YOU DON'T KNOW, IF THAT IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CHECK THE INTERNET BY PUTTING IN CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CHEVY UPLANDERS. IT WILL SHOCK YOU. I URGE EVERYONE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE ODI AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FTC. THE MORE PEOPLE FILE COMPLAINTS WITH THE ODI AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FTC A CLASS A LITIGATION CAN COME ABOUT AND WE CAN MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL THESE VEHIC

PURCHASE 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER FROM [XXX], ROSEVILLE, CA SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 X'S. 17 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE PURCHASE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE POPS UP. PUT IN THE NEW BATTERY 8/15 IT WON'T HOLD CHARGE. THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE THEY SAID. THERE ARE OVER HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALTERNATORS IN THE CHEVY UPLANDER AND CHEVY HASN'T DONE RECALL TO FIX. MY VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER WEEK AND THE SPECIALIST AT GM (DAVE 1-866-790-5600 X1317) SAID HE WOULD GET A RESOLUTION. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE SPECIALIST SINCE 8/19. HTTP://WWW.GREENFLAGAUTO.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=1885, HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=21063, HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/CHEVROLET/UPLANDER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM, HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/CHEVROLET/UPLANDER, HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T2589497-GETTING_CHARGING_SYSTEM_FAILURE, HTTP://WWW.CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=21063, HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/1WL3T-I-HAVE-A-2005-CHEVY-UPLANDER-MY-HEADLIGHTS-WERE-FLICKERING, HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/3WOZJ-ALTERNATOR-NOT-CHARGING-BATTERY-HOW-CAN-I-CHECK-THE-ALTERNATOR, HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T4092277-DECEMBER_2_BATTERIES "BY DECOBLUE21 ON FEB 09, 2010 SINCE DEC WE HAVE HAD 2 BATTERIES AND AN ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN OUR 2008 UPLANDER. THE BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY LOOSING AMPS. AND THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. WE CHARGE IT BUT EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY JUST DOESN'T HOLD THE CHARGE. THE REALLY WEIRD THING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17898.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAG AND SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURY TO THE NECK AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR THE BODY DAMAGES WAS $6,268. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.