2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Electrical System Problems

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE IGNITION SWITCH RUN POSITION ROTATED TO OFF AND THE ENGINE AND ALL HEADLIGHTS, DASH, ETC, SHUTDOWN ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE INCIDENT HAS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND 340,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY WAY TO GET ROLLING IS TO PUT THE AUTO TRANS LEVER TO NEUTRAL AND TWIST THE IGNITION KEY TO CRANK POSITION AND LET KEY SETTLE TO RUN POSITION. THE IGNITION SWITCH ITSELF HAS A SPRING DETENT AND IT SETS IN A POCKET AT RUN. SO THIS SWITCH HAS A SPRING THAT OVER TIME WEAKENS AND ALLOWS THE WHOLE KEY CYLINDER ANS SWITCH TO DROP OUT OF RUN AND SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL. SOLUTION WAS TO PUT IN A NEW SWITCH OR JUST USE A SINGLE KEY INSTEAD OF A FULL SET OF KEYS HANGING FROM THE KEY SLOT.. THE FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH RUNS 350$, PRTS AND LABOR.

Mileage: 341,000

MY ELECTRICAL WILL GO OUT AS I AM DRIVING. THE CAR HAS STOPPED COMPLETELY AND THE ELECTRICAL AS I WAS DRIVING. MY CAR WILL TURN ON AND THEN OFF, AND I HAVE TO DO IT ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET IT TO STAY ON AND DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICAL WILL STOP AFTER THAT BUT I CAN STILL DRIVE. THIS IS NOT SAFE. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.

Mileage: 180,000

THE IGNITION SLIPS INTO THE OFF MODE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THUS DISABLING EVERYTHING, INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE MOVING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS ON A PUBLIC STREET, AND MANY TIMES AFTER START UP WHEN I'M NOT MOVING. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN GET IT REPAIRED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 183,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE HEATED SEATS ON. SHE FELT IT GET EXTREMELY HOT. SHE TURNED OFF SEAT WARMERS. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF CAR, THE SEAT HAD MELT/BURN MARKS AND HER LEGGINGS AND SKIN HAD BURN/RED MARKS. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK INTO THIS AND HE SAID DO NOT USE SEAT WARMERS-IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE. NEW SEAT IS AT LEAST $500 WITHOUT LABOR. MAKES ME QUESTION ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE CONNECTED SO MANY THINGS TOGETHER, THAT REPLACING ONE THING MEANS REPLACING A WHOLE CONSOLE. I AM A TRUE CHEVY PERSON- USED TO OWN? BE ASSOCIATED WITH A CHEVY BERETTA, 1964 CORVAIR, CITATION, MALIBU... LOOKING TO BUY AGAIN, BUT THIS BURNING WAS SCARY!

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

Mileage: 181,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY UPLANDER SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON OR WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD ONSTAR RUN A TEST AND NOTHING IS FOUND.

Mileage: 150,000

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, THE IGNITION HAS JUST SHUT OFF. NORMALLY THIS WAS WHEN IDOLING SO I WASN'T TOO SURE. HOWEVER, IT JUST TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE GM RECALL, YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. PLEASE RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS IGNITION SWITCH AS MOST VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. WHY WAIT ON THE RECALL UNTIL MORE PEOPLE ARE IN ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DIE? IT ISN'T WORTH THE RISK.

Mileage: 83,000

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 *TR

Mileage: 104,430

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

THE SLIDING DOOR ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VAN WOULD NOT CLOSE WITHOUT THE 'OPEN DOOR BELL' BEEPING CONSTANTLY (EVEN AFTER CLOSED). SOMETIMES AFTER RE-CLOSING, IT WOULD STOP BUT THIS EVENTUALLY BECAME A CONSTANT HAPPENING. WE LIVE IN PA. AND WERE IN FL. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, SO WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. APPROX. A YEAR LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN, AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR A NUMBER OF TIMES THE BEEPING WOULD SOMETIMES STOP, BUT WHEN WE NEEDED TO USE THE DOOR, IT WOULD REPEAT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE SECOND TIME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW, WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THE BEEPING WILL NOT STOP! THIS IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR US TO HANDLE. WE ARE SENIORS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS KIND OF DEFECT. PLEASE HELP US! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DRIVEABILITY WAS AFFECTED; REDUCED ACCELERATION AND REDUCED GAS MILEAGE, CODE 0404. OUR TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE EGR VALVE HAD FAILED. SINCE GM DOES NOT PRODUCE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS MODEL, A NEWER EGR VALVE, HARNESS AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING WAS NECESSARY. THE GM DEALER AND CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO HELP UNDER OUR WARRANTY COVERAGE SINCE WE WERE OUT OF THE EMISSIONS TIME LIMIT. OUR TECH INDICATED THAT GM HAS HAD SERIOUS EGR VALVE FAILURES AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DESIGN DEFECT EXCEPT WITH AN OBSCURE TECH BULLETIN. REPAIRS COST UPWARDS OF 800 DOLLARS.

Mileage: 28,632

1ST TIME WIFE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. ENGINE SHUT OFF, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OFF. TOTAL POWER FAILURE. COULDN'T START, NOT SURE WHAT SHE DID TO FINALLY GET IT STARTED. NOT SERVICED @ THIS TIME. 2ND TIME VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO PEPBOY'S. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, BUT UPON PUTTING BACK TOGETHER IT STARTED WORKING. I DROVE TO GM DEALERSHIP. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE BECAUSE WAS NOT DISPLAYING ISSUE. I HAD THEIR MASTER MECHANIC DRIVE FOR WEEK AND HE CLAIMS EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE. 3RD TIME < THAN MONTH AFTER 2ND TIME I'M DRIVING +/- 40MPH. COME UP TO INTERSECTION, PUMP BRAKES TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION AND DASHBOARD EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON ALONG W/ OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. NO TIME TO TELL WHAT THEY WERE. DEPRESS BRAKE TO COME TO STOP @ INTERSECTION AND DASHBOARD GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I START OUT WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I GET TO +/- 30MPH PUMP BRAKES TWICE AGAIN AND ENGINE SHUT OFF, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS TURNED OFF "DRIVING AT NIGHT", DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OFF. AGAIN TOTAL POWER FAILURE. I PUT IN PARK, WOULD NOT START, TURNING KEY DID NOTHING, NO POWER WHATSOEVER. I PULLED KEY OUT AND WENT TO OPEN DOOR BUT COULD NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK DOOR. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE!!!! AT THIS POINT I MANAGED TO FLAG SOMEONE DOWN TO ASSIST ME. THEY SUGGESTED TO PUSH OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. I PUT KEY BACK IN AND PUT IN DRIVE "HARD TO DO BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS DIGITALLY DISPLAYED" AND GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD. I TRIED TO OPEN DOOR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT OPENED. AS OF 04-05-14 VEHICLE BACK AT SAME GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CLAIM BEFORE GM WILL EVEN CONSIDER ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS & PAYING FOR ANYTHING. I FIRST HAVE TO PAY THEM TO REMOVE AFTER MARKET RADIO THAT PREVIOUS OWNER INSTALLED TO RETURN VEHICLE BACK TO FACTORY CONDITION. I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT GM WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVEN AFTER THEY DO THIS & WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 92,419

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING NO LIGHTS NO GAUGES,,AND I HEARD A SCRATCHING SLASH CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEAKER ON DRIVERS FRONT SIDE ..THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND IT HAD ALL THESE WARNINGS SAYING SERVICE ENGINE SOON,SERVICE ABS SYSTEM,SERVICE THEFT PROTECTION SYSTEM,CHANGE OIL SOON,SERVICE VEHICLE SOON....THE HEATER WAS STILL ON THOU? AND THE VAN WAS STILL RUNNING...SCARED ME TO DEATH I HAD MY 3 GRANDKIDS 11YRS,,14MTHS.,,AND 4MTHS.,,OLD WITH ME I THOUGHT WE WAS FIXING TO STRANDED OUT IN THE 38 DEGREE WEATHER..... I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON AND IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN I NOW GOTTA PAY SOMEONE TO FIX OR FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.....AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT THE ENGINE LITE COMES ON BUT NO POWER WHAT SO EVER NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AT ALL JUST THAT ONE LITTLE ENGINE LITE COMES ON....ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT...? *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON RD HIT POT HOLE KEY SHUT OFF NO STEERING NO BRAKES CONTACTED GM THEY GIVE FILE NUMBER TO CONTACT DEALER THEY SAID YOU PAY FIRST TO GET IT FIX NOT CHECKING TO SEE IF IT WAS BAD DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

CAR WILL NOT START WITHOUT REVVING ENGINE, SLIDING DOORS QUIT COMPLETELY BY BOTH CABLES BREAKING WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF GM FAMILY WORKERS AND I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 112,380

A DRIVER PARKED HER VEHICLE SUCH THAT THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE WAS FACING DOWNHILL. SHE THOUGHT SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. SHE LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND BEGAN TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. HER TWO YEAR OLD SON WAS STANDING ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHILE SHE WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR, SHE HEARD A CLICK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. SHE WAS INJURED BY STATIONARY OBJECTS LOCATED OUTSIDE AND ALONG THE PATH OF THE MOVING VEHICLE. A REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FOUND THE FOLLOWING: IN THIS VEHICLE, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO POSITION THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BETWEEN THE PARK AND REVERSE POSITIONS. IN THIS INTERMEDIATE POSITION, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ENGAGED THE PARKING PAWL IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT LOCKED IN POSITION, AND THE LEVER WAS MOVABLE. A FORCE WAS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE HOLDING THE LEVER IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION. THE FORCE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LEVER CONTACT OR VEHICLE JOSTLING. THE LEVER MOVED, AND THE PARKING PAWL RELEASED THE WHEELS ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. IN NORMAL PARK MODE, THE OPERATOR MAY PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND THE LEVER WILL LOCK. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE IGNITION KEY NEEDS TO BE IN EITHER THE ACCESSORY OR RUN POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. A DRIVER MAY THEN MOVE THE UNLOCKED GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT FIRST INTENTIONALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BYPASS THIS PROCESS IN THIS VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER COULD BE PLACED IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE WHERE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED, BUT THE LEVER WAS NOT LOCKED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM AND/OR FLICKER. VOLTAGE DOES NOT STAY CONSISTENT. WHEN STOPPING THE RADIO WILL BLINK OFF, AND THE CD CHANGER WILL MAKE EJECTING NOISES LIKE A TAPE PLAYER. IF ANY ACCESSORIES "ARE" ACTUALLY PLUGGED IN YOU WILL GET STATIC AND ELECTRICAL WHINING FROM THE SPEAKERS. VEHICLE WILL GIVE HARD START ISSUES AFTER EXPERIENCING THE LIGHT DIM AND FLICKER ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ALL THE PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

BOTH MOTORS ARE OUT WHICH IS FINE BUT KNOW DOORS ARE LOCKED AND MY DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY CHILDREN GET STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED IN 6 /2012 TOO I PAID FOR THE ONE TO BE OPENED AND 1 WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN STUCK SINCE AND I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN. *TR

ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE FLICKER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IT IS SO BAD THAT OTHER VEHICLES WILL FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP BULB HOLDER LOOSENED AND FELL TO REST ON HEADLIGHT HOUSING MELTING THE PLASTIC AND STARTED A FIRE,MELTED WIRING HARNESS COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND HEADLIGHT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, FIRE WAS PUT OUT RIGHT AWAY COULD HAVE BURN THE WHOLE CAR FLAMES WHERE SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 20,308

THIS 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I TOOK IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, FROM ALL LIGHTS FLASHING INTERIOR DASH AND EXTERIOR AS WELL. FUEL SYSTEM LIGHTS AS WELL AS JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER FAILURE WARNINGS INSIDE THIS VEHICLE, TO NO FUEL JUST AFTER FILL UP, TO SERVICE ABS SYSTEM AND DOOR OPENS ON AND OFF SINCE I OWNED IT, EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING AT THAT TIME OTHERWISE THEY CANT FIX IT!! JUST NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS POOR MADE PIECE OF S..IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY HEAD EXAMINED TO BUY THIS CAR OFF THE LEASE I HAD. AS THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR I KNOW ITS NOT MY LACK OF MAINTENANCE CAUSE THE PROBLEMS, ITS THE MULTI BILLION DOLLAR GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE, AND BAIL US OUT JUST LIKE GM HAS BEEN, WERE JUST AVERAGE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET BY. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

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

Mileage: 48,126

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

Mileage: 92,226

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

Mileage: 121,003

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 TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES SO IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE. THANK YOU.*TR

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 15,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 3,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 UPLANDER FROM A GM DEALER IN JULY 2005. I NOW HAVE 32,167. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS NORMAL OIL CHANGE AT 22,000 WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEEDED FRONT AND BRAKES AND ROTORS. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND MY ROTORS NEED TO REPLACED AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DIMMING ON THE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL ME IT IS JUST THE WAY GM VEHICLES RUN. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER I WILL CRANK IT AND NOTHING THIS HAPPENS AT LEASE ONCE A DAY AND I HAVE TO RETRY AT LEAST TWO TIMES BEFORE THE VAN WILL START.THE STEERING HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIGHTNESS AND WHEN I AM DRIVING I CAN FEEL THE BACK END SWAYING. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AND WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS HOW IS THIS VEHICLE STILL ON THE ROAD. THE ISSUES PEOPLE ARE HAVING ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP I GO TO HAS NEVER TRIED TO FIX OR REPLACE ANY OF THE ISSUES WITH MY VAN. THEY ALSO TELL ME ITS NORMAL AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THE TIRES THEY ARE BALD WHICH IS CAUSING THE VAN TO HYDROPLANE EVERYTIME IT RAINS. THE STICKER ON THE INSIDE PANEL IS DIFFERENT FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRE GOODYEAR INTERGRITY P225/60R17 STATES 44 PSI WITH A MAX LOAD OF 1653 LBS. THE INSIDE STICKER STATES 35 PSI AND MAX LOAD OF 1330 LBS. THE TIRE SIZE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED WHEN WE CLOSE THE SLIDING DOORS THEY DO NOT SHUT, THE LATCH DOESNT CATCH THE DOOR UNTIL YOU SLAM EXTREMELY HARD. THEN MY DAUGHTER WILL TRY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHILD LOCK WILL BE ON WHEN WE DIDN'T SLIDE IT ON. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE HAD TO JUMP START MY 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES (TODAY 2-21-2008 BEING THE THIRD). THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED ONCE, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A DIAGNOSES TO THE PROBLEM TODAY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START EVEN WITH A JUMP FROM A TOW TRUCK. THE ONLY ITEM INSTALLED AFTER MARKET ON THIS VEHICLE WAS A SIT AND LIFT SEAT, INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $5000. THE SEAT HAS PERFORMED WITHOUT FAILURE, OTHER THAN A FEW TIMES IT WOULD NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED OR CLOSED, DEPENDING ON IT STATUS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ACCESS TO HORN PRESS BUTTON DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WITHOUT VISUAL GUIDANCE THEREBY DISTRACTING DRIVER FROM PRIORITY NAVIGATION CONTROL, BECAUSE OF EXACT ACCESS POINT DIFFICULT TO LOCATE CAUSING DELAY OF NECESSARY EMPLOYMENT FOR AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE ENGINE WON'T START. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE ENGINE WON'T START. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE DOOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES NOW FOR THE LATCH FAILURE AND THE DOOR OPENING ON ITS OWN. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED WHEN IT WAS NOT. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WOULD BEGIN TO SHUT AND AN ALARM WOULD SOUND; HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT SHUT AND FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. NEITHER THE WEATHER NOR THE SPEED WERE FACTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,043. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CHECK BRAKE CONDITION, AND HUMMING NOISE LEFT FRONT HUB AREA. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 49,043

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY TRIES TO START THE CRANK KEEPS TURNING BUT DOES NOT START. AS WELL AS I WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WITH A BIG RIG ON THE SIDE OF ME AND THE CAR STALLED AND STEERING LOCKED. THANK GOD I MANAGED TO GLIDE OVER TO THE EXIT LANE. I WAS TERRIFIED AS WAS MY PASSENGER. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES I NOTICED I WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT I HAD JUST PUT IN $20 . CHEVY SENT OUT TOW TRUCK TO GIVE ME GAS, BUT CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY HOURS LATER CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY. WHEN UPLANDER WAS FINISHED THEY SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO WATER IN LINES. WEATHER WAS GREAT NO RAIN OR PUDDLES ANYWHERE. UPLANDER ALMOST STALLED ON ANOTHER NIGHT LIGHTS DIMMED AND TIRES STOPPED ,BUT THEN IT WORKED FINE. STRANGE VERY!!! DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS OR SHUTS WHEN IT WANTS. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT AND I PUSHED BUTTON TO CLOSE DOOR SHE PUT HER FOOT UP TOWARDS DOOR AND IT SHUT AND LOCKED. LUCKILY HER TENNIS SHOES WERE A LITTLE BIG SO ONLY MINOR BRUISING OCCURRED. HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER IS TERRIFIED OF CAR. ALSO I HAVE ALREADY PUT 6 NEW TIRES ON CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD AT 13,000 MILES FIRST TIME. TIRES IN FRONT ARE BALD AGAIN. UPLANDER IS NOT STABLE TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE MERGED INTO TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS RECLINED BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE DASHBOARD, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. HINESVILLE POLICE REPORT NUMBER 07064548 WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,079. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED GEORGIA ACCIDENT REPORT, COURT DOCUMENTATION, MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION, NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT, PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED REPROGRAM INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPDATED 09/11/07 *TR

Mileage: 30,079

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE DOORS NOT CLOSING AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE DEPT. COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN THERE THEY TOLD US THERE WAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT RE-ROUTING WIRES AND POSSIBLE MODULE REPLACEMENT, ALL OF WHICH WAS DONE TO OUR VEHICLE. IT IS GOING BACK IN AGAIN 7-27-07 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR UPLANDER ALSO HAS A PROBLEM OF THE DOOR LOCKS RAPIDLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND DIM. ONE INSTANCE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT BRIEFLY AND CAME BACK ON, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. WE LIVE IN MICHIGAN, YOU'D THINK THERE WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM IN THE MOTOR CITY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE ALERT BELL BEGAN TO RING AND THE DOOR FAILED TO SHUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED, IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE'S HORN DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER IS BAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE RIGHT WINDOW REMAINS OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT WITH THE OVERHEAD BUTTON. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12. THE CONSUMER STATED WATER NOW LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS AND VEHICLE IS VERY WET BEHIND 3RD ROW. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE ALERT BELL BEGAN TO RING AND THE DOOR FAILED TO SHUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED, IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE'S HORN DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER IS BAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE RIGHT WINDOW REMAINS OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT WITH THE OVERHEAD BUTTON. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12. THE CONSUMER STATED WATER NOW LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS AND VEHICLE IS VERY WET BEHIND 3RD ROW. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 12

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 11,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING, IT AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE NEW ONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 16 DAYS, AND THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RESEALED. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING IN THE START MODE FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER RELEASING THE KEY. THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LATCH SHUT, NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED NOR DID IT REGISTER WITH ONSTAR AS THE DOOR WAS BEING UN LATCHED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR IT WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE THE LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB, AND SPOKEN TO GM ABOUT ALL OF THE FAILURES. THE GEAR SHIFTWS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED FAILURES OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE MOST RECENT WAS THE DOOR AND THE STARTER. THE STARTER FAILURE OCCURRED 15 TO 20 TIMES. THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE DOOR FAILED 20 TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *AK THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT IT WOULDN'T START, THE DRIVERS HEATED SEAT WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 11,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING, IT AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE NEW ONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 16 DAYS, AND THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RESEALED. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING IN THE START MODE FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER RELEASING THE KEY. THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LATCH SHUT, NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED NOR DID IT REGISTER WITH ONSTAR AS THE DOOR WAS BEING UN LATCHED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR IT WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE THE LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB, AND SPOKEN TO GM ABOUT ALL OF THE FAILURES. THE GEAR SHIFTWS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED FAILURES OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE MOST RECENT WAS THE DOOR AND THE STARTER. THE STARTER FAILURE OCCURRED 15 TO 20 TIMES. THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE DOOR FAILED 20 TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *AK THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT IT WOULDN'T START, THE DRIVERS HEATED SEAT WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL P225/60R17. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE SENSOR FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AND LIGHTING SENSORS, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 26,000

2005 CHEVY UPLANDER SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL NOT START BACK UP SOMETIMES. RADIO AND BLINKERS GO OFF AND ON. BEFORE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF A SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE COMES UP ON DASH DISPLAY. *JB

Mileage: 1,600

I HAVE A 2005 UPLANDER THAT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME NOW THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THE BLOWER FAN MOTOR SLOWS DOWN WHEN I AM STOPPING AND THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM. THE NEWEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SLIDING DOOR OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *JB

2005 UPLANDER HORN DID NOT OPERATE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL PAD WAS DEPRESSED AT THE HORN SYMBOLS OR BELOW. *TS ***NAR*** THE HORN PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED, BUT NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER WAS SHOWN THAT THE HORN DID WORK, BUT ONLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL PAD WAS DEPRESSED IN THE UPPER 126 DEGREE SECTION ABOVE THE HORN SYMBOLS. THE LIFTGATE LOCK/LATCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE MISSED. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE ENTIRE STARTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HOWEVER THE NEW PART NEEDED WAS UNDER DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED. *AK

Mileage: 12,380

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT ONLY HAD TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MODULE COMPUTER CONTROL BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPROGRAMMED. EVEN THOUGH REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME, THE SENSOR IN THE RUNNING DAY LIGHTS AND THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 238

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK. THIS OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED NO PROBLEMS ARE APPARENT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED THE HEATER BLOWER DOES NOT BLOW AND THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTING IS SO DIM THAT THE CONTACT HAS VISUAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ALTHOUGH THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; THEREFORE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 1,200

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WAS OPEN. I STARTED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR (TO CLOSE). MY 22 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER STARTED TOWARDS ME. I PUT MY HAND INSIDE THE DOOR TO STOP HER. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE. I PUSHED AGAINST IT WITH MY FOREARM. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE, AND CLOSED ON MY HAND. MY LEFT HAND WAS TRAPPED IN THE CLOSED DOOR. A PART WAS ORDERED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT THE DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *NM

2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER RADIO WOULD STOP WORKING. WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO TURN OVER. *TS *JB

2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, HEADLIGHT FAILURE. DIM AND FLICKER. GM INDICATES NO KNOWN CAUSE OR SOLUTION. MULITPLE REPLACEMENTS OF ALTERNATOR. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THEY SAY IT DOESN'T CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DISAGREE. *NM

Mileage: 12,375

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE HEATER MOTOR BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ( PCM) HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 10,281

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE HEATER MOTOR BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ( PCM) HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 10,281

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING. THE LIGHTS STARTED GETTING DIM AS IF THEY WERE LOSING POWER. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR*AK

Mileage: 10,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING. THE LIGHTS STARTED GETTING DIM AS IF THEY WERE LOSING POWER. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR*AK

Mileage: 10,500

MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN FROM OUR HOME 7 MILES AWAY TO THE MAGGIE MOO'S ICE CREAM SHOP. SHE WENT IN TO THE STORE TO PURCHASE SOME ICE CREAM FOR MY KIDS AND HER MOM WHO STAYED IN THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LEFT RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE BACKED THE VEHICLE UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD SHE HEARD THE WRONGEST NOISE EMANATE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHE HAS EVER HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND BUMPED AND CAME TO A GRINDING HALT. I DID NOT THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO BAD AS SHE EXPLAINED TO ME WHEN I ARRIVED. SO I BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THAT SHE MANAGED TO GET TO AND PULLED FORWARD. OH MY GOD! WHAT SHE HAD EXPLAINED TO ME WASN'T EVEN AS BAD AS I EXPERIENCED. THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATION MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DASH DISPLAY AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO GROWL THEN SCREECHED THE VEHICLE TO A GRINDING HALT. I WAS SCARED. MY KIDS WERE THROWN AROUND IN THE CAR SINCE THEY HAD UNBUCKLED THEIR SEAT BELTS WHILE EATING THEIR ICE CREAM. I MADE THEM BUCKLE UP AND I TRIED IT AGAIN. THE SAME RESULT OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL I FINALLY GOT TO A PARKING SPACE. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO COME TOW THE VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR MY 2005 UPLANDER. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE ERROR CODES PULLED FROM THE COMPUTER SHOWED NOT ERROR EVER HAPPENED. THIS SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. OUR FEAR OF THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. I AM IN CONTACT WITH GM BUT THEY ARE SO FAR UNWILLING TO ADMIT OR TAKE ANY ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I NEED HELP!!! WE ALL NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM BEING DEPLOYED ON THESE NEW VEHICLES. PLEASE TAKE THIS UP AND OPEN AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION. I AM DOCUMENTING THIS MALFUNCTION EVERYWHERE I CAN THINK TO BECAUSE NO ONE NEEDS TO DIE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. *NM

Mileage: 2,550

ACTUATING BAR FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUTTING INTO WIRING HARNESS CAUSING FAILURES TO WIRES CUT, PRIMARILY HEADLIGHTS. A TOTAL OF SEVEN WIRES WERE CUT. DEALERSHIP FIXED WIRES AND HAD TO FASTEN WIRING HARNESS TO WINSHIELD WIPER FLUID TANK NECK WITH ELECTRICAL TIES.

WE WERE TAKING VACATION LAST DECEMBER GOING THRU THE MOUNTAINS AND IT WAS VERY FOGGY. YOU COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD AND WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THEY SHOWED ME A PAPER STATING THAT GMAC WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS LAST DECEMBER AND IT IS NOW JUNE AND STILL NO SOLUTION. THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN FOGGY WEATHER. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE CAN FIND A THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OR I MIGHT JUST TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PARKING LOT AND PARK IT UNTIL THE SOLUTION IS FIXED.

Mileage: 1,000