2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SHAFT, POWER STEERING RACK AND THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. THE STEERING IS STIFF AND THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE FIXED 4 TIMES NOW. THE STEERING RACK HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE POWER STEERING GEAR, THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, AND THE I-SHAFT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND SEEM TO REOPEN WHEN CLOSING. THIS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE FIXED 5 TIMES. THE PSD ASSEMBLY AND REAR GUILD ROLLER, DOOR POSITION, RELEARN, LUBE AND ADJUST WAS PERFORMED, NEW CONTACT PLATES WERE INSTALLED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR SHUT. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE BY ITSELF. A FEW TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD CHIME, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR REPLACE THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT TRAVELS WITH A TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT AND IS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IF THE FAILURES ARE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONCE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE OR BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR IS ON BACK ORDER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT ONLY ATTEMPTED TO SELL HER ANOTHER ONE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR TIRES WERE WEARING AND CUPPING BADLY, 25% REMAINED ON THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, 30% REMAINED ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS, AND THE ROTORS COULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURES BECAUSE THE REAR TIRES WERE MAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HER VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR THE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,632.

BOUGHT A 2006 UPLANDER FROM ROYAL CHEVROLET IN RICHMOND VA. VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO US IN JULY 2007 AS NEW. STARTING IN OCT-NOV VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IN NOVEMBER TIE RODS AND SWAY BARS HAD TO ALREADY BE REPLACED, VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE SITTING STILL,VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN CREAKS, CLANKS AND SCREECHES, VEHICLE SWAYS TO RIGHT AND I HAVE TO "OVERDRIVE" TO KEEP IT ON ROAD SAFELY, SHAKES WHILE SITTING STILL, RATTLING NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE BACK PASSENGER AREA, HEADLIGHT DIM ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, RPMS REV UP WITH NORMAL DRIVING,GAS READS EMPTY WITH 1/4 TANK IN IT AND WILL NOT START IF PARKED ON DOWNWARD INCLINE. THE ONLY THING TAKEN SERIOUSLY WAS THE TIE ROD AND SWAY BARS, THEY WERE FIXED BUT VAN STILL SHAKES AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. I WROTE LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER AND MANY WEEKS HAVE GONE BY WITH NO CONTACT FROM THEM TO HELP ME FIX MY PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER LT AND I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AROUND 3,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. IT STARTED WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES (HARD DRIVE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, GAS GAUGE, DIMMING LIGHTS, RADIO LOSING SETTINGS, HARD STARTS, SERVICE ABS, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL) AND GRADUALLY MOVED TO MECHANICAL ISSUES (CLUCKING NOISES ? FRONT END, VIBRATIONS ? FRONT END, STEERING BINDING, AND GRINDING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END). WHAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN HOPES OF FIXING THE ISSUES ARE THE HARD DRIVE TO THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER MODULE (TWICE AND REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES), STEERING COLUMN, STEERING BOX, RACK AND PINION, FRONT STABILIZING CONTROL ARMS, FRONT BRAKE, FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED, ABS CONTROL MODULE (NEVER FIXED THE SERVICE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL). THE DEALER STILL CAN?T EXPLAIN THE GRINDING NOISE AND IS TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THAT IT IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VAN (THEY ACTUALLY WROTE THAT IN THE SERVICE REPORT). THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE THE SERVICE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ERRORS. THEY CAN?T RESOLVE THE HARD STARTS. THE DEALER HAS TAKEN A POSITION THAT NO MORE DIAGNOSTIC WORK WILL BE PERFORMED TO THE FRONT END UNTIL I REPLACE A CUPPED TIRE (THEIR OPINION). I HAVE HIRED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY TO HELP WITH MY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS OPENED AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND ON STAR CONNECTED HER TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSTRUCTED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS (NOVEMBER OF 2007, DECEMBER OF 2007, AND ON APRIL 28, 2008). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND TOOK A COMPLAINT FROM THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,037. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED/ UPDATED 07/15/08

FROM THE IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF MY 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER, I HAVE HAD "MECHANICAL/COMPUTER" ISSUES. THE BATTERY HAS DIED TWICE. UPON SERVICE, IT WAS A COMPUTER WIRING ISSUE THAT WAS APPARENTLY DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE MEDIA PLAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE KEY REMOTES TWICE(AND CURRENTLY STILL NOT WORKING), THE ELECTRIC SIDE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CAR CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE NEEDS SERVICED AND THEE BRAKES LOCK UP. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE CARE IN FOR THESE SERVICES THEY SAY IT'S JUST A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN WITH "COMPUTER ISSUES." I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN AND CAN'T SEEM TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SERVICE SINCE PURCHASE, NOVEMBER OF 2007. *TR

AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (NESMITH CHEVROLET - HINESVILLE), THE FIRST TIME DRIVING IT AT NIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLUCTUATED WHEN PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE SOME OTHER DRIVERS BELIEVE I AM FLASHING AT THEM, AND IN TURN FLASH THEIR HIGH BEAMS AT ME, BY THIS TIME CLOSE TO ME CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES GIVING LARGE TRUCKS THE IDEA THAT I AM GIVING THEM THE OK TO GET BACK OVER IN FRONT OF ME, WHEN IN FACT IT ISN'T. NONE THE LESS, IT IS VERY ANNOYING TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLUCTUATING WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE. STILL TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IN REVERSE, THE STEERING FEELS AS IF IT HAS LOST POWER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE STABILIZER SHAFT LINKS WERE PREMATURELY WORN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,116 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,080.