2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

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

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FASTEN MY SEATBELT IT WILL NOT CATCH AND LOCK. IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FASTEN SEATBELT BEFORE IT WILL ENGAGE AND LOCK. I LISTED THE LAST TIME IT OCCUR; HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER, MILEAGE 23,344, NUT THAT HOLDS WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS TO MOTOR CAME OFF DURING A RAINY EVENING. WIPERS CEASED TO WIPE RAIN FROM WINDSHIELD. *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

THE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND ENGINE IS OFF. IT ALSO OPENS WHEN I ENTER THE DRIVERS SIDE AS I CLOSE THE DRIVERS DOOR. YESTERDAY IT OPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES WITHIN SECONDS BEFORE I FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. IF I LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE UNLOCKED IT WILL OPEN SOMETIME LATER AFTER I HAVE GONE INTO THE HOUSE. THE ONLY WAY I CAN KEEP IT FROM OPENING IS TO MAKE SURE IT IS LOCKED. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO OPEN WHILE I AM IN MOTION. *TR

ONE DAY I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH ALL OF THE WAY. AFTER ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DOOR TO LATCH COMPLETELY, IT FINALLY DID. BUT WHILE ON THE ROAD, I HEARD THE WARNING SOUND LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS AJAR. THE DOOR DIDN'T COMPLETELY OPEN, BUT WAS CRACKED AS I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO GET ANOTHER REPAIR DONE UNDER WARRANTY AND I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD FIX THE SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM AS WELL. THEY HAD DECIDED THAT IT WAS THE SEALS AND REPLACED ALL OF THEM, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE THEN AND NOW MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS LIKE TO REOPEN BY THEMSELVES. WE BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN FEBRUARY 2006. THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED HAPPENING WAS MARCH OF 2006. WE FINALLY TOOK THE VAN IN JUNE OF 2006 TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE HAD IT IN A FEW MORE TIMES AND THEY FINALLY TOLD US THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH AND LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE TOOK IT IN A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES AND STILL THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO SEE IF THE SEALS WERE GETTING IN THE WAY. AGAIN, NOTHING. GM THEN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THAT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. GM THEM TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW WHAT? *TR

BRAKE ROTORS WARP ON REGULAR BASIS. 4 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES (2 YEARS). UNLESS REPLACED VAN STOPS WITH DIFFICULTY AND COULD RESULT IN CRASH. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2006 WE HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO MAKE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS ON AN ON GOING BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE ALIGNED & BALANCED ALMOST MONTHLY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN US REPLACING THE TIRES ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 WKS AGO WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME ON A 55 MPH 2 LANE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE & CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. UPON TOWING IT TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP WE WERE INFORMED THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH WARPED THE CAM SHAFT. GM WOULD DO NOTHING UNTIL WE TOWED IT AGAIN, THIS TIME TO A GM DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS FROM THE ENGINE, TO THE TIMING BELT, CAMP SHAFT, PISTONS, PLUGS AND MUCH MORE. *TR