2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER OPENS AUTOMATICALLY ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS EVENT OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. THE DOOR IS CUED TO CLOSE AND THEN WILL RE-OPEN WITHOUT BEING CUED, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW BEFORE FINALLY CLOSING AND LATCHING. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR (REVERSE). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) TIMES AND TO DATE, THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RUN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER TO SEE IF ANY REPAIR CODES CAME UP, REFERENCED BULLETINS FROM GM, ALL TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, GM HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THE 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER TRUCK ON 04/2006. HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ZIG ZAGGING ACROSS THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES, AND REPLACED THE CONSOLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CONTINENTAL TIRE WITH SIZE P225/60R17, WITH DOT# AC794BLT5005 WAS TAKEN TO SEARS ,AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TREAD ON THE TIRES WAS DETERIORATING AND SPLITTING. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE THE FIRST TIRE, BUT NOT THE OTHER TIRES, WHICH WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY REALIGNED THE HOOD AND THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY. HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 395 MILES, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13700. *AK SEVERAL DAYS AGO AN ARTICLE STATED THAT THERE WERE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND THE TIRE TREAD MAY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE HE PURCHASED IT APRIL 1, 2006. HE HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONTINENTAL ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE TIRES TO THEIR INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED ON DECEMBER 19, 2007, THE DRIVING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE INNER TIE ROD BOOT WAS ALSO REPLACED ON OCTOBER 9, 2006. THE BEARING AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED ON JUNE 21, 2007. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE CURRENTLY HAS A BLISTER ON IT. HE HAS ALSO NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

UPLANDER HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE IS BY FAR THE WORST. HEADLIGHT FLICKERING, NO INTERIOR LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCKS TO PERSONS EXISTING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME ALTERNATOR FUSES OR SOMETHING, WHICH TOOK 3 HOURS AND PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY, STILL NO INTERIOR LIGHTS. VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN TOWED BECAUSE OF A THUMPING SOUND AND IT NOW APPEARS THE VEHICLE IS LEANING TO THE RIGHT--IT IS DEFINITELY LOWER IN THE FRONT. *JB

THE 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN I PURCHASED MAKES A BAD GROWLING/FRICTION NOISE ORIGIINATING FROM THE REAR DRIVETRAIN/WHEEL AREA WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THERE IS APPROX. 22,000 MILES ON THE VAN AND STILL IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A CHEROLET DEALER TO HAVE INSPECTION/REPAIRS MADE.

I WAS DRIVING MY UPLANDER WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. IT RESULTED IN MY DRIVING OVER A CONCRETE MEDIAN AND CAUSING $4000.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL I PICKED THE VAN UP FROM REPAIR THAT THIS MAY POSSIBLY NOT BE MY FAULT. DRIVING HOME ON THE DAY I PICKED THE VAN UP FROM REPAIR, THE VAN AGAIN JERKED TO THE LEFT AND I ALMOST HAD ANOTHER WRECK. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE JUNE AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE VAN IN THE SHOP FOR NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, SUCH AS THE POWER DOORS MALFUNCTIONING, A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, SQUEAK IN THE STEERING. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VAN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOORS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

PURCHASED 06 CHEVY UPLANDER WITH 21 MILES ON IT. ON DRIVE HOME MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL DASH BOARD COMPONENTS, RADIO, POWER SLIDING DOOR AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OCCASIONALLY ENERGIZING. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN ONCE AT HOME UNTIL HOURS LATER. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPORTED FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE AND WILL REPLACE TOMORROW. AM UNSURE IF I SHOULD KEEP THIS VEHICLE BASED ON MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS. *NM

THE VAN IS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL POWER SLIDING DOORS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPAIRS COMPLETED AND THEY STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THEY SHUT ON ONE OF MY CHILDREN, ONCE CAUSING A 5" X 2" BRUISE ON MY 8 YEAR OLD AND ONCE CAUSING MY 5 YEAR OLD TO LIMP ON A SORE ANKLE FOR 2 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, IT DISCONNECTS FROM THE SENSORS AND SETS OFF AN ALARM. MY PRIMARY CONCERN, HOWEVER, WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE. *NM

MUFFLER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BRISKLY. FIRST MUFFLER WAS REPLACED, SECOND MUFFLER MAKES THE SAME LOUD NOISE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BRISKLY AS WELL. WAS TOLD THIS MAY BE A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR SLIGHTLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT COMING FROM UNDER VAN. THIS CLUNKING SOUND HAS GOTTEN GRADUALLY WORSE AND MUCH LOUDER SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE CLUNKING SOUND BUT VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK IN. *NM