2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT IS TOO DIM ON BRIGHT DAYS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE LIGHT CHECKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHT THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WROTE GM TO COMPLAIN. THE CONSUMER JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO.*AK *MR *JB

DT: 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. THERE WAS A FUEL LINE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. HAD TO ROLL VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL SO THE VEHICLE WILL START. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO GAS IF IT WAS B NOT LEVEL PARKED. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION. PEOPLE THOUGHT THE CONSUMER WAS FLASHING LIGHTS AT THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR A HANDICAP PERSON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS WORKING WITH MANUFACTURER TO NOT HAVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS. HAD PROBLEMS SINCE FEBRUARY 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BUY THIS VEHICLE. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, ALREADY WENT THROUGH THE BBB AUTO LINE REGARDING THE UNACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURES IN THE CAR (EVEN AFTER RUNNING AC ON MAXIMUM FOR 30 MIN PLUS) OF 85 DEGREES TO 95 DEGREES. WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND I HAVE HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL WITH MY DOGS, THAT TRAVEL IN CRATES IN THE BACK SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE HEAT IN THE CAR. DURING THE ARBITRATION HEARING CHEVROLET (MR. NADER, RICHMOND KY) DID NOT DISPUTE THE HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE CAR, THE AC IS DESIGNED TO NEVER BLOW OUT COLDER AIR THAN 43 - 48 DEGREES AFTER RUNNING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN AND STANDING STILL 50+ DEGREES TEMPERATURE, YES, THE BACK IS HOTTER, AS THE PIPES FOR THE REAR AC GO THROUGH THE ROOF AND THE ROOF IN THE SUMMER WILL GET 110 TO 130 DEGREES EASILY. BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. MY QUESTION IS, KY IS NOT ONE OF THE HOTTEST STATES, HOWEVER, WE HAD A HOT SUMMER AND STILL DO HAVE 90 DEGREES DAYS NOT, WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE TRAVELING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, SOMEONE COULD DIE IN THE BACK, AS THE FRONT DOES NOT REALIZE THAT THE BACK IS NOT WORKING SUFFICIENTLY. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BY THIS THROUGH THE NEGLIGENCE OF CHEVROLET. YOUR HELP WOULD BE SO MUCH APPRECIATED. *NM

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

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW VAN 2005 AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO ARM RESTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS UNSAFE. ALSO WHEN SITTING IN THE BACK THIRD ROW SEAT THE RIDE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT HURT THE PASSENGER'S BACK. HAS BEEN TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THIS VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH AN ARM REST, BUT CONSUMER COULD PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET VAN CUSTOMIZED. CONSUMER DID WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS NOT HIS RESPONSIBILITY. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO TALK TO DEALER TO TRADE AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE FOR A MODEL THAT DID HAVE ARM RESTS. CONSUMER DID NOT WISH TO DO THAT, AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN AND FELL OVER WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. *SC

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WITH NO A/C OR DVD ON WHICH IS MAKING ME WONDER IF THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY UPLANDER ONLY HAS ABOUT 450 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING ISSUE ON THE 2005 SATURN RELAYS AND CHEVY UPLANDERS. ONE PERSON SAID HE WAS CUT OFF BY TWICE BY SEMI'S BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTS FLICKERING AT NIGHT MAKING THE TRUCKER'S THINK THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BEING BLINKED SAYING IT WAS CLEAR FOR THEM TO MOVE OVER. *NM

WHEN THE REAR CLIMATE CONTROL FAN IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST SETTING, THE FAN MOTOR WILL OSCILLATE BETWEEN BLOWING AIR FAST AND SLOW. THE CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ACKNOWLEDGE A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLUCTUATION BUT DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF THE GASOLINE TANK IS BELOW A HALF A TANK AND ON A HILL. CONTACT'S WIFE HIT A GARAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND ALSO HAD A TWO MONTH OLD SON THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS NOT TO LET THE VEHICLE GO BELOW A HALF TANK. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND TOLD HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. GM DID SAY THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY LOOK AT IT. CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE HIT THE BEAM, BUT THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK

VEHICLE DRIVES SATISFACTORY WITHIN CITY LIMITS. HIGHWAY DRIVING APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY UNSTABLE. VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE SWAYING AND POOR HANDLING. INCIDENT IS NOT ISOLATED, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY PASSENGERS NOR MYSELF ARE SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM IMMEDIATELY BUT ISSUE WAS DISMISSED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER MINIVAN. THIS IS NOT A TRUCK.

DT: CALLER SAID AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. CALLER HAD IT FIXED TWICE ALREADY, AND HAS AN APPOINTMENT FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CABLE BROKE, AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE PART. THE BELL THAT SIGNALED DOOR AJAR SOUNDED CONSTANTLY. ALSO, THE MOTOR FOR THE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENTLY WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER ONE. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD MOTOR IN THREE MONTHS.*AK