2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY CHEVROLET MECHANIC. TOOK BACK AND WAS TOLD NEEDED NEW FRONT WHEEL HUB. HUB WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE, AND ABS LIGHT WAS RESET BY CHEVROLET CERTIFIED MECHANIC. ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON BEFORE LEFT THE PARKING LOT, BUT MECHANIC SAID IT WAS OKAY AND HE WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. LEFT ON VACATION THE NEXT DAY. NEWLY REPLACED BRAKES MADE HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES ALL THROUGHOUT TRIP. ALSO BEGAN GETTING INTERMITTENT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE ABS SYSTEM" WARNINGS. CRAWLED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND WIRES TO THE NEW WHEEL HUB WERE BROKEN AT WHEEL HUB. WIRES WERE FOR THE WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR, AS IT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. REPLACED WHEEL HUB AGAIN AT OUR EXPENSE, BECAUSE CHEVROLET CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID FIRST HUB WASN'T INSTALLED IMPROPERLY, BUT ALSO SAID THE ONLY WAY THE WIRES COULD HAVE BECOME TORN WOULD BE IF IT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE OUT FOR ABOUT ONE (1) WEEK. SECOND REPLACEMENT HUB AND WIRING ARE STILL INTACT, BUT STILL HAVE CONTINUOUS ABS LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WARNINGS. DIFFERENT CHEVROLET CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION, BUT BRAKES WILL STILL WORK AS IF NO ABS SYSTEM WERE ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CONTINUOUS ABS LIGHT ON A DIFFERENT CHEVROLET VEHICLE. IF CHEVY CAN'T MAKE THE ABS SYSTEM WORK AFTER THE BRAKES ARE WORKED ON, WHY CONTINUE WITH THE EXTRA EXPENSE OF PUTTING THEM ON? I NOW HAVE TWO(2) CHEVROLET ABS SYSTEMS THAT THEIR CERTIFIED MECHANICS SAY ARE IN TIP TOP CONDITION, ONLY PROBLEM IS NEITHER SYSTEM WORKS. ALSO, REGARDING THE 2005 UPLANDER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY, RESULTING IN CONSTANT WARNING CHIMES EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS USED. AGAIN, CHEVY MECHANICS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE DOOR OR THE SYSTEM. MAYBE CHEVY SHOULD GET OUT OF THE CAR BUSINESS! *TR

MY VAN WILL CUT OFF WHILE SITTING STILL IN PARK AND ALSO WHEN I TRY TO CRANK IT SOMETIMES IT WON'T CRANK AND THEN IF IT DOES IT WILL CUT BACK OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

MY WIFE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE'S AN ESTIMATE DAMAGE OF 768 DOLLARS IN JUST PARTS ALONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO SEAT BELTS ON THE MIDDLE ROW ARE STARTING TO SPLIT AND THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO A CAR SEAT INSPECTION STATION AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE THEY WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON THE LEFT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE PROPERLY. IF THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED BY HAND, THE DOOR WOULD OPEN RANDOMLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE RAILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 2 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POP. SHE FELT SOMETHING ON HER LEFT FOOT AND NOTICED BLOOD AND HER RIGHT KNEE WAS ALSO BLEEDING. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AND MOVING BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FORCING HER TO USE ALL OF HER BODY WEIGHT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO USE ALL OF HER BODY WEIGHT IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS AND STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, SHE NOTICE THAT THE ENTIRE SPRING TO THE GAS PEDAL WAS BROKEN INTO PIECES ON THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE. A NEIGHBOR PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE AND FOOT. HER RIGHT KNEE HAD A TORN CARTILAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ON AUGUST 20, 2010 AND ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK IN 3 TO 4 WORKING DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF

I FILLED MY VAN UPLANDER 2005 WITH GASOLINE AND STILL SHOW "LOW FUEL", THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON AND "REPLACE THE CAP" LIGHT COMES UP, BUT WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME. I CHANGED BATTERY OF THE CAR. IS THERE ANY RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BACKWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ON ME. IT KEPT STICKING AND WOULD BRAKE ON ITS OWN AND THEN WHEN I NEEDED THE ABS SYSTEM TO WORK IT DID NOT. I ONLY HAD THE ABS SERVICE LIGHT SHOW UP AFTER IT FAILED TO WORK ON SNOW. UPON TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR DETECTION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. HAVE RESEARCHED AND OTHER UPLANDER OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF REGULARLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER SAID THE FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THESE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE BUT THEN THE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE COMPUTER & WIRING SYSTEM WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL BUT NOT ENOUGH CONSUMERS WERE AFFECTED TO GENERATE A RECALL SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OURSELVES AS WELL. THE DEALER HAS INSTRUCTED US THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. *TR