2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND IT WOULDN'T GO. THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING , SHAKING REALLY HARD ...I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET HOME. NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR MY UPLANDER AT ALL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT COMPLETELY. THE DEALER VERIFIED IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE TAKING IT APART TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WENT WRONG INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED JULY 31ST OF THIS YEAR. I FEEL THAT AT 55K MILES , THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. THEY MUST HAVE PUT A BAD TRANSMISSION IN THE UPLANDER FROM THE BEGINNING. I FEEL THEY SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND NEED MY VAN TO PICK THEM UP AND SO I CAN GET TO WORK. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY FOR A HUGE REPAIR WHEN I TRUSTED THAT CHEVROLET WAS A GOOD RELIABLE CAR MAKER. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT IS ON IN MY VAN, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OR THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT IT WON'T DEPLOY AT ALL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2009. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF OCCASIONALLY, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MILES. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET, HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT IT IS AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY.

MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO STUTTER AT HIGH SPEEDS I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! THAT CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT IT AND SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AS A RECALL! I OWE WAY TOO MUCH ON THE VAN TO PUT 3000 DOLLARS INTO A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT A WHILE AGO BUT DID NOT RECALL IT! *TR

DROVE THE VAN HOME THAT SAME NIGHT,BEFORE WE PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY , THE VAN OVER HEATED ,THE BRAKES HAD A SPONGY FEEL TO THEM AFTER 15 MINS OF DRIVING , TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PASS THE HALF WAY MAKE WHEN THE RED INDICATOR CAME ON THE VAN TOTALLY SHUT DOWN NO POWER , I ALMOST FLIP THE VAN OVER. I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKE TWICE IN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.THEN LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON WHEN TEMPERATURE WERE COLD , RAINY, FOGGY, OUT SIDE , AND WHEN IT GOT HOT TEMPERATURE OUT SIDE THE DASH LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ,THEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE DASH LIGHTS STAYED OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. ALSO THE VAN STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE NOT WANTED TO TURN OVER, AND WOULD ALSO LOSS ALL POWER TO VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED OUT IN HORRIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OUTSIDE WITH ARE CHILDREN. *TR

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ,REAR PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF THE TOP HINGE HIT THE PAYMENT, BRAKES STARTED FALLING AGAIN. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE CHARGED $80 TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR DUE TO AN INTERNAL TIMING FAILURE AT A COST OF OVER $1000. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN AND IT POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT CLOSES, THE ALARM SOUNDS AND THEN THE DOOR REOPENS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE TIMING ON THE MOTOR WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON AS I WAS GOING AT 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING MUCH SLOWER WHILE GOING AROUND CURVES BUT NEVER ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE SIDE AS THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION SLOWLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. AT THIS POINT I CALLED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AS I DID NOT WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER IN IT. I SPOKE TO A REP AT CHEVY WHO SAID THAT IT IS THE 'STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM' AND TO 'KEEP A LOG' AS TO WHEN IT OCCURS AND WHAT TYPE OF GROUND I AM TRAVELING ON AT THE TIME OF THESE INCIDENTS. DOESN'T ANYONE SEE THE DANGER IN THIS HAPPENING ON A HIGHWAY ??? THE VAN HAS BEEN IN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY DO IS CHANGE A COUPLE OF SENSORS AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN UPLANDER AND HE IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH IT. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THAT CHEVY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT DISABLING THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THIS VAN IS OWNED BY THE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN NY IN WHICH I AM AN EMPLOYEE. THE VAN HAS ALSO BEEN TO OUR MECHANICS HERE , AND THEY ALWAYS SEND IT OUT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS, AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? I TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY UPLANDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED WHILE I WAS TURNING. SYSTEM CHARGING FAILURE LIGHT HAS APPEARED. SERVICE CENTER TESTED ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF AND WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE UPLANDER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IF IT LOCKS AGAIN. I AM UNSURE HOW I'M SUPPOSE TO DRIVE IT WITH THE STEERING LOCKED. I HAVE HAD IT LOCK NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF THEN WAIT A FEW MINUTES. WHEN VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL THEN TURN. I ASKED CHEVY SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY STATED I COULD RENT A CAR FOR $35.00 A DAY BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN OR IF THEY COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE SO I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE UPLANDER AND PRAY I WILL NOT BE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYONE ELSE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND RESET THE CONTROLS. THE ABS AND TRACTION GOT SO BAD WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME THEY DEEMED MY UPLANDER UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. 1 MONTH LATER THEY CHANGED OUT THE ELECTRICAL BOX AND RETURNED IT TO ME. WHEN I READ THE PAPERWORK ON THE REPAIRS THEY STATED THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRAILING ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRAILING ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

ON FEB 18, 2013 MY DOOR CAME OFF ON MY UPLANDER, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ERROR MESSAGES AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 3 WEEKS UNTIL I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PICK UP. I ALSO HAD THE ENGINE STABILITY AND THE AIR PRESSURE MONITOR AND AIR BAG, AND TRACTION CONTROL REPAIRED COSTING A TOTAL OF $2,336.00 DOLLARS OF REPAIRS COMPLETED. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, I AM TRYING TO TRADE IN MY VEHICLE WHERE I PURCHASED IT, BUT I OWE MORE THEN WHAT IT WAS APPRAISED FOR. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER FOR A TRADE, BUT THEY ARE NOT WORKING WITH ME. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WHEN OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE, DO NOT TAKE THIS COMPLAINT LIGHTLY, AND ASSIST ME IN MAKING GMC REPLACE MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR