2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Complaints

SERVICE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.WE HAVE HAD THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE NOW OVER SEVEN TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM,THE LAST ONE BEING TODAY...08/21/2009. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. IT OCCURS WHEN WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE IN THE VAN WITH THE THIRD SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER. NUMEROUS SENSORS, HUBS, AND WIRING HARNESS' HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOORS WERE BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE FIST TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PUT A MOTOR IN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR. THE SECOND TIME, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/18/09,*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND STABILIZER LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT TWICE. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE ISSUE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO FIRMLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $122.07. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE FAILING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE ROAD FORCE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS AND HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LT IN AUGUST 2006. CURRENTLY HAVE 45,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, WE HAVE HAD TWO RECURRING PROBLEMS. 1)INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS "FLICKER" AT NIGHT TO THE DEGREE THAT IT IS A DRIVING DISTRACTION AND APPEAR TO REPRESENT THE DRIVER FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND ONLY ONCE UNDER WARRANTY WAS A PART REPLACED WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 2)AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR STAY CLOSED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THEY ALSO WILL NO LONGER CLOSE COMPLETELY. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY NO LONGER KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEIR LAST RESOLUTION WAS TO TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE. THE PROBLEMS ARE IDENTICAL ON BOTH DOORS. SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME AND DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE AND WE COULD NOT MANUALLY CLOSE THEM. WE ASKED DEALER TO CONTACT GM FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER, ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY WOULD "DO ALL THEY COULD" BY CLEANING THE TRACK AND LUBRICATING - THEN CLEANING THE SENSORS. THIS WAS ALWAYS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE DOORS WOULD CLOSE THE MAJORITY OF THE WAY THEN OPEN BACK AND BEGIN BEEPING. I TRIED TURNING THE AUTOMATIC DOORS OFF - STILL HAPPENED. THEN I STARTED NOTICING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE THAT WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED THE MOTOR WOULD RUN AND YOU COULD HEAR THE CABLE GRINDING. AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, DON'T KNOW IT THE CABLE GOT OFF TRACK, BUT WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ALL THE WAY AND THE CABLE WOULD JUST HANG OUT. WELL, TODAY MY 2006 UPLANDER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS AT MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATION LED TO BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA WHERE THE MOTOR TO MY DOOR WAS. ACTUALLY IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT IS WHERE IT HAPPENED, THAT WAS THE AREA OF THE CAR MOST DAMAGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING TIRES, SIZE A/S P225-60R17 (NA). WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRES WERE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HEAT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACKS IN THE TIRES WERE NORMAL. HE TOOK THE TIRES TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THE SEVERE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE WASHING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO HEAT. UPDATED 11/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON HER TIRES. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FREQUENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,300.

MY REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER WHICH IN TURN CAUSED ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS EX. ELECTRIC DOORS, LOCKS, ALL WINDOWS TO STOP OPERATING WHICH MADE US STUCK IN THE VEHICLE WITH A LOAD OF CHILDREN WHILE IT WAS BURNING! IF IT WASN'T FOR A PRISON GUARD GOING DOWN THE ROAD WE COULD HAVE BURNT UP IF HE WASN'T THERE TO HELP US! OTHER THINGS IN THE PAST THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE.. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EACH WHEEL HUB TWICE WHICH HAS CAUSED TIE ROD ENDS TO BREAK, THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY AND THIS VEHICLE HAS COST ME OVER $5000 IN 2 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS POOR MANUFACTURING. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. THE SENSOR HAD FAILED CAUSING MY ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY JUST TO FIX THE SENSOR. IT COST ME $250.00 FOR THE PART AND 120.00 FOR LABOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WERE UNDER WARRANTY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND TRIED TO PLEA MY CASE FOR A REFUND OR A PARTIAL REFUND AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WENT TO MY OWN MECHANIC THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO.. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 21,400 MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE PART BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND THIS USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN. *TR