Body problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander

While driving down I-75 in michigan doing ~75mph, I feel a sharp tug then a sway. We took the vehicle home and inspected it. The welds on the body to the attaching point of the rear axle had broken and the rear end of the vehicle was tracking sideways. Thank god nothing bad happened, we had all six of our kids with us when it went out at 75mph.

The back rear hatch when I lifted dropped! I got my hands up fast enough to stop it and was not injured though.

2005 chevy Uplander lt. Undercarriage rusted on back passenger side within 9 months after purchase, causing separation of the rear passenger wheel from the body of vehicle. When driving, you can hear/feel clunking/squeaking noise which sounds like the tire is going to come completely off the car. Area affected cannot be replaced nor welded as this can be unsafe to drive. I have images that can be sent via email.

The chassis has a serious rust issue as I've never seen before. The rust issue is one that you would not even see on a 60 year old car. It caused the rear wheel and all of its components to break free. I do have pictures (it's dark out right at the moment but I can by morning) I have been trying to find a solution for this for quiet a while now.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the rear driver side door open independently while without any warnings. The door would not close properly and open and close independently. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was not able to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Driver seatbelt will not buckle properly. It takes about 4 attempts to secure the seatbelt.

When the rear door was being opened using the switch located on the inside of the vehicle, the door fell off of the track and would not move. I had to physically lift the door and close and lock it so that it wouldn't automatically open.

Pulled down on rear door strap, and one attach bracket broke with rivet still attached to strap. The downward motion brought my hand across the rivet, resulting in a hand cut. One end of the attach rivet is smooth and the other end is knife sharp. The replacement strap purchased from gm dealership is same design. If both ends of the rivet were smooth, no injury would have happened.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the rear passenger door opened without activation while the vehicle was in motion with the locking mechanism activated. In addition, the door ajar alarm would sound erroneously when the doors were closed. The dealer advised the contact to sandpaper the scratch censor since there was no recalls. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, did not offer any assistance. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 117,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The sliding door on rear passenger side of van would not close without the 'open door bell' beeping constantly (even after closed). Sometimes after re-closing, it would stop but this eventually became a constant happening. We live in PA. And were in FL. When this first happened, so we took it to a dealer to have it fixed. Approx. A year later, the same thing happened. Again, after opening and closing the door a number of times the beeping would sometimes stop, but when we needed to use the door, it would repeat. We took it to the dealer the second time to have it repaired. Now, we are experiencing the same thing again and the beeping will not stop! this is way too expensive for us to handle. We are seniors and cannot afford to pay for this kind of defect. Please help us!.

I own a 2005 chevy Uplander and the doors have come open while I was driving down the road. Thankfully no one was hurt but it makes you wonder when it will happen again.

Rear drivers sliding door would open in parked position on its own, would repeatedly have to close door, once while driving down the hghway it opened on its own. Took it too dealer in longview washington, quoted price of $1400. 00 to fix or have it disengaged and open and close manually. I chose the latter, an inconvenience but cheaper. This is a safety hazard for families with children or for that matter it is a safety hazzard for anyone sitting in the passenger seat. This is just another example of the gm workmanship. Would not ever buy another gm product.