Body problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated while having the vehicle serviced at an independent mechanic, she was informed of an unibody construction failure, and that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not repairable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

Less than 150,00 miles we needed a brake job done on our van and was told by the repair shop and I quote"the vehicle is so rotted and needs to be junked. The brakes are not unsafe. It seems to me that my 1995 chevy c1500 would have fallen apart a long time ago. I have over 250,000 miles on it.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the rear sliding door on the driver¿s side occasionally opened automatically. The dealer was notified and advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for inspection. The vehicle was in the process of being taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 71,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that sporadically, she was unable to open and close the vehicle sliding door whether automatically or manually. The contact mentioned that after closing the door the warning gauge would indicate that it was still open. In addition, the contact stated that as a result of the failure, a child's hand was caught in the door and she was unable to open the door in order to release the child's hand. The child was taken to the hospital and suffered minor bruising and swelling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem who sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 95,000.

I own a 2006 chevy Uplander. The problem started off with the drivers side sliding door wouldn't stay closed. I would close it, it would ding and re open on its own, finally got it to stay closed after several attempts. It got to the point when I opened the door it would take 10 minutes or so to get it to stay closed. I was driving into town and I was going around 45 mph and the door came open on its own, when this happened I pulled off the road and spent a good 20 mins trying to get the door to stay closed, I had to take the fuse out in order for the door to stay closed. I have done some research online and found over 50 other owners who are having this same issue.

1st the check engine light keeps coming on and when put on diagnostic code came back po463. The van wouldn't pass emissions and when you fill up with has it would say it was empty. There's a loud popping noise sounds like at axle. It does this after you stop at red lights. I was told this had to do with axle and could break and cause fatal accident, the abs light keeps coming on and the braking system scared me to death. The doors constantly chime or ding and the doors will open going down the road. I was so upset because I have to transport my elderly aunt and and two children and before I was about to pay to have all this fixed I decided to check out recall. I am so shocked that you can look this up online and they are 1000 documented complaints on all the same problems but yet no recalls. Is it gonna take people getting killed to do this. Im praying for something less tragic and trying to save these precious lives. There is research and lawsuits that the Chevrolet Uplanders have alot of these problems from 2005 to 2008 especially with the doors and like me everyone gets annoyed and unplugs them and have to use them manually but why should we when are still paying for automatic doors. This van is truly unsafe and a lemon. I pray to god everyday to keep me safe while driving and have told my husband if I die while driving this vehicle he should sue!!!.

The rear power doors on my 2006 Uplander have constantly needed service. There have been times the door alarm goes off when the door is not actually open, we have to pull over and reset the doors by opening and closing them. The roller bearings have been replaced twice on the drivers slider. Both doors have been serviced at least 10 times for improper closing, faulty sensor alarm dinging even when the doors are closed, sometimes it takes many attempts for the doors to close. The driver side door almost came completely off when the roller bearings broke. These doors are unsafe and beyond defective.