general problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Uplander

My vehicle started making a scrubbing noise with the steering wheel as I was driving and this noise got even more noticable as I made any turns . I stopped and cked the power steering fluid and it was !t full level. Now it makes a wooing noise as well. Also upon starting off from a traffic light or stop sign I experienced a terrible jerking sensation with a knock sound. The van has been serviced for reg maintenance over the years and deemed mechanically ok ,other than a few reg matienance issues and my sister sold me the van in good condition . I am concerned with this steering condition now as well as the slow start jerk/knock. It has only been serviced thru the years at Chevrolet dealership. Mainly in marion, va. Chevrolet. Both issues occured while vehicle was on the road and running. I am concerned she ,my sister may have missed a recall notice at some point. Now I am the owner of the Uplander 07 van.

My 2007 chevy Uplander has become unsafe. Multiple mechanics have given different guesses as to what the problem may be. When driving, if I stop at a stop sign or red light, or even during stop-go traffic, the van will suddenly jerk when I go to accelerate. Sometimes the jerk is incredibly forceful as if I have been hit from behind. Two mechanics have recommended a complete transmission replacement but say that they have had similar complaints from other owners of the same make/model vehicle. Because the van does this, it is hard to accelerate immediately from a stopping point. This causes unsafe driving/traffic conditions as I can not be certian my van will immediately accelerate when needed.

Power steering went out then the transmission went out hadn't even had the vehicle 3 months.

I was driving down the road and all the sudden my check engine light went on and then the reduced engine power came on the dashboard and reduce my speed I couldn't get it up to speed I push on the gas to get up and speed and it won't get up I had to pull over turn it off restart it and what then not even a minute it did it again and I was going down the highway going 60.

Abs kicks in at random intervals.

The side doors will not close.

The motorized doors will not close. The dealer said that the motor is not strong enough for the doors to close. The dealer put in a new one when I had 23,000 miles on and said that this is very unsafe. It is now doing the same thing again and I only have 85,000 on the car now.

Takata recall 2007 cheverolet Uplander lt when you pull out the transmission slips or doesn't kick back to first gear. ( slips out of gear). Very dangerous when pulling out into traffic. So you will be in motion. Also when your in motion doing 55 mph on highway and try's to change into 3rd gear it changes hard. Also in motion.

A friend was cleaning my 2007 chevy cargo Uplander van and did not know the child safety lock was on. The door slid closed due to the van being parked on a hill while he was still inside the van. There was no way out! both side doors were locked and the back hatch door has no inside handle. This person was in the van for over an hour banging on the doors and screaming for help in over 90 degree weather in georgia. He described the incident as "he thought he was going to die"! luckily someone heard him and rescued him. He was ringing wet with sweat and was severely dehydrated. This could have been a fatal accident if someone had not heard him banging on the doors.

Starting soon after I bought the van, I ran into the issue of the passenger power sliding door not wanting to close. It would almost latch and then bounce back. I was able to fix the problem by opening and reclosing the door. This happens once to twice a week. I can find no previous service records on the doors on this van, but I cannot believe it did not occur with the previous owner. Based on the numerous other online complaints I have seen on this and similar issues, I have elected not to take it to the dealership. I do not have the confidence that gm could or would be willing to fix this problem. On that note, I am further disheartened by the fact that your own investigation resulted in service bulletins, letting gm off the hook for a clearly flawed design on the entire door and all of its moving parts. I am submitting this complaint to put it on record, any action will be totally unexpected.

Since winter of 2012, I have replaced 3 thermostats, 2 heater coils, flushed radiator numerous times and still have no heat. Mechanic is beside himself for an answer. The radiator gets plugged up with what looks like mud, which results in another radiator flush. He says radiator is ok because it's not overheating. What am I to do? I love my van but want heat. Please help sincerely.

Sliding doors don't operate correctly or they open when moving. Passenger side door is now locked and will not unlock. Also have issues with the abs systems not working.

We purchased the 2007 chevy Uplander before doing any research. . . . Had we known what we know now, we would have not purchased it. Shortly after we purchased the vehicle the rear sliding doors began acting up. Sometimes they won't open and other times they randomly open on their own. When you close the door, it will stop mid-close, reopen then start closing again. When you think it is closed, it will just keep grinding and then pop back open. We were in nc on vacation when the door alarm wouldn't stop 'dinging' because the door wouldn't close all the way. Once we finally got the door to close, the kids would have to crawl through the rear hatch for fear that the doors wouldn't close again since we were so far from home. We have had the vehicle back to the dealer numerous times for this problem. . . They didn't find anything wrong with it! I even drove straight to the dealership within minutes of this happening. . . But when I got there it never happened again. Another issue we had was with the wiring harness failing at 35,000 miles. Luckily that was under warranty.

My engine intermittently shuts off shortly after I start my car. Sometimes it does not do this for 5 - 7 weeks in a row, but other times it does this several times in a week. Most of the time it happens first thing in the morning, but sometimes it happens after work. It dies within 1/4 mile of being started -- generally while I'm still in a parking lot or just pulling onto the road. My car is parked outdoors and I live in a mild climate. Weather does not appear to be a factor. I bought the car used. It has been doing this since shortly after I bought my car. I took it to the dealership, but they said that it didn't happen when they started the car and refused to look into it further.