Body Problems of 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.

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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.

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.

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Tamara recall we were in an accident, we hit a 190ib deer at 70mph and the air bags did not deploy. Was driving on interstate 49 south.

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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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, while slowing down to make a right turn she was involved in a three car crash. The contact was impacted on the left drivers side of the vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the head, and glass to the left arm and leg. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the contacts residence where it was declared destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000. Jls.

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Driving at 75 mph cooper tire blew out causing outer wall to whip around causing body damage and engine damage before falling off and damaging wheel.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the rear sliding door failed to close properly. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 67,000. 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 2008 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that while driving 28 mph, she applied the brakes and the sliding passenger door detached from the vehicle, falling onto the highway. The dealer was notified, but suggested that there would be a cost to repair the vehicle and the contact felt that it was a manufacturer?s defect. The manufacturer was contacted, but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 70,000. The consumer's insurance company stated it was a manufacturers defect and they would not cover the damage. The consumer stated the vehicle has a severe short, which prevented the door from locking, the lights went off on the dash, and a dinging sound, but nothing happened. It was suppose to make a sound when the door opened, but there was no sound. Every 10-11 months the brakes and rotors had to be replaced and the alternator failed. Updated 07/09/12.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. While parked, the contact opened the rear passenger side door and noticed that the bottom hinge was fractured. The door was attached to the vehicle by only the top hinge. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

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 2008 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the rear driver side sliding door opened while the contact was driving 40 mph. The contact stated hat the failure would occur when any road bump was driven over. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer could not identify the problem. The dealer advised that once the problem recurred, to bring the vehicle in for inspection. The failure mileage was 53,880.

I have a 2008 chevy Uplander which has developed a severe banging of the rear axle through the rear tailing arm bushing the manufacturer is well aware of the failure of the rear trailing arm bushings in this vehicle and with all models with this type of rear axle. The vehicle sounds as if someone is pounding on the bottom of the frame whenever I hit any size bump at any speed. I know that the manufacturer is aware of this specific problem because chevy has issued a revision to their mechanics repair manual with an addendum numbered pit3323e. Which states that:" if no problems are found with the rear suspension components after thorough diagnosis then replace the rear trailing arm bushings" this addendum goes on to state that "a visual inspection of the rear trailing arm bushings may show no fault" I believe that I should have this defect repaired for free or at a discounted pro rated charge. But, no I am dropping the car off tommorrow to have this repaired at the cost of $ 380. 00. I feel that a t. S. B. Should be issued so that owners of these cars should have their repairs done at a fair prorated charge. Unfortunately its too late for me because the noise and jarring of the body upon hitting a small pebble in the road has become unbearable and I have to bite the bullet,if only for my own sanity. Oh, p. S. I have replaced two sets of shocks in the rear since the defect was impossible to detect by any means, whether it be a visual inspection or by jacking up the rear and physically manipulating and trying to obsrve the operation and action of the axle to duplicate the noise. No such luck!!!!!!!!.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the vehicle started to make a clunking sound and the vehicle rear would sway back and forth while driving. The vehicle was taken to a local shop, who diagnosed that the rear control arm was defective and affected the frame. As a result, it needed to be welded back on. The failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.

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.

Alternator went out ,rear passenger door fell off the top hinge hit the payment, brakes started falling again.

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 contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the sliding doors on both sides would open independently and would not close completely. The contact mentioned that every time he forced the doors to close, the alarm activated and he was unable to disengage it. The dealer was contacted who stated that they were aware of the failure and were unable to find a feasible remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage 60,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the rear driver side sliding door would haphazardly open while the vehicle was in motion and could not be closed securely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately eight times for the failure where the dealer replaced several unknown parts and readjusted the alignment, but to no avail. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer so they could inspect the failure and continue with an adequate repair. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.

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!.

Dash indicator shows side sliding door is open, when it is not. Bells ding, inside lights come on, doors become inoperative from inside vehicle. Has occurred approximately 50 times. We have had in shop somewhere between 10 and 15 times, both door modules have been replaced, and body control module now being replaced. Chevrolet states that it doesn't set a trouble code, so they have no record of the occurences, though service department manager has seen this happen in person. My concern is when this happens, my wife, myself and or children cannot get out of the vehicle, and I feel this is unsafe. Chevrolet does not agree that this is unsafe. I really want to move on to another vehicle, but Chevrolet will not assist. The vehicle is paid for, free and clear, so this is not an issue of owing money and wanting out. Chevrolet should make the vehicle safe, and is not doing anything to ensure this. They have been handling this under warranty, but this last time vehicle is in shop for two weeks - no loaner, no alternative transportation for us.

Transmission went out . Dash light go out, seat belts all of them unlatch by them self, I replaced the breaks 6 times already, emission vapor canister went out , the engine light always on . It all ways say check gas cap,know my van not working. I can't clean any hard codes, passenger right side door unlatch when I was and the bottom half of the door hit the grond on the freeway with my 5 kids in the car , my 20 yr son was sitting by his eight yr old brother . My eight yr old was on the side that came unlatch thank god he un did his brother seat belt and grab him and held on to him tight until I stop the vehecl . The started went out,the back air condition won't work, the passenger right side joint broke, the van over heats all the time wich cause the transmission to go out and the starter went I replace transmission starter and thermstated . The van a pice of shit and I want my money back I paid for in cash. I brought the van in 2008 and paid cash for it . I had nothing but problems with it since I brought it in 11/1/2008. The problems started 2 days after I brought the van home. I wish never had gotten it. The damm thing a lemon they need force chevy to recall the god damm lemon 2008 chevy Uplander and give me my money back so I can go some were else and by my family a a real van , I'm a single mom of 5 childern and I need a realible van ,not a pice of shit.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated while traveling approximately 30 mph, the passenger's side sliding door opened independently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the door was closed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who was unable to remedy the problem. In addition, the driver's side would only release manually. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 9,300. Up[dated 3/21/cn.

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.

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.