Door Problems of Chevrolet Uplander - part 2

The van is equipped with dual power sliding doors. I have had multiple repairs completed and they still do not function properly. On two occasions, they shut on one of my children, once causing a 5" x 2" bruise on my 8 year old and once causing my 5 year old to limp on a sore ankle for 2 days. Additionally, every time I hit a bump, it disconnects from the sensors and sets off an alarm. My primary concern, however, was when I was driving 50 mph and the rear passenger door opened by itself. No one was injured, but it was very frightening. This is not a safe vehicle.

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: the contact stated while exiting the vehicle the automatic sliding door failed to open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. They determined the child safety lock was on.

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: the contact stated while parked, the passenger sliding door opened on its' own. On 10/14/06, the sliding door opened while traveling 25 mph. No injuries were sustained. The sliding door functions correctly sometimes, but opens automatically on occasion. This had occurred 32 times. Two dealers were contacted, and could not duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was contacted, and suggested that the contact should notify the NHTSA.

Our 2005 Chevrolet Uplander has serious on going problems with the power passenger sliding door opens while the vehicle is being driven. The failure occurs while driving under normal conditions between 5 and 35 mph. The passenger door often opens by itself and when the button is pressed to close it, the door begins to close and then reopens. The vehicle has been to the dealer four times while it was still under warranty, but the failure continues to occur. Gm knows about the problem because the last time our Uplander was in we were told that there is internal service bulletins on record: service bulletin:3278 NHTSA item number:10011754 service bulletin:3532 NHTSA item number:10016718 service bulletin:050864013 NHTSA item number:10017349 service bulletin:3798 NHTSA item number:10021078 service bulletin:070864007 NHTSA item number:10021456 the current mileage is 42,000 and door problems started at 700 mile with a complete rear driver side power sliding door failure resulting in the dealer completely rebuilding the assemble cables, drive motor and sensors.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the automatic passenger side sliding doors fail to remain closed. While driving over a bump on two occasions, the door opened on its own. He stated that two months after purchasing the vehicle, the door would only remain closed when he would quickly shut and lock it with the automatic remote. The contact returned to the dealer and they repaired the failure temporarily. However, the failure has recurred. The purchase date and speed were unknown. The current mileage was 65,450 and failure mileage was 6,000. Updated 02-01-08 updated 02/01/08.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. When the contact closed the electronic door using the remote, he heard a beeping sound and the door re-opened. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The dealer sent the vehicle to a body shop and they aligned the door. Approximately three months later, the failure recurred. The dealer aligned the door, however, the problem recurred approximately two months later. The contact opened the door and a black cable popped from the inside of the door track, making it impossible to close the door. The dealer replaced the pulley cable and the door motor. The current mileage is 35,981 and failure mileage was 2,000.