Ignition Switch Problems of Chevrolet Uplander

Driving the vehicle along the interstate at 65 mph at night, the ignition switch run position rotated to off and the engine and all headlights, dash, etc, shutdown along with the power steering and power brakes. The incident has just started happening and 340,000 miles on it. Only way to get rolling is to put the auto trans lever to neutral and twist the ignition key to crank position and let key settle to run position. The ignition switch itself has a spring detent and it sets in a pocket at run. So this switch has a spring that over time weakens and allows the whole key cylinder ans switch to drop out of run and shut off the electrical. Solution was to put in a new switch or just use a single key instead of a full set of keys hanging from the key slot. . The full replacement of the switch runs 350$, prts and labor.

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Several times since purchasing my 2005 chevy Uplander, the ignition has just shut off. Normally this was when idoling so I wasn't too sure. However, it just turned off when I was driving 65 mph on a major expressway in chicago. This could have been catastrophic. This ignition switch is the same one that is currently in the gm recall, yet it has not been recalled yet. Please recall all vehicles with this ignition switch as most vehicles have already been recalled. Why wait on the recall until more people are in accidents and possibly die? it isn't worth the risk.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, it stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure would also occur when driving over a bump. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 160,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact managed to coast to the emgerceny lane and the vehicle restarted after multiple attempts. The engine stalled multiple times. On another occasion,the entire interior electric had shut off suddenly. The " brake" and "check engine" warning lights had illuminated intermittently. The vehicle would also shuddering sound present and had hesitated to accelerate immediately. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnosis and the mechanic stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced,there was an electrical shortage for the interior lighting, and head gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired,however, the failures recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 119,000. Gb.