2005 Chevrolet Uplander

THE IGNITION SLIPS INTO THE OFF MODE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THUS DISABLING EVERYTHING, INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE MOVING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS ON A PUBLIC STREET, AND MANY TIMES AFTER START UP WHEN I'M NOT MOVING. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN GET IT REPAIRED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN.

Incident Sep 1, 2017

TAMARA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY IN OUR VAN, THE LEFT TRAILING ARE BROKE OFF. THEREFORE, MY AXLE STARTED TO FALL OFF. I COULD NOT STOP US. MY BREAKS DIDN'T WORK, SINCE IT SNAPPED MY BREAK LINE TOO. I WAS ONLY GOING 25MPH. ONCE WE CAME TO A STOP, WE GOT OUT, AND MY LEFT BACK TIRE WAS UNDER MY BUMPER.

Incident Jun 21, 2017

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE HEATED SEATS ON. SHE FELT IT GET EXTREMELY HOT. SHE TURNED OFF SEAT WARMERS. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF CAR, THE SEAT HAD MELT/BURN MARKS AND HER LEGGINGS AND SKIN HAD BURN/RED MARKS. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK INTO THIS AND HE SAID DO NOT USE SEAT WARMERS-IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE. NEW SEAT IS AT LEAST $500 WITHOUT LABOR. MAKES ME QUESTION ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE CONNECTED SO MANY THINGS TOGETHER, THAT REPLACING ONE THING MEANS REPLACING A WHOLE CONSOLE. I AM A TRUE CHEVY PERSON- USED TO OWN? BE ASSOCIATED WITH A CHEVY BERETTA, 1964 CORVAIR, CITATION, MALIBU... LOOKING TO BUY AGAIN, BUT THIS BURNING WAS SCARY!

Incident Jan 7, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, AND FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Incident Feb 5, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

Incident Apr 1, 2016

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY UPLANDER SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON OR WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD ONSTAR RUN A TEST AND NOTHING IS FOUND.

Incident Aug 16, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRAILING ARM OR THE TRAILING ARM BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V110000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ

Incident Feb 5, 2016

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.

Incident Jul 13, 2015

AS I AM DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTS TO BUZZ LIKE IT DOES WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENING AND I CAN HEAR IT CLICKING AS IF IT IS GOING TO OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN. *TR

Incident Mar 10, 2015

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND WITHOUT ANY SORT OF ISSUE TO PROVOKE IT, THE IGNITION CAME OUT OF THE RUN OR ON POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS THE SAME IGNITION AS ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, YET THIS ONE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. LUCKILY SHE HAD HER WITS ABOUT HER AND PULLED INTO THE CENTER TURN LANE. BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED, GENERALLY ONLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE OR WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DIFFERENT GEARS (PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC.). IT COST ME $312 TO FIX THIS ISSUE BETWEEN PARTS AND LABOR *TR

Incident Feb 6, 2015

THERE ARE 4 RECALLS LISTED ON THIS SITE FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THESE LISTED PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS DUE TO "MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY". I TOLD THEM THAT A WARRANTY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A RECALL AND THEY AGREED! HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT COVER THESE REPAIRS! I CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER GIVEN ON THIS SITE AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS........ I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM VEHICLE AND I WILL EXPOSE THEM EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

Incident Nov 12, 2014

IT IS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO, MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT HER 2005 UPLANDER WOULD STALL AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. SHE SAID THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN EXCEPT SHE WAS ALWAYS MOVING AND AFTER STOPPING IT WOULD ALWAYS RESTART. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND NOW ISSUES WITH THE CAR. I STARTED DRIVING IT AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM, UNTIL THE DAY I REALIZED THAT ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS TAP THE KEY AND IT WOULD TURN OFF. I PUT MY WIFE'S KEYS IN AND SLIGHTLY TOUCHED HER KEY CHAIN AND IT TURNED RIGHT OFF. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SEEING. THEN I READ ABOUT THE GM RECALL ON KEY CYLINDERS FOR ALL THESE CARS BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MINE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME OUR CAR DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I THEN READ A RECENT ARTICLE STATING THAT OUR UPLANDER HAS ONE OF THE RECALLED CYLINDERS BUT THEY DEEMED IT "SAFE" IN OUR CAR. SAFE IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE. ANY VEHICLE THAT IS SHOWING THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED AT GM'S EXPENSE. *TR

Incident Nov 1, 2013

TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD OCCASIONALLY. NOW THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND DELAYS THE SHIFT ALMOST AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. EVENTUALLY IT FINDS SECONDS AND CONTINUES DRIVING FINE. CHEVY DEALER SAYS "EVERYTHING IS WITHIN SPECS" BUT TO REPLACE THE "POSSIBLE PROBLEM" PART IT IS $2000 PLUS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER NO RECALL TO BE SEEN. *TR

Incident Oct 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Incident May 1, 2013

TL* 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.

Incident Sep 2, 2013

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! *TR

Incident Jan 12, 2009

TL* 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.

Incident May 12, 2014

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DRIVEABILITY WAS AFFECTED; REDUCED ACCELERATION AND REDUCED GAS MILEAGE, CODE 0404. OUR TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE EGR VALVE HAD FAILED. SINCE GM DOES NOT PRODUCE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS MODEL, A NEWER EGR VALVE, HARNESS AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING WAS NECESSARY. THE GM DEALER AND CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO HELP UNDER OUR WARRANTY COVERAGE SINCE WE WERE OUT OF THE EMISSIONS TIME LIMIT. OUR TECH INDICATED THAT GM HAS HAD SERIOUS EGR VALVE FAILURES AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DESIGN DEFECT EXCEPT WITH AN OBSCURE TECH BULLETIN. REPAIRS COST UPWARDS OF 800 DOLLARS.

Incident Jan 6, 2014

1ST TIME WIFE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. ENGINE SHUT OFF, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OFF. TOTAL POWER FAILURE. COULDN'T START, NOT SURE WHAT SHE DID TO FINALLY GET IT STARTED. NOT SERVICED @ THIS TIME. 2ND TIME VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO PEPBOY'S. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, BUT UPON PUTTING BACK TOGETHER IT STARTED WORKING. I DROVE TO GM DEALERSHIP. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE BECAUSE WAS NOT DISPLAYING ISSUE. I HAD THEIR MASTER MECHANIC DRIVE FOR WEEK AND HE CLAIMS EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE. 3RD TIME < THAN MONTH AFTER 2ND TIME I'M DRIVING +/- 40MPH. COME UP TO INTERSECTION, PUMP BRAKES TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION AND DASHBOARD EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON ALONG W/ OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. NO TIME TO TELL WHAT THEY WERE. DEPRESS BRAKE TO COME TO STOP @ INTERSECTION AND DASHBOARD GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I START OUT WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I GET TO +/- 30MPH PUMP BRAKES TWICE AGAIN AND ENGINE SHUT OFF, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS TURNED OFF "DRIVING AT NIGHT", DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OFF. AGAIN TOTAL POWER FAILURE. I PUT IN PARK, WOULD NOT START, TURNING KEY DID NOTHING, NO POWER WHATSOEVER. I PULLED KEY OUT AND WENT TO OPEN DOOR BUT COULD NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK DOOR. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE!!!! AT THIS POINT I MANAGED TO FLAG SOMEONE DOWN TO ASSIST ME. THEY SUGGESTED TO PUSH OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. I PUT KEY BACK IN AND PUT IN DRIVE "HARD TO DO BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS DIGITALLY DISPLAYED" AND GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD. I TRIED TO OPEN DOOR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT OPENED. AS OF 04-05-14 VEHICLE BACK AT SAME GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CLAIM BEFORE GM WILL EVEN CONSIDER ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS & PAYING FOR ANYTHING. I FIRST HAVE TO PAY THEM TO REMOVE AFTER MARKET RADIO THAT PREVIOUS OWNER INSTALLED TO RETURN VEHICLE BACK TO FACTORY CONDITION. I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT GM WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVEN AFTER THEY DO THIS & WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

Incident Apr 1, 2014

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING NO LIGHTS NO GAUGES,,AND I HEARD A SCRATCHING SLASH CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEAKER ON DRIVERS FRONT SIDE ..THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND IT HAD ALL THESE WARNINGS SAYING SERVICE ENGINE SOON,SERVICE ABS SYSTEM,SERVICE THEFT PROTECTION SYSTEM,CHANGE OIL SOON,SERVICE VEHICLE SOON....THE HEATER WAS STILL ON THOU? AND THE VAN WAS STILL RUNNING...SCARED ME TO DEATH I HAD MY 3 GRANDKIDS 11YRS,,14MTHS.,,AND 4MTHS.,,OLD WITH ME I THOUGHT WE WAS FIXING TO STRANDED OUT IN THE 38 DEGREE WEATHER..... I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON AND IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN I NOW GOTTA PAY SOMEONE TO FIX OR FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.....AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT THE ENGINE LITE COMES ON BUT NO POWER WHAT SO EVER NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AT ALL JUST THAT ONE LITTLE ENGINE LITE COMES ON....ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT...? *TR

Incident Apr 2, 2014

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON RD HIT POT HOLE KEY SHUT OFF NO STEERING NO BRAKES CONTACTED GM THEY GIVE FILE NUMBER TO CONTACT DEALER THEY SAID YOU PAY FIRST TO GET IT FIX NOT CHECKING TO SEE IF IT WAS BAD DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

Incident Mar 24, 2014

RIGHT REAR LIGHTS (INDICATOR, BRAKE ) FAILED. TRIED TO REMOVE THE BOLTS AS PER THE VEHICLE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BUT THEY WOULD ONLY SPIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE PANEL AND DRILLED OUT THE SIDE TO REPLACE THE CAGE NUT WITH INSERTS. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BOLTS INSIDE HAD RUSTED AND THAT I HAD TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO PREVENT IT FROM SEIZING UP. SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CITING THE FACT THAT DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND ASKED THEM TO REIMBURSE THE CHARGES. GM DECLINED TO COVER THE CHARGES AND WHEN I STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN AND THAT I WOULD TAKE IT TO NHTSA, THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL.

Incident Jul 23, 2013

THE TENSION RODS OR WHATEVER THEY ARE CALLED THAT KEEP THE HATCH UP, THEY BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND THE HATCH CAME SLAMMING DOWN. WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED SOMEONE HAD THEY BEEN UNDER IT. VEHICLE ONLY 2 YRS OLD! I'VE HAD 6 VANS IN MY LIFE AND NONE HAVE EVER HAD THIS HAPPEN, THIS VAN HAS BEEN A PIECE OF CRAP FROM DAY ONE! *TR

Incident Oct 29, 2008

SLIDING DOORS KEPT MESSING UP, DINGING EVEN AFTER BEING CLOSED, WON'T LATCH ALL THE WAY. *TR

Incident May 14, 2009

CAR WILL NOT START WITHOUT REVVING ENGINE, SLIDING DOORS QUIT COMPLETELY BY BOTH CABLES BREAKING WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF GM FAMILY WORKERS AND I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN! *TR

Incident Mar 24, 2011

THE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DOORS CONTINUE TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 6/7/05. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS RIGHT AWAY AND TOOK IT IN FOR THE FIRST REPAIR ON 7/7/05 WITH 980 MILES. THE DOORS WERE ALSO REPAIRED 7/25/05 WITH 1338 MILES, 10/25/05 WITH 2,768 MILES, AND 11/4/05 WITH 2,865 MILES. THE DOORS CONTINUED TO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES AND/OR THE DOOR CHIMES WOULD DING AND NOT TURN OFF FROM 2005-2012. WE TRIED TO AVOID USING THE CAR WITH THE CHILDREN AND USE OUR OTHER CAR. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS PROGRESSED AND AT TIMES IT WOULD TAKE HOURS TO GET THE DOORS TO CLOSE OR THE CHIMES WOULD NOT GO OFF AT ALL. THIS IS WHEN THE DOORS STARTED COMING OPEN WHILE THE VAN WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP WORKED ON THE VAN AGAIN 9/28/12 WITH 52,782 MILES. FROM SEPTEMBER 2013-JUNE 2013 THE DOORS CONTINUED TO NOT WANT TO OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. WE STILL TRIED TO AVOID USING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CHILDREN. THE ISSUES STARTED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2013 WITH THE DOORS OPENING WHILE IN MOTION. I TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ON 7/2/13 WITH 60,873 MILES TO SERVICE THE DOORS AND FLICKERING HEADLAMPS. ON 8/2/13 I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE OPENING AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION AND I REFUSE TO PICK IT UP DUE TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. *TR

Incident Sep 10, 2012

A DRIVER PARKED HER VEHICLE SUCH THAT THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE WAS FACING DOWNHILL. SHE THOUGHT SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. SHE LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND BEGAN TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. HER TWO YEAR OLD SON WAS STANDING ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHILE SHE WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR, SHE HEARD A CLICK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. SHE WAS INJURED BY STATIONARY OBJECTS LOCATED OUTSIDE AND ALONG THE PATH OF THE MOVING VEHICLE. A REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FOUND THE FOLLOWING: IN THIS VEHICLE, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO POSITION THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BETWEEN THE PARK AND REVERSE POSITIONS. IN THIS INTERMEDIATE POSITION, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ENGAGED THE PARKING PAWL IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT LOCKED IN POSITION, AND THE LEVER WAS MOVABLE. A FORCE WAS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE HOLDING THE LEVER IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION. THE FORCE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LEVER CONTACT OR VEHICLE JOSTLING. THE LEVER MOVED, AND THE PARKING PAWL RELEASED THE WHEELS ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. IN NORMAL PARK MODE, THE OPERATOR MAY PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND THE LEVER WILL LOCK. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE IGNITION KEY NEEDS TO BE IN EITHER THE ACCESSORY OR RUN POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. A DRIVER MAY THEN MOVE THE UNLOCKED GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT FIRST INTENTIONALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BYPASS THIS PROCESS IN THIS VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER COULD BE PLACED IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE WHERE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED, BUT THE LEVER WAS NOT LOCKED. *TR

Incident May 20, 2012

DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE PROPERLY. IT TAKES ABOUT 4 ATTEMPTS TO SECURE THE SEATBELT. *TR

Incident May 25, 2013

REAR AXEL BROKE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDERS HOWEVER WHEN CALLED, WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ONLY AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT WERE REMODELED INTO HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VANS. *TR

Incident Apr 6, 2013

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. *TR

Incident May 25, 2013

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. *TR

Incident May 3, 2013

WHILE DRIVING THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM AND/OR FLICKER. VOLTAGE DOES NOT STAY CONSISTENT. WHEN STOPPING THE RADIO WILL BLINK OFF, AND THE CD CHANGER WILL MAKE EJECTING NOISES LIKE A TAPE PLAYER. IF ANY ACCESSORIES "ARE" ACTUALLY PLUGGED IN YOU WILL GET STATIC AND ELECTRICAL WHINING FROM THE SPEAKERS. VEHICLE WILL GIVE HARD START ISSUES AFTER EXPERIENCING THE LIGHT DIM AND FLICKER ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ALL THE PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

Incident Sep 30, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE DOOR HAD OPENED INDEPENDENTLY ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RELAY PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 155,000. RETURNED BY USPS. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 3/15/2013 AND 4/9/2013 FAILED. *KB

Incident Feb 10, 2013

BOTH MOTORS ARE OUT WHICH IS FINE BUT KNOW DOORS ARE LOCKED AND MY DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY CHILDREN GET STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED IN 6 /2012 TOO I PAID FOR THE ONE TO BE OPENED AND 1 WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN STUCK SINCE AND I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN. *TR

Incident Dec 4, 2012

ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE FLICKER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IT IS SO BAD THAT OTHER VEHICLES WILL FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME. *TR

Incident Aug 1, 2012

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP BULB HOLDER LOOSENED AND FELL TO REST ON HEADLIGHT HOUSING MELTING THE PLASTIC AND STARTED A FIRE,MELTED WIRING HARNESS COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND HEADLIGHT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, FIRE WAS PUT OUT RIGHT AWAY COULD HAVE BURN THE WHOLE CAR FLAMES WHERE SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Incident Apr 24, 2012

ON DECEMBER 15, 2011, A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER WAS DRIVEN ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE WHEEL JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HAND AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A FORENSIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE WAS THE SOLE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. THE PART NUMBER ON THE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE IS "INTERMEDIATE 0472 98 U/W R". THE CASTING NUMBER ON THE REAR OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE IS "0800 561 220". NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000 REFERS TO FAILURE OF STEERING KNUCKLES MANUFACTURED BY DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. THIS RECALL STATES THAT, "A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKING IN THE HUB AREA." THE HUB AREA IS ALSO THE AREA WHERE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING KNUCKLE FRACTURED IN THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Incident Dec 15, 2011

ME, MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER WERE ON THE TURNPIKE GOING TO THE AIRPORT ABOUT 3 HRS FROM OUR HOME...WE WERE HALF WAY THERE AND MY HUSBAND SAID TO US..I THINK THE THROTTLE CABLE OR SOMETHING BROKE I JUST HEARD SOMETHING SNAP AND THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK...AND I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL...I ASKED HIM WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO..HE TOLD ME THAT IF HE COULDN'T SOMEHOW LIFT THE PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WE WOULD TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T WRECK...HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE GAS PEDAL...HE SAID THAT HE HOPED HE COULD CONTROL IT BY DOING THAT THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT...MY HUSBAND TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL TO HELP AND HAD TO CONSTANTLY USE HIS FOOT TO PULL UP ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WE GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE TO THE AIRPORT AND THEN 3 HRS BACK HOME HE HAD TO REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS....WE TOOK THE VAN IN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY..THANK GOD MY HUSBAND DROVE THAT DAY BECAUSE I WOULD NOT OF KNOWN WHAT TO DO...I HAVE HAD NIGHT MARES THAT I ACCIDENTALLY RUN OVER MY KIDS IN THE DRIVE WAY BECAUSE OF THE GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK AGAIN..I AM AFRAID OF MY OWN VAN..I TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING AND I SEE THE PARENTS AND KIDS IN LINE,ALSO I TAKE MY KIDS TO SPORTS BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL LOTS OF FAMILY'S IN THOSE PARKING LOTS AND PARKS AND THINK... WILL TODAY BE THE DAY I ACCIDENTALLY RUN SOMEONE OVER BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WILL BREAK AGAIN...I SEE THESE SAME VANS AROUND TOWN AND I WONDER IF THEIR VAN COULD HAVE THIS SAME FAULTY PART AND WILL IT EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED... THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PEDAL REPLACED IS NOT JUST AS FAULTY....I JUST PRAY THAT CHEVROLET LOOKS INTO THIS DANGEROUS GAS PEDAL DESIGN...THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE AND I CAN'T JUST STAND BY AND NOT SPEAK UP ABOUT IT...PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE GAS PEDAL...PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT TAKES SOMEONE'S LIFE... *TR

Incident Dec 5, 2011

THIS 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I TOOK IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, FROM ALL LIGHTS FLASHING INTERIOR DASH AND EXTERIOR AS WELL. FUEL SYSTEM LIGHTS AS WELL AS JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER FAILURE WARNINGS INSIDE THIS VEHICLE, TO NO FUEL JUST AFTER FILL UP, TO SERVICE ABS SYSTEM AND DOOR OPENS ON AND OFF SINCE I OWNED IT, EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING AT THAT TIME OTHERWISE THEY CANT FIX IT!! JUST NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS POOR MADE PIECE OF S..IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY HEAD EXAMINED TO BUY THIS CAR OFF THE LEASE I HAD. AS THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR I KNOW ITS NOT MY LACK OF MAINTENANCE CAUSE THE PROBLEMS, ITS THE MULTI BILLION DOLLAR GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE, AND BAIL US OUT JUST LIKE GM HAS BEEN, WERE JUST AVERAGE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET BY. *TR

Incident Nov 30, 2005

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. *TT

Incident May 16, 2007