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2005 Chevrolet UPLANDER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

196 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

40,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: . 160 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 44 of 196 complaints (22.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior3015.3%
Electrical and battery issues2412.2%
Steering behavior189.2%
Engine operation115.6%
Transmission and shifting73.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
44
Structure:Body:Door
28
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
27
Latches/Locks/Linkages
16
Structure:Body
11
Steering
8
Suspension
8
Exterior Lighting
7
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System44
Structure:Body:Door28
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch27
Latches/Locks/Linkages16
Structure:Body11
Steering8
Suspension8
Exterior Lighting7

Electrical System: 44; Structure:Body:Door: 28; Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch: 27; Latches/Locks/Linkages: 16; Structure:Body: 11; Steering: 8; Suspension: 8; Exterior Lighting: 7

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
67
25,000 to 49,999
22
50,000 to 74,999
29
75,000 to 99,999
14
100,000 to 149,999
17
150,000 and above
11
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00067
25,000 to 49,99922
50,000 to 74,99929
75,000 to 99,99914
100,000 to 149,99917
150,000 and above11

Under 25,000: 67; 25,000 to 49,999: 22; 50,000 to 74,999: 29; 75,000 to 99,999: 14; 100,000 to 149,999: 17; 150,000 and above: 11

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (67). 36 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
19
2006
25
2007
38
2008
24
2009
17
2010
12
2011
14
2012
3
2013
12
2014
12
2015
3
2016
3
2017
4
2018
6
2019
3
2023
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200519
200625
200738
200824
200917
201012
201114
20123
201312
201412
20153
20163
20174
20186
20193
20231

2005: 19; 2006: 25; 2007: 38; 2008: 24; 2009: 17; 2010: 12; 2011: 14; 2012: 3; 2013: 12; 2014: 12; 2015: 3; 2016: 3; 2017: 4; 2018: 6; 2019: 3; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 30 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 24 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10126663 · 2005-06-27 (June 27, 2005)

MAY 1, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STOPPED ON OWN. ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED AGAIN. THIS REPEATED ABOUT 20 TIMES. THE BRAKES ENGAGED ALL 4 WHEELS WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL EACH TIME. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE IT WORKS FINE. MAY 2 GOING 65 MPH ON I-275, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT NOTICE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (LUCKY). IT WAS LIKE SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ON A SLICK ROAD (WITHOUT USING THE PEDAL). DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE REASON,…

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Owner report 10137504 · 2005-09-24 (September 24, 2005)

MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN FROM OUR HOME 7 MILES AWAY TO THE MAGGIE MOO'S ICE CREAM SHOP. SHE WENT IN TO THE STORE TO PURCHASE SOME ICE CREAM FOR MY KIDS AND HER MOM WHO STAYED IN THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LEFT RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE BACKED THE VEHICLE UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD SHE HEARD THE WRONGEST NOISE EMANATE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHE HAS EVER HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND BUMPED AND CAME TO A GRINDING HALT. I DID NOT THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO BAD AS SHE EXPLAINED TO ME WHEN I…

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Owner report 10125600 · 2005-06-17 (June 17, 2005)

ACTUATING BAR FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUTTING INTO WIRING HARNESS CAUSING FAILURES TO WIRES CUT, PRIMARILY HEADLIGHTS. A TOTAL OF SEVEN WIRES WERE CUT. DEALERSHIP FIXED WIRES AND HAD TO FASTEN WIRING HARNESS TO WINSHIELD WIPER FLUID TANK NECK WITH ELECTRICAL TIES.

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Owner report 10122339 · 2005-05-27 (May 27, 2005)

I AM ENTERING THIS CONCERN ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE INJURED WITH ONE FATALITY IN A SINGLE VEHICLE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE INCIDENT OCURRED ON I65 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA AND MOBILE, ALABAMA ON MAY 17, 2005. MY AUNT [XXX] DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES. MY MOTHER [XXX] REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE UNIV. OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER IN MOBILE, AL. MY COUSIN [XXX] HAS NECK INJURIES AND HAS BEEN RELEASED. MY FATHER [XXX] AND NEPHEWS ([XXX] AND [XXX]) SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VE…

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Owner report 10147093 · 2006-01-06 (January 6, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACTED STATED THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT AFFECT THE SOUND OR VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE LOCAL DEALER NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THEM ON A SERVICE INVOICE "RUB MARKS ON THE LEFT DRIVE AXLE, THE RE…

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Owner report 10131568 · 2005-08-04 (August 4, 2005)

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF THE GASOLINE TANK IS BELOW A HALF A TANK AND ON A HILL. CONTACT'S WIFE HIT A GARAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND ALSO HAD A TWO MONTH OLD SON THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS NOT TO LET THE VEHICLE GO BELOW A HALF TANK. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND TOLD HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGE…

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Owner report 10149970 · 2006-02-10 (February 10, 2006)

AFTER 30 DAYS OF OWNING 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, DEALERSHIP HAD TO SEND A TOW TRUCK TO COME PICK MY VAN UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. TO THE POINT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE JERKING SENSATION WHEN PUTTING THE VAN INTO REVERSE IS STILL THERE. *NM

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Owner report 10182026 · 2007-02-08 (February 8, 2007)

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 11,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING, IT AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE NEW ONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 16 DAYS, AND THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RESEALED. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING IN THE START MODE FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER RELEASING THE KEY. THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LATCH SHUT, NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT AP…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10182026 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

196 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

81.6%Usable mileage160 / 196 records
100.0%Valid incident date196 / 196 records
100.0%Valid filing date196 / 196 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates196 / 196 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20052006200720082009
Electrical System
4422.4%
ODI 10124855 · 1,000 mi

WE WERE TAKING VACATION LAST DECEMBER GOING THRU THE MOUNTAINS AND IT WAS VERY FOGGY. YOU COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD AND WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THEY SHOWED ME A PAPER STATING THAT GMAC WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS LAST DECEMBER AND IT IS NOW JUNE AND STILL NO SOLUTION. THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN FOGGY WEATHER. I REALLY HOPE SOME…

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3522.2%
ODI 10151458 · 1,000 mi

2006 CHEVY UPLANDER PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2 MONTHS AGO. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING/DIMMING, WITH OR WITHOUT ACCELERATION AND WHILE RADIO, AND HEATER ARE OFF. OTHER DRIVERS ARE BLOWING THEIR HORNS AT ME AND I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE IS GOING INTO SHOP FOR SERVICE, HOWEVER, TECHNICIANS DENY KNOWING OF ANY SUCH EXISTING ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. *JB

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1211.0%
ODI 10196606 · 3,500 mi

WE PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER NEW WITH 20 MILES ON IT. NOW IT ONLY HAS 3,500 MILE ON IT, THE PASSENGER REAR ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED PARTIALLY BY ITSELF WHILE PARKED. THEN ,IT WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY , AND YOU CAN OT CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE DOOR FINALLY CLOSED, BUT THEN WOULD NOT OPEN OR WOULD ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN AND NOT CLOSE OR WOULD PARTIALLY CLOSE AND REOPEN. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS TWO OTHER TIMES ON A 2007 UPLANDER. THE PART WAS THE ELECTRIC DOOR MOTOR, IT SHORTE…

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2521.0%
ODI 10258171

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR OPEN WARNING INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED. IT FAILS TO DIM AND HIDES OTHER INFORMATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND SHE COULD CALL THE GM MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ISS 23,100. UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ THE DOOR OPEN WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY/ WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTE WITH THE DOOR O…

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150.0%
ODI 10610068 · 5,000 mi

BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS WOULD OPEN WITH NO WARNING TRAVELING 55 MPH, AFRAID MY TRIPLET GRAND CHILDREN OR MY 2 DOGS WOULD FALL OUT, THE DOGS DID GET OUT ONE DAY WHEN THE DOORS OPENED BY THEIR SELF, ONE OF MY DOGS RAN ACROSS THE BUSY STREET. AUTOMOBILE RAN OVER TOP OF HIM BUT LUCKY THE VEHICLE STRADDLED HIM AND HE EXCEPTED WITH OUT INJURY. I HAVE QUESTIONED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS THAT OWNS THE SAME VAN AND THEY ALSO WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT GET IT SOLVED AND GAVE UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER IN AS…

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Structure:Body:Door
2814.3%
ODI 10149644

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WAS OPEN. I STARTED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR (TO CLOSE). MY 22 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER STARTED TOWARDS ME. I PUT MY HAND INSIDE THE DOOR TO STOP HER. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE. I PUSHED AGAINST IT WITH MY FOREARM. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE, AND CLOSED ON MY HAND. MY LEFT HAND WAS TRAPPED IN THE CLOSED DOOR. A PART WAS ORDERED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT THE DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *NM

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2113.3%
ODI 10164110 · 27,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SLID SHUT AS THE CONTACT'S CHILD ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WALKING AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR SLID SHUT PINNING THE CHILD TO THE DOOR CAUSING INJURY TO THE CHEST WALL, FACE, SCALP, AND SPINE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR CATCHES WERE WORN DOWN AFTER ONE YEAR AND NEW DOOR CATCHES WERE REPLACED.

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2018.3%
ODI 10205411 · 8,450 mi

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE CORRECTLY AND IT OPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE THEN REOPEN AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO LACK CLOSED. THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE WAS TO REPLACED THE CENTER HINGE ROLLER SUPPORT AND ADJUSTED CABLES. THEN A MONTH LATER THE CABLE JAMMED UP IN THE MOTOR AND HAD TO BE CUT TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE. THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE WAS TO REPLACE THE CABLE AND MOTOR FOR THE SLIDING DOOR. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN AND CLOSE FUL…

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97.6%
ODI 10231940 · 5,500 mi

DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. STOPPED VAN, TURNED IT OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED AFTER IT HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN. RETURNED HOME DRIVING AT 20 MPH (2.4 MILES) WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING 3 TIMES DURING THAT DRIVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE AND FOUND: FAN BLADE BROKEN RADIATOR CORE DAMAGED-ENTIRE RADIATOR REPLACED HEAD GASKETS RE-TOOLED THIS HAS NOT RECURRED 2. PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES-WOULD NOT CLOSE, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN. (THIS CONTINUES TO RECUR) SERVICE CENTER FOUND: SENS…

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150.0%
ODI 10610068 · 5,000 mi

BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS WOULD OPEN WITH NO WARNING TRAVELING 55 MPH, AFRAID MY TRIPLET GRAND CHILDREN OR MY 2 DOGS WOULD FALL OUT, THE DOGS DID GET OUT ONE DAY WHEN THE DOORS OPENED BY THEIR SELF, ONE OF MY DOGS RAN ACROSS THE BUSY STREET. AUTOMOBILE RAN OVER TOP OF HIM BUT LUCKY THE VEHICLE STRADDLED HIM AND HE EXCEPTED WITH OUT INJURY. I HAVE QUESTIONED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS THAT OWNS THE SAME VAN AND THEY ALSO WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT GET IT SOLVED AND GAVE UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER IN AS…

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Steering
84.1%
ODI 10127670 · 33 mi

VEHICLE DRIVES SATISFACTORY WITHIN CITY LIMITS. HIGHWAY DRIVING APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY UNSTABLE. VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE SWAYING AND POOR HANDLING. INCIDENT IS NOT ISOLATED, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY PASSENGERS NOR MYSELF ARE SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM IMMEDIATELY BUT ISSUE WAS DISMISSED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER MINIVAN. THIS IS NOT A TRUCK.

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2415.2%
ODI 10174843

I WAS DRIVING MY UPLANDER WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. IT RESULTED IN MY DRIVING OVER A CONCRETE MEDIAN AND CAUSING $4000.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL I PICKED THE VAN UP FROM REPAIR THAT THIS MAY POSSIBLY NOT BE MY FAULT. DRIVING HOME ON THE DAY I PICKED THE VAN UP FROM REPAIR, THE VAN AGAIN JERKED TO THE LEFT AND I ALMOST HAD ANOTHER WRECK. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE JUNE AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE VAN IN THE SHOP FOR NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, SUCH AS THE POWER DOORS MALFUNCTIONING, A…

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1110.1%
ODI 10274969 · 20,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB

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86.7%
ODI 10393948 · 49,000 mi

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE 2008 UPLANDER AND MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2007 UPLANDER AND BOTH VEHICLES ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE. CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP SAYS COST OF REPLACE THE STEERING RACK WILL BE $750. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Latches/Locks/Linkages
168.2%
ODI 10226036 · 1,000 mi

REAR ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR, PRIMARILY THE LEFT SIDE, OCCASIONALLY GOES ALMOST CLOSED THEN JUST BEFORE IT LATCHES IT GOES BACK OPEN. USUALLY HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK. I CANNOT DEPEND ON IT GOING SHUT SO I HAVE TO STAND THERE AND WATCH IT UNTIL IT SHUTS COMPLETELY AND LATCHES. BEFORE I REALIZED THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM I CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE TWICE TO FIND THE DOOR WIDE OPEN WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF PHOTO EQUIPMENT ON THE SEAT AND FLOORBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IT NEVER MALFUNCTIONED IN THE SHO…

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95.7%
ODI 10236417 · 6,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR SHUT. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE BY ITSELF. A FEW TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD CHIME, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR REPLACE TH…

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87.3%
ODI 10250564

I HAVE A 2007 UPLANDER AND EVERY DAY THE SLIDING DOORS MESS UP. THEY EITHER DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, THEY OPEN BACK UP WHEN CLOSED OR THEY DO NOT OPEN AT ALL. THE VAN WILL BEEP FOR 20-30 MINUTES WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN "FIXED" 3 TIMES IN WARRANTY AND REPROGRAMMED TWICE AT LEAST. YET, IT IS STILL HAPPENING. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY (BARELY) AND HAVE SPENT ABOUT $300 LAST WEEK TO HAVE IT FIXED PLUS HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL PROBABLY COST ANOTHER $250+ FOR ANOTHER PART, WHICH THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT…

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86.7%
ODI 10258171

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR OPEN WARNING INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED. IT FAILS TO DIM AND HIDES OTHER INFORMATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND SHE COULD CALL THE GM MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ISS 23,100. UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ THE DOOR OPEN WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY/ WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTE WITH THE DOOR O…

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00.0%

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Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
2713.8%
ODI 10118384 · 1,800 mi

PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON AND THE DOOR CLOSED 30% AND JAMMED. I CHECKED FOR ANY BLOCKAGES AND DID NOT SEE ANY. I PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON AGAIN AND THE MOTOR SOUNDED ABNORMAL. I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION TOOK THE DOOR HANDLE AND TRIED TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. AT THAT POINT THE BRACKET ,BEARINGS AND CABLE CAME OFF WITH THE BACK OF THE DOOR. THE BACK OF THE VAN IS NOW DAMAGED ALONG THE BRACKET.*AK

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63.8%
ODI 10174760 · 20 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOORS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

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65.5%
ODI 10196606 · 3,500 mi

WE PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER NEW WITH 20 MILES ON IT. NOW IT ONLY HAS 3,500 MILE ON IT, THE PASSENGER REAR ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED PARTIALLY BY ITSELF WHILE PARKED. THEN ,IT WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY , AND YOU CAN OT CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE DOOR FINALLY CLOSED, BUT THEN WOULD NOT OPEN OR WOULD ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN AND NOT CLOSE OR WOULD PARTIALLY CLOSE AND REOPEN. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS TWO OTHER TIMES ON A 2007 UPLANDER. THE PART WAS THE ELECTRIC DOOR MOTOR, IT SHORTE…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Structure:Body
115.6%
ODI 10272588 · 33,741 mi

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. *TR

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106.3%
ODI 10334022 · 6,000 mi

THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE. WHEN WE TRY TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT THE AUTOMATIC MECHANISM KICKS IN AND OPENS THE DOOR BACK UP. IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED THE BELL DINGS INSIDE THE CAR INDICATING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE DOOR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WORKED TEMPORARILY BUT NOW THE DOOR IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THE CAR HIT THE 36000 MILE MARK BECAUSE I KN…

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65.5%
ODI 10292271

I RECENTLY HAD MY 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER,IN FOR SERVICE/REPAIR TO THE RIGHT SIDE PSD(POWER SLIDING DOOR) ON MY VAN. THE TECHNICIAN ONLY CLEANED THE CONTACTS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE DOOR STILL IS NOT OPENING/CLOSING CORRECTLY,THE MOTOR IS STILL MAKING A GRINDING SOUND & DOES NOT STOP,THE CONTROL SWITCHES DO NOT WORK PART OF THE TIME TO OPEN/SHUT DOOR,THE DOOR "STICKS"IN OPEN/CLOSE POSITION,AND OCCASIONALLY THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VAN IN 200…

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108.4%
ODI 10336311 · 60,324 mi

1 OPENED DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AT DAY CARE.. CLOSED DOOR AND IT FEEL TO THE GROUND. THE SILVER PIECE THAT SLID ON THE TRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. I GO INSIDE THE CAR TO CALL ASSISTANCE AFTER PICKING THE DOOR UP AND PUTTING IT IN A RESTIN POSITION ON THE CAR. I GET INSIDE AND THE DOORS LOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. I GO TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX IT MAKING ME PAY FOR ONLY HALF OF THE PART AND NO LABOR. I GO PICK UP MY CHILDREN AND THE DOOR THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED WILL NOT SHUT COMPLET…

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00.0%

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Suspension
84.1%
ODI 10147093 · 11,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACTED STATED THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT AFFECT THE SOUND OR VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE LOCAL DEALER NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THEM ON A SERVICE INVOICE "RUB MARKS ON THE LEFT DRIVE AXLE, THE RE…

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138.2%
ODI 10167951

CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR SLIGHTLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT COMING FROM UNDER VAN. THIS CLUNKING SOUND HAS GOTTEN GRADUALLY WORSE AND MUCH LOUDER SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE CLUNKING SOUND BUT VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK IN. *NM

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54.6%
ODI 10436856 · 130,000 mi

TL* 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.

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108.4%
ODI 10427910 · 180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF THERE WERE NO SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BUSHINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

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00.0%

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
21.0%
ODI 10586562 · 92,419 mi

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 MON…

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85.1%
ODI 10226814 · 13 mi

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER LT AND I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AROUND 3,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. IT STARTED WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES (HARD DRIVE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, GAS GAUGE, DIMMING LIGHTS, RADIO LOSING SETTINGS, HARD STARTS, SERVICE ABS, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL) AND GRADUALLY MOVED TO MECHANICAL ISSUES (CLUCKING NOISES ? FRONT END, VIBRATIONS ? FRONT END, STEERING BINDING, AND GRINDING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END). WHAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN HOPES OF FIXING THE ISSUES ARE THE HARD DRIVE TO THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER MODULE (…

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21.8%
ODI 10425141

THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES I WILL BE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES WHEN IT COMES ON AND ITS LIKE I AM SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS BUT I AM NOT. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED CHEVY TECHNICIAN THREE TIMES NOW AND I AM TAKING IT BACK TOMORROW FOR A FOURTH TIME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE DIES. I ALSO REPLACED THE SENSOR. THAT DID NOT DO A THING OTHER THAN COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

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2016.8%
ODI 10236347 · 3,765 mi

RENTAL VEHICLE. "SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON. DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. WE WERE ABOUT 2 HOURS AWAY FROM CLOSEST RENTAL FACILITY SO WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE - NOT GOING TOO FAST. VAN HAS LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN... JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKES AT ALL.... GOING ABOUT 30MPH.... THE BRAKES CAME ON. WE WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS OR JUST CERTAIN ONES. WE SCREECHED - NOT US, THE TIRES, THEN IT RELEASED AND THE WARNING CAME BACK ON. THE WARNING DID GO AWAY EVERYTIME…

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150.0%
ODI 10503503 · 50,000 mi

SEVERAL TIMES NOW I HAVE RECEIVED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE, AS WELL AS PERIODIC SERVICE STABILITY TRAK AND SERVICE ABS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I MAKE A TIGHT TURN OR HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED, I COULD NOT GET RID OF THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CONSEQUENT REDUCED SPEED. I FELT THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VAN TO THE DEALER SO I HAD IT TOWED. NOW THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I AM ASSURED THAT IT IS FIXED. I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT MANY GM CARS SEEM TO H…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical System18,750–114,035 mi72,500 mi36
ODI 10124855 · 1,000 mi

WE WERE TAKING VACATION LAST DECEMBER GOING THRU THE MOUNTAINS AND IT WAS VERY FOGGY. YOU COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD AND WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THEY SHOWED ME A PAPER STATING THAT GMAC WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS LAST DECEMBER AND IT IS NOW JUNE AND STILL NO SOLUTION. THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN FOGGY WEATHER. I REALLY HOPE SOME…

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ODI 10137504 · 2,550 mi

MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN FROM OUR HOME 7 MILES AWAY TO THE MAGGIE MOO'S ICE CREAM SHOP. SHE WENT IN TO THE STORE TO PURCHASE SOME ICE CREAM FOR MY KIDS AND HER MOM WHO STAYED IN THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LEFT RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE BACKED THE VEHICLE UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD SHE HEARD THE WRONGEST NOISE EMANATE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHE HAS EVER HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND BUMPED AND CAME TO A GRINDING HALT. I DID NOT THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO BAD AS SHE EXPLAINED TO ME WHEN I…

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ODI 10147261 · 10,281 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE HEATER MOTOR BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ( PCM) HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

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Structure:Body:Door17,129–53,350 mi28,000 mi23
ODI 10153242 · 17,758 mi

DT*: 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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ODI 10158187 · 20,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR IT WOULD NOT REMAIN PARTIALLY OPENED BUT, WOULD SLIDE CLOSED. THIS CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

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ODI 10170922 · 13,000 mi

DT*: 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.

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Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch3,250–26,890 mi11,500 mi22
ODI 10118384 · 1,800 mi

PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON AND THE DOOR CLOSED 30% AND JAMMED. I CHECKED FOR ANY BLOCKAGES AND DID NOT SEE ANY. I PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON AGAIN AND THE MOTOR SOUNDED ABNORMAL. I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION TOOK THE DOOR HANDLE AND TRIED TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. AT THAT POINT THE BRACKET ,BEARINGS AND CABLE CAME OFF WITH THE BACK OF THE DOOR. THE BACK OF THE VAN IS NOW DAMAGED ALONG THE BRACKET.*AK

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ODI 10126692 · 7,000 mi

DT: CALLER SAID AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. CALLER HAD IT FIXED TWICE ALREADY, AND HAS AN APPOINTMENT FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CABLE BROKE, AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE PART. THE BELL THAT SIGNALED DOOR AJAR SOUNDED CONSTANTLY. ALSO, THE MOTOR FOR THE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENTLY WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER ONE. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD MOTOR IN THREE MONTHS.*AK

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ODI 10159159 · 17,620 mi

THE DOORS BOTH VOLUNTARILY & INVOLUNTARILY OPEN/CLOSE. THEY MAY OPEN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY WILL ALSO OPEN WHEN NOT PROMPTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WHEN EVERYONE IS ASLEEP. THEY ALSO WILL NOT CLOSE ON SOME OCCASIONS. THEY START TO CLOSE, THEN GIVE A WARNING BELL & RE-OPEN. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE A 24 YR. OLD SON WITH CEREBRAL PALSY. I CANNOT, IN GOOD CONCIENCE, PUT HIM IN THIS VEHICLE..DUE TO THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. WOULD YOU PUT YOUR CHILD IN THIS VEHICLE & WONDER WHETHER THE DOORS WOULD DECIDE TO COME OPEN WHILE …

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Latches/Locks/Linkages28,000–78,450 mi50,500 mi14
ODI 10226036 · 1,000 mi

REAR ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR, PRIMARILY THE LEFT SIDE, OCCASIONALLY GOES ALMOST CLOSED THEN JUST BEFORE IT LATCHES IT GOES BACK OPEN. USUALLY HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK. I CANNOT DEPEND ON IT GOING SHUT SO I HAVE TO STAND THERE AND WATCH IT UNTIL IT SHUTS COMPLETELY AND LATCHES. BEFORE I REALIZED THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM I CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE TWICE TO FIND THE DOOR WIDE OPEN WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF PHOTO EQUIPMENT ON THE SEAT AND FLOORBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IT NEVER MALFUNCTIONED IN THE SHO…

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ODI 10234001 · 3,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT COVERS MANY COMPONENTS OF THE CHEVY UPLANDER THAT HAS SPANNED OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN. ALL PROBLEMS ARE "UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED" BY DEALERSHIPS AND CHEVY REFUSES TO HELP US. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY FROM ABOUT THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VAN WENT TO THE SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT VARY FROM THE LIGHTS FLICKERING TO THE FANS OUTPUT CHANGING TO THE RADIO NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PROGRAM IN A STATION ON ONE PRESET BUTTON, WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY HAVING AN ABS ISSUE AND…

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ODI 10234148 · 25,000 mi

2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER: AUTOMATIC DOORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED AND WHILE IN MOTION. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT POPS BACK OPEN INSTANTLY (20 TIMES IN A ROW). OTHER TIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY LOCK CLOSED, THEN WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AS IF THE DOOR IS OPEN, THE "DING" ALARM SOUNDS AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN SEATBELTS, BUT A OPEN DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS …

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Structure:Body42,185–180,750 mi98,000 mi8
ODI 10272588 · 33,741 mi

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. *TR

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ODI 10427672 · 100,000 mi

TL* 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 MILE…

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ODI 10512320 · 96,000 mi

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

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Steering19,800–100,631 mi58,000 mi7
ODI 10127670 · 33 mi

VEHICLE DRIVES SATISFACTORY WITHIN CITY LIMITS. HIGHWAY DRIVING APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY UNSTABLE. VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE SWAYING AND POOR HANDLING. INCIDENT IS NOT ISOLATED, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY PASSENGERS NOR MYSELF ARE SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM IMMEDIATELY BUT ISSUE WAS DISMISSED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER MINIVAN. THIS IS NOT A TRUCK.

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ODI 10182377 · 19,600 mi

STEERING SOMTIMES VERY VERY HARD TO TURN. POWER STEERING ALSO MAKES NOISE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE TOLD ME SHE COULD HARDLY EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE SAID SHE WAS SCARED THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *JB

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ODI 10231599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2005 UPLANDER FROM A GM DEALER IN JULY 2005. I NOW HAVE 32,167. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS NORMAL OIL CHANGE AT 22,000 WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEEDED FRONT AND BRAKES AND ROTORS. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND MY ROTORS NEED TO REPLACED AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DIMMING ON THE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL…

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Suspension55,400–134,250 mi99,631 mi8
ODI 10147093 · 11,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACTED STATED THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT AFFECT THE SOUND OR VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE LOCAL DEALER NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THEM ON A SERVICE INVOICE "RUB MARKS ON THE LEFT DRIVE AXLE, THE RE…

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ODI 10191384 · 12 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE ALERT BELL BEGAN TO RING AND THE DOOR FAILED TO SHUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED, IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE'S HORN DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER IS BAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE RIGHT WINDOW REMAINS OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO C…

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ODI 10310477 · 70,200 mi

THE ABS LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF REGULARLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER SAID THE FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THESE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE BUT THEN THE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE COMPUTER & WIRING SYSTEM WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS HAD BEE…

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Exterior Lighting32,195–96,250 mi69,390 mi6
ODI 10174574 · 26,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL P225/60R17. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE. THE V…

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ODI 10456572 · 20,308 mi

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

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ODI 10482702 · 88,000 mi

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

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 235 reports

2008: 35 complaints · 2009: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2008121835
2009111
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
200811702
2009200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemStructure:Body:DoorLatches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:LatchLatches/Locks/LinkagesStructure:BodySteeringSuspensionExterior Lighting
Electrical System—
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ODI 10149644

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WAS OPEN. I STARTED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR (TO CLOSE). MY 22 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER STARTED TOWARDS ME. I PUT MY HAND INSIDE THE DOOR TO STOP HER. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE. I PUSHED AGAINST IT WITH MY FOREARM. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE, AND CLOSED ON MY HAND. MY LEFT HAND WAS TRAPPED IN THE CLOSED DOOR. A PART WAS ORDERED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT THE DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *NM

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ODI 10384261 · 121,003 mi

WE HAVE HAD 3 CHEVY UPLANDER VANS RECENTLY AND THE POWER DOORS LIKE TO COME OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN. THE DOOR CHIME ALSO KEEPS DINGING AND MAKING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. *TR

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ODI 10197528

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE DOORS NOT CLOSING AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE DEPT. COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN THERE THEY TOLD US THERE WAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT RE-ROUTING WIRES AND POSSIBLE MODULE REPLACEMENT, ALL OF WHICH WAS DONE TO OUR VEHICLE. IT IS GOING BACK IN AGAIN 7-27-07 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR UPLANDER ALSO HAS A PROBLEM OF THE DOOR LOCKS RAPIDLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND ALL OF…

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ODI 10234001 · 3,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT COVERS MANY COMPONENTS OF THE CHEVY UPLANDER THAT HAS SPANNED OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN. ALL PROBLEMS ARE "UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED" BY DEALERSHIPS AND CHEVY REFUSES TO HELP US. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY FROM ABOUT THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VAN WENT TO THE SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT VARY FROM THE LIGHTS FLICKERING TO THE FANS OUTPUT CHANGING TO THE RADIO NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PROGRAM IN A STATION ON ONE PRESET BUTTON, WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY HAVING AN ABS ISSUE AND…

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ODI 10491558

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

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ODI 10598804 · 45,000 mi

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 T…

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ODI 10231599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2005 UPLANDER FROM A GM DEALER IN JULY 2005. I NOW HAVE 32,167. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS NORMAL OIL CHANGE AT 22,000 WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEEDED FRONT AND BRAKES AND ROTORS. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND MY ROTORS NEED TO REPLACED AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DIMMING ON THE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL…

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ODI 10257061

NOISE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING REPAIR 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS TODAY. THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TODAY SAME PROBLEMS.NEVER REPAIR.NOISE FRONT END WHEN TAKING OFF CAN FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK. CLANGING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.STARTER STICKING REPROGRAMMING SAME PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT IS A PROBLEM CHANGE 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS.(REPAIR THE PARTS ON DID YOU CHANGE IT COMPLETELY ? ).NEVER RECALL FAILURE. TODAY SAME PROBLEMS POOR SERVICE ONLY PROMISE. *TR

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ODI 10576981 · 102,000 mi

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

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ODI 10456572 · 20,308 mi

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

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ODI 10482702 · 88,000 mi

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

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ODI 10499286 · 99,000 mi

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

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ODI 10149644

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WAS OPEN. I STARTED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR (TO CLOSE). MY 22 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER STARTED TOWARDS ME. I PUT MY HAND INSIDE THE DOOR TO STOP HER. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE. I PUSHED AGAINST IT WITH MY FOREARM. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE, AND CLOSED ON MY HAND. MY LEFT HAND WAS TRAPPED IN THE CLOSED DOOR. A PART WAS ORDERED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT THE DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *NM

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ODI 10384261 · 121,003 mi

WE HAVE HAD 3 CHEVY UPLANDER VANS RECENTLY AND THE POWER DOORS LIKE TO COME OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN. THE DOOR CHIME ALSO KEEPS DINGING AND MAKING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. *TR

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ODI 10290975 · 28,000 mi

IN 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER LT AWD AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE AUDIBLE ALARM INDICATING THE DOORS ARE UNLATCHED TO "DING" OR RING. EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND DOORS ARE RE-CLOSED THIS ISSUE PERSISTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN A VAN THAT IS FAIRLY NEW WITH 34,000 MILES AND USED TO CARRY CHILDREN BETWEEN ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL AREA. *TR

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ODI 10307991 · 49,000 mi

POWER SLIDING DOORS OPEN / CLOSE BY THEMSELVES AT TIMES (USUALLY RIGHT DOOR, BUT SOMETIMES LEFT). SOMETIMES, WHEN THE DOOR HAS BEEN CLOSED IT WILL REOPEN & HAVE TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. AT TIMES THE DOOR WILL STAY CLOSED, BUT THE 'DINGING' NOISE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN IT CONTINUED DINGING WELL AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND 'FIXED' A FEW TIMES. THE FIX SOMETIMES LASTED A WEEK OR TWO. SOMETIMES, IT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE WERE NEVER ABLE …

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ODI 10380835 · 120,000 mi

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO CLOSE. ON A FEW OCCASIONS THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR RANDOMLY STARTS BEEPING AND WILL NOT STOP, EVEN IF YOU TURN THE VAN OFF AND GET OUT IT STILL BEEPS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE DOORS OF THIS TYPE OF VAN. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 10191384 · 12 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE ALERT BELL BEGAN TO RING AND THE DOOR FAILED TO SHUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED, IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE'S HORN DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER IS BAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE RIGHT WINDOW REMAINS OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO C…

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ODI 10197528

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE DOORS NOT CLOSING AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE DEPT. COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN THERE THEY TOLD US THERE WAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT RE-ROUTING WIRES AND POSSIBLE MODULE REPLACEMENT, ALL OF WHICH WAS DONE TO OUR VEHICLE. IT IS GOING BACK IN AGAIN 7-27-07 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR UPLANDER ALSO HAS A PROBLEM OF THE DOOR LOCKS RAPIDLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND ALL OF…

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ODI 10303617 · 58,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE OPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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ODI 10234001 · 3,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT COVERS MANY COMPONENTS OF THE CHEVY UPLANDER THAT HAS SPANNED OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN. ALL PROBLEMS ARE "UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED" BY DEALERSHIPS AND CHEVY REFUSES TO HELP US. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY FROM ABOUT THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VAN WENT TO THE SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT VARY FROM THE LIGHTS FLICKERING TO THE FANS OUTPUT CHANGING TO THE RADIO NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PROGRAM IN A STATION ON ONE PRESET BUTTON, WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY HAVING AN ABS ISSUE AND…

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ODI 10491558

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

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ODI 10290975 · 28,000 mi

IN 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER LT AWD AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE AUDIBLE ALARM INDICATING THE DOORS ARE UNLATCHED TO "DING" OR RING. EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND DOORS ARE RE-CLOSED THIS ISSUE PERSISTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN A VAN THAT IS FAIRLY NEW WITH 34,000 MILES AND USED TO CARRY CHILDREN BETWEEN ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL AREA. *TR

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ODI 10307991 · 49,000 mi

POWER SLIDING DOORS OPEN / CLOSE BY THEMSELVES AT TIMES (USUALLY RIGHT DOOR, BUT SOMETIMES LEFT). SOMETIMES, WHEN THE DOOR HAS BEEN CLOSED IT WILL REOPEN & HAVE TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. AT TIMES THE DOOR WILL STAY CLOSED, BUT THE 'DINGING' NOISE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN IT CONTINUED DINGING WELL AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND 'FIXED' A FEW TIMES. THE FIX SOMETIMES LASTED A WEEK OR TWO. SOMETIMES, IT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE WERE NEVER ABLE …

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ODI 10380835 · 120,000 mi

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO CLOSE. ON A FEW OCCASIONS THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR RANDOMLY STARTS BEEPING AND WILL NOT STOP, EVEN IF YOU TURN THE VAN OFF AND GET OUT IT STILL BEEPS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE DOORS OF THIS TYPE OF VAN. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 10598804 · 45,000 mi

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 T…

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ODI 11080389 · 198,000 mi

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.

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ODI 11184428 · 250,000 mi

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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ODI 10231599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2005 UPLANDER FROM A GM DEALER IN JULY 2005. I NOW HAVE 32,167. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS NORMAL OIL CHANGE AT 22,000 WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEEDED FRONT AND BRAKES AND ROTORS. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND MY ROTORS NEED TO REPLACED AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DIMMING ON THE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL…

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ODI 10257061

NOISE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING REPAIR 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS TODAY. THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TODAY SAME PROBLEMS.NEVER REPAIR.NOISE FRONT END WHEN TAKING OFF CAN FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK. CLANGING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.STARTER STICKING REPROGRAMMING SAME PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT IS A PROBLEM CHANGE 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS.(REPAIR THE PARTS ON DID YOU CHANGE IT COMPLETELY ? ).NEVER RECALL FAILURE. TODAY SAME PROBLEMS POOR SERVICE ONLY PROMISE. *TR

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ODI 10576981 · 102,000 mi

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

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ODI 10303617 · 58,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE OPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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ODI 10444678 · 99,261 mi

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 STEERIN…

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ODI 10191384 · 12 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE ALERT BELL BEGAN TO RING AND THE DOOR FAILED TO SHUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED, IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE'S HORN DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER IS BAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE RIGHT WINDOW REMAINS OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO C…

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ODI 11080389 · 198,000 mi

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.

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ODI 11184428 · 250,000 mi

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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ODI 10444678 · 99,261 mi

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 STEERIN…

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ODI 10456572 · 20,308 mi

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

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ODI 10482702 · 88,000 mi

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

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ODI 10499286 · 99,000 mi

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

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

12 mentions · 6.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 68,000 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10126663 · 6,926 mi

MAY 1, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STOPPED ON OWN. ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED AGAIN. THIS REPEATED ABOUT 20 TIMES. THE BRAKES ENGAGED ALL 4 WHEELS WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL EACH TIME. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE IT WORKS FINE. MAY 2 GOING 65 MPH ON I-275, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT NOTICE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (LUCKY). IT WAS LIKE SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ON A SLICK ROAD (WITHOUT USING THE PEDAL). DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE REASON,…

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ODI 10131568

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF THE GASOLINE TANK IS BELOW A HALF A TANK AND ON A HILL. CONTACT'S WIFE HIT A GARAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND ALSO HAD A TWO MONTH OLD SON THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS NOT TO LET THE VEHICLE GO BELOW A HALF TANK. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND TOLD HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGE…

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ODI 10138582

DT: 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. THERE WAS A FUEL LINE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. HAD TO ROLL VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL SO THE VEHICLE WILL START. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO GAS IF IT WAS B NOT LEVEL PARKED. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION. PEOPLE THOUGHT THE CONSUMER WAS FLASHING LIGHTS AT THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR A HANDICAP PERSON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

8 mentions · 4.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 82,210 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10207382 · 72,000 mi

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2006 WE HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO MAKE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS ON AN ON GOING BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE ALIGNED & BALANCED ALMOST MONTHLY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN US REPLACING THE TIRES ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 WKS AGO WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME ON A 55 MPH 2 LANE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE & CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. UPON TOWING IT TO A LOCAL AU…

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ODI 10227181 · 71,000 mi

I FILLED MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WITH GAS AND IT STILL READS LOW FUEL AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

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ODI 10341774 · 58,400 mi

I FILLED MY VAN UPLANDER 2005 WITH GASOLINE AND STILL SHOW "LOW FUEL", THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON AND "REPLACE THE CAP" LIGHT COMES UP, BUT WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME. I CHANGED BATTERY OF THE CAR. IS THERE ANY RECALL? *TR

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

6 mentions · 3.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 136,710 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10182377 · 19,600 mi

STEERING SOMTIMES VERY VERY HARD TO TURN. POWER STEERING ALSO MAKES NOISE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE TOLD ME SHE COULD HARDLY EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE SAID SHE WAS SCARED THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *JB

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ODI 10200759 · 11,000 mi

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY TRIES TO START THE CRANK KEEPS TURNING BUT DOES NOT START. AS WELL AS I WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WITH A BIG RIG ON THE SIDE OF ME AND THE CAR STALLED AND STEERING LOCKED. THANK GOD I MANAGED TO GLIDE OVER TO THE EXIT LANE. I WAS TERRIFIED AS WAS MY PASSENGER. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES I NOTICED I WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT I HAD JUST PUT IN $20 . CHEVY SENT OUT TOW TRUCK TO GIVE ME GAS, BUT CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY HOURS LATER CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY. WHEN UPLANDER WAS FINISHED THEY SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE T…

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ODI 10586562 · 92,419 mi

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 MON…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

5 mentions · 2.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 49,043 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10200759 · 11,000 mi

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY TRIES TO START THE CRANK KEEPS TURNING BUT DOES NOT START. AS WELL AS I WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WITH A BIG RIG ON THE SIDE OF ME AND THE CAR STALLED AND STEERING LOCKED. THANK GOD I MANAGED TO GLIDE OVER TO THE EXIT LANE. I WAS TERRIFIED AS WAS MY PASSENGER. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES I NOTICED I WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT I HAD JUST PUT IN $20 . CHEVY SENT OUT TOW TRUCK TO GIVE ME GAS, BUT CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY HOURS LATER CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY. WHEN UPLANDER WAS FINISHED THEY SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE T…

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ODI 10206612 · 49,043 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE DOOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES NOW FOR THE LATCH FAILURE AND THE DOOR OPENING ON ITS OWN. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED WHEN IT WAS NOT. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WOULD BEGIN TO SHUT AND AN ALARM WOULD SOUND; HOWEVER, IT WO…

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ODI 10214699 · 62,000 mi

WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE ENGINE WON'T START. *TR

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

4 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 63,364 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10149970 · 3,997 mi

AFTER 30 DAYS OF OWNING 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, DEALERSHIP HAD TO SEND A TOW TRUCK TO COME PICK MY VAN UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. TO THE POINT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE JERKING SENSATION WHEN PUTTING THE VAN INTO REVERSE IS STILL THERE. *NM

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ODI 10173320 · 28,728 mi

MY UPLANDER VAN POPS, GRINDS AND HAS A JERKING MOTION. THEN THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EBCM SYSTEM TWICE AND HAS RE-TESTED IT. LAST NIGHT (11-12-06) IT FAILED AGAIN. MY HEADLIGHTS ALSO STROBE. THEY GO DIM AND BRIGHT. I'VE ASKED FOR REPAIRS ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

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ODI 10444678 · 99,261 mi

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 STEERIN…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 48,463 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10126663 · 6,926 mi

MAY 1, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STOPPED ON OWN. ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED AGAIN. THIS REPEATED ABOUT 20 TIMES. THE BRAKES ENGAGED ALL 4 WHEELS WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL EACH TIME. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE IT WORKS FINE. MAY 2 GOING 65 MPH ON I-275, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT NOTICE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (LUCKY). IT WAS LIKE SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ON A SLICK ROAD (WITHOUT USING THE PEDAL). DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE REASON,…

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ODI 10532035 · 90,000 mi

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 TH…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b