2006 Chevrolet Uplander

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  THE 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN I PURCHASED MAKES A BAD GROWLING/FRICTION NOISE ORIGIINATING FROM THE REAR DRIVETRAIN/WHEEL AREA WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THERE IS APPROX. 22,000 MILES ON THE VAN AND STILL IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A CHEROLET DEALER TO HAVE INSPECTION/REPAIRS MADE.

• 12/22/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE WORN PREMATURELY, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WERE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/18/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2006 CHEVY UPLANDER,PROBLEMS OCCURRING SINCE WE PURCHASED- INTERMITTENT STARTING, STARTING THEN STALLING, SMELLS LIKE SULFUR AND THERE'S A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT. RECENT PROBLEMS- VOLTAGE IS VARYING CAUSING LIGHTS TO DIM AND BRIGHTEN. *TR

• 12/17/2019· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  LESS THAN 150,00 MILES WE NEEDED A BRAKE JOB DONE ON OUR VAN AND WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND I QUOTE"THE VEHICLE IS SO ROTTED AND NEEDS TO BE JUNKED.THE BRAKES ARE NOT UNSAFE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MY 1995 CHEVY C1500 WOULD HAVE FALLEN APART A LONG TIME AGO. I HAVE OVER 250,000 MILES ON IT

• 12/15/2008· EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 UPLANDER THAT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. IT WOULD HELP IF WHENEVER SOMEONE HAD A SOLUTION FOR THEIR PROBLEMS THEY WOULD POST WHATEVER IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/13/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. MOTOR DIES. MOTOR REPLACED. REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. MOTOR DIES. MOTOR REPLACED. REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. MOTOR DIES. MOTOR REPLACED. CAR WON'T TURNOVER TO START CAR WITHOUT HOLDING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL. HAD PARTS REPLACED. CAR WON'T TURNOVER TO START CAR WITHOUT HOLDING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL. HAD PARTS REPLACED. CAR WON'T TURNOVER TO START CAR WITHOUT HOLDING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL. HAD PARTS REPLACED. *TR

• 12/11/2014· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, SIZE P225/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 3/4 OF THE TIRE SIDEWALLS COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE PINHOLES IN THE TIRE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,508 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,045, 164,508, AND 164,750. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/04/15*LJ

• 11/30/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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.

• 11/30/2006· STEERING,TIRESCrash

  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 SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, SQUEAK IN THE STEERING. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VAN. *NM

• 11/29/2018· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  I LOOKED UP EVERY PROBLEM AN RECALL FOR THE 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER CAUSE WE BOUGHT THE VAN WHEN IT HAD 40,000 MILES SINCE WE GOT IT IT WAS IN AN OUT GETTING FIXED THE SIDING DOORS WOULD JUST OPEN THE ELECTRICAL WAS AN IS ALL MESSED UP THE BACK SUSPENSION MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WE HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE ARE VAN HAS EVERY PROBLEM AN RECALL THAT IS LISTED ABOUT THIS VAN BUT WHEN I BUT THE VIN IT SAID THAT IT HAS NONE THAT'S BULL IT'S HAS MORE THEN THEN EVEN HAVE LISTED THIS VAN WAS AN IS A LEMON SINCE WE GOT IT AN EVERYONE FROM THE BEGINNING DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT NOW IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN THE LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF AN ON, THE TEMP SHOOT TO HOT AN IT SHUT OFF PLEASE HELP ME AN MY WIFE WE HAVE THREE KIDS AN THIS VAN IS ALL WE HAVE WE PAID FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING OUT OF POCKET AN NOW WE CAN'T TO ME GM SHOULD FIX EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH IT AN ADD THE RECALLS THAT IT HAS OR IS THIS THE TYPE OF VAN THEY SELL I JUST DON'T NO HOW THIS MUCH CAN GO WRONG WITH ONE VAN THAT HAS NO RECALLS WE WHERE DRIVING IT WHEN THE STEERING WENT I DON'T NO HOW WE ARE STILL LIVING AN DID NOT WRECK SAME WITH TONIGHT WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE AN OUT JUST WENT OFF IT WAS DARK AN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH ARE THREE KIDS

• 11/28/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHILE DRIVING

• 11/20/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT NO FUEL WAS PRESENT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD RUN OUT OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND THEN SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,074.

• 11/20/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE BLOWER FAN LOSE POWER WHICH MAKES THE LIGHTS DIM AND THE BLOWER SLOW DOWN. DEALER INSTALLED A CAPACITOR AND POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE SHIELDING AS PER THEIR BULLETIN, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL TOTALLY LOSE POWER. *TR

• 11/17/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY VEHICLE IS MAKING A SOUND THAT VARIES COULD BE SUSPENSION BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE GRINDING AND OR HOWLING MOSTLY WHILE BRAKING OR INCREASED SPEED

• 11/16/2020· AIR BAGS,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCECrash

  AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN A DUMP TRUCK DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50+MPH WITHOUT HITTING HIS BREAKS AT ALL. I WAS AT THE INTERSECTING LIGHT THAT WAS GREEN SO I HAD JUST STARTED TO PULL INTO THE INTERSECTION TO CROSS OVER THE HIGHWAY.THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL IS SMASHED TO THE MOTOR, HOOD RIPPED OFF AND MANGLED. THE DUMP TRUCK SPUN US 180 DEGREE'S AND DROVE UP OVER THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. MYSELF IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, MY FIANC IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND OUR 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKET SEAT ALL WEARING SEATBELTS ALL SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND NOT ONE SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN MY VEHICLE.

• 11/13/2023· STRUCTURE

  The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal noise and noticed that the rear driver’s side door had intermittently became inoperable. The check fuel cap warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 200,050. The VIN was not provided.

• 11/08/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; HOWEVER, THERE WAS FIVE GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER ADDING MORE GASOLINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THAT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHEN IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IS DUE TO WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED AND ADVISED HER NOT TO PARK ON AN INCLINE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

• 10/26/2010· SUSPENSION

  SWAY BAR BROKE 4 TIMES IN THREE YEARS. *TR

• 10/25/2008· SEAT BELTS

  AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, HAD THE DRIVERS SAFETY BELT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE NO-SEAT BELT ALARM/LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SEAT BELT ON AND PROPERLY PLACED. AT 65,000 MILES, SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

• 10/22/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEEN STAYING ON SOMETIMES THE VAN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND SERVICE STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON. TOO THE BRAKES HAVE A GRINDING CATCH IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PUSHING IT WHEN GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. ALSO THE VAN HAS HESITATION ON STARTING YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS TO START. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHILE YOURE DRIVING. I JUST HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, BUT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.

• 10/18/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND GAS GAUGE, LIGHTS FLICKER OR SHUT OFF, GAS GAUGE WILL READ NEAR EMPTY IF VAN IS PARKED ON A HILL FACING DOWNWARD .. IT WILL READ AGAIN IF I ADD A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS..I WOULD NOT TRUST THE GAUGE..I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME TWO PROBLEM AND GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL..BOTH PROBLEM CAN BE VERY HAZARDOUS IN NIGHT TIME HIGHWAY DRIVING.. *TR

• 10/06/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  PURCHASED 06 CHEVY UPLANDER WITH 21 MILES ON IT. ON DRIVE HOME MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL DASH BOARD COMPONENTS, RADIO, POWER SLIDING DOOR AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OCCASIONALLY ENERGIZING. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN ONCE AT HOME UNTIL HOURS LATER. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPORTED FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE AND WILL REPLACE TOMORROW. AM UNSURE IF I SHOULD KEEP THIS VEHICLE BASED ON MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS. *NM

• 10/01/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER FIVE TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE EXTRACTED BY THE JAWS OF LIFE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BONES, HEAD, AND EYE SOCKETS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE, SCRATCHES, AND BRUISES. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 09/29/2021· STRUCTURE

  The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated while having the vehicle serviced at an independent mechanic, she was informed of a unibody construction failure, and that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not repairable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

• 09/29/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPEN CAUSING THE WARNING ALARM TO ACTIVATE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AFTER CLOSING THE SLIDING DOORS ON EITHER SIDE, THE DOORS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY UNLATCH AND OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

• 09/29/2008· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TIRES

  I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER IN 12/06 WITH 20,543 MILES ON IT. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ABOUT 3,000 MILES AFTER PURCHASING IT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AS I TURNED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE STEERING, AND IT SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE WHEN I PULL INTO PARKING LOTS. AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS BEGAN TO OPEN ON THEIR OWN. WHEN I PUT THE VAN INTO REVERSE AND BEGIN TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE DOORS SOMETIMES WILL OPEN. PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOTS WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR HAS OPENED. AFTER I CLOSE THE DOORS, THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY OPEN, ALTHOUGH NO BUTTONS HAVE BEEN PUSHED. NOW, AT 43,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I PUSHED THE BUTTON INSIDE THE DOOR AS I ALWAYS HAVE TO CLOSE IT, AS WELL AS THE OVERHEAD BUTTON, AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. EACH TIME I PUSHED THE BUTTON, THE ALREADY OPEN DOOR PULLED BACK AS IF STILL TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. WHEN I TRIED TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR CLOSED, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF WORK, I FINALLY GOT THE DOOR CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY, 9/27/08, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, AND ON THIS DAY AS WELL, A CHIMING SOUND RANG THE ENTIRE TRIP. THERE IS ONE SOUND FOR DRIVING AND A DIFFERENT SOUND FOR WAITING AT RED LIGHTS. THE LOUD RINGING NEVER STOPPED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I ALSO DISCOVERED AT 35,000 MILES THAT MY TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF ALL 4 TIRES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE SWAY BAR IS IN NEED OF REPAIR. I HAVE CHILDREN AGES 2 AND 4. I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. *TR

• 09/20/2011· STRUCTURE

  POWER SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES FAIL TO LATCH CLOSED. OPEN DOOR BELL DINGS EVEN WHEN DOOR IS FIRMLY LATCHED. DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

• 09/16/2008· SUSPENSION

  THIS IS IN REGARDS TO CLAIM #10242028 THE MILEAGE WAS CLOSER TO 9500 AND WE WERE REFERRED TO YOU THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN BELLING HAM WA. I DID RECEIVE A COPY OF THERE INSPECTION REPORT AND THEY TOLD A LIE ON HEARING THE NOISE IT WAS NOT A QUIET NOISE WHEN YOU TURNED THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD BE VERY LOUD. WE WERE TOLD BY THE CHEVY DEALER THAT IT WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE VERY SAME NOISE WE LEFT WITH OFF THE LOT. THE ISSUE IS THAT I DROVE AN UNSAFE CAR OFF THERE LOT AND IT BECAME MORE UNSAFE THE MORE WE DROVE IT. THE REASON ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS WENT WRONG ON THE CAR WAS A RESULT OF THEM NOT FIXING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED I DON'T BELIEVE THIS AT ALL. I AM VERY ANGRY AT THEM AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CAN JUST GET AWAY WITH THIS. WHEN I DROVE THE VAN TO SEATTLE THE OTHER DAY THE SERVICE T/C AND SERVICE ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON ALL THE WAY THERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN AND MY WIFE IS TO. I TRULY HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS WE PAID $26,000 AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING A FAIRLY NEW RELIABLE VAN THAT IS WHAT WE PAID FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP !!!! *TR

• 09/14/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN I'M STOP AND I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VAN JUMPS OR IT STARTS SHAKING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRASMISSION. THEY DID A FULL SERVICE OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING ON THE TRANSMISSION. AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T GET THE NEXT SHIFT AND IT JUMPS MY PASSENGERS GET SCARE IT FELLS LIKE SOMEONE HIT US FROM BEHIND . NOTHING POPS UP ON THE DASH BOARD NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANYTHING IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MONEY IN IT . IT DOES IT EVERYDAY I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT I'M SCARED IT WON'T GO WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE OR IT WON'T GET THE NEXT GEAR AND I'M GOING TO DRIVE 10 MPH

• 09/14/2015· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BAR HANGING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER FRONT BODY TIE BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

• 09/14/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  1. NORMAL DRIVING, SURFACE STREETS, URBAN/SUBURBAN AREA. NO CRASH OR INJURY AT THIS TIME. 2. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED, BRAKES STILL FUNCTIONAL, NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN HANDLING AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING REGULAR STREET-LEVEL DRIVING. 3. ADVISED BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP 'ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE' (EBCM) MALFUNCTIONED/BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT. *TR

• 09/13/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR WHETHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR THE WARNING GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS STILL OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, A CHILD'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD'S HAND. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING AND SWELLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

• 09/12/2008· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ME AND MY WIFE BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER FROM KARMART WHEN WE TEST DROVE IT WE NOTICED A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. WE ASKED THE SALESMAN WHAT IT COULD BE HE SAID OUR CARS ARE INSPECTED 100 PERCENT AND IT IS NOT ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE CAR HAD VERY LOW MILES ON IT ABOUT 3,600 MILES. WE DROVE THE CAR UNTIL IT HAD ABOUT 33,000 THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 WE NOTICED ANOTHER LOUD KNOCK IN THE FRONT END AND IT WOULD START SHAKING REALLY BAD WHEN YOU PUT ON THE BRAKES AND I MEAN SCARY BAD.THE LIGHTS WE ALSO DOING A FLASHING FROM A REALLY LOW DIM TO BACK TO NORMAL THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING WE NOTICED FROM TIME WE BOUGHT IT. WE CALLED UP SPEEDWAY CHEVROLET IN MONROE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY TOOK THE CAR IN AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TIE ROD AND A FRONTEND THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OUT.THEY ALSO REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. WE WENT BACK TO PICK THE CAR UP AND THEY SAID THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE WEARING UNEVEN I ASKED HIM IF THIS COULD BE FROM THE FRONT END PROBLEM HE SAID NO. I ALSO NOTICED THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVEN AND IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE MORE. WE NOTICED THE SAME NOISE WAS STILL THERE AS FROM KARMART.SO WE TOOK IT TO LES SCHWAB AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED HOPING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T FIX THE NOISE SO WE DROVE THE CAR ANOTHER 1,000 MILES AND STARTED HEARING ANOTHER LOUD KNOCK. THE NOISE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE LOUD KNOCKS THAT STARTED UP. WE MADE ANOTHER APPT. WITH SPEEDWAY CHEVERLET AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING BOX AND THE BEARINGS ON THE AXLES WERE BAD. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX AND SAID IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY COULD REPLACE THE BEARINGS. THE BEARING MAKERS WERE ON STRIKE SO WE WAITED FROM JULY 26 TIL AUG 13 OR 14TH TO PICK IT UP. WE WENT THE WHOLE TIME WITH ONE CAR AND REALLY HAD A HARD TIME DOING SO. I FEEL THERE WAS SOME MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES OVERLOOKED AND THEY WERE HOPING THE WARRANTY WOULD RUN OUT. *TR

• 09/12/2006· STRUCTURE

  THE VAN IS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL POWER SLIDING DOORS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPAIRS COMPLETED AND THEY STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THEY SHUT ON ONE OF MY CHILDREN, ONCE CAUSING A 5" X 2" BRUISE ON MY 8 YEAR OLD AND ONCE CAUSING MY 5 YEAR OLD TO LIMP ON A SORE ANKLE FOR 2 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, IT DISCONNECTS FROM THE SENSORS AND SETS OFF AN ALARM. MY PRIMARY CONCERN, HOWEVER, WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE. *NM

• 09/12/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MUFFLER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BRISKLY. FIRST MUFFLER WAS REPLACED, SECOND MUFFLER MAKES THE SAME LOUD NOISE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BRISKLY AS WELL. WAS TOLD THIS MAY BE A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

• 09/12/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 09/04/2007· STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE LATCHES ARE NOT CONNECTING WHEN THE BUTTON TO LOCK THE VEHICLE IS ENGAGED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S LATCHES ARE FAULTY AND THAT IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE DOORS COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WHILE HER CHILDREN ARE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDTAED 09/18/07. *JB

• 09/01/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Have a Braun van where I was sold a unit that the rails and floor are rust out and van is getting ready to split in half was not disclosed that it was ther and the unit had a recall in 2016 purchased ot in 2018

• 08/31/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SINCE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD WHAT SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH FLICKERING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. NOT SURE IF IT IS A VOLTAGE ISSUE OR WHAT. SEVERAL PEOPLE FELT I WAS FLASHING MY LIGHTS THEY FLICKER SO MUCH. BEEN TO DEALER WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ONCE A TRUCK I WAS PASSING THOUGHT I WAS LETTING HIM OVER WHEN IN FACT I WAS NOT BUT IT WAS MY LIGHTS JUST FLICKERING DUE TO ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VAN PURCHASE IN 2006. HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE BUT IT MAY BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

• 08/31/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK, THE FLAP AT THE NECK IS MISSING AND MAY HAVE FALLEN IN THE GAS TANK. UPLANDER VAN HAS 7,800 MILES ON VEHICLE. I WILL REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER CASA CHEV. *NM

• 08/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. WE JUST REPLACED PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS AND NOW ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT. THIS MORNING BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE ABOUT TO ENTER MAIN HIGHWAY AND NOW "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT IS ALSO ON. VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT TIMES UNLESS GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES FROM FULL TO EMPTY DAILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND CODE READS CHECK GAS CAP. CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED. CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, CD PLAYER READS DISC READ ERROR, REAR TURN SIGNALS SHORT OUT ANNUALLY. *TR

• 08/28/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. THE DOOR FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THEY ARE IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES ARE STILL OCCURRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,104 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.

• 08/22/2007· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. HE STATED THAT ONE OUT OF EVERY TEN TIMES, THE DOORS ATTEMPT TO CLOSE, CATCH ON TO THE LATCH MECHANISM, AND THEN POP BACK OPEN. HE ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIMES THE DOORS WILL CLOSE BUT, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEY WOULD OPEN AGAIN. NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE07044 APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

• 08/22/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND THE DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

• 08/21/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  SERVICE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.WE HAVE HAD THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE NOW OVER SEVEN TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM,THE LAST ONE BEING TODAY...08/21/2009. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. IT OCCURS WHEN WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE IN THE VAN WITH THE THIRD SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER. NUMEROUS SENSORS, HUBS, AND WIRING HARNESS' HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. *TR

• 08/21/2008· TIRES

  I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY NEW VEHICLE HAVE THE TREADS SEPARATE. THEY ARE MODEL GOODYEAR, P22560R17. ONE TIRE SEPARATED IN FEBRUARY AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SECOND ONE ON AUGUST 20, 2008. *TR

• 08/17/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL IF THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH FULL OR WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL OR ON LEVEL GROUND. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT FUEL PUMP. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/02/10

• 08/17/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STABILIZATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKES LOCKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS LEFT FOR ONE WEEK. THE DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKES LOCKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,117 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,370.

• 08/17/2008· STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SHAFT, POWER STEERING RACK AND THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. THE STEERING IS STIFF AND THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE FIXED 4 TIMES NOW. THE STEERING RACK HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE POWER STEERING GEAR, THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, AND THE I-SHAFT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND SEEM TO REOPEN WHEN CLOSING. THIS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE FIXED 5 TIMES. THE PSD ASSEMBLY AND REAR GUILD ROLLER, DOOR POSITION, RELEARN, LUBE AND ADJUST WAS PERFORMED, NEW CONTACT PLATES WERE INSTALLED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

• 08/15/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  OUR ABS LIGHT IS ON BOUGHT IT THAT WAY LADY SAID SHE HAD THE ABS HUB REPLACED BUT IT STILL WON'T GO OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN YOUR DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL TRYING TO KICK IN BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOUR CAR TO JERK OUT OF NO WHERE SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF YOU ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR SURROUNDED BY CARS ON ALL SIDES.THESE 2 LIGHTS STAY ON THEY WILL NOT GO OFF I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THY HIS AGAIN BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER MESS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE BUT I'LL LIST THE LAST TIME BELOW.