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.
While driving on highway, car suddenly shifted into neutral and I was unable to get it back in gear. Garage said it needs a new transmission. I was almost hit from car behind because I suddenly had lose of power. No warning lights or any issues indicating something was wrong prior to this incident. Vehicle is available for inspection
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.
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
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ME AND MY GRAND DAUGHTER ARE HEADED OUT SHOPPING ON HIGHWAY 26 IN OREGON SUMMIT HIWAY THE RIG JUST SHUTS DOWN CKICKING THE DOORS WINDOWS MADE FUNNY NOISE AND GAS DOESN'T READ FULL WHEN FULL ,LIGHTS DIME AT NIGHT DASH LIGHTS GO OUT YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE LITTLE DASH BOARD THING TO MAKE THEM GO BACK ON SIDE MIRRORS WON'T ADJUST WITH PANEL IN DOOR ,AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK STARTED DOING SAME THING SHUT DOWN COME BACK ON OFF BY ITSELF SO HAD PULLED STARTER,BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ALL GOOD THIS HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEEINGS HOW I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A VERY CURVY ROADS
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ME AND MY GRAND DAUGHTER ARE HEADED OUT SHOPPING ON HIGHWAY 26 IN OREGON SUMMIT HIWAY THE RIG JUST SHUTS DOWN CKICKING THE DOORS WINDOWS MADE FUNNY NOISE AND GAS DOESN'T READ FULL WHEN FULL ,LIGHTS DIME AT NIGHT DASH LIGHTS GO OUT YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE LITTLE DASH BOARD THING TO MAKE THEM GO BACK ON SIDE MIRRORS WON'T ADJUST WITH PANEL IN DOOR ,AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK STARTED DOING SAME THING SHUT DOWN COME BACK ON OFF BY ITSELF SO HAD PULLED STARTER,BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ALL GOOD THIS HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEEINGS HOW I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A VERY CURVY ROADS
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ME AND MY GRAND DAUGHTER ARE HEADED OUT SHOPPING ON HIGHWAY 26 IN OREGON SUMMIT HIWAY THE RIG JUST SHUTS DOWN CKICKING THE DOORS WINDOWS MADE FUNNY NOISE AND GAS DOESN'T READ FULL WHEN FULL ,LIGHTS DIME AT NIGHT DASH LIGHTS GO OUT YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE LITTLE DASH BOARD THING TO MAKE THEM GO BACK ON SIDE MIRRORS WON'T ADJUST WITH PANEL IN DOOR ,AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK STARTED DOING SAME THING SHUT DOWN COME BACK ON OFF BY ITSELF SO HAD PULLED STARTER,BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ALL GOOD THIS HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEEINGS HOW I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A VERY CURVY ROADS
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.
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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.
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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.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, SHE CROSSED THE INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RAMMED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AS THE CONTACT SUSTAINED KNEE AND BODY PAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, REAR SEAT PASSENGER, AND A BABY IN A CHILD SEAT LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM HOWEVER, THEIR INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED HER FRIEND CAME TO THE SCENE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR STORE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH VARIOUS FAILURES. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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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
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V110000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYDELL CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1325 E SAN MARNAN DR, WATERLOO, IA 50702, (319) 433-4871) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
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
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
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
HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHILE DRIVING
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
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.
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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.
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.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DAUGHTER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BRUISES IN HER STOMACH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE WIFE SUSTAINED A LEG INJURY AND STOMACH BRUISES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND DISPLAYED "EMPTY" EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND DISPLAYED "EMPTY" EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
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
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE EASILY, ESPECIALLY THE FRONT DOORS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND SEPARATED, COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,008.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 233,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR UPLANDER'S GAS TANKS AT LEAST HALF FULL! UPLANDER FUEL GAUGE SHOWS GAS TANK IS A QUARTER FULL, HOWEVER, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RUNS OUT OF GAS WHENEVER ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PARKED OR SITTING AT A LIGHT ON A DOWNHILL SLOPED DRIVEWAY. UNABLE TO START THE UPLANDER IN THESE CASES, (SITTING OR PARKED FACING DOWNHILL) AS I WAS IN MY PARKING STALL, I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER AAA PULLED THE UPLANDER OUT OF DOWNHILL PARKING SPACE ONTO LEVEL GROUND, THE UPLANDER STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE GAS GAUGE THEN SHOWED THAT I HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO RANCHO VALLEY CHEVROLET, PHILLIPS RANCH, CA, AND REPLACED THE 2006 INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A RE-BUILT INSTRUMENT PANEL.
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR UPLANDER'S GAS TANKS AT LEAST HALF FULL! UPLANDER FUEL GAUGE SHOWS GAS TANK IS A QUARTER FULL, HOWEVER, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RUNS OUT OF GAS WHENEVER ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PARKED OR SITTING AT A LIGHT ON A DOWNHILL SLOPED DRIVEWAY. UNABLE TO START THE UPLANDER IN THESE CASES, (SITTING OR PARKED FACING DOWNHILL) AS I WAS IN MY PARKING STALL, I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER AAA PULLED THE UPLANDER OUT OF DOWNHILL PARKING SPACE ONTO LEVEL GROUND, THE UPLANDER STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE GAS GAUGE THEN SHOWED THAT I HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO RANCHO VALLEY CHEVROLET, PHILLIPS RANCH, CA, AND REPLACED THE 2006 INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A RE-BUILT INSTRUMENT PANEL.
EVERYTIME I GET INTO THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS EITHER ON OR OFF ITS NEVER STAYS ON SETTING ITS ALWAYS BACK AND FORTH. *TR
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
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.
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
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
MY CAR WILL ONLY START ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY OTHER THAN THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO START IT. I USUALLY HAVE TO LIGHTLY TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO START. AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A DAY IT WILL KEEP TURNING OVER AND DIE. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THAT . I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER AT THE 14-69 AUTO MALL IN FORT WAYNE INDIANA AND HE TOLD ME THAT AN EXCESSIVE START IN GM VEHICLES IS VERY NORMAL. I KNOW QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME VAN AS I DO AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM . BIT IT SEEMS THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I AM AFRAID IT MAY BE AN IGNITION OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO IT . THAT K YOU FOR YOUR TIME . *TR
SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VAN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH TO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM, SO WE WENT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES ,FINALLY IN 4-20133 THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. IT SEEM TO BE OKAY FOR A WHILE BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2000 MILES IT WAS LOOSE AGAIN. MY WARRANTY HAS ENDED SO THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER SHAFT. HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD THIS BE REPLACED TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE? HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS COMPLAINT? *TR
SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VAN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH TO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM, SO WE WENT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES ,FINALLY IN 4-20133 THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. IT SEEM TO BE OKAY FOR A WHILE BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2000 MILES IT WAS LOOSE AGAIN. MY WARRANTY HAS ENDED SO THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER SHAFT. HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD THIS BE REPLACED TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE? HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS COMPLAINT? *TR
IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START ENGINE PERIODICALLY...STUCK IN KEY SWITCH. HAVE TO START VEHICLE INBETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. HAVE TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO GET GEAR IN DRIVE CAN ONLY PARK WITH VEHICLE FRONT END AT UPWARD SLANT OR VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. ABS LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW IF UPLANDER VAN IS A SUBURBAN OR NOT, SO NOT SURE IF ON LIST PROVIDED ON THIS FORM. THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY OTHERS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO GET IT FIXED PURCHASE VEHICLE IN PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA THANK YOU *TR
IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START ENGINE PERIODICALLY...STUCK IN KEY SWITCH. HAVE TO START VEHICLE INBETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. HAVE TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO GET GEAR IN DRIVE CAN ONLY PARK WITH VEHICLE FRONT END AT UPWARD SLANT OR VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. ABS LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW IF UPLANDER VAN IS A SUBURBAN OR NOT, SO NOT SURE IF ON LIST PROVIDED ON THIS FORM. THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY OTHERS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO GET IT FIXED PURCHASE VEHICLE IN PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA THANK YOU *TR
IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START ENGINE PERIODICALLY...STUCK IN KEY SWITCH. HAVE TO START VEHICLE INBETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. HAVE TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO GET GEAR IN DRIVE CAN ONLY PARK WITH VEHICLE FRONT END AT UPWARD SLANT OR VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. ABS LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW IF UPLANDER VAN IS A SUBURBAN OR NOT, SO NOT SURE IF ON LIST PROVIDED ON THIS FORM. THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY OTHERS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO GET IT FIXED PURCHASE VEHICLE IN PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA THANK YOU *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE ROD END WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TIE ROD END WAS CONSISTENTLY REPLACED EVERY YEAR OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
SLIDING DOORS WOULD START TO AUTOMATICALLY OPEN ON ROAD AND LATER ON FREEWAY. NOW, WHEN WEAR SEAT BELT IT CATCHES ON SEAT CONTROL AND STARTS TO MOVE SEAT. *TR