2008 Chevrolet Uplander

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,664.  

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . DASH LIGHT GO OUT, SEAT BELTS ALL OF THEM UNLATCH BY THEM SELF, I REPLACED THE BRAKES 6 TIMES ALREADY, EMISSION VAPOR CANISTER WENT OUT , THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON . IT ALL WAYS SAY CHECK GAS CAP,KNOW MY VAN NOT WORKING. I CAN'T CLEAN ANY HARD CODES, PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR UNLATCH WHEN I WAS AND THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE DOOR HIT THE GROUND ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 5 KIDS IN THE CAR , MY 20 YR SON WAS SITTING BY HIS EIGHT YR OLD BROTHER . MY EIGHT YR OLD WAS ON THE SIDE THAT CAME UNLATCH THANK GOD HE UN DID HIS BROTHER SEAT BELT AND GRAB HIM AND HELD ON TO HIM TIGHT UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE . THE STARTED WENT OUT,THE BACK AIR CONDITION WON'T WORK, THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE JOINT BROKE, THE VAN OVER HEATS ALL THE TIME WHICH CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AND THE STARTER WENT I REPLACE TRANSMISSION STARTER AND THERMOSTAT .THE VAN A PIECE OF [XXX] AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK I PAID FOR IN CASH. I BROUGHT THE VAN IN 2008 AND PAID CASH FOR IT .I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BROUGHT IT IN 11/1/2008. THE PROBLEMS STARTED 2 DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT THE VAN HOME. I WISH NEVER HAD GOTTEN IT. THE [XXX] THING A LEMON THEY NEED FORCE CHEVY TO RECALL THE GOD [XXX] LEMON 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER AND GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN GO SOME WERE ELSE AND BY MY FAMILY A REAL VAN , I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 5 CHILDREN AND I NEED A RELIABLE VAN ,NOT A PIECE OF [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE A 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER VAN (BOUGHT NEW) THAT BETWEEN AUG. 2010 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED 9 TIMES BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD. WHEN CALLING A TOWING SERVICE TRUCK THE VAN STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A SERVICE STATION. IT HAS NOW BEEN LOOKED AT BY 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS & 2 INDEPENDENT GARAGES. AFTER THROUGH ANALYSIS, NEITHER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES I WAS TOLD THE VAN NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE VEHICLE WOULD AGAIN NOT START. THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-222-1020) WOULD NOT HELP ME AND REFERRED ME TO HAVE THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I RECOMMEND THAT GM RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX IT AFTER FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS I'VE NOTICED THAT MY DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT UNLOCKING WHEN PRESSING THE ALL DOOR LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. I WENT TO THE STORE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013 AND WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR FOR 45 MINUTES. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY ENTRY ON THE ENTIRE CAR, DRIVER DOOR. (MY REMOTE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN MARCH 2012.) I HAD TO FLAG A PERSON DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT AND HAVE THEM USE THE KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR. BECAUSE THIS IS A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD, AND I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE. *TR

DROVE THE VAN HOME THAT SAME NIGHT,BEFORE WE PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY , THE VAN OVER HEATED ,THE BRAKES HAD A SPONGY FEEL TO THEM AFTER 15 MINS OF DRIVING , TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PASS THE HALF WAY MAKE WHEN THE RED INDICATOR CAME ON THE VAN TOTALLY SHUT DOWN NO POWER , I ALMOST FLIP THE VAN OVER. I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKE TWICE IN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.THEN LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON WHEN TEMPERATURE WERE COLD , RAINY, FOGGY, OUT SIDE , AND WHEN IT GOT HOT TEMPERATURE OUT SIDE THE DASH LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ,THEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE DASH LIGHTS STAYED OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. ALSO THE VAN STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE NOT WANTED TO TURN OVER, AND WOULD ALSO LOSS ALL POWER TO VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED OUT IN HORRIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OUTSIDE WITH ARE CHILDREN. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE CHARGED $80 TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR DUE TO AN INTERNAL TIMING FAILURE AT A COST OF OVER $1000. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VAN AND IT POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT CLOSES, THE ALARM SOUNDS AND THEN THE DOOR REOPENS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE TIMING ON THE MOTOR WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

ON FEB 18, 2013 MY DOOR CAME OFF ON MY UPLANDER, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ERROR MESSAGES AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 3 WEEKS UNTIL I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PICK UP. I ALSO HAD THE ENGINE STABILITY AND THE AIR PRESSURE MONITOR AND AIR BAG, AND TRACTION CONTROL REPAIRED COSTING A TOTAL OF $2,336.00 DOLLARS OF REPAIRS COMPLETED. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, I AM TRYING TO TRADE IN MY VEHICLE WHERE I PURCHASED IT, BUT I OWE MORE THEN WHAT IT WAS APPRAISED FOR. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER FOR A TRADE, BUT THEY ARE NOT WORKING WITH ME. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WHEN OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE, DO NOT TAKE THIS COMPLAINT LIGHTLY, AND ASSIST ME IN MAKING GMC REPLACE MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, FALLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SHORT, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM LOCKING, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THE DASH, AND A DINGING SOUND, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO MAKE A SOUND WHEN THE DOOR OPENED, BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND. EVERY 10-11 MONTHS THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. UPDATED 07/09/12