2006 Chevrolet Uplander

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULDN'T STAY CLOSED. I WOULD CLOSE IT, IT WOULD DING AND RE OPEN ON ITS OWN, FINALLY GOT IT TO STAY CLOSED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR IT WOULD TAKE 10 MINUTES OR SO TO GET IT TO STAY CLOSED. I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN AND I WAS GOING AROUND 45 MPH AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN ON ITS OWN, WHEN THIS HAPPENED I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SPENT A GOOD 20 MINS TRYING TO GET THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED, I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OVER 50 OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. MY HUSBAND WORKS THIRD SHIFT AND AS HE WAS LEAVING WORK HE NOTICED THE DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN. HE SHUT IT THINKING HE MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN TO DO SO BEFORE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. ON HIS WAY HOME AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. SINCE HE HAS GOTTEN HOME THE DOOR IS REPEATEDLY OPENING AND CLOSING ITSELF EVEN IF IT IS LOCKED. *TR

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 KNEW I WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE PROBABLY 10-15 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AT RANDOM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOORS WERE BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE FIST TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PUT A MOTOR IN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR. THE SECOND TIME, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/18/09,*JB

BOUGHT A 2006 UPLANDER FROM ROYAL CHEVROLET IN RICHMOND VA. VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO US IN JULY 2007 AS NEW. STARTING IN OCT-NOV VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IN NOVEMBER TIE RODS AND SWAY BARS HAD TO ALREADY BE REPLACED, VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE SITTING STILL,VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN CREAKS, CLANKS AND SCREECHES, VEHICLE SWAYS TO RIGHT AND I HAVE TO "OVERDRIVE" TO KEEP IT ON ROAD SAFELY, SHAKES WHILE SITTING STILL, RATTLING NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE BACK PASSENGER AREA, HEADLIGHT DIM ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, RPMS REV UP WITH NORMAL DRIVING,GAS READS EMPTY WITH 1/4 TANK IN IT AND WILL NOT START IF PARKED ON DOWNWARD INCLINE. THE ONLY THING TAKEN SERIOUSLY WAS THE TIE ROD AND SWAY BARS, THEY WERE FIXED BUT VAN STILL SHAKES AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. I WROTE LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER AND MANY WEEKS HAVE GONE BY WITH NO CONTACT FROM THEM TO HELP ME FIX MY PROBLEMS. *TR

PURCHASED IN JAN 06. BY SEPT 11, 2006 STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND HEARD NOISE UNDER CAR WHEN DRIVING. STEERING SHAFT WAS BINDING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; COULD NOT LOCATE NOISE. SAID MAY BE RELATED TO STEERING SHAFT. SEPT 20, 2006, TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR NOISE UNDER VAN AGAIN; WAS TOLD E-BRAKE CABLE WAS HITTING REAR SUSPENSION. FEBRUARY 11, 2007, HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WORN TIRES WITH ONLY 23, 275 MILES ON CAR AND HAVE AN ALIGNMENT. MARCH 9, 2007, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS COMING ON AS WELL AS VEHICLE SHAKING. WAS TOLD FRONT BRAKES WERE 100% WORN AND BACK BRAKES WERE 80% WORN AND WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.(ONLY HAD 23,989 MILES ON VAN). APRIL 19, 2007, HEARD NOISED WHILE DRIVING, HEARD SOMETHING LIKE A SPRING POP, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND IT WAS STALLING WHEN TRYING TO START. BOTH SWAY BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED, SPRING POP WAS RELATED TO SWAY BARS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE LAST TWO. NOW A YEAR LATER WITH ONLY 39,000, I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR NEW BRAKES AGAIN. AND MY FRONT TIRES ARE WORN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!!!!! I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DOORS NOT CLOSING; AFTER THEY WIPED OFF THE LITTLE MAGNETS AT THE BOTTOM SOMETIMES THEY STILL DON'T WANT TO CLOSE. *TR

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

THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OPENS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS SHUT ON MY DAUGHTER, AND IT IS MISALIGNED. IT IS UNPREDICATABLE AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE 11 TIMES JUST FOR THE DOOR. MY STABILITY AND TRACTION SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES, AND MY WHOLE STEERING COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR THE MOST AS I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. *JB