2008 Chevrolet Uplander

VEHICLE WONT START AT TIMES: AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR SO AND MAKING SEVERAL STOPS SUCH AS SHOPPING STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE OPENING THE HOOD TO ALLOW MOTOR TO COOL DOWN SEEMS TO HELP. TRYING TO START VEHICLE TAKES UP TO 15 TO 25 TRIES. ALL BATTERY CONNECTIONS SEEM TO BE SECURE. STARTER WAS REPLACED THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. OTHER ISSUES POWER STEERING LEAKING FROM UNDER CARRIAGE. PROBLEMS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FEBRUARY 2019.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, ALONG WITH THE WHEEL HUBS AND WIRING HARNESS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE BATTERY CHANGED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,560.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONSTAR EMERGENCY SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND DIRECTED HIM TO CONTACT ONSTAR TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERVICES EVERY 30 SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOLICITATION WAS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE ONSTAR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. ONSTAR STATED THAT THE RESOLUTION WAS FOR THE CONTACT TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERVICE OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT DEACTIVATED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SAFETY ISSUE: THE FIRST OCCURRENCE DATE IS AN ESTIMATE, AS I DO NOT REMEMBER, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN THIS NIGHT: FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF (OF COURSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT). I WAS AWAKE. I LIVE IN A PRETTY SAFE PARK. AT APPROXIMATELY 1230A THE ALARM WENT OFF. I RAN OUT TO CHECK AND THERE WAS NO ONE AND NOTHING AROUND THAT COULD HAVE TRIPPED IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DIDN'T SET IT. THE VAN WAS UNLOCKED, THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HANGING BY THE LANYARD. I GRABBED THE FOB AND SHUT IF OFF. 20 MINUTES LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, THEN AGAIN, THEN AGAIN,T HEN AGAIN, EACH TIME ABOUT 20 MINUTES APART. I WAS STARTING TO PANIC BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO ANGER THE NEIGHBORS AND END UP EVICTED. MY SPOUSE AND I HAD TO PULL THE HORN FUSE TO SILENCE THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, THEN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY...I THOUGHT. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS AND AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM (DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH EITHER THE FOB OR THE INSIDE SWITCH). THEY APOLOGIZED AND OFFERED TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS, BUT INFORMED ME THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS MY PROBLEM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TWO ISSUES ARE LINKED. THE LOCK PROBLEM CAME FIRST. BUT BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIRS (I AM LOW INCOME), I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE USE OF MY HORN, WHICH IS A NO-NO AND A SAFETY PROBLEM. TONIGHT, THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON THEIR OWN. THEY FLASHED TWICE, THEN STOPPED FOR ALMOST A MINUTE, THEN DID IT AGAIN A FEW TIMES MORE, THEN IT STOPPED ALTOGETHER. LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN...AND AGAIN...THE LOCK ISSUE IS A HEALTH HAZARD FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE A PLETHORA OF ILLNESSES THAT CAUSE ME DISABILITY. I MUST PULL HEAVY OBJECTS OVER THE RUMBLE SEAT TO THE SINGLE SEAT IN FRONT OF IT, GET OUT OF THE CAR (PAINFUL TO MY KNEES AND LOWER BACK), THEN GET THE ITEM OUT. WHEN I AM FINISHED, I AM LITERALLY FINISHED. I AM CAUSED PHYS. & MENTAL PAIN. *TR