2008 Chevrolet Uplander

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPEN ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOORS ALSO OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/2012 *LN *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 08 CHEVY UPLANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FOR NO REASON, THE DIC SHOWS.. REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN SLOWS, ALMOST TO A STOP AND CANNOT GET BACK TO SPEED UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A 20 MILE TRIP (AT LEAST 5). OUR MECHANIC HAS PUT IT ON HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND SHOWS NO PROBLEM. THIS EVEN HAPPENS WHILE THE DIC IS SHOWING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE ( CHEVY UPLANDER). I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 70MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID GETTING REAR-ENDED, RE-START THE VAN, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DO THE SAME THING, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MADE CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER GM GARAGE TO HAVE IT PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AGAIN, THIS WILL COST $79PER HOUR,OUT OF POCKET IF THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON, ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL. WE ALSO HAVE WATER STANDING ON THE FLOOR BOARD, WHICH IN THE WINTER TIME FREEZES AND MAKES THE PEDALS SLIPPERY, STILL HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM, NO ONE CAN FIND A LEAK. OUR MECHANIC DID CLEAN OFF SOME SENSORS AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THAT WAS A SHORT TERM FIX, NOW IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND THE RECHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RECHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ODI 1-888-327-4236; TTY: 1-800-424-9163 FILE COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC 1-877-382-4357 ; TTY: 1-866-653-4261. CHEVY UPLANDERS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL. THE REASON THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE ENGINES IN THESE VANS HAS TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE ALTERNATOR OUT AND PUT IN A NEW ONE. CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE COMES UP IN ALL THE CHEVY UPLANDERS. I SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. THE GENTLEMEN IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE STATED, "THERE IS NOTHING THAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO DO IN REGARDS TO THESE UPLANDERS. THERE IS NO RECALL." WHEN I ASKED HIM, "ARE YOU GOING TO DO A RECALL", HE REFUSED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE 3 TIMES I ASKED HIM. PURCHASING THESE UPLANDERS BY THE CONSUMER IS A RIP OFF, AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT A PRODUCT LIKE THIS IS SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THAT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THESES UPLANDERS, AND THERE ARE NO MANUALS ON HOW TO FIX THEM, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THE PENALTY. FIXING THESE UPLANDERS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND EVEN IF YOU REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR YOU DON'T KNOW, IF THAT IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CHECK THE INTERNET BY PUTTING IN CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CHEVY UPLANDERS. IT WILL SHOCK YOU. I URGE EVERYONE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE ODI AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FTC. THE MORE PEOPLE FILE COMPLAINTS WITH THE ODI AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FTC A CLASS A LITIGATION CAN COME ABOUT AND WE CAN MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND TO PAY BACK EVERYONE WHO PAID TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED IN THEIR UPLANDERS. FILE THOSE COMPLAINTS NOW WITH ODI AND THE FTC NOW-DON'T WAIT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE BATTERY WAS CONSTANTLY LOOSING AMPS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON ONE OCCASION. THE ALTERNATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED IVOQ 09/01/10. *JB *TR

PURCHASE 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER FROM [XXX], ROSEVILLE, CA SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 X'S. 17 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE PURCHASE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE POPS UP. PUT IN THE NEW BATTERY 8/15 IT WON'T HOLD CHARGE. THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE THEY SAID. THERE ARE OVER HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALTERNATORS IN THE CHEVY UPLANDER AND CHEVY HASN'T DONE RECALL TO FIX. MY VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER WEEK AND THE SPECIALIST AT GM (DAVE 1-866-790-5600 X1317) SAID HE WOULD GET A RESOLUTION. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE SPECIALIST SINCE 8/19. HTTP://WWW.GREENFLAGAUTO.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=1885, HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=21063, HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/CHEVROLET/UPLANDER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM, HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/CHEVROLET/UPLANDER, HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T2589497-GETTING_CHARGING_SYSTEM_FAILURE, HTTP://WWW.CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=21063, HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/1WL3T-I-HAVE-A-2005-CHEVY-UPLANDER-MY-HEADLIGHTS-WERE-FLICKERING, HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/3WOZJ-ALTERNATOR-NOT-CHARGING-BATTERY-HOW-CAN-I-CHECK-THE-ALTERNATOR, HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T4092277-DECEMBER_2_BATTERIES "BY DECOBLUE21 ON FEB 09, 2010 SINCE DEC WE HAVE HAD 2 BATTERIES AND AN ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN OUR 2008 UPLANDER. THE BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY LOOSING AMPS. AND THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. WE CHARGE IT BUT EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY JUST DOESN'T HOLD THE CHARGE. THE REALLY WEIRD THING IS THAT WHEN IT'S IDLING IT GAINS AMPS AND WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN IT LOSES AMPS.EVENTUALLY HOWEVER, IT JUST DOESN'T EVEN TAKE THE CHARGE. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE? " THOSE ARE THE LINKS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. MY VAN HAS BEEN AT [XXX] FOR OVER A WEEK. MONTH AFTER I HAD THE VAN CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CAME ON AND WENT OFF HOUR LATER. CHEVY SAID DON'T WORRY. PLEASE HELP ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17898.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAG AND SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURY TO THE NECK AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR THE BODY DAMAGES WAS $6,268. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.