2005 Chevrolet UPLANDER: complaints, problems and recalls

PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON AND THE DOOR CLOSED 30% AND JAMMED. I CHECKED FOR ANY BLOCKAGES AND DID NOT SEE ANY. I PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON AGAIN AND THE MOTOR SOUNDED ABNORMAL. I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION TOOK THE DOOR HANDLE AND TRIED TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. AT THAT POINT THE BRACKET ,BEARINGS AND CABLE CAME OFF WITH THE BACK OF THE DOOR. THE BACK OF THE VAN IS NOW DAMAGED ALONG THE BRACKET.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118384 at NHTSA ↗

I AM ENTERING THIS CONCERN ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE INJURED WITH ONE FATALITY IN A SINGLE VEHICLE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE INCIDENT OCURRED ON I65 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA AND MOBILE, ALABAMA ON MAY 17, 2005. MY AUNT [XXX] DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES. MY MOTHER [XXX] REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE UNIV. OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER IN MOBILE, AL. MY COUSIN [XXX] HAS NECK INJURIES AND HAS BEEN RELEASED. MY FATHER [XXX] AND NEPHEWS ([XXX] AND [XXX]) SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10122339 at NHTSA ↗

WE WERE TAKING VACATION LAST DECEMBER GOING THRU THE MOUNTAINS AND IT WAS VERY FOGGY. YOU COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD AND WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THEY SHOWED ME A PAPER STATING THAT GMAC WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS LAST DECEMBER AND IT IS NOW JUNE AND STILL NO SOLUTION. THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN FOGGY WEATHER. I REALLY HOPE SOME…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124855 at NHTSA ↗

ACTUATING BAR FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUTTING INTO WIRING HARNESS CAUSING FAILURES TO WIRES CUT, PRIMARILY HEADLIGHTS. A TOTAL OF SEVEN WIRES WERE CUT. DEALERSHIP FIXED WIRES AND HAD TO FASTEN WIRING HARNESS TO WINSHIELD WIPER FLUID TANK NECK WITH ELECTRICAL TIES.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10125600 at NHTSA ↗

MAY 1, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STOPPED ON OWN. ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED AGAIN. THIS REPEATED ABOUT 20 TIMES. THE BRAKES ENGAGED ALL 4 WHEELS WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL EACH TIME. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE IT WORKS FINE. MAY 2 GOING 65 MPH ON I-275, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT NOTICE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (LUCKY). IT WAS LIKE SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ON A SLICK ROAD (WITHOUT USING THE PEDAL). DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE REASON,…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,926 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126663 at NHTSA ↗

DT: CALLER SAID AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. CALLER HAD IT FIXED TWICE ALREADY, AND HAS AN APPOINTMENT FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CABLE BROKE, AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE PART. THE BELL THAT SIGNALED DOOR AJAR SOUNDED CONSTANTLY. ALSO, THE MOTOR FOR THE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENTLY WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER ONE. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD MOTOR IN THREE MONTHS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126692 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE DRIVES SATISFACTORY WITHIN CITY LIMITS. HIGHWAY DRIVING APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY UNSTABLE. VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE SWAYING AND POOR HANDLING. INCIDENT IS NOT ISOLATED, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY PASSENGERS NOR MYSELF ARE SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM IMMEDIATELY BUT ISSUE WAS DISMISSED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER MINIVAN. THIS IS NOT A TRUCK.

Owner-reported narrative. 33 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127670 at NHTSA ↗

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW VAN 2005 AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO ARM RESTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS UNSAFE. ALSO WHEN SITTING IN THE BACK THIRD ROW SEAT THE RIDE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT HURT THE PASSENGER'S BACK. HAS BEEN TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THIS VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH AN ARM REST, BUT CONSUMER COULD PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET VAN CUSTOMIZED. CONSUMER DID WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS NOT HIS RESPONSIBILITY. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130405 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2005-02-18 (February 18, 2005)

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE OUTBOARD RELEASE HANDLE ON THE IMPACT-SIDE SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEAT MAY BE ACTUATED AND THE REAR LATCHES MAY UNLATCH EARLY IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH. THIS WAS DISCOVERED IN A SIDE IMPACT TEST RUN BY GM, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO NHTSA'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) SIDE IMPACT TEST.

Consequence: IF THE REAR LATCHES OF THE SEAT RELEASE EARLY IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, THE FRONT OUTBOARD LATCH MAY DISENGAGE AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SEAT LATCH RELEASE HANDLE AND INSTALL A BLACK PLASTIC CAP OVER THE EXPOSED METAL STUD TO ELIMINATE THE SIDE IMPACT SAFETY CONCERN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

Reported: 2005-06-20 (June 20, 2005)

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, 'PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' TO MEET THE STANDARD, THE VEHICLE MUST NOT MOVE FOR FIVE MINUTES WHEN STOPPED ON A STEEP HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (N). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAILED THIS TEST.

Consequence: WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE UNINTENDED BRAKING WHEN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR COASTING, AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PARKING BRAKE LEVER SLIPPAGE AT EACH REAR BRAKE CALIPER AND REPLACE THE CALIPER IF LEVER SLIPPAGE IS IDENTIFIED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.

Reported: 2010-03-19 (March 19, 2010)

THE BRAUN CORPORATION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 GENERAL MOTORS MOBILITY CONVERSION, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE LOW FLOOR MINIVANS. DURING CONVERSION, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM MODIFICATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED.

Consequence: A SQUEAKING OR CLUNKING NOISE MAY DEVELOP. THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE TRAILING ARM MAY FRACTURE OR SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND WILL HAVE A SUPPLY OF RETROFIT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN AT 1-800-488-0359.