2005 Chevrolet Uplander Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY”

“I OWN A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. I PURCHASED IT ON JULY 7, 2008. A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD RIGHT BY IT. I PULLED OVER AND IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CLOSE”

“2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, HEADLIGHT FAILURE. DIM AND FLICKER. GM INDICATES NO KNOWN CAUSE OR SOLUTION. MULITPLE REPLACEMENTS OF ALTERNATOR. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THEY SAY IT DOESN'T CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DISAGREE”

“LIGHTS ON MY UPLANDER GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 IT HAPPENED MAYBE EVERY 2 MONTHS. NOW IT IS TWICE A WEEK. I CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. OTHER TIMES THEY FLICKER AND GROW VERY DIM”

“WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE ENGINE WON'T START”

“TAMARA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY IN OUR VAN, THE LEFT TRAILING ARE BROKE OFF. THEREFORE, MY AXLE STARTED TO FALL OFF. I COULD NOT STOP US. MY BREAKS DIDN'T WORK, SINCE IT SNAPPED MY BREAK LINE TOO. I WAS ONLY GOING 25MPH”

“REAR AXEL BROKE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDERS HOWEVER WHEN CALLED, WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ONLY AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT WERE REMODELED INTO HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VANS”

“ON DECEMBER 15, 2011, A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER WAS DRIVEN ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE WHEEL JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HAND AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP”

“MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN HER BOOSTER SEAT WITH HER SEATBELT ON, IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. SHE LEANED FORWARD TO PICK SOMETHING OFF THE FLOOR, AND THE SEATBELT RIPPED OUT OF THE SEAT”

“FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FASTEN MY SEATBELT IT WILL NOT CATCH AND LOCK. IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FASTEN SEATBELT BEFORE IT WILL ENGAGE AND LOCK”

“THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT BUCKLE INTO THE LATCH. THERE'S A METAL PIECE INSIDE THE LATCH BLOCKING IT FROM SLIDING IN AND SNAPPING IN. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A FEW DAYS AGO, PREVENTING ME FROM DRIVING THE VAN SINCE I CAN'T USE MY SEAT BELT”

“THE IGNITION SLIPS INTO THE OFF MODE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THUS DISABLING EVERYTHING, INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE MOVING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS ON A PUBLIC STREET, AND MANY TIMES AFTER START UP WHEN I'M NOT MOVING”

“SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, THE IGNITION HAS JUST SHUT OFF. NORMALLY THIS WAS WHEN IDOLING SO I WASN'T TOO SURE. HOWEVER, IT JUST TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC”

“2005 CHEVY UPLANDER SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL NOT START BACK UP SOMETIMES. RADIO AND BLINKERS GO OFF AND ON. BEFORE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF A SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE COMES UP ON DASH DISPLAY”

“BRAKE ROTORS WARP ON REGULAR BASIS. 4 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES (2 YEARS). UNLESS REPLACED VAN STOPS WITH DIFFICULTY AND COULD RESULT IN CRASH”

“THE BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WILL CAUSE THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED”

“BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 5 TIMES ON A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER AND NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REBUILT FROM THE CONSTANT VIBRATION CAUSED BY THE WARPED BRAKE ROTORS”

“THE FUEL GAGUE REGISTERED ABOUT 1/4 FULL. I PUT 19 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. WHEN I CRANKED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WAS LOW FUEL AND THE RED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE GAGE INDICATED EMPTY”

“I FILLED MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER WITH GAS AND IT STILL READS LOW FUEL AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR”

“THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF THE GASOLINE TANK IS BELOW A HALF A TANK AND ON A HILL. CONTACT'S WIFE HIT A GARAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND ALSO HAD A TWO MONTH OLD SON THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE”