Problems · by component
2007 Chevrolet Uplander structure problems
27 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Uplander cite structure, 25% of all 109 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
27
25% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
What owners say about the structure
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“SLIDING DOORS DON'T OPERATE CORRECTLY OR THEY OPEN WHEN MOVING. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOW LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEMS NOT WORKING. *JS”
“WE PURCHASED THE 2007 CHEVY UPLANDER BEFORE DOING ANY RESEARCH....HAD WE KNOWN WHAT WE KNOW NOW, WE WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED IT. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE REAR SLIDING DOORS BEGAN ACTING UP. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T OPEN AND OTHER TIMES THEY RANDOMLY OPEN ON THEIR OWN. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WILL STOP MID-CLOSE, REOPEN THEN START CLOSING AGAIN. WHEN YOU THINK IT IS CLOSED, IT WILL JUST KEEP GRINDING AND THEN POP BACK OPEN. WE WERE IN NC ON VACATION WHEN THE DOOR ALARM WOULDN'T STOP 'DINGING' BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. ONCE WE FINALLY GOT THE DOOR TO CLOSE, THE KIDS WOULD HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE REAR HATCH FOR FEAR THAT THE DOORS WOULDN'T CLOSE AGAIN SINCE WE WERE SO FAR FROM HOME. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM...THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT! I EVEN DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING...BUT WHEN I GOT THERE IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. ANOTHER ISSUE WE HAD WAS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS FAILING AT 35,000 MILES. LUCKILY THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR”
“STARTING SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN, I RAN INTO THE ISSUE OF THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT WANTING TO CLOSE. IT WOULD ALMOST LATCH AND THEN BOUNCE BACK. I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY OPENING AND RECLOSING THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENS ONCE TO TWICE A WEEK. I CAN FIND NO PREVIOUS SERVICE RECORDS ON THE DOORS ON THIS VAN, BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE IT DID NOT OCCUR WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS AND SIMILAR ISSUES, I HAVE ELECTED NOT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT GM COULD OR WOULD BE WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ON THAT NOTE, I AM FURTHER DISHEARTEN BY THE FACT THAT YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN SERVICE BULLETINS, LETTING GM OFF THE HOOK FOR A CLEARLY FLAWED DESIGN ON THE ENTIRE DOOR AND ALL OF ITS MOVING PARTS. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO PUT IT ON RECORD, ANY ACTION WILL BE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. *TR”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD ONLY RELEASE MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300. UPDATED 3/21/14*CN *TR”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.”
“INCIDENT 1: TRACKING PIN ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR BROKE, NOT ALLOWING DOOR TO CLOSE, HAD TO PULL FUSES AND MANUALLY SHUT, IF TRIED TO OPEN NOW, DOOR FALLS OFF TRACK, UNSAFE. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT WORSE, NO RESOLUTION FROM CHEVROLET COMPANY. INCIDENT 2: SERVICE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES PULSE, WHEN ENGAGED WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE RELEASED WITHOUT A WAITING PERIOD, DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A TIMELY AND SAFE MANNER. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ISSUE WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE TESTED. (INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT NOT SHOWING UP WHEN I TAKE IT IN). *TR”
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