Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE CHEVY FUEL GAUGE ISSUE THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED (HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/PURSUITS/2011/PE/INOA-PE11014-3260.PDF) ALSO HAPPENS ON MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS MORE FUEL THAN IS IN THE TANK AND OTHER TIMES IT SAYS LESS THAN IS IN THE TANK. IT IS VERY UNRELIABLE. *TR
THE SAME INVESTIGATION REGARDING GMC ENVOY AND BUICK RANIER SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CHEVY UPLANDER, I OWN A 2005 UPLANDER AND IT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
I FILLED MY VAN UPLANDER 2005 WITH GASOLINE AND STILL SHOW "LOW FUEL", THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON AND "REPLACE THE CAP" LIGHT COMES UP, BUT WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME. I CHANGED BATTERY OF THE CAR. IS THERE ANY RECALL? *TR
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER AND IF HAVE 1/4 TANK OF GAS ON DOWNWARD SLOP IT WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, I HAVE A NHTSA # BUT THEY SAY MY VAN WASN'T IN THE RIGHT MONTH FOR THAT!! *TR
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 PARKED THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. TODAY I CRANKED IT AND THE GAGE SHOWS THAT IT IS FULL AND THE MESSAGE AND RED LIGHT ARE GONE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN WHEN WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME AND THE VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT A DEALER SINCE OUR LOCAL DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR
NOISE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING REPAIR 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS TODAY. THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TODAY SAME PROBLEMS.NEVER REPAIR.NOISE FRONT END WHEN TAKING OFF CAN FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK. CLANGING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.STARTER STICKING REPROGRAMMING SAME PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT IS A PROBLEM CHANGE 3 TIMES SAME PROBLEMS.(REPAIR THE PARTS ON DID YOU CHANGE IT COMPLETELY ? ).NEVER RECALL FAILURE. TODAY SAME PROBLEMS POOR SERVICE ONLY PROMISE. *TR
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 CAR INTERMITTENTLY TRIES TO START THE CRANK KEEPS TURNING BUT DOES NOT START. AS WELL AS I WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WITH A BIG RIG ON THE SIDE OF ME AND THE CAR STALLED AND STEERING LOCKED. THANK GOD I MANAGED TO GLIDE OVER TO THE EXIT LANE. I WAS TERRIFIED AS WAS MY PASSENGER. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES I NOTICED I WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT I HAD JUST PUT IN $20 . CHEVY SENT OUT TOW TRUCK TO GIVE ME GAS, BUT CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY HOURS LATER CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY. WHEN UPLANDER WAS FINISHED THEY SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO WATER IN LINES. WEATHER WAS GREAT NO RAIN OR PUDDLES ANYWHERE. UPLANDER ALMOST STALLED ON ANOTHER NIGHT LIGHTS DIMMED AND TIRES STOPPED ,BUT THEN IT WORKED FINE. STRANGE VERY!!! DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS OR SHUTS WHEN IT WANTS. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT AND I PUSHED BUTTON TO CLOSE DOOR SHE PUT HER FOOT UP TOWARDS DOOR AND IT SHUT AND LOCKED. LUCKILY HER TENNIS SHOES WERE A LITTLE BIG SO ONLY MINOR BRUISING OCCURRED. HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER IS TERRIFIED OF CAR. ALSO I HAVE ALREADY PUT 6 NEW TIRES ON CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD AT 13,000 MILES FIRST TIME. TIRES IN FRONT ARE BALD AGAIN. UPLANDER IS NOT STABLE TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. *TR
I WILL BE DRIVING ON A HALF A TANK OF GAS, JUST UP TO TOWN, 1MI, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT GOES TO LOW FUEL AND I WILL STALL. I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH 6 KIDS FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE I COULD FIND HELP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I CAN HAVE ALMOST A FULL TANK AND PARK ON A HILL AND IT WILL GO RED AND LOW FUEL. CANNOT GET ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
DT: 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. THERE WAS A FUEL LINE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. HAD TO ROLL VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL SO THE VEHICLE WILL START. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO GAS IF IT WAS B NOT LEVEL PARKED. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION. PEOPLE THOUGHT THE CONSUMER WAS FLASHING LIGHTS AT THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR A HANDICAP PERSON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS WORKING WITH MANUFACTURER TO NOT HAVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS. HAD PROBLEMS SINCE FEBRUARY 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BUY THIS VEHICLE. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. 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. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS NOT TO LET THE VEHICLE GO BELOW A HALF TANK. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND TOLD HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. GM DID SAY THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY LOOK AT IT. CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE HIT THE BEAM, BUT THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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