2005 Chevrolet Uplander Exterior lighting Problems

MY VAN HESITATES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPM'S. ESPECIALLY GOING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL BLINK FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON..THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS MALFUNCTIONING.. WHEEL BEARING IN THE REAR NEED REPLACEMENT.. AND THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.. RADIO SKIPS, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL.. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT DOESN'T HEAT. THERES BARELY ANY HEAT EVEN WHEN GAUGE READS THE ENGINE IS NORMALLY WARM..

NHTSA ID

11287856

Incident

Aug 24, 2019

Mileage

136,000 mi

RIGHT REAR LIGHTS (INDICATOR, BRAKE ) FAILED. TRIED TO REMOVE THE BOLTS AS PER THE VEHICLE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BUT THEY WOULD ONLY SPIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE PANEL AND DRILLED OUT THE SIDE TO REPLACE THE CAGE NUT WITH INSERTS. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BOLTS INSIDE HAD RUSTED AND THAT I HAD TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO PREVENT IT FROM SEIZING UP. SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CITING THE FACT THAT DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND ASKED THEM TO REIMBURSE THE CHARGES. GM DECLINED TO COVER THE CHARGES AND WHEN I STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN AND THAT I WOULD TAKE IT TO NHTSA, THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10567292

Incident

Jul 23, 2013

Mileage

50,779 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM AND/OR FLICKER. VOLTAGE DOES NOT STAY CONSISTENT. WHEN STOPPING THE RADIO WILL BLINK OFF, AND THE CD CHANGER WILL MAKE EJECTING NOISES LIKE A TAPE PLAYER. IF ANY ACCESSORIES "ARE" ACTUALLY PLUGGED IN YOU WILL GET STATIC AND ELECTRICAL WHINING FROM THE SPEAKERS. VEHICLE WILL GIVE HARD START ISSUES AFTER EXPERIENCING THE LIGHT DIM AND FLICKER ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ALL THE PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499286

Incident

Sep 30, 2012

Mileage

99,000 mi

ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE FLICKER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IT IS SO BAD THAT OTHER VEHICLES WILL FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482702

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

88,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP BULB HOLDER LOOSENED AND FELL TO REST ON HEADLIGHT HOUSING MELTING THE PLASTIC AND STARTED A FIRE,MELTED WIRING HARNESS COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND HEADLIGHT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, FIRE WAS PUT OUT RIGHT AWAY COULD HAVE BURN THE WHOLE CAR FLAMES WHERE SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10456572

Incident

Apr 24, 2012

Mileage

20,308 mi

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210319

Incident

Nov 10, 2007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL P225/60R17. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE SENSOR FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AND LIGHTING SENSORS, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10174574

Incident

Nov 28, 2006

Mileage

26,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT ONLY HAD TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MODULE COMPUTER CONTROL BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPROGRAMMED. EVEN THOUGH REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME, THE SENSOR IN THE RUNNING DAY LIGHTS AND THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10152324

Incident

Dec 21, 2005

Mileage

238 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE HEATER MOTOR BLOWER SLOWS DOWN. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ( PCM) HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10147261

Incident

Jan 3, 2006

Mileage

10,281 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING. THE LIGHTS STARTED GETTING DIM AS IF THEY WERE LOSING POWER. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR*AK

NHTSA ID

10140638

Incident

Aug 24, 2005

Mileage

10,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10138582

Incident

Feb 5, 2005

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN MY 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WITH NO A/C OR DVD ON WHICH IS MAKING ME WONDER IF THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY UPLANDER ONLY HAS ABOUT 450 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING ISSUE ON THE 2005 SATURN RELAYS AND CHEVY UPLANDERS. ONE PERSON SAID HE WAS CUT OFF BY TWICE BY SEMI'S BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTS FLICKERING AT NIGHT MAKING THE TRUCKER'S THINK THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BEING BLINKED SAYING IT WAS CLEAR FOR THEM TO MOVE OVER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132782

Incident

Aug 14, 2005