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 2008 Chevrolet Uplander submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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
WE STARTED SMELLING GAS COMING FROM THE CAR TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF VEHICLE $600 LATER WE HAD A NEW FUEL PUMP INSTALLED AND NO GAS SMELL COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY IF GAS WOULD HAVE IGNITED I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND APPARENTLY MY MECHANIC IS CORRECT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,400.
THIS VEHICLE NEED TO BE RECALLED, I READ ALOT FROM OTHER PEOPLE, AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, TIRE BLOW, ODOR OF GAS, I HAVE KIDS AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR, MY KIDS HAVE ASTHMA AND I CAN NOT HAVE A CAR LIKE THIS, THIS IS DAMAGES AND NIT A SAFE VAN, 2008 CHEV UPLANDER NEED TO BE OFF THE MARKET. I DRIVE THIS CAR SMELLING GAS AND GAS IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND HIGHWAYS. THIS NEED TO BE ON RECALL
FUEL PUMP DEFECTIVE FROM FUEL FEED AND RETURN LINE
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD BRAKE ISSUES THE FRONT SENSOR WIRES GOT SNAGGED AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAD TURNED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES ONCE AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS NEEDED A NEW WIRE HARNESS THAT HAD BURNT UP AT 108,000 MILES, THE TUNING PORT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AROUND THE SAME TIME AS WELL AS AN EVAP CANISTER. NOW AT 140,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THEY HAVE BLOCKED ME FROM REPORTING ON FACEBOOK HOW THE CARS ARE AWFUL BUT I AM NOW WRITING EVERYONE I CAN ABOUT THE AUTOS THEY PASS OF AS AMERICAN CAR. *JS
CAR. *TR
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . DASH LIGHT GO OUT, SEAT BELTS ALL OF THEM UNLATCH BY THEM SELF, I REPLACED THE BRAKES 6 TIMES ALREADY, EMISSION VAPOR CANISTER WENT OUT , THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON . IT ALL WAYS SAY CHECK GAS CAP,KNOW MY VAN NOT WORKING. I CAN'T CLEAN ANY HARD CODES, PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR UNLATCH WHEN I WAS AND THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE DOOR HIT THE GROUND ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 5 KIDS IN THE CAR , MY 20 YR SON WAS SITTING BY HIS EIGHT YR OLD BROTHER . MY EIGHT YR OLD WAS ON THE SIDE THAT CAME UNLATCH THANK GOD HE UN DID HIS BROTHER SEAT BELT AND GRAB HIM AND HELD ON TO HIM TIGHT UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE . THE STARTED WENT OUT,THE BACK AIR CONDITION WON'T WORK, THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE JOINT BROKE, THE VAN OVER HEATS ALL THE TIME WHICH CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AND THE STARTER WENT I REPLACE TRANSMISSION STARTER AND THERMOSTAT .THE VAN A PIECE OF [XXX] AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK I PAID FOR IN CASH. I BROUGHT THE VAN IN 2008 AND PAID CASH FOR IT .I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BROUGHT IT IN 11/1/2008. THE PROBLEMS STARTED 2 DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT THE VAN HOME. I WISH NEVER HAD GOTTEN IT. THE [XXX] THING A LEMON THEY NEED FORCE CHEVY TO RECALL THE GOD [XXX] LEMON 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER AND GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN GO SOME WERE ELSE AND BY MY FAMILY A REAL VAN , I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 5 CHILDREN AND I NEED A RELIABLE VAN ,NOT A PIECE OF [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I HAVE NOTICED RIGHT AROUND THE TIME I GOT THIS VAN THAT JUST IT JUST STARTED MAKING THIS CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END AND MAKING A NOISE THAT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT. THE DROP DOWN MODULAR HAS BEEN REALLY BOGGING DOWN AROUND 50MPH AND MAKES ME GIVE IT MORE GAS TO STOP THE KICK BACK. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BUYING A SET OF 4 NEW TIRES FOR THE VAN. I BOUGHT WHAT THE VAN RECALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OFF. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND STILL WONT SHUT OFF. I HAVE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED AT REQUIRED TIMES. I NOTICED THE FUEL SYSTEM ALSO HAS BEEN GIVING THE VAN A HARSH MPG ISSUES AND NOT SURE WHY. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE DROP DOWN MODULAR THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I NOW BEEN HAVING SINCE 2011 THE CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END AXEL AREA AND THEN AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECALL TODAY REALLY MADE ME SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VAN BECAUSE I'M DISABLED AND IN A WHEELCHAIR. I HAVE THE LOWERED FLOOR OPTION AND I KNOW ITS GOING TO NEED THIS RECALL FIXED AND WELDED. PLEASE SEND ME A EMAIL ON HOW I CAN GET THIS VAN FIXED. I WANTED TO ALSO TELL YOU THAT THIS VAN WAS SOLD TO ME AT $32,850 AND HAD A BLOWN ENGINE THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME TILL AFTERWARDS. AT 20,000 MILES THE VAN BLEW UP AND THEY SOLD IT TO ME AS NEW AND IT WAS USED. THEY ALSO TRIED TO SELL ME A EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURE FOR $3,500.I FEEL I WAS DONE WRONG AND WOULD NOT OF BOUGHT THIS VAN IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS BLOWN UP AT 20,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A REVIEW TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND FIXED WITH THE WELDING THAT THE RECALL CALLS FOR. THANK YOU. *TT
A SHORT TIME AFTER FULEING MY GASOLINE TANK I DETECTED A GAS ODOR. THE ODOR DID NOT GO AWAY, BUT GOT WORSE. I CHECKED UNDER MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY GASOLINE LEAKING AND SAW RAW GASOLINE LEAKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SCOURCE OF THE LEAK SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SERVICE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM A PLASTIC FUEL LINE ATTACJED TO THE INTERNALO FUEL TANK MODULE. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE AND GAS WOULD SPRAY FROM THIS CRACK ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, EVENTUALLY RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I FEEL THAT FUEL COULD HAVE SPRAYED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TANK (EXHAUST PIPE SIDE) AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS FIRE.
I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH THE CHEVROLET "DRIVE BY WIRE" THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AND CONTINUES MALFUNCTION. (3-YEARS AFTER ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED) I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VAN TO LOCAL AREA SERVICE STATIONS TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY FLUSHED EVERY SIX MONTHS BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE REDUCED POWER ISSUES. AFTER CALLING THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER (866-790-5700 X20305) AND EXPLAINING & HAVING A FILE OPENED, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO BRING MY VAN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER INFORMED US THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO TO COMPENSATE THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AT AN UNSAFE SPEED AND MANNER. I WROTE THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (CAC) HOPING THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROCESSES THAT GM CORPORATE OFFICE HAS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS THESE. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE TO DETERMINE ANY AVAILABLE RESOURCES. *TR
A SHORT TIME AFTER FILLING MY GASOLINE TANK I BEGAN TO DETECT THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES. I THOUGHT I HAD OVERFILLED THE TANK SO I RAN OUT SOME GAS FOR A FEW MILES, BUT THE ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY GASOLINE LEAKING AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE RUNNING DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE GASOLINE TANK. I COULD NOT DETECT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE GASOLINE TANK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC GASOLINE RETURN LINE GOING INTO THE INTERNAL TANK MODULE. THIS LEAK CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS FIRE IF THE RAW GASOLINE HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOT EXHAUST TAIL PIPE OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD REPAIRED THIS TYPE OF LEAK. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE THAT HE SAW THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PLASTIC RETURN LINE TO LEAK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN DESIGN OR MATERIAL AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHER OWNERS OF A CHEVROLET UPLANDER MINI VAN. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK MY CHILDREN WOULD SMELL GAS VERY STRONG ODOR INSIDE OF THE CAR IT WAS SO STRONG I TURN OFF THE A/C AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN OUR EYES WOULD BURN AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WE ALSO HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS' TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL WITH NO WINDOWS ON THE SIDES IT IS VERY UNPLEASANT RIDE; THIS WENT ON FOR OVER A WEEK I HAD NO CHOICE THIS IS THE VAN I USE TO TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL CHURCH STORE WHICH IS A FAR DISTANCE FROM WHERE WE LIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD EVEN WHEN THE VAN IS PARKED YOU CAN STILL SMELL GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. I AM A WIDOW AND ALL I HAVE IS MY CHILDREN PLEASE HELP US I WILL NEED A RENTAL AS I CAN NOT BE WITH OUT TRANSPORTATION THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR
RIGHT BACK PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE; TOOK IT IN FOR ADJUSTMENT. 2 YEARS LATER, DURING WHICH MY BABY WAS SITTING NEXT TO THAT DOOR, THE LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR WAS INOPERABLE. LATCH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. FUEL/OXYGEN INJECTOR FAILURE 3 TIMES; WAITING ON A PART. TAKEN IN FOR SQUEALING BRAKES 3 TIMES; WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS WERE ON RECALL. 2 YEARS LATER, I'M STILL WAITING ON THE BRAKE PADS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE TROUBLE TWICE, STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE TWICE, SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON A REGULAR BASIS; EACH TIME IT IS TAKEN TO MECHANIC. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS IF THE WARNING GOES OFF THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR, AND TO ONLY BRING IT IN IF THE WARNINGS GO ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES. A FEW TIMES THE MECHANIC HAS SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS KEEP COMING BACK ON. *TR
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