Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. 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. 9 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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, ALONG WITH THE WHEEL HUBS AND WIRING HARNESS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON DAGSBORO ROAD I CROSSED THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CATAPULTING THE VEHICLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER TWO TIMES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS TURNING END OVER END OR SIDEWISE. THE TELEPHONE POLE BROKE OFF AT THE BOTTOM AND ALSO AT THE TOP LEAVING THE TOP HANGING ON THE WIRES. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COME OFF UNTIL THE CAR WAS BEING MOVED TO THE SALVAGE YARD. THE STATE OF DELAWARE UNIFORM COLLISION REPORT INDICATES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INATTENTIVE DRIVING. I TOLD CPL ALBERT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT I DID REMEMBER BEING SLEEPY AND MENTIONING THAT I WAS PLANNING TO STOP AT THE SMYRNA REST AREA TO TAKE A NAP. THE REST AREA WAS AT LEAST AN HOURS DRIVE AHEAD OF US SO I DIDN'T THINK I WAS IN ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER OF FALLING ASLEEP. I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH CPL ALBERT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE ACCIDENT IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT CHANGED FROM INATTENTIVE DRIVING TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. WHEN I SHOWED THE PICTURE OF THE BROKEN AXEL TO MY MECHANIC HE SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR WAS CATAPULTED ON TO THE TELEPHONE POLE. I AM SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE 'JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT OF THE STATE OF DELEWARE IN AND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY COURT NO. 3 ,23730 SHORTLY RD. GEORGETOWN DE 19947 (302)856-145 ' AT 9:00 AM ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 22, 2015 TO PLEAD MY CASE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM EVEN IF I SHOULD LOSE THE CASE. UPDATED 02/03/16*LJ UPDATED 05/09/18*JB *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE BATTERY CHANGED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,560.
ON 08/04/14 I TOOK MY 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ([XXX]) DUE TO ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THE TECH DIAGNOSED THAT 2 PROBLEMS WERE FOUND FAULTY LEFT FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS. THE TECH REPLACED AND FIXED THE ISSUES. AND THIS YEAR ON 03/05/15 I HAVE THE SAME LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY SCREEN AGAIN (ABS & TRACTION CONTROL) AND I DID THE SAME THING TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER ([XXX]) THE TECH DIAGNOSE THE SAME ISSUES OCCUR AGAIN. I REFUSE TOO HAVE THEM FIX AND WOULD LIKE GM START RECALL ALL 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER DUE TO HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS SINCE THE COST OF FIXING THESE ISSUES ARE BETWEEN $650 - $700. IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE FOR PERSON THAT LIVE ON PAYCHECK BY PAYCHECK EACH WEEK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THIS VEHICLE IS SUFFERING AN INTERMITTENT DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER NOTIFICATION... STATING,.... CHECK ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, CHECK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM.... ALL THE CORRESPONDING SYSTEM DASH LIGHTS ARE THEN ON. I ALSO BELIEVE I HAVE SMELLED AN ODOR IN MY CAR ... A FAINT SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNT... *TR
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE BANGING OF THE REAR AXLE THROUGH THE REAR TAILING ARM BUSHING THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAILURE OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS IN THIS VEHICLE AND WITH ALL MODELS WITH THIS TYPE OF REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE IS POUNDING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WHENEVER I HIT ANY SIZE BUMP AT ANY SPEED. I KNOW THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BECAUSE CHEVY HAS ISSUED A REVISION TO THEIR MECHANICS REPAIR MANUAL WITH AN ADDENDUM NUMBERED PIT3323E. WHICH STATES THAT:" IF NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AFTER THOROUGH DIAGNOSIS THEN REPLACE THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS" THIS ADDENDUM GOES ON TO STATE THAT "A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY SHOW NO FAULT" I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED FOR FREE OR AT A DISCOUNTED PRO RATED CHARGE.BUT, NO I AM DROPPING THE CAR OFF TOMMORROW TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $ 380.00. I FEEL THAT A T.S.B. SHOULD BE ISSUED SO THAT OWNERS OF THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE THEIR REPAIRS DONE AT A FAIR PRORATED CHARGE.UNFORTUNATELY ITS TOO LATE FOR ME BECAUSE THE NOISE AND JARRING OF THE BODY UPON HITTING A SMALL PEBBLE IN THE ROAD HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE AND I HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET,IF ONLY FOR MY OWN SANITY. OH, P.S. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF SHOCKS IN THE REAR SINCE THE DEFECT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT BY ANY MEANS, WHETHER IT BE A VISUAL INSPECTION OR BY JACKING UP THE REAR AND PHYSICALLY MANIPULATING AND TRYING TO OBSRVE THE OPERATION AND ACTION OF THE AXLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. NO SUCH LUCK!!!!!!!! *TR
WHILE DRIVING OUR 08 CHEVY UPLANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FOR NO REASON, THE DIC SHOWS.. REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN SLOWS, ALMOST TO A STOP AND CANNOT GET BACK TO SPEED UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A 20 MILE TRIP (AT LEAST 5). OUR MECHANIC HAS PUT IT ON HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND SHOWS NO PROBLEM. THIS EVEN HAPPENS WHILE THE DIC IS SHOWING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE ( CHEVY UPLANDER). I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 70MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID GETTING REAR-ENDED, RE-START THE VAN, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DO THE SAME THING, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MADE CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER GM GARAGE TO HAVE IT PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AGAIN, THIS WILL COST $79PER HOUR,OUT OF POCKET IF THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON, ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL. WE ALSO HAVE WATER STANDING ON THE FLOOR BOARD, WHICH IN THE WINTER TIME FREEZES AND MAKES THE PEDALS SLIPPERY, STILL HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM, NO ONE CAN FIND A LEAK. OUR MECHANIC DID CLEAN OFF SOME SENSORS AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THAT WAS A SHORT TERM FIX, NOW IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. *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
DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. STOPPED VAN, TURNED IT OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED AFTER IT HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN. RETURNED HOME DRIVING AT 20 MPH (2.4 MILES) WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING 3 TIMES DURING THAT DRIVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE AND FOUND: FAN BLADE BROKEN RADIATOR CORE DAMAGED-ENTIRE RADIATOR REPLACED HEAD GASKETS RE-TOOLED THIS HAS NOT RECURRED 2. PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES-WOULD NOT CLOSE, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN. (THIS CONTINUES TO RECUR) SERVICE CENTER FOUND: SENSORS NEEDED REPLACED MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED DRIVE BELT REPLACED INSIDE PANEL REPLACED 3. WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY SERVICE CENTER FOUND: RELAY SWITCH REPLACED MOTOR REPLACED. *TR
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