Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 3705 | 10017242 | Vehicle pulls hard to the right on some crossover u-vans with continental tires. *tt | 10/28/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 13000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle that we are experiencing trouble with is the | |||
| 10/12/2007 | 72000 | 16 | 01/19/2006 |
| Since purchasing this vehicle in january of 2006 we have been required to make extensive repairs on an on going basis. the vehicle has to be aligned & balanced almost monthly which has resulted in us replacing the tires on 3 different occasions. the brakes have been replaced twice and the rotors have been turned twice in the past year. the most recent incident occurred 3 wks ago when my wife was driving home on a 55 mph 2 lane road when suddenly the check engine & check oil light came on. the vehicle just stopped. upon towing it to a local auto repair shop we were informed the timing belt broke which warped the cam shaft. gm would do nothing until we towed it again, this time to a gm dealership. the vehicle was found to have extensive problems from the engine, to the timing belt, camp shaft, pistons, plugs and much more. *tr | |||
| 07/06/2006 | 24000 | 6 | |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2005 chevrolet uplander. the contact stated that the power sliding door opened and closed unexpectedly. the contact took the vehicle in to the dealer five times. the deale advised the contact that either they could not duplicate the failure or that they had repaired it. on one occasion, the dealer reinstalled a loose lock rod. on another occasion, the dealer reprogrammed the sliding door module. the failure mileage was 24,000. when the door malfunctioned the warning indicator was a bell alerting her the door opened, there were no other warning indicators. the front two tires were replaced at 14,000 miles due to excessive wear. the back two tires were replaced at 24,000 due to excessive wear. the contact stated at 37,000 miles, the vehicle needed four new tires due to wear. the dealer said the cause was due to the tires not having been aligned when the tires were replaced. the contact stated that the brakes have had to be resurfaced twice. she heard a knocking noise in the front end of the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to dealer four times. the dealer replaced two steering gears in the steering column. the dealer replaced struts and the stabilizer bar, however the knocking noise continued. the contact had the repair. invoices. the current mileage was 37000.*ak | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 26000 | 1 | 10/20/2005 |
| 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. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 11000 | 5 | 06/19/2005 |
| 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 | |||