2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER

SUSPENSION:REAR

THE BRAUN CORPORATION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 GENERAL MOTORS MOBILITY CONVERSION, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE LOW FLOOR MINIVANS. DURING CONVERSION, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM MODIFICATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED.

STEERING

DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the sliding door on the passenger’s side of the vehicle was opening independently. The contact had the vehicle modified because as a disabled driver, and had a ramp installed for the wheelchair. The contact stated that whenever the sliding door was opened, the ramp failed to fully deploy. The contact stated that the sliding door was opening at various speeds. The contact stated that he had taken the vehicle to the company that had modified the vehicle. The company advised the contact that the vehicle was nearly 20 years old, and that parts to repair the sliding door were no longer available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A SCRUBBING NOISE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS DRIVING AND THIS NOISE GOT EVEN MORE NOTICABLE AS I MADE ANY TURNS .I STOPPED AND CKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS !T FULL LEVEL.NOW IT MAKES A WOOING NOISE AS WELL. ALSO UPON STARTING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN I EXPERIENCED A TERRIBLE JERKING SENSATION WITH A KNOCK SOUND.THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR REG MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS AND DEEMED MECHANICALLY OK ,OTHER THAN A FEW REG MATIENANCE ISSUES AND MY SISTER SOLD ME THE VAN IN GOOD CONDITION .I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS STEERING CONDITION NOW AS WELL AS THE SLOW START JERK/KNOCK.IT HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED THRU THE YEARS AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP.MAINLY IN MARION, VA.CHEVROLET.BOTH ISSUES OCCURED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING.I AM CONCERNED SHE ,MY SISTER MAY HAVE MISSED A RECALL NOTICE AT SOME POINT.NOW I AM THE OWNER OF THE UPLANDER 07 VAN.

Mileage: 101,000

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A SCRUBBING NOISE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS DRIVING AND THIS NOISE GOT EVEN MORE NOTICABLE AS I MADE ANY TURNS .I STOPPED AND CKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS !T FULL LEVEL.NOW IT MAKES A WOOING NOISE AS WELL. ALSO UPON STARTING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN I EXPERIENCED A TERRIBLE JERKING SENSATION WITH A KNOCK SOUND.THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR REG MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS AND DEEMED MECHANICALLY OK ,OTHER THAN A FEW REG MATIENANCE ISSUES AND MY SISTER SOLD ME THE VAN IN GOOD CONDITION .I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS STEERING CONDITION NOW AS WELL AS THE SLOW START JERK/KNOCK.IT HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED THRU THE YEARS AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP.MAINLY IN MARION, VA.CHEVROLET.BOTH ISSUES OCCURED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING.I AM CONCERNED SHE ,MY SISTER MAY HAVE MISSED A RECALL NOTICE AT SOME POINT.NOW I AM THE OWNER OF THE UPLANDER 07 VAN.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE WOULD FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCE ITS POWER. SOON AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT DISSIPATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A BLACK SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE CONTACT BEGAN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, A FLAME IGNITED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE AUTHORITIES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF FIRE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,363.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED SHE STILL HAS THE VEHICLE IN HER POSESSION.

Mileage: 189,363

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED IN THE SUSPENSION. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

MY 2007 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS BECOME UNSAFE. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE GIVEN DIFFERENT GUESSES AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. WHEN DRIVING, IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, OR EVEN DURING STOP-GO TRAFFIC, THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY JERK WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE JERK IS INCREDIBLY FORCEFUL AS IF I HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. TWO MECHANICS HAVE RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BUT SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE VAN DOES THIS, IT IS HARD TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY FROM A STOPPING POINT. THIS CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING/TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AS I CAN NOT BE CERTAIN MY VAN WILL IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

MY 2007 CHEVY UPLANDER HAS BECOME UNSAFE. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE GIVEN DIFFERENT GUESSES AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. WHEN DRIVING, IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, OR EVEN DURING STOP-GO TRAFFIC, THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY JERK WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE JERK IS INCREDIBLY FORCEFUL AS IF I HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. TWO MECHANICS HAVE RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BUT SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE VAN DOES THIS, IT IS HARD TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY FROM A STOPPING POINT. THIS CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING/TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AS I CAN NOT BE CERTAIN MY VAN WILL IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT HADN'T EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS

POWER STEERING WENT OUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT HADN'T EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS

POWER STEERING WENT OUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT HADN'T EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS

I HAVE PUT ON LESS THAN 2000 ON TIRES - EVERY TIME (FROM THE FIRST DAY) I TRAVEL GRAVEL THE TIRES BECOME PUNCTURED. I HAVE HAD NO LESS THAN 10 FLATS DUE TO THIS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND REDUCE MY SPEED I COULDN'T GET IT UP TO SPEED I PUSH ON THE GAS TO GET UP AND SPEED AND IT WON'T GET UP I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF RESTART IT AND WHAT THEN NOT EVEN A MINUTE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60

Mileage: 157,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND REDUCE MY SPEED I COULDN'T GET IT UP TO SPEED I PUSH ON THE GAS TO GET UP AND SPEED AND IT WON'T GET UP I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF RESTART IT AND WHAT THEN NOT EVEN A MINUTE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60

Mileage: 157,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND REDUCE MY SPEED I COULDN'T GET IT UP TO SPEED I PUSH ON THE GAS TO GET UP AND SPEED AND IT WON'T GET UP I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF RESTART IT AND WHAT THEN NOT EVEN A MINUTE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60

Mileage: 157,000

ABS KICKS IN AT RANDOM INTERVALS

Mileage: 188,000

THE SIDE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE

Mileage: 80,000

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF ON THEIR OWN, THEN ONLY BRIGHTS WORK, AFTER A FEW MILES THOSE QUIT TOO. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL SO DO THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SHE ENDED UP IN A STEEP DITCH BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE WHERE SHE WAS PULLING OVER WITHOUT LIGHTS.

Mileage: 222,109

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF ON THEIR OWN, THEN ONLY BRIGHTS WORK, AFTER A FEW MILES THOSE QUIT TOO. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL SO DO THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SHE ENDED UP IN A STEEP DITCH BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE WHERE SHE WAS PULLING OVER WITHOUT LIGHTS.

Mileage: 222,109

THE MOTORIZED DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MOTOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE DOORS TO CLOSE. THE DEALER PUT IN A NEW ONE WHEN I HAD 23,000 MILES ON AND SAID THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND I ONLY HAVE 85,000 ON THE CAR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S PARTNER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A PINGING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO A SIDE STREET WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WROTE IN HIS REPORT THAT FINE GRANULES IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR INDICATED THAT TEMPORARY BLOCK SEAL HAD BEEN UTILIZED, WHICH INDICATED PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000