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

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,

Mileage: 189,363

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, AND LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT ARM AND LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH STARTED TO FLASH AND THE VAN STALLED SO WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR A REASON AND NONE WERE FOUND BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE CLEAN AND TIGHT. TRIED TO RESTART THE VAN AND IT STARTED UP FINE THEN SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND THEN FLAMES EMERGE FROM THE DASH SO WE GOT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VAN AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN HE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, SHOULDERS, RIBS AND KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

Mileage: 8,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SAFETY BELT MECHANISM FAILED IN THE BACK MIDDLE ROW SEATS. THE SEAT BELT BECAME WRAPPED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S NECK. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO EXTEND AND RELEASE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND A MECHANIC REACHED UNDER THE SEAT, REMOVED THE SEAT BELT BOLT, AND RELEASED THE PASSENGER'S NECK. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES TO HIS NECK. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. TH

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SCRATCHES. BOTH OF THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, BUT WOULD STILL NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

Mileage: 29,000