2005 Chevrolet UPLANDER - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet uplander. the contact stated that the side door had opened independently on two occasions while the vehicle was in motion. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that there was a relay problem that caused the door to open. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileages were 155,000. returned by usps. 2nd attempt on 3/15/2013 and 4/9/2013 failed. *kb"

"tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet uplander. the contact noticed that the passenger side sliding door opened while the vehicle was in motion, without warning. also, the failure was exhibited on the driver side sliding door while the vehicle was idle and locked. the dealer made twenty attempts to duplicate the failure but was unsuccessful. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the current mileage was 52,000 and the failure mileage was 40,162."

"since purchasing this 2005 uplander the right passenger automatic sliding door has been a problem. it is being "repaired" again now for the 11th time!! the door will not close or if it does it doesn't latch and juts open at the back. the service dept, either cannot duplicate the problem or cannot fix it, replaced most of the parts and still doesn't work. contacted gm and now have a case number. last visit mechanic supposedly tried the door 50/60 times and it worked every time! hasn't worked 90% of the time since 2005. currently replacing latches for the second time?? rotors have been replaced twice in 4 years, due to defect. still no recall though.... *tr"

"yes my 2005 chevy uplander ls automatic door opened up while driving. took it to the shop and they put lubrication on the sensors and ever since then they don't close/open properly (it takes atleast 20 min to close 1 door) or when they do they lock my children in the vehicle. i'm unable to open the door and have to get my children through the driver side door or hatchback. *tr"

"the passenger side sliding door does not close properly. the problem began soon after we purchased the vehicle in jan 2006 but was not serious. the door would close and then reopen and need to be shut again. in november 2008 the door was stuck in the open position causing the motor to break. after paying for a new motor, not a week later did the motor break again. after this second motor, the door continued to not shut properly, often taking 10 -15 attempts to shut the door. you would push the button and the door would seem like it was closing but not close fully and reopen on its own. another trip to the dealership, they adjusted the sensor, but the problem continued. we just purchased a new sensor and door latch to try to solve the problem. thus far the door continues to be a safety risk as it opens when you shut it and does not close properly. reporting the problem to customer care at gm did not help as they would not take the complaint. the failure to close properly does not happen each and every time, but 4 out of 10 times and then it takes often 10 -15 minutes to get the door to shut securely. *tr"

"tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet uplander. when the contact closes the driver's side sliding doors with her key, the doors automatically reopen. she took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and they replaced the latches, electrical wiring, and motor; however, the failure still persists. she called the manufacturer and they attempted to provide her with some assistance. the failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage was 61,000."

"unexpected opening of passenger power sliding door. multiple non-latching and spontaneous opening of passenger power sliding door. front driver side sway bar replaced twice. dealership has attempted to fix door on three separate occasions without success. *tr"

"tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet uplander. the contact noticed that the rear driver's side electronic sliding door does not properly latch. she must make repeated attempts before the door would lock and, as a result, the door spontaneously opened. she took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and they reprogrammed the psdm, replaced the motor in the door, and realigned the door. immediately after the repair, the failure recurred. the failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage was 58,000."

"rear electronic sliding door, primarily the left side, occasionally goes almost closed then just before it latches it goes back open. usually happens once or twice per week. i cannot depend on it going shut so i have to stand there and watch it until it shuts completely and latches. before i realized the extent of the problem i came back to the vehicle twice to find the door wide open with several hundred dollars worth of photo equipment on the seat and floorboard. i took it to the dealer numerous times but it never malfunctioned in the shop so they would not do repairs on the doors. i contacted chevrolet division of general motors. the chevrolet representative confirmed that they "have to recreate the problem in the shop" before they will work on it. chevrolet gave me a problem number for future reference and said if it ever malfunctions in the shop they will work on it. i got the van because of my granddaughters, however, i cannot allow them to open and close the door alone because they forget to watch it close all the way and latch. i can see from the internet that this is a frequent problem with the uplander, most of the time remaining unresolved. i figure some day there will probably be a class action lawsuit against chevrolet. if there is i want to be a part of it. i told chevrolet that if anything is ever stolen out of the van because the door came back open, there will be a lawsuit from me. it happens all the time and last happened this week. *tr"

"tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet uplander. shortly after the vehicle was purchased, the rear passenger side door opens and/or cracks partially. the dealer stated that the door latch does not fully release; therefore, they replaced the actuator. the failure recurred after the repair was performed and has worsened. the powertrain was unknown. the failure mileage was 27,776 and current mileage was 27,876."