2005 Chevrolet Uplander body problems

Filed Mar 5, 2019 · Body, Suspension · 250,000 miles · MI

While driving down I-75 in michigan doing ~75mph, I feel a sharp tug then a sway. We took the vehicle home and inspected it. The welds on the body to the attaching point of the rear axle had broken and the rear end of the vehicle was tracking sideways. Thank god nothing bad happened, we had all six of our kids with us when it went out at 75mph.

Filed Aug 6, 2018 · Body · 175,000 miles · MI

The back rear hatch when I lifted dropped! I got my hands up fast enough to stop it and was not injured though

Filed May 11, 2018 · Body, Driver assistance · 5 miles · PA · 2 injuries

The chassis has a serious rust issue as I've never seen before. The rust issue is one that you would not even see on a 60 year old car. It caused the rear wheel and all of its components to break free. I do have pictures (it's dark out right at the moment but I can by morning) I have been trying to find a solution for this for quiet a while now.

Filed Mar 20, 2018 · Body, Suspension · 198,000 miles · IN

2005 chevy uplander lt. Undercarriage rusted on back passenger side within 9 months after purchase, causing separation of the rear passenger wheel from the body of vehicle. When driving, you can hear/feel clunking/squeaking noise which sounds like the tire is going to come completely off the car. Area affected cannot be replaced nor welded as this can be unsafe to drive. I have images that can be sent via email.

Filed Mar 24, 2015 · Body · 94,100 miles · SC

As I am driving the electronic sliding door on the passenger side starts to buzz like it does when the door is opening and I can hear it clicking as if it is going to open. This has happened several times. I am afraid I will be driving down the highway and the door will open.

Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Body · AR

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet uplander. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the rear driver side door open independently while without any warnings. The door would not close properly and open and close independently. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was not able to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 45,000 miles · PA

The sliding door on rear passenger side of van would not close without the 'open door bell' beeping constantly (even after closed). Sometimes after re-closing, it would stop but this eventually became a constant happening. We live in pa. And were in fl. When this first happened, so we took it to a dealer to have it fixed. Approx. A year later, the same thing happened. Again, after opening and closing the door a number of times the beeping would sometimes stop, but when we needed to use the door, it would repeat. We took it to the dealer the second time to have it repaired. Now, we are experiencing the same thing again and the beeping will not stop! This is way too expensive for us to handle. We are seniors and cannot afford to pay for this kind of defect. Please help us!

Filed Aug 11, 2013 · Body · 102,650 miles · IN

Sliding doors kept messing up, dinging even after being closed, won't latch all the way.

Filed Aug 11, 2013 · Body · 88,420 miles · IN

The tension rods or whatever they are called that keep the hatch up, they both went out at the same time and the hatch came slamming down. Would have seriously injured or killed someone had they been under it. Vehicle only 2 yrs old! I've had 6 vans in my life and none have ever had this happen, this van has been a piece of crap from day one!

Filed Aug 6, 2013 · Body · 52,700 miles · IN

The rear sliding door on the passenger side came open while driving down the road with my two children in the car. This has happened on multiple occasions and the dealership has been unable to fix the problem. The doors continue to open without warning while driving. The car was purchased new on 6/7/05. I started having problems with the doors right away and took it in for the first repair on 7/7/05 with 980 miles. The doors were also repaired 7/25/05 with 1338 miles, 10/25/05 with 2,768 miles, and 11/4/05 with 2,865 miles. The doors continued to not open or close at times and/or the door chimes would ding and not turn off from 2005-2012. We tried to avoid using the car with the children and use our other car. In september of 2012 the problems with the doors progressed and at times it would take hours to get the doors to close or the chimes would not go off at all. This is when the doors started coming open while the van was in motion. The dealership worked on the van again 9/28/12 with 52,782 miles. From september 2013-june 2013 the doors continued to not want to open or close at times. We still tried to avoid using the vehicle with the children. The issues started again in june of 2013 with the doors opening while in motion. I took the van to another dealership on 7/2/13 with 60,873 miles to service the doors and flickering headlamps. On 8/2/13 I took the van to the dealership because the doors are opening again while in motion and I refuse to pick it up due to dangerous conditions.