2007 Chevrolet Uplander problems
Owners have filed 155 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Uplander with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 18.1% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 11%.
Complaints155
Crashes2
Fires2
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Structure 18.1% · 28
Electrical system 11.0% · 17
Latches/locks/linkages 9.0% · 14
Steering 7.1% · 11
Fuel system, gasoline 6.5% · 10
Power train 6.5% · 10
Unknown or other 5.2% · 8
Suspension 4.5% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 2 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Chevrolet Uplander in this data, 2007 draws comparatively few complaints; 2005 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Numerous problems with the passenger side automatic sliding door ranging from the door opening on it's own, inability to close the door to the point it had to be towed into the dealer, locks automatically unlocking while vehicle was in motion, door automatically bouncing back open, nick in the cable of the door mechanism, and most recently a part "roller" falling out of the door and the door not closing. Structure
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. While parked, the contact opened the rear passenger side door and noticed that the bottom hinge was fractured. The door was attached to the vehicle by only the top hinge. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Structure · reported at 104,000 miles
2007 Chevrolet Uplander, both sliding door wheel bearing balls broke. The cause was the doors just fell off track. The are also electronic open and closing doors, it started with not closing all the way"unless closed manually". Both doors broke within two months of each other. Through the dealer this is a little over two hundred dollar fix. Structure · reported at 98,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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