Chevrolet Uplander Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 142 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the Chevrolet Uplander across 5 model years. The 2005 model year has the most (57). The words owners use most often: “sliding door” (11% of reports).
- 142electrical system complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 33%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Sliding door: mentioned in 16 of 142 complaints (11%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 119 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 142 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 4 an injury.
Chevrolet Uplander electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Uplander | 1 | 50% | 5,000 |
| 2008 Uplander | 28 | 24% | 63,000 |
| 2007 Uplander | 14 | 13% | 57,000 |
| 2006 Uplander | 42 | 27% | 30,019 |
| 2005 Uplander | 57 | 29% | 42,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the Chevrolet Uplander. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
safety issue becomes whenever noise from under carriage as if as trailing arms are out of order notice problems whenever roll over small bumps in the road or uneven pavement
This has happened several times me and my grand daughter are headed out shopping on highway 26 in oregon summit hiway the rig just shuts down ckicking the doors windows made funny noise and gas doesn't read full when full ,lights dime at night dash lights go out you have to wiggle the little dash…
Vehicle wont start at times: after driving for an hour or so and making several stops such as shopping starter will not engage opening the hood to allow motor to cool down seems to help. Trying to start vehicle takes up to 15 to 25 tries. All battery connections seem to be secure. Starter was…
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…
I looked up every problem an recall for the 2006 chevy uplander cause we bought the van when it had 40,000 miles since we got it it was in an out getting fixed the siding doors would just open the electrical was an is all messed up the back suspension makes a clicking sound we had to get a new…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Chevrolet Uplanders have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 142 owner complaints about electrical system for the Chevrolet Uplander. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Chevrolet Uplander electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the Chevrolet Uplander?
The most frequent phrase is “sliding door”, in 16 of 142 complaints.
Other Chevrolet Uplander problems
- Structure problems (126)
See all Chevrolet Uplander problems.