5.2% of complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Uplander came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.0 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (28 complaints), typically at 4.9 yr or about 63,000 miles.
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.
A SQUEAKING OR CLUNKING NOISE MAY DEVELOP. THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE TRAILING ARM MAY FRACTURE OR SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WITH A DOWN HILL SLOP AND AT AN ANGLE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD FIRST AND THEN THE RIGHT. AS THE BACK WHEELS MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD THE STABILIZER CONTROL CAME ON AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE EITHER THE TRANS OR THE BRAKES LOCKED UP THROWING EVERY ONE FORWARD INTO THEIR SEAT BELTS THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE WHAT EVER WAS LOCKED UP WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND RESTART THE CAR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAPPENED IN MAY OF 2008. *TR
THIS VEHICLE IS SUFFERING AN INTERMITTENT DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER NOTIFICATION... STATING,.... CHECK ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, CHECK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM.... ALL THE CORRESPONDING SYSTEM DASH LIGHTS ARE THEN ON. I ALSO BELIEVE I HAVE SMELLED AN ODOR IN MY CAR ... A FAINT SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNT... *TR
THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THE WARNING SYSTEM POSTED "STABILITY SYSTEM ERROR". WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WITH SOME AGITATION OF CATCHING OR JERKINESS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO REAL PATTERN OF CONSISTENCY.
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LS MINIVAN. WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH STANDING WATER, SUCH AS IN AN INTERSECTION, I LOOSE ALL POWER. ESPECIALLY THE POWER STEERING. I ALSO GET A "CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE" ALERT ON MY DASHBOARD. IN A FEW MOMENTS THE POWER WILL RETURN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THROUGH ANY STANDING WATER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, DEFECTIVE OR OUT OF PLACE. *JB