By: Amy Mercer

Amy Mercer — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:34:23 +0000

I have, well had a 2006 Chevy Uplander that I purchased last year from a well-known and respected local used car dealership. We liked the affordability and the room it gave us being that we were having our third child. Well, about 7-10 days after purchasing the van I began to have problems with the automatic doors. Mostly the passenger door. Sometimes after I would close the doors, they would open and begin beeping. Even after closing them manually the beeping would continue for hours, I actually had it beep off and on for weeks. The first time I took it to the dealership they took it back, played with it a bit then told me to come back, when I could leave it. I took it back a week or so later (when it messed up again) and left it. They cleaned out the track and lubricated it and cleaned the contact sensor plate. Said that was about all they knew to do. (they were a used car lot, not a chevy dealer) It was only a temporary fix, the doors again messed up- opening by themselves or not closing all the way. I even tried cutting off the automatic doors with the buttons in the overhead console, It still happened. This was a continuous problem, but what do you do, after having the car several months – I hated to call the dealership thinking “it’s my car, my problem” – But I also hated to take it to our local Chevy dealer knowing it would cost me and arm and a leg and whose to say if it would be a permanent fix.
Well, this morning while I was at my grandmother’s -my Chevy Uplander cought on fire! After the fire department came they thought it was an electrical fire that stemmed from the motor for my door on the passenger side. My car was totalled in a matter of minutes, I had just been out there and was making my youngest a bottle when I noticed the smoke, thought it was the neighbor grilling or burning something in his yard – gave him the bottle then remembered I didn’t get something out of the car I needed – I walked out there to see it was my car smoking, I ran,opened the driver’s door and could feel the heat of the flames on my face and hands as I quickly grabbed what I needed and ran in to call 911. This all transpired in 5-10 minutes-if not less because I had just been out to the car, what if we were going to school and I forgot something and ran back in the house??? My child’s carseat was melted!!!! What if we were driving down the road, and we were all in there, could I have stopped and gotten everyone out safely in time. I kept asking myself what if ?
After seeing that there have been several problems with the Uplander, I am OUTRAGED that GM/Chevy hasn’t done something before now. Don’t make automatic doors, manual would have been just fine with me!!!

By: Flug

Flug — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:55:36 +0000

I’ve have also heard that many people complain of doors not closing, popping open when they felt they were closed, saying the doors are opening while driving. GM must have a serial issue for that problem. It’s really a dangerous thing and would lead to terrible accidents.

By: Kelly Janachovsky

Kelly Janachovsky — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:31:13 +0000

My childrens fingers and arms were hurt in a Pontiac Montana. If you could help with our case I would appreciate it. Thank you( a caring mother of 6 children) Kelly Janachovsky

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