Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / UPLANDER / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103746 Incident Date: Feb, 24 2007
Consumer's City: JOHNSTOWN Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: UPLANDER Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:back up lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDV23L16D Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 04 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet uplander. the contact stated that when the vehicle had a half tank of gas or less the fuel gauge failed to show an accurate reading and the vehicle shut off. the dealer replaced the fuel sensor, but the failure continued. the dealer replaced the terminals, but the gas gauge continued to display an inaccurate reading. the vehicle was taken to a different dealer, and the instrument panel was reprogrammed. the failure continued to persist. the dealer and manufacturer stated that the failure was caused by a design defect and poor engineering. the current and failure mileages were 17,000. *ak the reverse light was out, the rear hatch would not lock, the wiper blade fell off, the rotors had to be machined. updated 07/06/07*jb