NHTSA Complaint #10200131 — 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER

OUR 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER HAS SERIOUS ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH. THE PASSENGER DOOR OFTEN OPENS BY ITSELF AND WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED TO CLOSE IT, THE DOOR BEGINS TO CLOSE AND THEN REOPENS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LAST TIME OUR UPLANDER WAS IN WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON RECORD: SERVICE BULLETIN:3278 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10011754 SERVICE BULLETIN:3532 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10016718 SERVICE BULLETIN:050864013 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10017349 SERVICE BULLETIN:3798 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10021078 SERVICE BULLETIN:070864007 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10021456 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND DOOR PROBLEMS STARTED AT 700 MILE WITH A COMPLETE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE RESULTING IN THE DEALER COMPLETELY REBUILDING THE ASSEMBLE CABLES, DRIVE MOTOR AND SENSORS. *TR