NHTSA Complaint #10533935 — 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER

THE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DOORS CONTINUE TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 6/7/05. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS RIGHT AWAY AND TOOK IT IN FOR THE FIRST REPAIR ON 7/7/05 WITH 980 MILES. THE DOORS WERE ALSO REPAIRED 7/25/05 WITH 1338 MILES, 10/25/05 WITH 2,768 MILES, AND 11/4/05 WITH 2,865 MILES. THE DOORS CONTINUED TO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES AND/OR THE DOOR CHIMES WOULD DING AND NOT TURN OFF FROM 2005-2012. WE TRIED TO AVOID USING THE CAR WITH THE CHILDREN AND USE OUR OTHER CAR. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS PROGRESSED AND AT TIMES IT WOULD TAKE HOURS TO GET THE DOORS TO CLOSE OR THE CHIMES WOULD NOT GO OFF AT ALL. THIS IS WHEN THE DOORS STARTED COMING OPEN WHILE THE VAN WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP WORKED ON THE VAN AGAIN 9/28/12 WITH 52,782 MILES. FROM SEPTEMBER 2013-JUNE 2013 THE DOORS CONTINUED TO NOT WANT TO OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. WE STILL TRIED TO AVOID USING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CHILDREN. THE ISSUES STARTED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2013 WITH THE DOORS OPENING WHILE IN MOTION. I TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ON 7/2/13 WITH 60,873 MILES TO SERVICE THE DOORS AND FLICKERING HEADLAMPS. ON 8/2/13 I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE OPENING AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION AND I REFUSE TO PICK IT UP DUE TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. *TR