2006 Chevrolet Uplander problems
NHTSA has received 275 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, and 15% of them involve electrical system. Next are body & structure (12%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 275 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 231 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 80 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 48 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 31 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 23 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 231 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 30,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 30,000 miles (36 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Chevrolet Uplander with enough data (209 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet uplander. The contact stated while upon accelerating from a stop light, she crossed the intersection and another vehicle rammed the front driver side of her vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance as the contact sustained knee and body pain.
Air bags failed to deploy when a dump truck driver ran a red light on the highway at 50+MPH without hitting his breaks at all. I was at the intersecting light that was green so I had just started to pull into the intersection to cross over the highway.the front driver's side quarter panel is smashed to the motor, hood ripped off and mangled. The dump truck spun us 180 degree's and drove up over the front windshield.
The drivers side trailing arm failed on my 2006 chevrolet uplander. As a result of this failure, my van was unable to be driven and required a tow to the shop. This vehicle had been involved in a rear end collision november 2010. The driver's side rear bumper and wheel area took the impact, and part of the motorcycle went under my van. We in live in phoenix, arizona where the climate is fairly dry, no salt on the roads, and no freeze/thaw.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet uplander. The contact stated that when driving at low speeds and attempting a turn in either direction, the vehicle would lock hesitate and become resistant to turning. The vehicle was inspected by both the dealer and an independent mechanic who advised that the hub assembly would need to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure continuously recurred for three years and the vehicle had been repaired three times for the same failure.