This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that while reversing into the driveway, the front driver's side rack and pinion fractured making the vehicle inoperable. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who indicated that the cause of the failure was due to a defective material used in the suspension. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
2007 Chevy Uplander cv axle splines not long enough to fit all the way into hub splines cause shuddering from cv axle wobble. Frequent clicking from changing gear to gear is a result of the cv axle spinning inside the hub (press brake and gas) the remedy for this problem of shuddering and stalling at when at a go from a stop is the replace cv axle with one that has a longer shaft with splines that actually extend through the hub so that the hub nut threads do not enter the hub bearing and the cv axle splines run all the way through. The wobbling on take off is from the axle not gripping inside the hub, sort of like a cradle as the hub does not completely grip the axle shaft.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a loud clunking sound was heard in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer has not been notified of the issue. The contact stated the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10V110000 (suspension). The failure mileage was 110000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the vehicle started to make a clunking sound and the vehicle rear would sway back and forth while driving. The vehicle was taken to a local shop, who diagnosed that the rear control arm was defective and affected the frame. As a result, it needed to be welded back on. The failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.
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- Lemon Grove, CA, USA