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2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

fire · 728795 · 2009-07-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
UPLANDER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Miles at failure
68,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY UPLANDER, ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY WOULD "DO ALL THEY COULD" BY CLEANING THE TRACK AND LUBRICATING - THEN CLEANING THE SENSORS. THIS WAS ALWAYS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE DOORS WOULD CLOSE THE MAJORITY OF THE WAY THEN OPEN BACK AND BEGIN BEEPING. I TRIED TURNING THE AUTOMATIC DOORS OFF - STILL HAPPENED. THEN I STARTED NOTICING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE THAT WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED THE MOTOR WOULD RUN AND YOU COULD HEAR THE CABLE GRINDING. AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, DON'T KNOW IT THE CABLE GOT OFF TRACK, BUT WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ALL THE WAY AND THE CABLE WOULD JUST HANG OUT. WELL, TODAY MY 2006 UPLANDER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS AT MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATION LED TO BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA WHERE THE MOTOR TO MY DOOR WAS. ACTUALLY IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT IS WHERE IT HAPPENED, THAT WAS THE AREA OF THE CAR MOST DAMAGED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10278311
Machine
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