2005 Chevrolet Uplander Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 196 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 69,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, 1% of the 196 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Me, my husband and my mother were on the turnpike going to the airport about 3 hrs from our home...we were half way there and my husband said to us..I think the throttle cable or something broke I just heard something snap and the gas pedal is stuck...and I don't have my foot on the gas pedal...I asked him what we were going to do..he told me that if he couldn't somehow lift the pedal with his foot he would have to put the car in neutral and we would try to slow down and hopefully we don't wreck...he was able to lift the gas pedal...he said that he hoped he could control it by doing that the…”
NHTSA complaint #10439228, filed 2011-12, 71,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander ls. While driving in reverse 2 MPH she heard a loud pop. She felt something on her left foot and noticed blood and her right knee was also bleeding. She stated that the vehicle was accelerating and moving backwards. The vehicle stalled in the middle of the street forcing her to use all of her body weight in order to stop the vehicle. She had to use all of her body weight in order to shift gears and stop the vehicle. After the vehicle stopped, she notice that the entire spring to the gas pedal was broken into pieces on the floor board of the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10352829, filed 2010-08, 68,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander
57 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
45 complaintsBody and structure
45 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsExterior lighting
13 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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