2001 Chevrolet Tracker

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/2019· STEERING

  INSIDE TIE ROD END DO NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH OUTSIDE TIE ROD ENDS ARE FINE AND IN A SHARP TURN IT CAUSE THE FRONT TO SHAKE VERY BAD I CAN LIFT 300 LB AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO CONTROL IT FROM ROLLING OVER. MECHANIC SAID I MUSCLED THE METAL IN TO PLACE AND DAMAGE BOTH INSIDE TIE RODS ENDS ONLY. I HAVE NO REPLACED THEM YET NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I IF I HAD NOT BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND THE MEDAL THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK. I BEEN KNOW BREAK AND BEND PARTS LIKE THIS BEFORE.

• 12/18/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH DUE TO ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

• 12/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHEN SHIFTING AND STOPPING. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE GAS. THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN SHIFTING AND STOPPING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS AND CURVES. *SCC *JB

• 12/03/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR GETS TRAP INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING MORE THEN 50 MPH IT BLOWS HER OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS MADE AND THAT SHE NEEDS TO BE CAREFULL WHERE SHE DRIVES AND HOW SHE DRIVES. TS

• 12/02/2003· TIRES

  I DRIVE A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES GENTLY AND TRAVELING AT 20-30 MILES PER HOUR, I HAVE MORE THAN ONCE EXPERIENCED FRIGHTENING SKIDDING DRIVING ON DRY, DEW-MOISTENED, AND WET PAVEMENTS. THIS OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP BEFORE A TURN; A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN HAS THE SAME EFFECT. I AM LISTING THE MOST RECENT DATE OF OCCURRENCE. MY HUSBAND HAS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE; HE DRIVES A 2002 CHEVY TRACKER, WHICH HE PURCHASED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MINE.*AK

• 12/01/2010· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,597. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 608. UPDATED 01/11/2011. *LJ UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND HAS FAILED AGAIN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. UPDATED 08/31/11. *JB

• 11/19/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  2001 CHEVY TRACKER WITH RUSTED FRONT CROSS MEMBER. THE CROSS MEMBER RUSTED AND BROKE LEAVING THE LOWER A ARM DISCONNECT FROM THE FRAME ON ONE END. THIS CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALER AND ALSO GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE OFFER HAD EXPIRED. THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. MY TRACKER HAS 59,450 MILES BUT WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF A TIME LIMIT. I WAS NEVER SENT A NOTICE BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND DIDN'T BUY IT FROM A GM DEALER. GM COULD HAVE QUERIED EACH STATE'S REGISTRATION DATABASES FOR OWNERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT I COULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT INSPECTED. HOW WOULD I HAVE KNOWN TO BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION IF I AM UNAWARE THAT A POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL PROBLEM EXIST. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ITEM THAT SHOULD OUTLAST THE DRIVE LINE AND BODY ... TO LIMIT IT BY TIME OR MILEAGE IS ABSURD AND SHRUGGING RESPONSIBILITY. THE VERY LAST THING THAT SHOULD FAIL IS THE STRUCTURE. I ARGUED THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE NO TIME LIMIT BECAUSE IT IS A STRUCTURAL ITEM WHICH WHEN FAILED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AND I FEEL THAT THE FACTORY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS OTHERWISE ROAD WORTHY AND MEETS STATE INSPECTION THEN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE SHOULD APPLY. IT IS THE FACTORY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SAFE VEHICLES. WITH A COMPUTER MODEL, KNOWING THE GRADE OF STEEL, THE THICKNESS OF THE STEEL ONE CAN CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO RUST THROUGH. THIS IS WHY THERE SHOULD BE NO TIME LIMIT FOR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

• 11/13/2002· WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATES WHEN HER HUSBAND DRIVES THEIR CHEVROLET TRUCK AND THE SLIGHTEST WIND BLOW, OR THE ON COMING TRAFFIC IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SWAY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING ABOVE 45 MPH. CONSUMER STATES HUSBAND IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE SUV BECAUSE IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. MR

• 11/08/2008· STRUCTURE

  THE CAR WAS STEERING FUNNY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. I HEARD A METAL BANG NOISE AT ONE POINT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME FRACTURED WHICH WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I WAS "LUCKY" TO HAVE MADE IT TO THE GARAGE. *TR

• 11/01/2009· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGSCrash

  10/29/2009, 2001 TRACKER ZR2 MODEL, VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN IN ROAD, WEST BOUND ON HWY 26 FAR LEFT HAND LANE. HEARD A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, WENT INTO RIGHT HAND SPIN, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT CONCRETE BARRICADE ON FAR RIGHT HAND OF HWY. DRIVER WAS SLAMMED INTO WINDOW AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE REVEALS DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER, DOOR AND BOTH WHEELS. LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE, STEERING ROD BROKE IN HALF AND DESTROYED THE RACK HOUSING. COULD HAVE DIED IN THIS ACCIDENT, SO VERY LUCKY HERE. *TR

• 10/31/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TAPPED BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND ROLLED 25 FEET DOWN A RAVINE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

• 10/30/2014· STRUCTURE

  MY FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER COMPLETELY CORRODED AND CRACKED IN HALF MAKING MY CAR NOT DRIVABLE. I LOCATED THE SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM ONLINE AS THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A WOMAN WHO RESIDES IN ASSISTED LIVING AND HAD BEEN IN ASSISTED LIVING SINCE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTICE. AS SHE DID NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, THIS VEHICLE SAT IN HER GARAGE WITHOUT THE NEEDED REPAIR COVERED BY GM UNTIL HER FAMILY SOLD IT TO ME IN JUNE. AFTER A 90MIN CALL WITH A GM REP 10/20/14, I SPOKE WITH GM SUPVR [XXX] WHO ASSURED ME GM WOULD COVER COST TO TOW TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS COVER THE REPAIR. HE LEFT A VMAIL FOR THE DEALER BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THIS OFFER. I LEFT 5 UNRETURNED VMAILS FOR [XXX] UNTIL I SPOKE WITH SUPVR [XXX] 10/22/14. [XXX] ADV SHE WOULD HAVE HER DIRECT REPORT MAY PLACE A REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION STATING THIS WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED AND [XXX] SHOULD NOT HAVE PROMISED TO COVER THIS REPAIR. 10/27/14 [XXX] 866-760-5700 [XXX] CALLED AND VERY CURTLY ADVISED THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED AND SARCASTICALLY REMINDED ME OF THE EXPIRATION OF SAID "SPECIAL COVERAGE." I REQUESTED [XXX] SUPERVISOR AND [XXX] ADVISED "LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HE WILL SAY..HE WILL SAY 'NO'.." I ASKED FOR [XXX] SUPERVISOR AGAIN AND WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE THAT PERSON CALL ME. 10/30/14 AS I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK I CALLED GM AND AFTER 21MIN I WAS DIRECTED TO ANOTHER REP. [XXX]. 16MIN LATER I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] SHE WOULD HAVE [XXX] SUPVR [XXX] CALL ME WITHIN THE NEXT 48HRS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/29/2010· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER LT USED WITH 109K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME BY A DEALERSHIP WITHOUT SAFETY INSPECTION STICKERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS ROTTED, INCLUDING THE FRONT FRAME, SUSPENSION AND SIDE ROCKER PANELS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCLOSE THE DAMAGE TO ME AND REFUSES TO REFUND THE COST OF THE VEHICLE OR MAKE THE REPAIRS. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO HAVE THE ISSUE MEDIATED BY THE PA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT CHEVROLET HAS A SAFETY NOTICE ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF 2001-2003 CHEVY TRACKERS INDICATING THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAY RUST AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION PERIOD ON MY VEHICLE IS EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

• 10/29/2008· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY TURNED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

• 10/28/2015· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, OIL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SMELLED A STRONG OIL ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE COVERS LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. UPDATED 03/07/16.*JB

• 10/28/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED LAST WEEK HE NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE LEFT HAND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTED TO BET BIGGER. IT WAS ABOUT NINE INCHES IN LENGTH. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NOT BEEN CHIPPED. HE STATED THAT NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

• 10/22/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  THE ENGINE KNOCKS AND RATTLE WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS EITHER A VALVTRAIN OR PISTON SLAP PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS THIS ODOR THAT IS REALLY NASTY TO SMELL WHEN YOU FIRST TURN ON THE UNIT. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. DT

• 10/20/2014· SUSPENSION

  WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD AN ODD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. I STOPPED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD BY MY SON TO NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL HE LOOKED AT IT. I AM 77YR AND HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIS MOTHER GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. MY SON SAID THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER RUSTED IN HALF AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AT 800-222-1020 BASED ON THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06018. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PART, HOWEVER YOUR WEBSITE CONTRADICTS THAT STATEMENT. YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH [XXX] REGARDING THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/16/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS T BONED, A LADY RAN A STOP SIGN HITTING MY CAR I WAS PASSENGER, BUT IT WAS MY VEHICLE. I NEED UP ON THE DASH BOARD WHEN THE FIREMEN AND EMT GO ON THE SCENE THEY TOLD US TO LEAN THE SEATS ALL THE WAY BACK INCASE THE AIR BAGS LATER DEPLOYED AND THEY NEVER DID! I ENDED UP GETTING 2 BACK SURGERIES DUE TO THAT ACCIDENT ON4/23/07 IN MY 2001 CHEVY TRACKER WHICH THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT ACTIVE AND IT WAS A BAD IMPACT! THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE OF THE ACCIDENT AS WELL. *TR

• 10/11/2007· STRUCTURE

  CROSSMEMBER ROTTEN ON A 2001 CHEVY TRACKER. *JB

• 09/29/2008· STRUCTURE

  MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WAS HARD TO STEER. I WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE OVER THERE FOR ME TO CHECK OUT. AFTER LIFTING THE FRONT END, THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FELL OFF OF THE CROSSMEMBER. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION, THE ENTIRE CROSSMEMBER IS RUSTED THROUGH. IF THE CONTROL ARM HAD FALLEN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, THE CAR MAY HAVE FLIPPED CAUSING INJURIES OR POSSIBLY DEATH. CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST DECEMBER OF 2006 AND ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF ANY PROBLEM. AFTER CALLING THE GM CONSUMER HELP DESK, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. SINCE THIS IS NOT A PART WHICH IS SUBJECT TO WEAR AND TEAR IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A TIME , NOT MILEAGE, CONSTRAINT IF ANY, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 09/28/2007· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  NUMEROUS THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG WITH MY 2001 MONTE CARLO. 5 OR 6 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WHERE IT CONTINUALLY POPS OUT. I AM REALLY CONCERNED WHEN IT MIGHT EXPLODE W/O A CRASH OR IF THERE IS A DRIVER SIDE CRASH IF IT WILL COME OUT TO PROTECT ME. STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION POPS. AT 55,117 MILES WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED (WHICH HAS BEEN DONE EVERY 3000 MILES) OR LESS AND ON THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION SHEET, IT LISTED SEVERAL THINGS THAT "MIGHT NEED ATTENTION" SOON. THEY ARE STEERING LINKAGE AND STEERING COMPONENTS, CV AXLE BOOTS OR DRIVE SHAFT AND U JOINTS. THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE WORN OUT ON A CAR WITH NO MORE MILES THAN THIS. MY REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. NOTICED THIS AFTER ONE OF THE AIRBAG REPAIRS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF BUT STILL THE NOISES PERSIST AND NOW TO BE TOLD THAT THESE PARTS MIGHT NEED REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT? WE PAID A LOT OF GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE (THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION HIGH SPORT VEHICLE) AND FEEL GM SHOULD BUY IT BACK AND REIMBURSE EVERY DIME OF IT DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF IT OR PROPERLY REPAIRED OR PARTS REPLACED AT GM EXPENSE WHILE PROVIDING AN EQUAL VALUE VEHICLE WHILE REPAIR WORK IS DONE. *TR

• 09/24/2001· TIRES

  VEHICLE HAS 17,000 MILES, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE ABNORMAL WEAR. CENTER OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE "VALLEYS" IN THEM. FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE KNOTS ON TOP INSIDE. PIECES OF RUBBER ARE COMING OFF. TIRES MAKE "WHOP" SOUND WHEN DRIVING. (TIRESIZE: 31) (TIRESIZE: 31)

• 09/19/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  4 YEARS OLD, 82K MILES, AND THE TIMING CHAINS (BOTH OF THEM) BROKE. MECHANIC HAS HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK WAITING FOR A BACK ORDERED TENSIONER, FINALLY GOT IT, AND THE ENGINE STARTS BUT RUNS VERY ROUGH - MECHANIC SAYS HE THINKS THE BREAKING TIMING CHAINS DAMAGED THE VALVES. TIMING CHAINS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BREAK AT 82K MILES!!! *NM

• 09/18/2007· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN WATER CONDENSATE FORMING ON THE INNER WINDSHIELD, SIDE WINDOWS AND BACK WINDOW AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. POOR VISIBILITY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE A/C ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND A FUSE BLOWN. THIS IS KNOW CONDITION FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND A TSB WAS FOUND ON THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE REPAIR WAS REFUSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

• 09/18/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE RESONATOR CANISTER ON THE TAIL PIPE, CORRODED THROUGH FORMING A HOLE. THIS ALLOWED EXHAUST GASES TO EXIT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST LEAK COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING ILLNESS, INJURY OR DEATH. THE CORROSION RESULTS FROM A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS EXHAUST CONDENSATE TO POOL IN THE RESONATOR AND CORRODE THE METAL. THIS IS THE THIRD NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED WITHIN 5 YEARS. THIS DEFECT WAS OBSERVED ON EVERY SINGLE CHEVY TRACKER. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

• 09/18/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT TRANSAXLES FLUID LEAKING FROM LH FRONT DRIVE AXLE. LEAKING FLUID COULD CONTAMINATE BRAKE PADS AND CAUSE UNEXPECTED BRAKE LOCK UP AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP FOUND INNER AXLE SHAFT SEAL TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INNER AXLE SHAFT SEAL UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

• 09/18/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  REAR BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID AND CONTAMINATING THE LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOES. BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT, INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH. LOCAL SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED LEFT AXLE SEALS AND BEARINGS. REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

• 09/07/2006· STEERING

  WHEN BRAKING, CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATED CLOCKWISE AS FOR A RIGHT-HAND TURN. *JB I CALLED MR. DOWNER OCT.16, FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS REPLACED.CNL

• 09/06/2007· SUSPENSION

  I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AFTER FEELING THE WHEEL PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. AFTER EXAMINING MY CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CROSSMEMBER ON MY 6 YEAR OLD CAR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT , AND WAS ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT THE SALT USED TO DE-ICE THE ROADWAYS IN THE NORTHEAST CAUSED THE PART TO RUST OUT OVER TIME. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THAT I WAS LUCKY I BROUGHT IT IN WHEN I DID, AS I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR POSSIBLY KILLED IF THE PART HAD BROKEN LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY GMAC WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIRS OF THIS PART, AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT STABILIZING ARMS, WHICH WERE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION, BUT WERE UNFORTUNATELY COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE CROSSMEMBER THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT CHEVY HAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THE CROSSMEMBER SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS IT IS A PART WHICH IS MANUFACTURED BY SUZUKI, AND IS KNOWN TO HAVE "INSUFFICIENT RUSTPROOFING". I FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS THE INVESTIGATION STATES THAT THIS PART HAS RUSTED OUT ON OVER 128,000 VEHICLES, AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE GREAT HARM TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS UPON FAILURE. *TR

• 09/05/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING AFFECTING CONTROL. CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.*JB

• 09/02/2010· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 COMPONENT: STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL IN 2008 AND NOW THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE REMEDY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE FAILED CREATING THE SAME SAFETY CONDITION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 12/22/10. *LJ

• 08/23/2007· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING A LOUD BUMP WAS HEARD, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN BUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE HARDCOPY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

• 08/20/2002· SUSPENSION

  REAR BEARING WHEEL FAILED. *AK

• 08/15/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE CONSUMER FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE HEATER CORE FAILED. *AK *JB

• 08/14/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER STRUCK A DEER HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SLIGHT INJURIES FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 08/13/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1) NORMAL DRIVING IN TRAFFIC 2)TIMING CHAIN AND AND/OR TENSIONER BREAKAGE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE POWER AND STEERING LOSS, WITH SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO VALVES. 3) TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, TIMING GEARS AND VALVES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 08/11/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WEARING SEAT BELT HAD A FRONT COLLISION ,AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

• 08/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  KEY LOCK WAS NOT RELEASING KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, IT WAS STUCK. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY COULD NOT GET KEY OUT EITHER. HAD TO REPLACE KEY LOCK.KEY BEING IN IGNITION WAS DRAINNING BATTERY. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

• 08/06/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE RESONATOR CANISTER ON THE TAIL PIPE, CORRODED THROUGH FORMING A HOLE. THIS ALLOWED EXHAUST GASSES TO EXIT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST LEAK COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING ILLNESS, INJURY OR DEATH. THE CORROSION RESULTS FROM A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS EXHAUST CONDENSATE TO POOL IN THE RESONATOR AND CORRODE THE METAL. THIS IS THE SECOND NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED WITHIN 14 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES. THIS DEFECT WAS OBSERVED ON EVERY SINGLE CHEVY TRACKER AND SUZUKI VITARA MODEL YEARS 1999 TO 2003. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

• 08/03/2005· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  DT: CONTACT STATED ON 8-2-05 THE WHEEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF. ALSO, THE AXLE FELL OFF. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A SUPE RMARKET PARKING LOT WHEN IT FELL OFF. HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE ROAD CONDITIONION WERE GOOD. *NM

• 07/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR MAIN SEALS ARE LETTING GO, CAUSING ALL PRESSURE TO BE PUT ON THE FRONT BRAKES. *AK CONSUMERS MOM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2000 TRACKER. ONCE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE 2001 YEAR OF THE SAME VEHICLE, HER FATHER INFORMED CONSUEMR TO HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED. UPON CHECKING, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME FAILURE HER MOMS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WAS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS ON THE 2001 VERSION. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO RECALL THE FAILING PARTS. *JG

• 07/26/2002· PARKING BRAKE

  EXAUST SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS.EXAUST ENTERS THE CAR AT ALL SPEEDS.CHEVROLET SAID IT WOULD QUIT AT 8000 MILES. I HAVE 18000 MILES ON THE CAR IT STILL SMELLS.THE FUMES CAUSE HEAD AKES AND COUPH.*AK

• 07/19/2007· EQUIPMENT

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS TO KNOW WHY IT FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,128.

• 07/18/2003· EQUIPMENT

  FUMES ENTERING INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF A LEAKY TOPPER ON THE VEHICLE.*MR THERE WERE FUMES COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO THE AFTER MARKET TOPPER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED, WHICH WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY FROM THE BEGINNING, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. *TS *JB

• 07/10/2015· SUSPENSION

  MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THE IT WILL SNAP OFF. WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN OR GO OVER BUMPS I CAN HEAR CRACKING NOISES. CONTACTED CHEVY (GM) WAS ADVISED THAT I AM 4 YEARS TOO LATE IN CONTACTING THEM. ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SILENT RECALL. AND BECAUSE I LIVE IN A STATE THAT HAS SNOW AND ICE THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. I ADVISED THAT IS THIS IS THE CASE THEN EVERY CAR IN THIS STATE WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FOLLOWING IS FROM GM'S WEBSITE: " FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER DID NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION. THE RESULT OF THIS CONDITION MAY BE MOST NOTICEABLE ON VEHICLES DRIVEN IN AREAS WHERE RUST IS MOST COMMON, SUCH AS AREAS WHERE SALT IS USED TO CONTROL SNOW AND ICE. THE CORROSION MAY ADVANCE AND CAUSE RUST-THROUGH PERFORATION OF THE CROSS MEMBER IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BRACKETS. AS THE CORROSION PROGRESSES THE CROSS MEMBER WILL BECOME THINNER AND THE ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE PERFORATIONS WILL GROW IN SIZE. IF THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PERFORATIONS, THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WILL BECOME WEAKENED AND BEGIN TO FLEX. IF THIS OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER MAY NOTICE FRONT TIRE WOBBLE, STEERING LOOSENESS, VEHICLE PULL TO ONE SIDE, FRONT END NOISES (CLUNK, BANG, RATTLE, ETC) VEHICLE SHAKING, OR STEERING WHEEL ROTATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND DRIVE TO REVERSE.

• 07/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY FAN RUMBLED FROM DAY ONE. WITHIN A MONTH, IT BEGAN HITTING THE RADIATOR. THE DEALER SAID SNOW AND ICE HAD BENT IT. THEY BEAT IT BACK INTO SHAPE. ANOTHER MONTH GOES BY, AND THE SAME THING OCCURS. THIS TIME THE DEALER BLAMES IT ON ROCKS. I REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO A FACTORY REP., BUT WAS NEVER CONTACTED. NOW MY COOLING UNIT HAS A HOLE IN IT FROM THE FAN BLADES, AND NEEDS REPAIR. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS NOT A DASIGN ERROR, AND I MUST PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY BUY A NEW VEHICLE AND ALL THE EXTRA INSURANCE, IF THE FACTORY ISN'T HELD LIABLE.*AK

• 07/02/2001· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON VEHICLE'S BRAKES, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER WAS INJURED BY STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 07/01/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE-WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED, NO WARNING- AS IT STOPPED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WAS IN SLOW LANE AND COULD COAST TO BREAKDOWN LANE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

• 06/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE RESONATOR CANISTER ON THE TAIL PIPE, CORRODED THROUGH FORMING A HOLE. THIS ALLOWED EXHAUST GASSES TO EXIT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST LEAK COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CO ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSING ILLNESS, INJURY OR DEATH. THE CORROSION RESULTS FROM A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS EXHAUST CONDENSATE TO POOL IN THE RESONATOR AND CORRODE THE METAL. THIS DEFECT WAS OBSERVED ON EVERY SINGLE CHEVY TRACKER AND SUZUKI VITARA MODEL YEARS 1999 TO 2003. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *AK