Chevrolet Tracker Complaints

412 consumer complaints on file.

#878645January 22, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
STARTING TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN LINKAGE IN STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739446January 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WIPER MATERIAL SELECTED BY GMC IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE IN COLD WEATHER AREAS. IN ADDITION, I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY GMC 1996 YUKON. DURING COLD WEATHER THE WIPER BLADE MATERIAL TAKES THE SHAPE OF THE WINDSHIELD IN ITS REST POSITION. IF YOU DRIVING ALONG AFTER A SNOW STORM WITH CHEMICALS ON THE ROAD AND THE ROAD HAS SLUSH OR SIMPLY WATER ON IT AND A VEHICLE PASSES YOU (GOING IN EITHER DIRECTION) AND THROWS SLUSH OR DIRTY WATER UP ON YOUR WINDSHIELD YOU ARE BLINDED UNTIL YOU GET THE WIPERS ON. HOWEVER, THESE WIPERS DON'T HELP, IN FACT THEY MAKE THINGS WORSE. AS THE WIPERS MOVE OVER THE WINDSHIELD THEY MAINTAIN THEIR AT REST CONFIGURATION AND RIDE ON THE END POINTS OF THE WIPERS. TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER DOES NOT HELP SINCE THE WIPER BLADE DOES NOT TOUCH MOST OF THE WINDSHIELD. SO NOW YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG TOTALLY BLIND. I ASKED THE DEALER TO PUT ON GM BLADES SUITABLE FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. HIS RESPONSE WAS THEY DON'T MAKE ANY. I TOLD HIM HOW THE GM WIPERS DON'T WORK. EVIDENTLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE FEEL BETTER HE TOLD ME HE HAD TO STOP TWICE ON THE WAY TO WORK THAT TO "HAND WORK" HIS WIPERS SO THAT THEY CLEANED THE WINDOW. HE INFORMED ME THAT GM KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND RATHER THAN MAKE ALL WEATHER WIPERS THEY DECIDED TO MAKE WIPERS THAT MOST OF THE TIME IN A LARGE AREA OF THE COUNTRY!!!! WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED GREATER THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE THE ROAD YOU ARE IN A DEATH TRAP AND POSE A RISK OF INJURY TO OTHERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738825January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558553January 3, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THEY WERE ALSO TILTED TO THE LEFT SO THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD GETS VERY LITTLE LIGHT, BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION CONSUMER HIT A DEER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558104December 12, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED WITH AN AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR WHICH TURNS ON THE LIGHTS WHEN IT GETS DARK, HOWEVER THE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE LIGHTS ACTIVATE AT ANY TIME FOR NO REASON DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, THE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873542October 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THERE IS A FRONT END VIBRATION. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873284October 18, 2000
SEAT BELTS
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL THE SHOULDER BELT ALL THE WAY OUT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO UNBUCKLE SEATBELT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732230September 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SINCE OWNING OUR 1999 CHEVEROLET TRACKER OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE THE TRANSMISSION AT LEAST 30 PERCENT OF THE TIME. MY WIFE HAS HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN THE THE TRANSMISSION HAS EITHER LOCKED UP, OR NOT GONE INTO THE PROPER GEAR. ONE INCEDENT GEARS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE TRACKER TO SKID AND SUDDEN STOP, CASUSING A NECK INJURY TO MY WIFE. A SECOND INCEDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP SHE SKIDDED SIDEWAYS THROUGH A SCHOOL CROSSING. ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR TRAKCER IN JULY OF LAST YEAR AND AFTER SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS ON THE TRASNMISSION (VEHICHLE WAS OUT NEARLY A MONTH), TWO MONTHS LATER AFTER MORE NEAR ACCIDENTS AND A NEAR LOCK UP AS THE DEALER REPAIR MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED (VEHICHLE WAS OUT 2 MONTHS), EVEN AFTER THE REPLACMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WE STILL ENCOUNTERED TRANSMISSION PROBLES. WE TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT ALL WE RECIEVED WAS HEARTACHE AND HEADACHES DUE TO THEIR INTRANSIENCE, BECASUE OF MY WIFES FEAR OF GETTING BACK IN THE VEHICLE IT SAT AT THE DEALER LOT (2MONTHS) WHILE THEY EVALUSATED IT. THEIR CONCLUSTION WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT A CHEVROLET BULLITEN # 00-07-29-001 HAS SHOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE STILL EXPERIANCING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT MIGHT TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO ABOTAIN THE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM. YOUR REVIEW OF THESE DEFECTS IS APPRECIATED. HENRY GONZALES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#870591September 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS FREEWAY AND HIT A STEEL BARRIER WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND CONTINUED ON FOR A BLOCK. THEN, WENT INTO A DITCH, NOSE FIRST UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES IN STERIUM AND HEAD. NO INDICTATION OF AIRBAG BEING DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#731428September 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE HAD SPLIT FROM THE TREAD TO THE FIREWALL ON THE OUTSIDE, AND HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. WE HAD REPLACED THE TIRE ON 6/17/2000 WITH A MICHELIN BRAND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT FIRESTONE HAD DISCONTINUED THIS TIRE, THE REMAINING THREE TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION. THE TIRES IN QUESTION HAD A THREE YEAR ,75,000 MILE WARRANTY WHICH WAS NOT HONORED. AS TO THE ISSUE OF THE ENGINE STALLING OUT AND CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING AND KICKING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMUROUS OCCASIONS, WITH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WITH THIS IN MIND THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 7/28/2000 DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, FROM ANY SPEED WHEN DECELERATION BEGINS, THE VEHICLE HAS CUT OUT CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP. AFTER THE SPEED OF 50 MPH THE GEAR KICKS OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDP21570R TIRE SIZE: 21570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555377September 13, 2000
STRUCTURE
RIGHT FRONT PLASTIC INNER FENDER CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INNER FENDER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868967August 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A DOGE RAM PICK UP AT A IMPACT OF 30-35 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPOLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728898August 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
EGR SENSOR IS COMING LOOSE TIME AFTER TIME. CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL AT LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553696August 11, 2000
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE IS LIGHT WEIGHT AND MOVES ABOUT THE ROAD WITHOUT CONSUMERS DIRECTION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867080August 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. KEY WILL NOT TURN INTO THE LOCKED POSITION TO BE RELEASED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO FIX DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. FEELFREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866016July 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 35 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE VERY EASILY ROLLED OVER, ALSO DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865216July 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAYAND ANOTHER VEHICLE DIDN'T YIELD AND VEERED INTO HER VEHICLE, AND FORCE HER OFF THE ROAD. THEN SHE WENT INTO A UTILITY POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK ALSO HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#865221July 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND ITS GOING IN FOR THE 3RD TIME. CONSUMER FEELS IT BREAKS EVERY 2 MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED TWICE BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST GEAR AND TAKE OFF. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724997July 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRST TIRE WENT FLAT AFTER SLIGHTLY HITTING CURB. SECOND TIRE HAD UNUSUAL BUBBLE ON THE SIDE, WHICH GOOD YEAR DEALER SAID WAS DUE TO HITTING A POTHOLE. (I NEVER DID). SEE NHTSA ODI ID: 551745.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: S1 94S )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864850July 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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