Chevrolet Tracker Complaints (2000)

109 consumer complaints on file.

#10095388October 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
FRONT CONTROL ARMS RUSTED OUT. THE FRAME MEMBER WHICH THEY WERE ATTACHED TO RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WOULD NOT CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094133September 22, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE TURNING RIGHT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089527August 24, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
FOR LAST TWO YEARS CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER ODOR PROBLEM. IT SMELLED LIKE GRASS. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY FOUND A MOLD, AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087343August 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS BY JIGGLING IT IN THE IGNITION. PROBLEM PROGRESSED, AND THE KEY WAS CURRENTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND WOULDN'T COME OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082404July 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE ONLY 27,100 MILES AND MY IGNITION KEY WAS GETTING STUCK . I COULD NOT GET IT OUT. MY AUTO NATION GOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080370July 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION. WILL NOT TURN TO LOCK POSITION SO KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT. ALSO, INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF OF PASSENGER SIDE DOOR RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRAME BROKEN OFF, CAN STILL OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079686June 22, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064466April 3, 2004
STEERING
I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2000 CHEVY TRACKER. THIS EXACT SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE 1999 TRACKER. WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED IN THE 2000 WHEN IT IS THE EXACT SAME PART??THIS HAS COST ME OVER $500.00. I WAS DRIVING IN MY VEHICLE WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 5 YEAR OLD WHEN IT WENT OUT. HOW UPSET I WAS WHEN I LEARNED THROUGH CHEVY THAT IT IS THE SAME PART BUT SINCE IT WAS A DIFFERENT YEAR THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056763February 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPRNTINE BELT CONTINUALLY GLAZES, HAVE REPLACED EVERY 6 MONTHS SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. DEALER NOW ADVISES BELTS WILL NO LONGER BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND CHARGES $150.00 EVERY TIME BELT IS REPLACED. DEALER ADVISES THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I'LL JUST "HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050419January 16, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RESERVOIR FOR THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS BURNING OIL. *AK THE IGNITION PROBLEM WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. THE DRIVE TRAIN DEVELOPED A NOISE, METAL WAS FOUND IN THE REAR END, THE STEERING SHAFT MECHANISM BROKEN AND ALLOWED THE KEY TO GO BACK INTO THE LOCK POSITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE A/C WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071193January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I BOUGHT THE CHEVROLET TRACKER AS A USED CAR FROM FREEMAN TOYOTA THE CAR HAD 33817 MILES WE HAD TILL 36000 AN THE WARRANTY WOULD BE UP THAT WENT REALLY FAST, NEEDLESS TO SAY IT SEEMS RIGHT AFTER THAT I HAVE ACQUIRED A HIGH SQUEAL COMING FROM IT SEEMS THE BELTS OR MAYBE THE PULLEYS WE HAVE USE A CYCLON SPAY THAT WAS SUGGESTED IT GOES AWAY FRO A FEW DAYS AN COMES BACK AGAIN I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR NOW HAS THE MILES OF 47082, A CAR OF LESS THAN 50000 SHOULD STILL RUN QUIETLY AND HAVE NO LOUD SQUEALS AS YOU DRIVE. AS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM, THE LITTLE BLACK WASHER NOLDS ON THE HOOD YOU CANNOT CLEAN THEM, HOURS OF TAKING APART FROM THE HOOD INSIDE BLOWING AND SOAKING THEM AND 2 WEEKS LATER PLUGGED AGAIN, SINCE I DONOT HAVE A WARRANTY THE CHEVROLET PLACES IN THIS AREA WANT $70.00,JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR , I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNFAIR AND THE BOOK BY [XXX] SAYS YOU MIGHT CAN FIND A SECRET WARRANTY THAT COVERS THE PULLEY'S FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE BELT SYSTEM BECAUSE THAT JUST ABOUT IS WANT HELPS THE CAR GO IF ONE BREAKS IT WILL NOT WORK. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ANY BOLTS HOLDING THE BACK BUMPERS AND FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT OUTSIDE PANEL ONTO THE MAIN PART OF THE CAR THE CAR COMPANY SAID THEY RATTLED OUT, NEEDLESS TO SAY ON THAT ONE I FUSSED TELL THEY PLACED AT LEAST 5 BOLTS IN BACK AND ON THE SHIRT OF THE CAR AT LEAST 6, ( 3 ON EACH SIDE AN ON THE FRONT AREA AT LEAST 6 ACROSS THE TOP, THAT IS A REALLY NOT VERY GOOD IN MY ESTIMATION, IT A BAD JOB OF THE 200, SOMETHING CHECK POINTS THAT THEY GO THRU ON YOUR NEW-USED CAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT CAN HELP ME OUT WITH, AGAIN THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069246January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KEY WON'T ALWAYS TURN COMPLETLY OFF. IT STICKS IN THE AUX POSITION. IT SEEMS MAYBE A STICKING RELAY, NOT THE KEY ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043173October 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BELT SQUEALING IN COLD START, ALWAYS IN RAINY OR COLD DAY. HAVE 4 REPAIRS N THIS PROBLEM OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH THE SAME DEALER, DENOOYER CHEVROLET, ALBANY, NY. DEALER JUST REPLACED BELT TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELTS, HOWEVER, NOT ABLE TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030424July 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2000 TRACKER BOUGHT NEW HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS. ON JULY 28, 2003 KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. COULD START VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF, BUT NOT REMOVE KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025850July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION, IT WAS STUCK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY ALSO COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT EITHER. HAD TO REPLACE THE KEY LOCK. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN AND WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE WORKED ON OTHER TRACKERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPE THIS WILL HELP BRING A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007580February 16, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
ON THE APPROACH TO A TOLL PLAZA, @ 30MPH EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. RESULTING IN A CRACH. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TURNED IN CAUSING LEFT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE TO TURN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY (4:30AM) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE "KNUCKLE" JOINT WHICH CONTROLS THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE IN HALF RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WITH DAMAGE OF OVER $5,000.00. THERE HAS BEEN A FRONT END NOISE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE IT...OR DETERMINE THE SOURCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DOCUMENTED ON THEIR COMPUTER AT THE DEALESHIP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769465November 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SEVERE BELT SQUEALING WHEN IT IS COLD AND HUMID. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN COLD START. DEALER REPLACED BELT THREE TIMES AND REPLACED BELT TENSIONER. DEALER SAY BELT IS GLAZED ALTHOUGH THE MILAGE IS 20,000. BELT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020184October 4, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE VEHICLE. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020057October 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING ANTI- FREEZE FLUID BEGAN LEAKING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PASSENGERS BECAME SICK DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015594August 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIIVING IN SNOW AND APPLYING BRAKES FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP ,AND REAR WHEELS KEPT SPINNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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