Chevrolet Tracker Complaints

412 consumer complaints on file.

#8016808August 20, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
REAR BEARING WHEEL FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765489August 11, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C CONDENSER FINS ARE DAMAGED AND FREON TUBING IS ABRADED IN A DOUGHNUT SHAPED PATTERN ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE CONDENSER. THE CONDENSER OUTSIDE THE CONDENSER FAN BLADE AREA ARE UNDAMAGED, AND THE RADIATOR IS UNDAMAGED. THE DAMAGED AREA IS FREE OF DEBRIS AND IS SHINY. WHEN THE CONDENSER TUBING WEARS THROUGH AND FREON ESCAPES, THE A/C WILL BECOME NONFUNCTIONAL. THIS WILL DECREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEFROSTING CAPABILITIES IN HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS AND CREATE A LOW VISIBILITY HAZZARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A MASK AND SCREEN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER EACH YEAR TO KEEP INSECTS OUT OF THE CONDENSER AND RADIATOR. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO WEAR FROM ROAD DEBRIS. ANOTHER OWNER OF A SIMILAR VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, AND HIS A/C ACTUALLY FAILED. GM DID NOT COVER HIS REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015961August 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
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
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
#764967July 31, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE CONDENSER SUSTAINED PREMATURE WEAR DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A PUSHER TYPE CONDENSER COOLING FAN THAT FORCES DEBRIS INTO THE CONDENSER CAUSING THE CONDENSER TO SUSTAIN DAMAGE OVERTIME CAUSING IT TO FAIL. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A FRONT END COLLISION TO WARRANT SUCH DAMAGE. THE COOLING FINS ON THE CONDENSER GET SMASHED INTO THE CONDENSER CAUSING THE FREON FLOW TO BE RESTRICTED AND EVENTUAL CONDENSER FAILURE. WHILE TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH 1999 THRU 2002 TRACKERS/ SUZUKI VIATRAS WITH THE 2.0 ENGINE IT APPEARS THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE CONDENSER FAILURE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIVISION BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015019July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764779July 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764340July 17, 2002
TIRES
HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH SQUEALING OF TIRES SINCE THE BEGINNING, BUT WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED IT WAS ALWAYS AT THE PRESSURE ON THE DOOR STICKER-26 POUNDS. NOT ONLY NOISE BUT SEEMED TO BE BAD TRACTION-SKIDS TO HALT RATHER THAN STOPS ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY ON DECLINE. 6/11/02 TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL, NO TRACTION. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME 26 POUNDS WAS TOO LOW, THE TIRES NEEDED MORE AIR. WHEN I BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT THE DOOR STICKER SAYS 26, THEY SAID THEY COULODN'T TELL ME TO PUT IN MORE THAN WHAT'S ON THE STICKER, BUT THE TIRES NEEDED MORE AIR. CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TALKED WITH A PAT LEWELLEN(MY REQUEST NUMBER S1=909) WHO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER BRIAN COOK WHO TOLD HER EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD TOLD ME, THAT MORE AIR SHOULD GO IN THE TIRES. SHE ALSO COULD NOT TELL ME TO ADD AIR BECAUSE OF THE DOOR STICKER, SO SHE GAVE ME THE NUMBER FOR UNIROYAL. KEN FEDYCK-TOLD ME THAT I COULD PUT IN A COUPLE OF EXTRA POUNDS IF I WANTED TO BUT NOT TOO MUCH BECAUSE IF I OVERINFLATE THERE COULD BE CENTER WEAR, IN ANY CASE HE ALSO COULD NOT TELL ME TO PUT IN ANYTHING OVER 26 POUNDS, IT WAS MY DECISION, "IT'S UP TO ME AS THE CONSUMER". I DO NOT THINK THE SAFE LEVEL OF TIRE PRESSURE, WHEN WRONG LEVELS CAUSE BAD TRACTION AND SKIDDING, SHOULD BE "UP TO THE CONSUMER" TO GUESS. IF I GUESS WRONG, I OR SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT DIE. IF THE TIRES NEED MORE PRESSURE TO BE SAFE, THEN IT SHOULD BE WHAT IS ON THE DOOR STICKER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764053July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763986July 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, LOCK-UP SOLENOID HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS AN EMISSIONS/DRIVEABILITY/ECONOMY RELATED COMPONENT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING VERY POOR MILEAGE AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING INCREASINGLY POOR AS WELL. DRIVEABILITY SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING. THE DEALER STATES "NOTHING CAN BE DONE." - IS THIS TRUE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763884July 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH / KEY WON'T TURN OFF AND TAKE KEY OUT / TURN TO ACC/ON/START FINE THEN TURN BACK TO ACC AND STUCK THERE WON'T GO ALL WAY TO LOCK WHERE KEY TO ENTER AND OUT THAT AREA PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763816July 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
FAILURE OCCURRED OUT OF WARRANTY TIME PERIOD BUT WELL WITHIN MILAGE WARRANTY. 3/36 MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566173June 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LIKE A FLICKERING DOME LIGHT AND BLOWN OUT MARKER LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL ALSO FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011597June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL THAT GOES INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011220June 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762408May 29, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010076May 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE VEHICLE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO SLOW DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009833May 14, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING BOLT ON TIE ROD CAME LOOSE, CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO CAVE IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008789May 6, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE CAN NOT BE KEPT ON ROAD, IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD UNCONTROLLABLY AND DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS THE WAY THEY ALL DRIVE. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CHEVROLET REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN WANTED THEM TO SEND ME TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET IT RECHECKED AND THEY REFUSED. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761604
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760907April 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN DRIVEWAY AT VERY LOW SPEED. HOUSING BROKE AND CARRIER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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