Chevrolet Tracker Complaints (2001)

83 consumer complaints on file.

#10147728January 13, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIMS ARE LEAKING BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHERE THE RIMS SEAL TO THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE CORROSION ON THE RIMS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141143October 28, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136933September 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131350August 3, 2005
WHEELS:HUB, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124108June 3, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I TOOK MY TUCK TO HAVE STARTER REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEARS TIME. ABOUT TWO MONTHS WENT BY AND MY TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN I DRIVE IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE IT WILL NOT START I HAVE SIT FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT START'S. THE DEALER SHIP THAT I TAKE MY TRUCK KEEP TELLING I NEED A NEW STARTER WHEN I JUST HAD IT REPLACED. I THANK THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE STARTER OR THEY DON'T PUT A NEW STARTER ON MY TURCK. I CANN'T SEE A STARTER GOING BAD THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106546January 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START OR HARD STARTS IN COLD WEATHER (40 DEGREES OR COLDER). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086805August 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086298August 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078985June 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061549March 5, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT STEERING UNIVERSAL SHAFT ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T RETURN TO THE FIXED POSITION. INSTEAD, DRIVER MUST PULL THE WHEEL MANUALLY IN ORDER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058747February 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONLY AFTER 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AND 53,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL 26 LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054957January 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON START UP AFTER CAR SITS FOR A FEW HOURS IN SUB-ZERO (F) TEMPERATURES. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. PEDAL RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER CAR WARMS UP. FIRST OCCURRED ON 1-16-04, BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG, HAPPENED AGAIN 1-26-04. BRINGING CAR BACK TO DEALER TODAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050143January 13, 2004
STRUCTURE
WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO TILT AND LOSE CONTROL. *AK AFTER HAVING HAD WORK DONE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM WAS STILL UNIDENTIFIABLE. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND REFUND HER MONEY, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE. *CB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES AND TIRES WERE REPLACED TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CONTINUED. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT, AND THAT DID NOT HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049949December 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049054December 2, 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022606August 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE CONSUMER FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE HEATER CORE FAILED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033912August 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033620August 11, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030021July 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011784April 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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