2001 Chevrolet Tracker Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEBBING FOR BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO EXTEND ENOUGH TO SECURE OVER THE OCCUPANTS BODY. IN 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V124000 (SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

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...

KEEP WRITING FRAME UNDER PARTS BUT IT KEEPS DISSAPPEARING. THE LAST ACT IS THE MOTOR MOUNT RUSTING THROUGH DROPING THE ENGINE AND PUTTING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED. THE CROSSMEMBER DID AND WAS REPLACED.BUT THE REST OF THE FRAME HAS ALSO RUSTED. THE MIDDLE SUPPORT FOR THE CAR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED WHEN IT RUSTED THOUGH. ALL BRAKE AND TRANNY LINES ARE FAILING. REAR END COVER ALMOST IS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS LEAKING. OTHER SUPPORTS AND JOINTS ARE FAILING ALONG WITH THE BACK BUMPER. BOTH ROCKER PANELS UNDER THE FRONT DOORS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. IT WOULD BE EASIER WRITING WHAT IS NOT RUSTED. HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER ALL THE TIME DRIVING, THEY SOLD IT EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE ELSE MADE IT STAND BY IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER AND CONTROL BUSHING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,925.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WELDED THE DAMAGED FRAME FOR A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 07/08/11