2000 Chevrolet Tracker

2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER 4 DOOR SUV. PASS SIDE FRONT CROSS MEMBER ROTTED OUT AND FRONT CONTROL ARM DISLOCATED, CAR WOULD NOT STEER, FRONT WHEEL ON PASS. SIDE TURNED IN WHILE LEFT WHEEL STAYED STRAIGHT. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH CHEVROLET'S FINDINGS THAT IT WILL NOT LOSE CONTROL, I WAS FORTUNATELY ONLY GOING 25 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE REST OF THE SUV IS IN MINT CONDITON. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE CHEVY DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP ME, AS WAS GM BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY 9-5-07 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY TRACKER STARTED MAKING A CLUNCKING SOUND AND STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. WHEN I WOULD STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WOULD GRAB AND THEN DRIVE NORMALLY. TODAY 9-11-07 WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45MPH MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE ALL OVER. I LOWERED MY DRING SPEED TO 35 AND WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE NOW VIBRATING AND GRABBING TO THE RIGHT. AS IF MY BRAKES WERE GOING OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH TO THE AUTO MECHANICS SHOP. HE LOOKED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND AT THAT POINT MY FRONT CROSS MEMBER FELL OFF. HE SAID HE WAS SHOCKED AND NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE ENTIRE CROSS MEMBER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND I WAS IN SERIOUS DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 3DAYS DUE TO THE TIME FRAME NEEDED FOR ORDERING THIS PART. IT WILL COST $350 FOR THE PART ONLY NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER LABOR WILL BE SO MY QUESTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS -WOULDN'T IT BE GM. I DRIVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. SO NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO RECALL THIS CAR PART UNTIL A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AND RESULTS IN DEATH. IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? HOW MANY OF US HAVE TO BE EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM-CAN WE BAN TOGETHER FOR HELP? MY CAR IS GARAGED, NOT DRIVEN ALOT OF MILES PER YEAR AND TAKEN VERY GOOD CAR OF AND MY FRONT CROSS MEMBER RUSTS AND JUST FALLS OFF. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ME? PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR

THE PROBLEM "RUSTED SUBFRAME MEMBER CAUSING TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE CONTROL ARM BRACKET FROM THE SUBFRAME" THE INFORMATION POSTED BELOW ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE NHTSA'S DEFECT INVESTIGATION SECTION, AND APPEARS TO STILL BE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA.. AFTER READING THE INFORMATION BELOW..AND EXPERIENCING THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO STOP WHEN THE BRACKET BROKE LOOSE..I HAVE TWO COMMENTS..1. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY? AND 2. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN..IT APPEARS GM HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TO THE "DEFECT" AND SUZUKI, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE "DEFECTIVE" PART HAS ALREADY MADE "DESIGN CHANGES" IS THIS NOT ENOUGH OF AN ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM TO FORCE A RECALL???? NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE06021 SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2006 GENERAL MOTORS (GM) SUBMITTED INFORMATION REGARDING APPROXIMATELY 128,000 MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999 -2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO GM, THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH FRONT CROSSMEMBERS DESIGNED AND MADE BY SUZUKI THAT CAN RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT CORROSION PROTECTION. THE DESIGN OF THE CROSSMEMBER LIMITED THE COVERAGE OF PAINT ON THE INTERIOR SURFACES DURING THE PAINTING PROCESS. IN MARCH 2006 SUZUKI MADE DESIGN CHANGES TO THE CROSSMEMBER TO ENHANCE THE COVERAGE OF PAINT TO THE INSIDE OF THE PART. GM INDICATED THAT WHEN OPERATED IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE ROAD SALT FOR DE-ICING, OVER TIME WATER AND SALT/MUD CAN ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE CROSSMEMBER AND CAUSE CREVICE CORROSION THAT CAN LEAD TO PERFORATION. THESE PERFORATIONS AT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BRACKETS CAN CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO BECOME PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY ABS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BEARING GOING BAD. THE AXLE BEARING KEEPS GOING BAD, CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO READ INCORRECT INFORMATION. THIS RESULTED IN EITHER THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND THEREFORE SHUTTING OFF THE ABS SYSTEM OR THE ABS KICKED IN EVERY TIME I STOPPED THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY, THE BEARING WILL BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NEED TO BE CHANGED. THEN THE ABS WORKED FINE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE BEARING WENT BAD. WHAT KEPT CAUSING THIS BEARING TO GO BAD? $500+ EACH TIME IT NEEDED TO GET FIXED. THEY DID NOT MANUFACTURE NEW REAR ENDS FOR THIS CAR ANYMORE SO THATWAS NOT AN OPTION UNLESS I GO USED.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. A GOODYEAR DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CYLINDERS, BUT THE SHAKING CONTINUED. ANOTHER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CROSSBAR BEING COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 164000 MILES. LEFT MESSAGE 10/16/07 . *LJ

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON A DRY CITY ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE LOT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, THE INSURANCE COMPANY ASSUMES THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE FRACTURED.