2001 Chevrolet Tracker

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 BY TIME OR MILEAGE IS ABSURD AND SHRUGGING RESPONSIBILITY. THE VERY LAST THING THAT SHOULD FAIL IS THE STRUCTURE. I ARGUED THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE NO TIME LIMIT BECAUSE IT IS A STRUCTURAL ITEM WHICH WHEN FAILED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AND I FEEL THAT THE FACTORY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS OTHERWISE ROAD WORTHY AND MEETS STATE INSPECTION THEN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE SHOULD APPLY. IT IS THE FACTORY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SAFE VEHICLES. WITH A COMPUTER MODEL, KNOWING THE GRADE OF STEEL, THE THICKNESS OF THE STEEL ONE CAN CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO RUST THROUGH. THIS IS WHY THERE SHOULD BE NO TIME LIMIT FOR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,597. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 608. UPDATED 01/11/2011. *LJ UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND HAS FAILED AGAIN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. UPDATED 08/31/11. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER LT USED WITH 109K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME BY A DEALERSHIP WITHOUT SAFETY INSPECTION STICKERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS ROTTED, INCLUDING THE FRONT FRAME, SUSPENSION AND SIDE ROCKER PANELS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCLOSE THE DAMAGE TO ME AND REFUSES TO REFUND THE COST OF THE VEHICLE OR MAKE THE REPAIRS. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO HAVE THE ISSUE MEDIATED BY THE PA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT CHEVROLET HAS A SAFETY NOTICE ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF 2001-2003 CHEVY TRACKERS INDICATING THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAY RUST AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION PERIOD ON MY VEHICLE IS EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER, EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE OVERTURNING INTO A FIELD. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED WITH THE INTACT CASING ON THE WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO HER RIGHT HAND AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HER NECK. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0344-90)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2010 WITH THE LEFT REAR TIRE. UPDATED 09/15/10

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TRACKER WITH THE RUSTED CROSSMEMBER/SUBFRAME THAT CHEVROLET WON'T REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED CHEVY REPS. AND ALL I GOT WAS " WERE SORRY" BUT THE CAR IS 1200 MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR REPAIRS. WE TOOK OURS TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEY FOUND THE RUSTED CROSSMEMBER AND ADVISED US TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT SAFE. SO NOW WE WITHOUT A VERY NEEDED CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY IN WINTER, THE WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BECAME FOGGED OVER AND THE SMELL OF COOLANT WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER PARKING I NOTICED A SMALL DRIP OF COOLANT UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOUND THE HEATER CORE TO BE RUPTURED. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED. *TR