2003 Chevrolet Tracker

I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP MY TRACKER, BUT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING. I PUSHED THE BRAKES, I COULDN'T GET THEM TO WORK FULL FORCE. THE TRACKER WAS ACCELERATING AND JUST SLIGHTLY BRAKING ,BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I GOT THE TRACKER TO A FULL STOP JUST BEFORE I ENTERED A CROSS ROAD TO A HIGHWAY.... NOT FUNNY.... FIX IT, BE FORE SOME ONE IS KILLED. I SAW FOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS REFERING TO A SIMILAR PROPLEMS. I HAD THE VEH. IN THE SHOP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. SOMETHING 'IS' WRONG. C.S. C.S.

LOUD NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHEN COLD. THIS MAKES A VERY LOUD GRINDING, SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS AT OR BELOW 22 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS! I HAVE TWO 2003 TRACKERS..AND THEY BOTH MAKE THIS LOUD, IRRITATING NOISE WHEN ITS COLD. ITS SO LOUD SOMETIMES, YOU CAN HEAR IT A BLOCK AWAY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A MANUFACTURER TO IGNORE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS..EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE SAFETY RELATED, IT SHOULD STILL BE FIXED FOR FREE. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A AXLE SEAL GRINDING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AND REAR WEBBING DID NOT EXTRACT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND HAD BECOME UNUSABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEATBELTS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS UPON RETURN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DUST BUILD UP. THE DEALER HAD ALSO MENTIONED THAT OTHER CONSUMERS PRESENTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD CURRENTLY NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH ON A DRY FLAT ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE FULLY APPLIED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT, UP AN EMBANKMENT, ONTO A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO PROPANE TANKS THAT WERE ON DISPLAY IN FRONT OF A STORE. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, LIPS, LEGS AND ABDOMEN. THE SEAT BELTS WORKED PROPERLY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE POLICE IMPOUNDED THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ON 09/29/06, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN, ALONG WITH EXPRESSING TO THE CONTACT THAT AN INSURANCE DEPARTMENT WOULD CALL WITH QUESTIONS. THE CONTACT NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WERE 4 OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ANOTHER MODEL THAT CARRIED THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM

ON MARCH 8, 2003 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 2 OR SO WEEKS, I ENCOUNTERED RATTLING AND SQUEAKING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIND THE PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME I GET A COURTESY CALL ON HOW SERVICE WAS, I TELL THEM THE SERVICE WAS FINE, AND THAT STILL NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND MY SQUEAKING AND RATTLING. I AM TOLD THAT SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO ME ON THIS. TO THIS DATE (JULY 22, 2006), I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE. I AM GETTING FED UP. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I HAVE CHILDREN I DRIVE AROUND AND THEY HEAR THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT WANT TO BE IN MY VEHICLE, BUT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE AS I AM THE DRIVER. *NM

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS REARENDED BY A VEHICLE WHO DID NOT SEE ME AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP HITTING ME GOING 35-50 MPH AND PUSHING MY CAR INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND IMPACT THAT VEHICLE. MY FRONTAL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME. I BELIEVE BOTH OF THESE WERE FAULTY AND DID NOT WORK PROPERLY BASED ON THE SPEED I WAS HIT. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH PERMANENT FACIAL DAMAGE.

DT: WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND FELT STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE. STOPPED AT DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED. DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SO DECIDED TO GO HOME BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL HAD NOT COME OFF COMPLETELY AT THAT POINT. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF. LAID STEERING WHEEL ASIDE AND USED STEERING COLUMN TO MAKE IT HOME. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK