2000 Chevrolet Tracker
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
These records cover every 2000 Chevrolet Tracker. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
While driving on highway had to brake steering wheel violent went left if anyone had of been in other lane I would have hit them head on. I thought the brake caliper was locking up. So I went to part store bought a nw one($92) took it to a garage of a man I knew. He put it on lift to change caliper he noticed control arm complete ly rusted out on cross frame..there was also a hole about 7"long rusted out of frame.bthis wasn't a safety prob. He said not to drive it wads not safe to drive. It was a sunday no one working on sunday. Went back monday. He had to do alot of welding metal plates just to get it home. Home checked on line for a cross member cheapest$300 plus shipping thats not to install it. I have a limited income so cant afford it right now. Chevy has new this prob for a long time according to internet as toyoto did with rusting. Out frames. The frame on this car should have replace by chevy they used poor metal that would be unsafe. Ive seem car frames from way back better than this. I've only had this carfor a week.the body and transmission are excellent but the rest was made cheap. Its a 2000 tracker (148000 mi) 4CYL 2.0 4wheel drive.. I also noticed online the prob was right side of cross member. This prob same in 1999. Chevy wants to delay long enough so they are a cup full of rust. Its sad how crooked people can be just to make a buck. Thank you [xxx]. (Don't have access to pictures information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6). *tr
Subframe rusted out upon research it appears this was an ongoing complaint about this model car pulled to right when braking lots of shaking too . Why have there been no recalls ?
I purchased the tracker 6 days ago and the brake lines broke 5 days after purchase. I was driving home from work at 5PM on thursday 8/17/17 and left one stop light to drive up a hill to another stop light. The brake lines broke while driving in third gear at 25mph as I was decreasing my speed to stop at the second light. My car should not have passed inspection but it did and my safety was in jeopardy every moment I drove thinking the car was safe to drive. The brake pads were worn down completely, so its metal on metal. The rotors are shot and rusted. The fuel lines and brakes lines are rusted, the transmission IS leaking and the differential IS also leaking. The car needs $1300 in repairs just to fix the break lines and replace the brake pads/rotors. I would not have purchased the car had I known that. Especially when I brought it to be inspected by an objective third party mechanic to inform me of any major issues and they told me nothing was wrong and that the car was safe to drive.
While driving approximately 35 miles per hour on a rural road, there was a loud bang from the front of the car, immediately followed by shaking, rattling and a swerve to the right. the car was driven to a local auto shop where an inspection revealed that the front suspension cross member had snapped in half, due to extensive corrosion damage. the mechanic then told me that chevy had instituted an internal campaign #06186 in 2007 to address a known issue with cross members that were not correctly protected against corrosion effecting model years 1999-2004. the cross member needs to be replaced.
TL* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tracker. While driving at an unknown speed, the front end of the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. After inspecting the vehicle, the technician diagnosed that the front passenger side cross member was rusted and fractured. As a result, the cross member needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.
Frame has rusted through serious safety issue where tire IS about to sink in. *tr
I recently had my 2000 chevy tracker 4DR in for pennsylvanias state inspection and at that time my mechanic told me the suspension bar IS rotting away from the frame. I have looked online and have seen many complaints and which states that gm had extended a special warranty program for this issue in the snow/salt states. I bought this vehicle used and feel this problem IS a manufacturers defect and which gm seems to admit. My vehicle has 114000 miles on it and cannot afford this repair on my own. I called the local dealership and asked for a recall search, at that time I was told there are none and when I mentioned the special warranty they stated they have never heard of this. I have never received any recall notices for this problem that exists and would like some help with this issue. Thank you *tr
Front suspension crossmember rusted through , with out worning all most causing me to lose control of the vehicle. Thank goodness I wasn't going 60 mph , this IS a very dangerous defect !! *tr
Front suspension cross-member of my 2000 chevrolet tracker has corroded through the heavy gauge metal adjacent to a support bolt and risks affecting the structural integrity of the vehicle. This IS a heavy gauge structural member that should not have rusted through. Severe rust-through IS the result of improper metal surface treatment by the manufacturer and needs to be recalled. Please force the manufacturer to address this safety-of-life issue on these vehicles as a catastrophic collapse of this component, if it occurs during driving, results in wheel collapse because this member supports the wheels a-frame. I estimate this rusting has been ongoing since 2009 even though I just saw it in 2012. I base this on the fact that in 2012 there was a hole rusted through the cross member that I could fit my thumb through however, holes of this size usually take a few years to develop and I never noticed it previously. this means that sub-surface rusting was occurring for a few years with surface rust obscuring this, which explains why the hole was not visible until just recently (when the surface rust collapsed, it exposed the hole beneath it). *tr
Front suspension cross member rusted completely through on passenger side. suspension a arm completely disconnected from cross member. handling severely degraded. *Tr
Front suspension crossmember corrosion service bulletin #06186 10/17/2007 not being honored by gm. States out of age parameters. purchased new still owned by original owner. barnes chevrolet where purchased, went out of business in 2007 - owner never notified of crossbar issue. garage kept since new. now being used by 19 year old college student working her way through college. gm case number 71-1021471764. oscar at gm states this vehicle was not one of the vin numbers included in the special bulletin (not a recall). escalated to [xxx], his supervisor. she stated not included but offered a $1000. Voucher to buy a new car (duh - a college student cannot afford a new car if she cannot afford the $2000. Repair bill - mom & dad cannot help) tried to go above [xxx] but her district manager does not speak to regular customers. (???). All I want of got gm to pay the repair bill and for new brakes that were replaced 1 year ago but ruined by this fault. good mechanic found the issue before she was injured in an accident! information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6). *tr
TL* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tracker. While driving at approximately 45 mph and depressing the brakes, the vehicle began to pull to the left abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the mechanic advised that there was corrosion found on the front lower control arm bracket and cross member. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the warranty was extended for the front suspension and cross member corrosion but the contacts vin was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 177,554.
I bought a 2000 chevy tracker off a use car lot about two months ago we test drove it and it done fine untill about a month ago my wife was driving my grand daughter to her practice and the left front tire started a voilent wobble so I looked under the front end and descovered that the sub frame cross member on the left side had rusted and collapsed inside its self and it has done it a few times after that and the only way to stop it IS to put on the brakes and go under 30 mph and thats dangerous when cars are right behind you I just waiting for a wreck so I started researching about the tracker and it appears that the cross member rusting IS a defect problem and ive tried to find one to do the repairs myself if I could I think chevy company sould have to address this problem being it was a defect no matter when you purchased the vehical or missed the recall if any because its still a on going hazzard that could get someone killed or injured the used car lot was probley aware of the problem but any how I was just wondering if anything can be done except the obvious fix myself. Thank you. *tt
Refer to special extended coverage 06186 for 2000 chevrolet tracker, front crossmember rusting out causing wheels to shake and make vehicle difficult to control. *tr
2000 chevrolet tracker, unit 1 was eastbound in the right lane when the drivers door window shattered. Unit 1 continued on to exit 151 to report. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0183-90) *jb updated 04/22/11 *bf
I was backing up down a short lane of 25 feet or less. I heard a loud popping sound. I then pulled out onto a major highway (US-41). I traveled approximately 1 mile, coming upon a stoplight, the light turned red, upon applying my brakes, the vehicle suddenly pulled drastically to the left, at which time the right brakes locked up, the left brakes, did not work at all. I proceeded very cautiously home ( a trip of 15 miles). At which time I took the vehicle to my mechanic, after his evaluation of the vehicle, and a very brief road trip, informed me of "something he has never seen in his 25 years of being a mechanic) the crossmember that supports the upper and lower control arm was rusted thru. This caused the erratic steering, and the loss of ability to control the vehicle during a braking situation.this vehicle does have a recall (06186) but I was never notified! I have owned this vehicle since it was new, if I was notified, I would have definitely had it checked, since it IS a vehicle my wife drives during the winter. general motors should notify owners of this vehicle about this problem it IS dangerous........no questions. *Tr
Vehicle was taken to chevy dealer to replace rusted crossmember on steering suspension system in may 2010. the dealer stated that the recall had expired a long time ago and the cost of replacement would be about $800. the recall, which the dealer kept, clearly stated that the recall was valid for ten years from date of purchase. the vehicle was purchased in december 2000. the dealer refused on two addition dates to honor the recall or gm's agreement to extend their warranty to a full ten years or 150,000 miles as your website indicates. help us if you can.
TL* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tracker. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger seat belts were inoperable. After retracting the belt to use once, they would not retract again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that she would have to pay for the repairs to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 180,000.
2000 chevrolet tracker hard top corroded suspension front cross member, noticed the steering was not right when I would tap the brake-pulled to the left--had it checked and the 2 front cross members were completely rusted out and hanging down! I called GMC and they refused to help saying its not been reported and I had too many miles on my car, 109,000. I researched the internet and GMC has fixed this problem on vehicles over 150,000 miles under special circumstances-safety issue. I also found recalls on same vehicle-but soft top not hard tops. I want them to fix my vehicle because this IS a safety issue and this tracker IS barely 10 years old. GMC knows about this, I have saw where this has been investigated in 2007 by you, and if not fixed someone could seriously get hurt! *Tr
There IS no incident so far. but according to my mechanic, one hit on a pothole could cause it to break/crack. From service campaign bulletin given to me by my mechanic-front suspension crossover corrosion on 2000 chevy tracker. I am less than 2 months past the coverage, 10 yrs or 150,000 miles. my truck was from 12.15.99 chevy will not honor recall, says it's not a recall even though there are several complaints of damage & serious accidents occurring because of this defect. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tracker. While driving 45 mph the contact heard a noise and the vehicle pulled to the right. The contact was able to continue driving the vehicle; however, the driver found rust on the front cross member and it was broken. the a-arm has began to separate from the cross members. The dealer confirmed that the vin was not included in the recall. The contact stated that he was responsible for ordering the bolts needed to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 86,000. Updated 02/17/10. *Lj the consumer stated it was discovered that his vehicle was included in the recall and the dealer repaired the vehicle free of charge. updated 02/18/10
My tire wheel on my chevy tracker was about to come off. the mechanic told me that the bearings in the axle had worn out. I was appalled at the potential for me to injury someone else or myself. there IS a problem IS the axle fails on a vehicle due to normal driving. *Tr
The lower control arm rotted away from the subframe on my tracker while I was driving. There was a special coverage issued by gm but they are refusing to honor it as it was not a recall and my title IS a salvage title. (The care was deemed road safe at the time ohio title was issued by the ohio state highway patrol) special coverage number IS 06186. Chevy admits it IS due to improper corrosion treatment in that area they will only honor special coverages on salvage vehicles if it IS an emission issue not a general safety issue unless of course it IS upgraded to a recall. *tr
2000 chevy tracker rusted right front control arm bracket. Consumer states that there IS a hole totally through the crossmember. She also states that the front end assembly was loosened due to this rusting. *kb the consumer was denied reimbursment, because according to cheverolet, the oart that was included in the special coverage was not replaced and also the repair was not made by an authorized chevrolet dealer.
I am writing to complain about my 2000 chevrolet tracker. the driver's side front lower arm has rusted through and broke and the left side IS also cracked. this vehicle IS not that old that the frame should break. it IS at a garage to fix the driver's side that has broke. it will cost approximately $400.00 to fix. *tr
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
In october 2007, gm initiated a special coverage program for all my 1999 through 2004 chevrolet tracker vehicles sold or currently registered in salt-belt states.the program extends the warranty coverage for front suspension crossmember corrosion to 10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever occurs first.gm IS administering the program in phases due to part availability.the first phase started in october 2007 and covers the my 1999 and 2000 vehicles.owners of my 2001 through 2004 vehicles will receive letters at a future date, but are eligible to receive free repairs from the program if the crossmember requires replacement.gm's program provides free inspections for consumers every 12 months through the terms of the policy adjustment.copies of the dealer bulletin and owner letter for gm's special coverage program are attached to the closing report for this investigation. The rate of confirmed lca separations at 5 years in service IS less than 10 per 100,000 vehicles, which IS low relative to other investigations of front suspension issues previously investigated by odi. Accordingly, this investigation IS closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles and take further action in the future if warranted. See document file for additional information regarding this resume.
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 corrosionthat can lead to perforation.these perforations at the front control arm brackets can cause the front suspension to become partially detached from the vehicle. Gm provided vehicle test data showing that crossmembers that fail in this manner do not cause a loss of vehicle control and, therefore, do not represent an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.this investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea06-018) to further assess the safety consequences associated with the alleged defect condition.
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