FaultScore report
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tracker with NHTSA between 1999 and 2004. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 8 of 8 worst.
FaultScore 6/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Chevrolet Tracker.
How this is worked out15
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
POOR STABILITY WHILE DRIVING UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS. FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BEING BLOWN OFF THE ROAD AND THAT A CORRECTION COULD LEAD TO AN "OVER-CORRECTION". EVEN A LIGHT WIND (10 KPH) CAUSES THIS FEELING.
NHTSA complaint #10056672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY VEHICLE WAS RUINED BY A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I TOOK IT FOR A SMALL OIL GASKET LEAK AND NOW THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SAID THE GAS WAS IN THE OIL AND THAT MY VEHICLE BELONGS IN A JUNKYARD. I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED UPON REQUEST. NLM
NHTSA complaint #767617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
FAILURE OCCURRED OUT OF WARRANTY TIME PERIOD BUT WELL WITHIN MILAGE WARRANTY. 3/36 MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
NHTSA complaint #763816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, LOCK-UP SOLENOID HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS AN EMISSIONS/DRIVEABILITY/ECONOMY RELATED COMPONENT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING VERY POOR MILEAGE AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING INCREASINGLY POOR AS WELL. DRIVEABILITY SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING. THE DEALER STATES "NOTHING CAN BE DONE." - IS THIS TRUE?
NHTSA complaint #763986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, LOCK-UP SOLENOID HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS AN EMISSIONS/DRIVEABILITY/ECONOMY RELATED COMPONENT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING VERY POOR MILEAGE AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING INCREASINGLY POOR AS WELL. DRIVEABILITY SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING. THE DEALER STATES "NOTHING CAN BE DONE." - IS THIS TRUE?
NHTSA complaint #763986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARKING GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #566173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENSOR BLEW OUT AND WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #566173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LIKE A FLICKERING DOME LIGHT AND BLOWN OUT MARKER LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL ALSO FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #566173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
FABRIC OF BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS IS TEARING, SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #8004061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST ALL POWER.*AK
NHTSA complaint #894135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR STABILITY, WHILE DRIVING WIND INTERFERENCE CAUSES CONTROL DIFFICULTY AND PROBLEMS DUE TO LIGHT WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #551757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLINKERS/HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #551757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TIRES AND BRAKES EXPERIENCE POOR PERFORMANCE, SEVERAL TIMES CONSUMER HAS FELT OUT OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SLIPPAGE. YH
NHTSA complaint #607397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRES AND BRAKES EXPERIENCE POOR PERFORMANCE, SEVERAL TIMES CONSUMER HAS FELT OUT OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SLIPPAGE. YH
NHTSA complaint #607397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO FAIL. YH
NHTSA complaint #549708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.