35 of the 587 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Tracker are about the transmission — 6% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1999.
35
Complaints
6%
Share of all complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN AND SERIOUS SAFETY MANUFACTURING DEFECT PREVIOUSLY COVERED UNDER A "SPECIAL COVERAGE - #06186" FOR CORROSION AND RUST PROOFING CAUSING THE SUBFRAME AND CONTROL ARMS CORRODE AND DETACH. GM REFUSES TO HONOR PREVIOUSLY EXPIRED SPECIAL COVERAGE AND CONSIDERS THIS AN "OUT OF POCKET" EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #10960362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #10368555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
FRONT TRANSAXLES FLUID LEAKING FROM LH FRONT DRIVE AXLE. LEAKING FLUID COULD CONTAMINATE BRAKE PADS AND CAUSE UNEXPECTED BRAKE LOCK UP AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP FOUND INNER AXLE SHAFT SEAL TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INNER AXLE SHAFT SEAL UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10203339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID AND CONTAMINATING THE LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOES. BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT, INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH. LOCAL SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED LEFT AXLE SEALS AND BEARINGS. REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10203345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #10183863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE (1) IDLES TOO FAST & (2) DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY -
NHTSA complaint #10172478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #10169865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SALES MAN , JAM JAMISON SOLD ME THIS CAR WHICH WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I GOT IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME SO MANY PROBLEMS. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED SO MANY TIMES TO FIX THE CAR BUT IT JUST COMES BACK TO ME THE SAME WAY. WHEN I RUN THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A REALLY LOUD NOISE. ALSO WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR IT JUST TURNS OFF ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, AND DONE ALL THE MAINTENANCE THE CAR NEEDS THE CAR JUST DOES NOT FUNCTION RIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10151475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
SQUEAK FROM FRONT AXEL/POWER TRAIN DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
NHTSA complaint #10151248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT: CONTACT STATED ON 8-2-05 THE WHEEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF. ALSO, THE AXLE FELL OFF. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A SUPE RMARKET PARKING LOT WHEN IT FELL OFF. HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE ROAD CONDITIONION WERE GOOD.
NHTSA complaint #10131350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS PERSIST IN FRONT END ALIGNMENT STRONG VIBRATION IN FRONT END REQUIRING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALSO THERE IS A LOSE OF ACCELERATION PRESSING GAS PEDEL DOES NOTHING THE SPEED GRADUALLY DROPS. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THERE IS NO CLEAR PATTERN OF WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING IT TO 2ND DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG. THE FIRST ONE DID FIND OUT THE REASON MY FRONT END KEEPS PULLING IS BECAUSE THE RIMS ARE BENT. MY CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN TWICE IN ONE YEAR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS APART. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED AND ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10072786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1999 CHEVROLET TRACKER, VIN [XXX], INTO MY LOCAL GM DEALER FOR A PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. IT WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS SLIPPING IN AND OUT. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND CALLED ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. HE FOUND THIS OUT ONLY AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL OTHER POSSIBILITIES (AT $61.00 PER HOUR) BY CALLING GM'S TECH SUPPORT. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH GM HAS HAD TO MODIFY THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE. IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED, THE FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL CASE, ACTUATOR AND SIDE BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1380.68. AT THE TIME THIS PROBLEM STARTED, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN A SNOWSTORM THAT DUMPED 12" IN 8 HOURS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS PRETTY MUCH A NECESSITY. UNFORTUNATELY, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO HANDLE PROPERLY, BECAUSE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. I PARKED IT AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH GM HAS ADMITTED TO A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE, AND HAS MODIFIED IT FOR REPAIR OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND WILL NOT PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *JB *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #10056289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE DOES NOT COME OUT OF PARK. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS.
NHTSA complaint #10055711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WHEN I SHIFT MY CAR IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE I HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTIN IT INTO GEAR AND WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION IT SHIFTS OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MAKES A HARD THUD SOUND. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE THING BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLETS ARE GOOD CARS .
NHTSA complaint #10050869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RESERVOIR FOR THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS BURNING OIL. *AK THE IGNITION PROBLEM WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. THE DRIVE TRAIN DEVELOPED A NOISE, METAL WAS FOUND IN THE REAR END, THE STEERING SHAFT MECHANISM BROKEN AND ALLOWED THE KEY TO GO BACK INTO THE LOCK POSITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE A/C WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10050419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE BEEN REPORTING CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN I TURN VEHICLE. HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE 2000. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT CONTRRADICT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I JUST FOUND OUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS THAT WAS ISSUED 4-1-01. THE DEALERSHIP (TEAM CHEVROLET IN COLORADO SPRINGS NOR CHEVROLET HAS EVER MENTIONED THIS TO ME). I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIR NEEDED AS THE CLUNKING NOISE IS GETTING WORSE. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED AND WHO I NEED TO CONTACT.
NHTSA complaint #10048845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER AND OPEN THE HOOD SO VEHICLE WILL NOT CATCH ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF FILLER PIPE AND GOING INTO EXHAUST. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH.
NHTSA complaint #10004254 — 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.