2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER

105 complaints filed with NHTSA.

105
Complaints
17
Crashes
1
Fires
18
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SUSPENSION7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6
STEERING6
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
AIR BAGS4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
WHEELS2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2

Recent Complaints

20151028FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, OIL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SMELLED A STRONG OIL ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE COVERS LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM TH

Mileage: 94,000

20141016CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS T BONED, A LADY RAN A STOP SIGN HITTING MY CAR I WAS PASSENGER, BUT IT WAS MY VEHICLE. I NEED UP ON THE DASH BOARD WHEN THE FIREMEN AND EMT GO ON THE SCENE THEY TOLD US TO LEAN THE SEATS ALL THE WAY BACK INCASE THE AIR BAGS LATER DEPLOYED AND THEY NEVER DID! I ENDED UP GETTING 2 BACK SURGERIES DUE TO THAT ACCIDENT ON4/23/07 IN MY 2001 CHEVY TRACKER WHICH THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT ACTIVE AND IT WAS A BAD IMPACT! THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE OF THE ACCIDENT AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

20100622CrashTIRES

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

20100105CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON CHEVY TRACKER 2001 AFTER BEING REAR ENDED AT 100 MPH WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 69 MPH AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER HEAD ON. *TR

20091101CrashAIR BAGS

10/29/2009, 2001 TRACKER ZR2 MODEL, VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN IN ROAD, WEST BOUND ON HWY 26 FAR LEFT HAND LANE. HEARD A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, WENT INTO RIGHT HAND SPIN, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT CONCRETE BARRICADE ON FAR RIGHT HAND OF HWY. DRIVER WAS SLAMMED INTO WINDOW AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE REVEALS DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER, DOOR AND BOTH WHEELS. LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE, ST

Mileage: 116,000

20091101CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT

10/29/2009, 2001 TRACKER ZR2 MODEL, VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN IN ROAD, WEST BOUND ON HWY 26 FAR LEFT HAND LANE. HEARD A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, WENT INTO RIGHT HAND SPIN, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT CONCRETE BARRICADE ON FAR RIGHT HAND OF HWY. DRIVER WAS SLAMMED INTO WINDOW AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE REVEALS DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER, DOOR AND BOTH WHEELS. LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE, ST

Mileage: 116,000

20090325CrashAIR BAGS

DRIVER OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH HIT A FORD F150 THAT MADE A U-TURN FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. DRIVER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HIT BRAKES. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

20080506CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

20030814CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER STRUCK A DEER HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SLIGHT INJURIES FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

20030811CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WEARING SEAT BELT HAD A FRONT COLLISION ,AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

20020606CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

IN AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *YH

20011218CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH DUE TO ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

20011218CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH DUE TO ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

20011218CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH DUE TO ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

20011031CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TAPPED BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND ROLLED 25 FEET DOWN A RAVINE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

20010702CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON VEHICLE'S BRAKES, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER WAS INJURED BY STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20010702CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON VEHICLE'S BRAKES, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER WAS INJURED BY STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20010618CrashPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

WENT TO PUT ON BRAKES DRIVESHAFT CAME OUT, CAUSING RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO SLIDE REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR..