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 ?
Chevrolet Tracker pulling problems
18 of the 411 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Tracker describe pulls to one side, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 86,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
My mechanic advised me that the front suspension cross member is rusted to the point the it will snap off. When I make a right hand turn or go over bumps I can hear cracking noises. Contacted chevy (gm) was advised that I am 4 years too late in contacting them. Asked about the recall, they told me it was a silent recall. And because I live in a state that has snow and ice this contributed to the problem. I advised that is this is the case then every car in this state would have the same problem. Following is from gm's website: " front suspension cross member did not receive adequate corrosion protection. The result of this condition may be most noticeable on vehicles driven in areas where rust is most common, such as areas where salt is used to control snow and ice. The corrosion may advance and cause rust-through perforation of the cross member in the area of the left or right front lower control arm attachment brackets. As the corrosion progresses the cross member will become thinner and the attachment brackets and the perforations will grow in size. If there are substantial amount of perforations, the left and right front lower control arm attachment brackets will become weakened and begin to flex. If this occurs, the customer may notice front tire wobble, steering looseness, vehicle pull to one side, front end noises (clunk, bang, rattle, etc) vehicle shaking, or steering wheel rotation when shifting from reverse to drive and drive to reverse.
While backing up out of my driveway, I heard an odd sound and the vehicle pulled to the left. I stopped the car and was told by my son to not drive it until he looked at it. I am 77yr and he was worried about his mother getting into an accident. My son said the front suspension crossmember rusted in half and the car was not drivable. I have contacted gm at 800‑222‑1020 based on the federal safety agency action number : ea06018. The representative told me there was no recall for this part, however your website contradicts that statement. You have my permission to speak with [xxx] regarding this matter. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Driving on expressway car started to vibrate and shake severely. The car was pulling to the left and steering became difficult, experiencing partial loss of control. I pulled over to shoulder of highway and upon investigation noticed the cross beam was rusted through and the left drivers side control arm had broke free. I had the car towed to the nearest chevrolet dealer and was told the vehicle was three months past the extended coverage. I had the tracker checked previously for this problem when I received a letter from chevrolet about a possible issue and was told there was not an issue with my car. Really! If chevrolet knew there was a safety issue, it should have been repaired to begin with.
While driving the car the wheel started pulling to the right.after that the steering wheel began to go back and forth a bit and felt shaking..we have owned this car since it was new.there was no previous warning of a problem.I looked under the car and the cross member was rotted out.
After stopping at gas station, backed out of parking space and heard a load pop at the front of tracker. After looking for obvious damage, continued driving and noticed the vehicle pulled hard to the right while braking. After thorough inspection of front crossmember found that it had completely rusted on the drivers side of vehicle and welds had broken away from suspension parts. Very dangerous condition!
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.
My mother said to me that her car was pulling to the center line when she put her brakes on. She and I naturally thought she had a stuck caliper or something of that nature. She drove it to my house the next morning, and said it was pulling badly to the center line. I jacked up the car to find that the [suspension crossmember] subframe where it holds the front mount for the lower control arm to the car, was corroded and had actually broke, causing the front wheel to just move around making the car pull hard to the left. This car only has 70k miles on it and is well maintained in fact, it just passed vehicle inspection the previous month. This part in my opinion should not have failed this way. Her car is now out of service due to this problem. Please help her in any way you can. She did not have an accident but I'm not sure why this failure could have easily been tragic. Thank you
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!
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
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The model years with the most reports are 2000 (8 complaints), 2001 (5 complaints) and 2003 (2 complaints).
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