Frame And Members Problems of Chevrolet Tracker

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Tracker. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an inspection, who noticed that the front cross member was completely rusted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

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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.

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Refer to special extended coverage 06186 for 2000 Chevrolet Tracker, front crossmember rusting out causing wheels to shake and make vehicle difficult to control.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tracker. The contact stated that the front end of the frame exhibited significant rust and corrosion. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they welded the damaged frame for a temporary repair and advised that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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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.

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.

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Driving on highway when the front suspension began to shudder violently. Applying brakes caused vehicle to swerve to the left. Inspection showed that front control arm mount had separated completely from the crossmember due to corrosion. Called Chevrolet customer service and was told in carefully parsed words that according to my VIN there was no coverage or recall despite what I have found on lin: special coverage adjustment - front suspension crossmember corrosion #06186 - (10/17/2007) 1999-2004 Chevrolet Tracker.

I purchased a 2001 Chevrolet Tracker lt used with 109k miles. The vehicle was sold to me by a dealership without safety inspection stickers. I took the vehicle to my mechanic to have it inspected and was told the frame was rotted, including the front frame, suspension and side rocker panels. The dealership did not disclose the damage to me and refuses to refund the cost of the vehicle or make the repairs. I am currently trying to have the issue mediated by the PA state attorney general's office. I am also aware that Chevrolet has a safety notice on the front suspension of 2001-2003 chevy Trackers indicating that the front suspension may rust and separate from the vehicle. The inspection period on my vehicle is expired and the vehicle is unsafe to drive.

1999 chevy Tracker front crossmember rusted through from the inside causing the car to pull very hard when braking. There was a recall on certain VIN #'s for this vehicle but mine was not part of the recall. I did develop the problem though. The front crossmember is rusted out from the inside and is just about to break off. This could have been very dangerous causing a loss of control of the vehicle. I reported to gm and they said they can do nothing to help. The vehicle does not have rust on the bottom of the vehicle yet this part completely rusted through.

We have a 2001 chevy Tracker with the rusted crossmember/subframe that Chevrolet won't repair. I think this is definitely a safety issue. I called chevy reps. And all I got was " were sorry" but the car is 1200 miles over the limit for repairs. We took ours to our local mechanic for regular maintenance and they found the rusted crossmember and advised us to not drive the vehicle, it was not safe. So now we without a very needed car.

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!.

I began to notice that the steering had started to feel a little loose requiring a lot of correction when driving, but I didn't think it was anything serious. I took the car in to the repair shop to have the brakes repaired and as soon as they raised it up on the lift they noticed that the "drivers side cradle/crossmember to suspension corroded and rusted through and the left front lower control arm detached". The mechanic stated that he had never seen anything like this happen and was very dangerous - could allow complete loss of steering or if on the interstate with more speed could cause the vehicle to flip over causing serious injury or death. The cradle/crossmember was replaced and all new bolts were used. Please do something about this before too many people are injured or killed - I was lucky.

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. 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.

I have a 2002 chevy Tracker that has displayed a catastrophic failure of the front crossmember. This is as described in the closed investigation NHTSA action number: ea06018. The failure occurred at highway speed when braking and I was very lucky to maintain control of the vehicle. This is a very serious safety issue.

Right front idler arm has completely rusted away from front cross member and was just hanging loose.

1999 chevy Tracker sub frame rotted out. On driver side. Vehicle shook violently and pulled very hard to the right. Almost drove off the road and crashed. Did not find any recalls. Chevy said the sell many of these parts but no recalls for problems.

The car was steering funny and pulling to the left especially when braking. I heard a metal bang noise at one point and made an appointment to have it checked where the mechanic was shocked to find the crossmember subframe fractured which would have certainly lead to a serious accident and I was "lucky" to have made it to the garage.

My wife was on her way to work when she stopped at a stop sign, the car veered to the left and was hard to steer. I was at a friends house and she brought the vehicle over there for me to check out. After lifting the front end, the right side lower control arm fell off of the crossmember. After closer inspection, the entire crossmember is rusted through. If the control arm had fallen while she was driving, the car may have flipped causing injuries or possibly death. Chevrolet knew about this problem since at least December of 2006 and issued a special coverage bulletin. I never received a letter informing me of any problem. After calling the gm consumer help desk, I was informed that they would not be covering my vehicle due to the mileage. Since this is not a part which is subject to wear and tear it should be covered under a time , not mileage, constraint if any, since this is a safety issue.

'99 chevy Tracker. Rust from inside the metal to inner& outer surfaces. The doors, rockers panels & into the floor plate, window frames & door edges. Bought this vehicle used,3weks ago, but looking almost new inside & out. There was to the eye only some slightly bubbled paint in 8 spots decide to get right on it started to emeory cloth it & found that a little push ,particularly the rocker panels, would go completely through to the inner surface. Both rocker panels front to rear were the same. So I used my grinder to cut them open to see how far I would have to go to get past the rust. Once I got the panels open I could see that the corrosion went clear into the floor panels. I then decided 2 hit the spots on the doors found basically the same thing. Then looking on the internet found out g>m> was repairing and reimbursing owners for improperly treated treating frame & cross members which are rusting through. Also replacing corroded hardware everywhere it is found on these vehicles from '99 to 2004. This body rust seems to be the same thing. Dangerous? if the seriously weakend rockers & floor plate were struck at even a low speed I do not doubt that any person in this vehicle would suffer crush injuries. This is reminiscent of the 70's & 80's when gm was using heavily corroded metal to build vehicles. & created unsafe & expensive conditions for the consumers & lost a good portion of the car market to foreign manufacturers. I have several pictures I can send you. Please advise. Sincerely dan church.

3/17/08 general motors, Chevrolet (customer complaint ? recall), NHTSA customer complaint (Chevrolet Tracker):* -late last year, my wife had received the gm letter. -I took the vehicle to the dealership, in Dec. 2007 to ragsdale Chevrolet in spencer, MA. -ragsdale?s technician put the car on the lift and inspected the car. -they said that the crossmember was ok, that the crossmember would not be replaced by Chevrolet until there were actual holes in the crossmember (why??). -on 3/12/08, I was driving the vehicle, and when I applied the brakes, the car was pulling severely to one side. -that evening, I looked under the car and the passenger side suspension attachment (?a? arm) to the crossmember was only partially attached due to severe corrosion (several large rusted-through holes) at that area of the crossmember. -I called ragsdale and returned the car to their service dept. Mgr. (glenn) on 3/13/08. On the trip to ragsdale, the car?s body flexed so much when braking, that the windshield developed a crack. -I told glenn about the windshield crack and he said that ragsdale would not do anything for me on the windshield replacement, to take it up with Chevrolet, and my auto insurance would take care of it (basically, lacking any customer service skills). -I asked glenn how ragsdale?s inspection _only three months prior_ did not show a problem, yet there was major corrosion now. Glenn said that ragsdale had the same problem of another Tracker that was inspected by them in October 2007. -glenn offered _no_ apology for ragsdale service personnel not adequately performing the December inspection. I am very displeased by ragsdale?s poor service last December; there could have been a very serious accident due to ragsdale?s inadequate inspection of the crossmember. There appears to be _no_ oversight of this service department performing serious safety inspections that were mandated by chevy. .

Rusted cross member on my 2000 chevy Tracker. I drove my daughter to georgia from vermont. While in the local walmart parking lot I noticed my tire rubbing. I looked under the front and the cross member where the steering a frame attaches was completely rusted and broken off. I am glad it happened in a parking lot and not while driving at 65 mph on the high way.

I was driving along and had to stop the vehicle. When I applied the brakes the vehicle veered to the left and then I heard a clanking sound. I continued to drive along and came to a stop once again. And the vehicle veered to the left, and I again heard the sound. A friend of mine test drove the car and noticed the exact same thing. Upon further investigation it was found that the crossmember was corroded, interfering with the suspension in the front, and creating an unsafe situation with regard to driving the vehicle. Should the crossmember break injury could result. I want to know if general motors is going to pay to have this repaired? if not, why? the part is defective, making the vehicle inoperable.

Rusted through front crossmember resulted in loss of steering and braking control.

Corrosion of front end cross member - can put hand right through- driver side needs to be replaced but with fixed income not feasible. Only car - don' know where to turn to before wheel comes off. *b.

This is a second statement regarding a complaint I made concerning my Tracker. Before I took it to the shop when I applied the brakes the car would shake violently and swerve to the side. It happened so quickly within a week. I drove on the freeway when it was so bad I knew it was too dangerous to drive. I took it to the shop, and they told me they could not believe what they saw! the cross member was a rusted mess! he couldn't believe I didn't crash and burn on the freeway. They said that this could have caused some serious damage to myself and others. I had to pay $1000 to get it fixed! $1000 to fix something that shouldn't have happened anyway on any car! I started a posting on carspace. Com and there have been several responses to this same issue. Each person said when they took the car in, the shop couldn't believe what they saw. They were all surprised there wasn't a recall. I believe Chevrolet made a statement along the lines of there not being any issue with this. That this kind of problem would not risk lives. They were wrong, something should be done. Please!.

I noticed within a week when I applied the brakes the nose would dip and the car would steer to the left, it got worse and worse until I would feel like I was losing control of the car, especially on the freeway going 65 mph. I took the car in to tuffy and they said that the crossmember was rusted and told me it was absolutely unsafe to drive. I had it towed to the frame and axel place and they couldn't believe what they saw. They ordered the part and replaced it. I spent over $900 getting it fixed! they let me keep the part and said that I should defiantly follow up on this with a chevy dealership. I still have the part and a picture of it that can be found on carspace. Com. I have been communicating with another person about this same issue but theirs actually broke while driving, fortunately just getting off the freeway before it happened! tuffy told me that if this had broken during freeway driving it would have thrown me into the next lane. This should not have happened.

: the contact stated while having an annual inspection,the independent repair shop determined the front cross member rusted through on the passenger's side were the lower control arm bolts in. The cross member were replaced at contact's expense, costing her over $400. 00. A recall should be insituted. The contact insituted a complained with new york state attorney general.

The contact's wife was driving down a hill and she pressed the brake pedal which caused the vehicle to pull to the right. She was unable to drive the vehicle , and had to have it towed. The mechanic determined that the cross-member was heavily corroded and broke and dislocated the gear box . The vehicle is currently being repaired, the cross-member is being replaced. Updated 2/9/2006 -.