Table 1 shows two common gasoline fuel system related problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Tracker.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Gasoline Fuel System problems | |
| Tank Assembly problems |
My wife was driving. She slowed to approximately 10-15 mph for a dip in the road that contained water. After going through the dip/water she started to accelerate but began fish-tailing. She immediately took her foot off the accelerator and pumped the brake and tried to correct the fish-tailing. However, the car continued out-of-control. She then slammed on the brake and held in down, but could not stop the vehicle. It traveled approximately 375 feet, first going off the road to the right, over a curb, hit a chain link fence, careened across the road, over another curb, through about six feet of 12 inch boulders and through the wall of a building. The only way we can explain this, is that the accelerated had to have malfunctioned. In fact, when the vehicle finally came to a stop, the engine was still racing and the rear wheel had dug a six inch hole in the dirt from spinning. N addition, the airbags did not deploy.
Cpsc:i1430188a. 2003 Chevrolet Tracker. Consumer stated he was in an accident which he was rear ended while waiting to make a turn. When the car was rear ended it ruptured the gas tank. The consumer stated the vehicle hit him at full speed. The collision pushed him 30 feet across the intersection into a median sign. There was a trail of ignited gas from the point of impact to where he stopped. The vehicle was a total loss, with no salvageable part on the entire vehicle.