2000 Chevrolet Tracker

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HAD TO BRAKE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENT WENT LEFT IF ANYONE HAD OF BEEN IN OTHER LANE I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM HEAD ON. I THOUGHT THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS LOCKING UP. SO I WENT TO PART STORE BOUGHT A NW ONE($92) TOOK IT TO A GARAGE OF A MAN I KNEW. HE PUT IT ON LIFT TO CHANGE CALIPER HE NOTICED CONTROL ARM COMPLETE LY RUSTED OUT ON CROSS FRAME..THERE WAS ALSO A HOLE ABOUT 7"LONG RUSTED OUT OF FRAME.BTHIS WASN'T A SAFETY PROB. HE SAID NOT TO DRIVE IT WADS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT WAS A SUNDAY NO ONE WORKING ON SUNDAY. WENT BACK MONDAY. HE HAD TO DO ALOT OF WELDING METAL PLATES JUST TO GET IT HOME. HOME CHECKED ON LINE FOR A CROSS MEMBER CHEAPEST$300 PLUS SHIPPING THATS NOT TO INSTALL IT. I HAVE A LIMITED INCOME SO CANT AFFORD IT RIGHT NOW. CHEVY HAS NEW THIS PROB FOR A LONG TIME ACCORDING TO INTERNET AS TOYOTO DID WITH RUSTING. OUT FRAMES. THE FRAME ON THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE REPLACE BY CHEVY THEY USED POOR METAL THAT WOULD BE UNSAFE. IVE SEEM CAR FRAMES FROM WAY BACK BETTER THAN THIS. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CARFOR A WEEK.THE BODY AND TRANSMISSION ARE EXCELLENT BUT THE REST WAS MADE CHEAP. ITS A 2000 TRACKER (148000 MI) 4CYL 2.0 4WHEEL DRIVE.. I ALSO NOTICED ONLINE THE PROB WAS RIGHT SIDE OF CROSS MEMBER. THIS PROB SAME IN 1999. CHEVY WANTS TO DELAY LONG ENOUGH SO THEY ARE A CUP FULL OF RUST. ITS SAD HOW CROOKED PEOPLE CAN BE JUST TO MAKE A BUCK. THANK YOU [XXX]. (DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PICTURES INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C

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 ?

I PURCHASED THE TRACKER 6 DAYS AGO AND THE BRAKE LINES BROKE 5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 5PM ON THURSDAY 8/17/17 AND LEFT ONE STOP LIGHT TO DRIVE UP A HILL TO ANOTHER STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE LINES BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN THIRD GEAR AT 25MPH AS I WAS DECREASING MY SPEED TO STOP AT THE SECOND LIGHT. MY CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED INSPECTION BUT IT DID AND MY SAFETY WAS IN JEOPARDY EVERY MOMENT I DROVE THINKING THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY, SO ITS METAL ON METAL. THE ROTORS ARE SHOT AND RUSTED. THE FUEL LINES AND BRAKES LINES ARE RUSTED, THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND THE DIFFERENTIAL IS ALSO LEAKING. THE CAR NEEDS $1300 IN REPAIRS JUST TO FIX THE BREAK LINES AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR HAD I KNOWN THAT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO BE INSPECTED BY AN OBJECTIVE THIRD PARTY MECHANIC TO INFORM ME OF ANY MAJOR ISSUES AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A RURAL ROAD, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY SHAKING, RATTLING AND A SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER HAD SNAPPED IN HALF, DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC THEN TOLD ME THAT CHEVY HAD INSTITUTED AN INTERNAL CAMPAIGN #06186 IN 2007 TO ADDRESS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CROSS MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT CORRECTLY PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION EFFECTING MODEL YEARS 1999-2004. THE CROSS MEMBER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CROSS MEMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE TIRE IS ABOUT TO SINK IN. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD MY 2000 CHEVY TRACKER 4DR IN FOR PENNSYLVANIAS STATE INSPECTION AND AT THAT TIME MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE SUSPENSION BAR IS ROTTING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND WHICH STATES THAT GM HAD EXTENDED A SPECIAL WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE SNOW/SALT STATES. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND WHICH GM SEEMS TO ADMIT. MY VEHICLE HAS 114000 MILES ON IT AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR ON MY OWN. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR A RECALL SEARCH, AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NONE AND WHEN I MENTIONED THE SPECIAL WARRANTY THEY STATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT EXISTS AND WOULD LIKE SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH , WITH OUT WORNING ALL MOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING 60 MPH , THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT !! *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS-MEMBER OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER HAS CORRODED THROUGH THE HEAVY GAUGE METAL ADJACENT TO A SUPPORT BOLT AND RISKS AFFECTING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HEAVY GAUGE STRUCTURAL MEMBER THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. SEVERE RUST-THROUGH IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER METAL SURFACE TREATMENT BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY-OF-LIFE ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AS A CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE OF THIS COMPONENT, IF IT OCCURS DURING DRIVING, RESULTS IN WHEEL COLLAPSE BECAUSE THIS MEMBER SUPPORTS THE WHEELS A-FRAME. I ESTIMATE THIS RUSTING HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2009 EVEN THOUGH I JUST SAW IT IN 2012. I BASE THIS ON THE FACT THAT IN 2012 THERE WAS A HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE CROSS MEMBER THAT I COULD FIT MY THUMB THROUGH HOWEVER, HOLES OF THIS SIZE USUALLY TAKE A FEW YEARS TO DEVELOP AND I NEVER NOTICED IT PREVIOUSLY. THIS MEANS THAT SUB-SURFACE RUSTING WAS OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS WITH SURFACE RUST OBSCURING THIS, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE HOLE WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL JUST RECENTLY (WHEN THE SURFACE RUST COLLAPSED, IT EXPOSED THE HOLE BENEATH IT). *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON PASSENGER SIDE. SUSPENSION A ARM COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM CROSS MEMBER. HANDLING SEVERELY DEGRADED. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER CORROSION SERVICE BULLETIN #06186 10/17/2007 NOT BEING HONORED BY GM. STATES OUT OF AGE PARAMETERS. PURCHASED NEW STILL OWNED BY ORIGINAL OWNER. BARNES CHEVROLET WHERE PURCHASED, WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 2007 - OWNER NEVER NOTIFIED OF CROSSBAR ISSUE. GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW. NOW BEING USED BY 19 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE. GM CASE NUMBER 71-1021471764. OSCAR AT GM STATES THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE VIN NUMBERS INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL BULLETIN (NOT A RECALL). ESCALATED TO [XXX], HIS SUPERVISOR. SHE STATED NOT INCLUDED BUT OFFERED A $1000. VOUCHER TO BUY A NEW CAR (DUH - A COLLEGE STUDENT CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR IF SHE CANNOT AFFORD THE $2000. REPAIR BILL - MOM & DAD CANNOT HELP) TRIED TO GO ABOVE [XXX] BUT HER DISTRICT MANAGER DOES NOT SPEAK TO REGULAR CUSTOMERS. (???). ALL I WANT OF GOT GM TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL AND FOR NEW BRAKES THAT WERE REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO BUT RUINED BY THIS FAULT. GOOD MECHANIC FOUND THE ISSUE BEFORE SHE WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

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. *TT

REFER TO SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE 06186 FOR 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER, FRONT CROSSMEMBER RUSTING OUT CAUSING WHEELS TO SHAKE AND MAKE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER, UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. UNIT 1 CONTINUED ON TO EXIT 151 TO REPORT. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0183-90) *JB UPDATED 04/22/11 *BF

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. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY DEALER TO REPLACE RUSTED CROSSMEMBER ON STEERING SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN MAY 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED A LONG TIME AGO AND THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WOULD BE ABOUT $800. THE RECALL, WHICH THE DEALER KEPT, CLEARLY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS VALID FOR TEN YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2000. THE DEALER REFUSED ON TWO ADDITION DATES TO HONOR THE RECALL OR GM'S AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO A FULL TEN YEARS OR 150,000 MILES AS YOUR WEBSITE INDICATES. HELP US IF YOU CAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. AFTER RETRACTING THE BELT TO USE ONCE, THEY WOULD NOT RETRACT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

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! *TR

THERE IS NO INCIDENT SO FAR. BUT ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, ONE HIT ON A POTHOLE COULD CAUSE IT TO BREAK/CRACK. FROM SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN GIVEN TO ME BY MY MECHANIC-FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSOVER CORROSION ON 2000 CHEVY TRACKER. I AM LESS THAN 2 MONTHS PAST THE COVERAGE, 10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES. MY TRUCK WAS FROM 12.15.99 CHEVY WILL NOT HONOR RECALL, SAYS IT'S NOT A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF DAMAGE & SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

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

MY TIRE WHEEL ON MY CHEVY TRACKER WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE AXLE HAD WORN OUT. I WAS APPALLED AT THE POTENTIAL FOR ME TO INJURY SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. THERE IS A PROBLEM IS THE AXLE FAILS ON A VEHICLE DUE TO NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ROTTED AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME ON MY TRACKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ISSUED BY GM BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO HONOR IT AS IT WAS NOT A RECALL AND MY TITLE IS A SALVAGE TITLE. (THE CARE WAS DEEMED ROAD SAFE AT THE TIME OHIO TITLE WAS ISSUED BY THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL) SPECIAL COVERAGE NUMBER IS 06186. CHEVY ADMITS IT IS DUE TO IMPROPER CORROSION TREATMENT IN THAT AREA THEY WILL ONLY HONOR SPECIAL COVERAGES ON SALVAGE VEHICLES IF IT IS AN EMISSION ISSUE NOT A GENERAL SAFETY ISSUE UNLESS OF COURSE IT IS UPGRADED TO A RECALL. *TR

2000 CHEVY TRACKER RUSTED RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BRACKET. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A HOLE TOTALLY THROUGH THE CROSSMEMBER. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE FRONT END ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSENED DUE TO THIS RUSTING. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSMENT, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO CHEVEROLET, THE OART THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS NOT REPLACED AND ALSO THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE BY AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER.

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT LOWER ARM HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE AND THE LEFT SIDE IS ALSO CRACKED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT THAT OLD THAT THE FRAME SHOULD BREAK. IT IS AT A GARAGE TO FIX THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT HAS BROKE. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $400.00 TO FIX. *TR

3/17/08 TO: GENERAL MOTORS, CHEVROLET (CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ? RECALL), NHTSA *MY 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 I

TOOK 2000 CHEVY TRACKER TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC TO CHECK FOR RUST/CORROSION AND POSSIBLE CROSSMEMBER RUSTING. HE FOUND MORE THAN THAT, NOT ONLY THE CROSSMEMBER BUT JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE UNDERFRAME OF THE AUTOMOBILE. GM DEALER WILL HONOR RECALL FROM GM HOWEVER THEY TELL ME I NEED TO SPEND ABOUT AN EXTRA 1500 FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE CROSSMEMBER EXTENSIVE CORROSION. AND THERE IS MORE RUSTING OF THIS AUTOMOBILE. EVEN IF I SPENT 2-3K ON REPAIRS OF RUST, THE REST OF THE FRAME IS RUSTING. AND I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS AUTO, AFRAID THE FRAMES WILL BREAK WHEN TRAVELING OVER FROST HEAVES OR ANY HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INFERIOR AUTO. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER. CONSUMER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING TO HELP EXPLAIN WHY THE LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING. *KB

THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER IS HORRIBLY RUSTED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER(S) LOOKED TO HAVE WELDED EXTRA SUPPORT TO THE AREA THAT THE CROSSMEMBER ATTACHES TO THE CONTROL ARM. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HIT SOMETHING, BUT UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THERE IS NO DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. I JUST NOTICED THIS TODAY, AND DO NOT AT ALL FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANYWHERE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING FRAME PARTS OFF!! *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A SNAP PULLED IT BACK INTO DRIVEWAY CALLED MY MECHANIC I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOUND OUT IT WAS SUB FRAME. WASN'T GOING TO GET IT FIXED AND JUST PARK IT UNTIL A WEEK LATER I GOT A SAFETY NOTICE IS WHAT GM IS CALLING IT IN THE MAIL THAT SAID THEIR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT CORROSION PROTECTION ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN IF NOT INSPECTED AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT CHECKED WELL I ALREADY HAD IT CHECKED PRIOR TO THE NOTICE. AND WHEN I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AS PER THE NOTICE TOLD ME TO DO. THE LOCAL CHEVY GARAGE AND GM TOLD ME THAT I WAS PASSED THE MILEAGE CUT OFF FOR THIS. IN FRUSTRATION I GAVE AWAY THE VEHICLE TO MY SISTER. WHY IS THEIR A CUT OFF FOR MILEAGE IF THIS IS A GM MISTAKE AND NOW THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY MORE THAN $1000.00 TO GET THIS REPAIRED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TRACKER AND THE CROSSMEMBER RUSTED OUT. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT FIXED, SPENDING $900. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE THAT. I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THERE WAS A TERRIBLE JERKING EVERYTIME THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD PULL HARD TO ONE SIDE. IT WAS REALLY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY WERE SURPRISED IT DIDN'T SNAP EARLIER BECAUSE IT LOOKED SO BAD! *TR

2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER 4 DOOR SUV. PASS SIDE FRONT CROSS MEMBER ROTTED OUT AND FRONT CONTROL ARM DISLOCATED, CAR WOULD NOT STEER, FRONT WHEEL ON PASS. SIDE TURNED IN WHILE LEFT WHEEL STAYED STRAIGHT. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH CHEVROLET'S FINDINGS THAT IT WILL NOT LOSE CONTROL, I WAS FORTUNATELY ONLY GOING 25 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE REST OF THE SUV IS IN MINT CONDITON. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE CHEVY DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP ME, AS WAS GM BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

1 - NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING. NO SPEEDING. NO HAZARDOUS DRIVING. 2 - SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSEQUENCE? HAD TO DRIVE HOME AT LESS THAN 25 MPH AND HOME WAS OVER 25 MILES AWAY. 3 - SUBFRAME HAS TO BE REPLACED: METAL TOO THIN FOR WELDING PIECES BACK TOGETHER. OLD PART IS IN MY GARAGE. *JB

ON WEDNESDAY 9-5-07 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY TRACKER STARTED MAKING A CLUNCKING SOUND AND STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. WHEN I WOULD STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WOULD GRAB AND THEN DRIVE NORMALLY. TODAY 9-11-07 WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45MPH MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE ALL OVER. I LOWERED MY DRING SPEED TO 35 AND WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE NOW VIBRATING AND GRABBING TO THE RIGHT. AS IF MY BRAKES WERE GOING OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH TO THE AUTO MECHANICS SHOP. HE LOOKED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND AT THAT POINT MY FRONT CROSS MEMBER FELL OFF. HE SAID HE WAS SHOCKED AND NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE ENTIRE CROSS MEMBER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND I WAS IN SERIOUS DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 3DAYS DUE TO THE TIME FRAME NEEDED FOR ORDERING THIS PART. IT WILL COST $350 FOR THE PART ONLY NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER LABOR WILL BE SO MY QUESTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS -WOULDN'T IT BE GM. I DRIVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. SO NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO RECALL THIS CAR PART UNTIL A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AND RESULTS IN DEATH. IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? HOW MANY OF US HAVE TO BE EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM-CAN WE BAN TOGETHER FOR HELP? MY CAR IS GARAGED, NOT DRIVEN ALOT OF MILES PER YEAR AND TAKEN VERY GOOD CAR OF AND MY FRONT CROSS MEMBER RUSTS AND JUST FALLS OFF. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ME? PLEASE RESPOND AS SO

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. *TR

THE PROBLEM "RUSTED SUBFRAME MEMBER CAUSING TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE CONTROL ARM BRACKET FROM THE SUBFRAME" THE INFORMATION POSTED BELOW ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE NHTSA'S DEFECT INVESTIGATION SECTION, AND APPEARS TO STILL BE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA.. AFTER READING THE INFORMATION BELOW..AND EXPERIENCING THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO STOP WHEN THE BRACKET BROKE LOOSE..I HAVE TWO COMMENTS..1. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY? AND 2. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN..IT APPEARS GM HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TO THE "DEFECT" AND SUZUKI, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE "DEFECTIVE" PART HAS ALREADY MADE "DESIGN CHANGES" IS THIS NOT ENOUGH OF AN ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM TO FORCE A RECALL???? NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE06021 SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2006 GENERAL MOTORS (GM) SUBMITTED INFORMATION REGARDING APPROXIMATELY 128,000 MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999 -2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO GM, THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH FRONT CROSSMEMBERS DESIGNED AND MADE BY SUZUKI THAT CAN RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT CORROSION PROTECTION. THE DESIGN OF THE CROSSMEMBER LIMITED THE COVERAGE OF PAINT ON THE INTERIOR SURFACES DURING THE PAINTING PROCESS. IN MARCH 2006 SUZUKI MADE DESIGN CHANGES TO THE CROSSMEMBER TO ENHANCE THE COVERAGE OF PAINT TO THE INSIDE OF THE PART. GM INDICATED THAT WHEN OPERATED IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE ROAD SALT FOR DE-ICING, OVER TIME WATER AND SALT/MUD CAN ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE CROSSMEMBER AND CAUSE CREVICE CORROSION THAT C

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO GET ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED BECAUSE THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE WHEEL CRACKED. THE CONTACT LEFT MESSAGES WITH GENERAL MOTORS, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,413 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,398.

FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER RUSTED THROUGH ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER 4X4. CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OUT OF MY LANE WHEN BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT. RIGHT FRONT A-ARM ATTACHMENT POINT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM CROSS MEMBER. *TR

ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON CARSPACE.COM. THE CROSSMEMBER ON MY CHEVY TRACKER RUSTED TO SHREDS DUE TO THIN METAL AND LACK OF 4 DRAIN HOLES. THE NEW CROSSMEMBER THAT WAS PUT ON MY CAR HAS 4 DRAIN HOLES TO ALLOW THE WATER TO ESCAPE. SOME TRACKERS HAVE DRAIN HOLES. WE SPENT $1000 GETTING THIS FIXED WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WENT ON A SMOKE BREAK DURING AN ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE CHEVY PLANT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MISTAKE THAT CHEVY IS BLOWING OFF AS TRIVIAL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE TAKE GREAT CARE OF OUR TRACKER AND IT'S IN GREAT CONDITION. IT WAS UNEXPECTED TO PUT $1000 IN TO A CAR THAT OTHERWISE RUNS GREAT THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT I EXPERIENCED ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS RUSTED PIECE OF METAL GIVING SO QUICKLY WAS VERY SCARY! I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE GOING 65 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY HAD I NOT GOTTEN IT IN RIGHT AWAY. THEY DETERMINED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED AND SHOCKED AT WHAT THEY SAW UNDER MY CAR! THIS WAS A STUPID ERROR THAT NEEDS LOOKED IN TO. THE PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND PEOPLE COMPENSATED. *TR

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!*AK

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.*AK

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY ABS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BEARING GOING BAD. THE AXLE BEARING KEEPS GOING BAD, CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO READ INCORRECT INFORMATION. THIS RESULTED IN EITHER THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND THEREFORE SHUTTING OFF THE ABS SYSTEM OR THE ABS KICKED IN EVERY TIME I STOPPED THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY, THE BEARING WILL BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NEED TO BE CHANGED. THEN THE ABS WORKED FINE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE BEARING WENT BAD. WHAT KEPT CAUSING THIS BEARING TO GO BAD? $500+ EACH TIME IT NEEDED TO GET FIXED. THEY DID NOT MANUFACTURE NEW REAR ENDS FOR THIS CAR ANYMORE SO THATWAS NOT AN OPTION UNLESS I GO USED.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. A GOODYEAR DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CYLINDERS, BUT THE SHAKING CONTINUED. ANOTHER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CROSSBAR BEING COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 164000 MILES. LEFT MESSAGE 10/16/07 . *LJ

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EASILY REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, IT TOOK 20 MINUTES TO RELEASE IT. THE DEALER QUOTED THE DIAGNOSIS RATES AND THE CONTACT IS REQUESTED COMPENSATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 50 TIMES.*AK

KEY DOES NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION. IT TURNS THE ENGINE OFF BUT WILL NOT GO INTO THE LOCK POSITION WITHOUT QUITE A BIT OF WIGGLING BACK AND FORTH. IT STARTED OUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE AND NOW IT IS EVERY SINGLE TIME WE TRY TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND TAKE THE KEY OUT. I TOOK THE TRACKER TO A LOCK SMITH THINKING IT WAS JUST THE KEY OR THE HOLE THE KEY GOES IN AND HE INFORMED ME THAT CHEVY HAD SENT HIM QUITE A FEW TRACKERS AND GEO'S TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS, IF THE KEY FAILS TO COME OUT THEN THE CAR IS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE THAT PASSES BY IT. IT WILL BE STOLEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I AM READING ABOUT WITH OTHER TRACKERS AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER, IT IS A DEFECT. *NM

CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY @ 35 MPH. CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM FRONT CROSS-MEMBER. FRONT CROSS-MEMBER HAD PROGRESSIVE CORROSION SPECIFICALLY AT THE CONTROL ARM BRACKET LOCATION. REPLACED WITH A NEW FRONT CROSS-MEMBER. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE OF PART WITH SEPARATION WHILE ON VEHICLE. *JB

THE CAR PULLED LEFT AND STARTED SHAKING AND HAD TROUBLE STOPPING. *JB

2000 CHEVY TRACKER FRONT CROSSMEMBER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION. VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY DUE TO FRONT CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET SEPARATING FROM FRONT CROSSMEMBER. HAD JUST EXITED A 55 MPH HIGHWAY ONTO A 30 MPH SIDE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND ANOTHER 2000 CHEVY TRACKER WITH EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE.

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. *NM

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