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2000 Chevrolet Tracker complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 3, 2001PA

HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THEY WERE ALSO TILTED TO THE LEFT SO THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD GETS VERY LITTLE LIGHT, BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION CONSUMER HIT A DEER. NLM

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 18, 2000WA

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL THE SHOULDER BELT ALL THE WAY OUT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO UNBUCKLE SEATBELT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 15, 2000WA

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS FREEWAY AND HIT A STEEL BARRIER WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND CONTINUED ON FOR A BLOCK. THEN, WENT INTO A DITCH, NOSE FIRST UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES IN STERIUM AND HEAD. NO INDICTATION OF AIRBAG BEING DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

Structure
Filed Sep 13, 2000FL

RIGHT FRONT PLASTIC INNER FENDER CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INNER FENDER. *SLC

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 6, 2000PA

HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK *ML

Suspension
Filed Jun 1, 2000CA

STABILITY OF VEHICLE WA UNCERTAIN . CONSUMER WASN'T AWARE OF THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS TIPPED OVER BEYOND ITS CAPABILITY, WAS UNABLE TO GO OVER 50 MPH WITHOUT FEELING LIKE IT WAS MOVING ALL OVER THE ROAD BY THE WIND. MANUFACTURER WILL BUY BACK VEHICLE IF NOT REPAIRABLE. , DEALER HAS CONFIRMED IT, BUT HASN'T CONTACTED THE CONSUMER. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Feb 11, 2000NY

THE WEATHER STRIPPING IS INADEQUATE OR NON EXISTENT WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR RAIN FROM THE WINDOWS BY RAISING AND LOWERING THE WINDOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Jan 24, 2000AZ

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE AND AT TIMES LEVEL WITH EACH OTHER. ON THREE ACASSIONS WHEN I STOPPED, THEN STATRTED, THEN TRIED TO STOP AGAIN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I WAS APPLYING THE BREAK PEDAL. AT ONE TIME AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A BLIND DRIVEWAY AND HAD TO STOP FOR AN ONCOMING CAR I BREAKED BUT ALSO HIT THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR STATRTED TO "BOUNCE" FOWARD. THE HARDER I BREAKED AND AS A RESULT HIT HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR THE MORE THE CAR MOVED FOWARD. AN ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED BY INCHES DUE TO MENUVERING BY THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER SAY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT YOUR INTERVENTION. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 29, 1999MO

REAR SIDE WINDOW AIR VENTS ALLOW FOR EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER CABIN WHEN USED (DEFECTIVE DESIGN). MJS

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