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1996 Chevrolet Tracker Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 17, 2011
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 24, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Tracker. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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BrakesFuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 17, 2011

BRAKE AND FUEL LINES LEAKING DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. WHEEL LUG NUTS HAD TO BE CUT-OFF DUE TO RUST. DASH PANEL COVERING SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND GAUGES WAS REMOVED AND SPEEDOMETER WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL.

NHTSA ID
10377611
Incident
Dec 16, 2010
Brakes
Filed Oct 31, 2001

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SKIDDING A BIT.*AK

NHTSA ID
898536
Incident
Oct 30, 2001
Airbags
Filed Aug 8, 2001
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WATING TO TURN WHILE IT WA SRAININ, APPLIED BRAKES, AND SKIDDED INTO VEHICLE FROM REAR. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
893898
Incident
Aug 6, 2001
Steering
Filed Apr 30, 2001
1 injury reported

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM IS NOT STABILITY CONTROLLABLE, WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING AND KEPT MOVING TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND HIT A POLE, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, DURING THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE WAS OUT OF POSITION, THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BECAME WINDING AND THE FRONT KNUCKLE WAS BENDED. *JB

NHTSA ID
560974
Incident
Jan 18, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 12, 2001

BACK SEAT WILL NOT PROPERLY INSTALL A CONVERTABLE REAR FACING CAR SEAT, THE CONSUMER HAS EVEN HAD A TRAINED TECHNICIAN INSTALL THE SEAT WITH NO LUCK. NLM

NHTSA ID
560297
EngineSteeringTires & wheels
Filed Sep 14, 2000

TIRE HAD SPLIT FROM THE TREAD TO THE FIREWALL ON THE OUTSIDE, AND HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. WE HAD REPLACED THE TIRE ON 6/17/2000 WITH A MICHELIN BRAND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT FIRESTONE HAD DISCONTINUED THIS TIRE, THE REMAINING THREE TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION. THE TIRES IN QUESTION HAD A THREE YEAR ,75,000 MILE WARRANTY WHICH WAS NOT HONORED. AS TO THE ISSUE OF THE ENGINE STALLING OUT AND CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING AND KICKING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMUROUS OCCASIONS, WITH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WITH THIS IN MIND THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 7/28/2000 DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, FROM ANY SPEED WHEN DECELERATION BEGINS, THE VEHICLE HAS CUT OUT CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP. AFTER THE SPEED OF 50 MPH THE GEAR KICKS OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDP21570R TIRE SIZE: 21570R15 )

NHTSA ID
731428
Incident
Jun 14, 2000
Engine
Filed Aug 24, 2000

EGR SENSOR IS COMING LOOSE TIME AFTER TIME. CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL AT LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID
728898

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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