2001 Chevrolet Tracker Problems

MY FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER COMPLETELY CORRODED AND CRACKED IN HALF MAKING MY CAR NOT DRIVABLE. I LOCATED THE SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM ONLINE AS THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A WOMAN WHO RESIDES IN ASSISTED LIVING AND HAD BEEN IN ASSISTED LIVING SINCE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTICE. AS SHE DID NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, THIS VEHICLE SAT IN HER GARAGE WITHOUT THE NEEDED REPAIR COVERED BY GM UNTIL HER FAMILY SOLD IT TO ME IN JUNE. AFTER A 90MIN CALL WITH A GM REP 10/20/14, I SPOKE WITH GM SUPVR [XXX] WHO ASSURED ME GM WOULD COVER COST TO TOW TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS COVER THE REPAIR. HE LEFT A VMAIL FOR THE DEALER BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THIS OFFER. I LEFT 5 UNRETURNED VMAILS FOR [XXX] UNTIL I SPOKE WITH SUPVR [XXX] 10/22/14. [XXX] ADV SHE WOULD HAVE HER DIRECT REPORT MAY PLACE A REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION STATING THIS WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED AND [XXX] SHOULD NOT HAVE PROMISED TO COVER THIS REPAIR. 10/27/14 [XXX] 866-760-5700 [XXX] CALLED AND VERY CURTLY ADVISED THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED AND SARCASTICALLY REMINDED ME OF THE EXPIRATION OF SAID "SPECIAL COVERAGE." I REQUESTED [XXX] SUPERVISOR AND [XXX] ADVISED "LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HE WILL SAY..HE WILL SAY 'NO'.." I ASKED FOR [XXX] SUPERVISOR AGAIN AND WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE THAT PERSON CALL ME. 10/30/14 AS I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK I CALLED GM AND AFTER 21MIN I WAS DIRECTED TO ANOTHER REP. [XXX]. 16MIN LATER I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] SHE WOULD HAVE [XXX] SUPVR [XXX] CALL ME WITHIN THE NEXT 48HRS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS ROTTED, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, OIL LINES AND ANTIFREEZE COOLANT LINES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL FOR ANY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS 12 YEARS OLD. IT WAS HAPPENING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT HE WAS RELUCTANT TO REPORT IT...I AM NOT. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ONLY FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE COOLANT LINES AND SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES. NOW THE OIL LINES ARE LEAKING HEAVILY AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AS WELL. ALSO, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELT IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. I FEEL THAT THE CAR SHOULD B E REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS SINCE I FEEL THE STEEL USED IN BUILDING THIS CAR WAS NOT PROPERLY COATED, THEREBY CAUSING THIS SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAD TO BE TOWED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED GOING DOWN RT. 739 IN PENNSYLVANIA, JUST BEFORE A HUGE HILL/DOWNGRADE IN THE ROADWAY. NOW THE COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING DUE TO RUST AND SO ARE THE OIL LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, OIL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SMELLED A STRONG OIL ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE COVERS LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. UPDATED 03/07/16.*JB

THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS ROTTED, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, OIL LINES AND ANTIFREEZE COOLANT LINES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL FOR ANY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS 12 YEARS OLD. IT WAS HAPPENING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT HE WAS RELUCTANT TO REPORT IT...I AM NOT. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ONLY FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE COOLANT LINES AND SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES. NOW THE OIL LINES ARE LEAKING HEAVILY AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AS WELL. ALSO, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELT IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. I FEEL THAT THE CAR SHOULD B E REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS SINCE I FEEL THE STEEL USED IN BUILDING THIS CAR WAS NOT PROPERLY COATED, THEREBY CAUSING THIS SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAD TO BE TOWED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED GOING DOWN RT. 739 IN PENNSYLVANIA, JUST BEFORE A HUGE HILL/DOWNGRADE IN THE ROADWAY. NOW THE COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING DUE TO RUST AND SO ARE THE OIL LINES. *TR

PASSENGER FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET HAS DETACHED FROM THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER. HAPPENED TODAY MARCH 28TH 2017. VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AND DRIVEN IN NORTH MISSOURI. DOES HAVE CONSIDERABLE RUST, BUT DIDN'T KNOW THE SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINT WOULD BREAK FREE? I WAS A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY RESIDENCE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. IT HAPPENED ON NORTH SIDE DR. IN FORT WORTH,TX. OVERCAST, DRY PAVEMENT ON TRAFFIC. I HIT BUMPS ON RAILROAD CROSSING AND QUITE A FEW POTHOLES.

MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THE IT WILL SNAP OFF. WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN OR GO OVER BUMPS I CAN HEAR CRACKING NOISES. CONTACTED CHEVY (GM) WAS ADVISED THAT I AM 4 YEARS TOO LATE IN CONTACTING THEM. ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SILENT RECALL. AND BECAUSE I LIVE IN A STATE THAT HAS SNOW AND ICE THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. I ADVISED THAT IS THIS IS THE CASE THEN EVERY CAR IN THIS STATE WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FOLLOWING IS FROM GM'S WEBSITE: " FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER DID NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION. THE RESULT OF THIS CONDITION MAY BE MOST NOTICEABLE ON VEHICLES DRIVEN IN AREAS WHERE RUST IS MOST COMMON, SUCH AS AREAS WHERE SALT IS USED TO CONTROL SNOW AND ICE. THE CORROSION MAY ADVANCE AND CAUSE RUST-THROUGH PERFORATION OF THE CROSS MEMBER IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BRACKETS. AS THE CORROSION PROGRESSES THE CROSS MEMBER WILL BECOME THINNER AND THE ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE PERFORATIONS WILL GROW IN SIZE. IF THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PERFORATIONS, THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WILL BECOME WEAKENED AND BEGIN TO FLEX. IF THIS OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER MAY NOTICE FRONT TIRE WOBBLE, STEERING LOOSENESS, VEHICLE PULL TO ONE SIDE, FRONT END NOISES (CLUNK, BANG, RATTLE, ETC) VEHICLE SHAKING, OR STEERING WHEEL ROTATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND DRIVE TO REVERSE.

INSIDE TIE ROD END DO NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH OUTSIDE TIE ROD ENDS ARE FINE AND IN A SHARP TURN IT CAUSE THE FRONT TO SHAKE VERY BAD I CAN LIFT 300 LB AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO CONTROL IT FROM ROLLING OVER. MECHANIC SAID I MUSCLED THE METAL IN TO PLACE AND DAMAGE BOTH INSIDE TIE RODS ENDS ONLY. I HAVE NO REPLACED THEM YET NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I IF I HAD NOT BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND THE MEDAL THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK. I BEEN KNOW BREAK AND BEND PARTS LIKE THIS BEFORE.

2001 CHEVY TRACKER WITH RUSTED FRONT CROSS MEMBER. THE CROSS MEMBER RUSTED AND BROKE LEAVING THE LOWER A ARM DISCONNECT FROM THE FRAME ON ONE END. THIS CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALER AND ALSO GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE OFFER HAD EXPIRED. THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. MY TRACKER HAS 59,450 MILES BUT WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF A TIME LIMIT. I WAS NEVER SENT A NOTICE BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND DIDN'T BUY IT FROM A GM DEALER. GM COULD HAVE QUERIED EACH STATE'S REGISTRATION DATABASES FOR OWNERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT I COULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT INSPECTED. HOW WOULD I HAVE KNOWN TO BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION IF I AM UNAWARE THAT A POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL PROBLEM EXIST. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ITEM THAT SHOULD OUTLAST THE DRIVE LINE AND BODY ... TO LIMIT IT BY TIME OR MILEAGE IS ABSURD AND SHRUGGING RESPONSIBILITY. THE VERY LAST THING THAT SHOULD FAIL IS THE STRUCTURE. I ARGUED THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE NO TIME LIMIT BECAUSE IT IS A STRUCTURAL ITEM WHICH WHEN FAILED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AND I FEEL THAT THE FACTORY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS OTHERWISE ROAD WORTHY AND MEETS STATE INSPECTION THEN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE SHOULD APPLY. IT IS THE FACTORY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SAFE VEHICLES. WITH A COMPUTER MODEL, KNOWING THE GRADE OF STEEL, THE THICKNESS OF THE STEEL ONE CAN CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO RUST THROUGH. THIS IS WHY THERE SHOULD BE NO TIME LIMIT FOR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS ROTTED, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, OIL LINES AND ANTIFREEZE COOLANT LINES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL FOR ANY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS 12 YEARS OLD. IT WAS HAPPENING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT HE WAS RELUCTANT TO REPORT IT...I AM NOT. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ONLY FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE COOLANT LINES AND SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES. NOW THE OIL LINES ARE LEAKING HEAVILY AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AS WELL. ALSO, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELT IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. I FEEL THAT THE CAR SHOULD B E REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS SINCE I FEEL THE STEEL USED IN BUILDING THIS CAR WAS NOT PROPERLY COATED, THEREBY CAUSING THIS SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAD TO BE TOWED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED GOING DOWN RT. 739 IN PENNSYLVANIA, JUST BEFORE A HUGE HILL/DOWNGRADE IN THE ROADWAY. NOW THE COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING DUE TO RUST AND SO ARE THE OIL LINES. *TR

REAR BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID AND CONTAMINATING THE LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOES. BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT, INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH. LOCAL SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED LEFT AXLE SEALS AND BEARINGS. REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS T BONED, A LADY RAN A STOP SIGN HITTING MY CAR I WAS PASSENGER, BUT IT WAS MY VEHICLE. I NEED UP ON THE DASH BOARD WHEN THE FIREMEN AND EMT GO ON THE SCENE THEY TOLD US TO LEAN THE SEATS ALL THE WAY BACK INCASE THE AIR BAGS LATER DEPLOYED AND THEY NEVER DID! I ENDED UP GETTING 2 BACK SURGERIES DUE TO THAT ACCIDENT ON4/23/07 IN MY 2001 CHEVY TRACKER WHICH THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT ACTIVE AND IT WAS A BAD IMPACT! THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE OF THE ACCIDENT AS WELL. *TR

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON CHEVY TRACKER 2001 AFTER BEING REAR ENDED AT 100 MPH WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 69 MPH AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER HEAD ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY IN WINTER, THE WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BECAME FOGGED OVER AND THE SMELL OF COOLANT WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER PARKING I NOTICED A SMALL DRIP OF COOLANT UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOUND THE HEATER CORE TO BE RUPTURED. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE DEFROSTER FAILED WHEN NEEDED. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN A COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED WINDSHIELD WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE LOST VISIBILITY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. THE A/C ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WERE FOUND TO HAVE A BLOWN FUSE. A TSB WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER, AND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY GM. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS TO KNOW WHY IT FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,128.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIMS ARE LEAKING BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHERE THE RIMS SEAL TO THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE CORROSION ON THE RIMS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,597. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 608. UPDATED 01/11/2011. *LJ UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND HAS FAILED AGAIN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. UPDATED 08/31/11. *JB

REAR BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID AND CONTAMINATING THE LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOES. BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT, INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH. LOCAL SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED LEFT AXLE SEALS AND BEARINGS. REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

The contact owns a Graco Safety Seat, Model Number: 2203450, Model Type: N/A manufactured 04/11/2024. The contact stated that the safety seat was being used in a 2001 Chevrolet Tracker. The contact stated that while attempting to remove her [XXX]granddaughter from the safety seat, the chest clip was stuck and failed to release from the chest buckle, causing the contact to maneuver and to slide her granddaughter out of the safety seat. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The safety seat was not replaced. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS ROTTED, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, OIL LINES AND ANTIFREEZE COOLANT LINES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL FOR ANY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS 12 YEARS OLD. IT WAS HAPPENING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT HE WAS RELUCTANT TO REPORT IT...I AM NOT. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ONLY FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE COOLANT LINES AND SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES. NOW THE OIL LINES ARE LEAKING HEAVILY AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AS WELL. ALSO, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELT IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. I FEEL THAT THE CAR SHOULD B E REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS SINCE I FEEL THE STEEL USED IN BUILDING THIS CAR WAS NOT PROPERLY COATED, THEREBY CAUSING THIS SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAD TO BE TOWED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED GOING DOWN RT. 739 IN PENNSYLVANIA, JUST BEFORE A HUGE HILL/DOWNGRADE IN THE ROADWAY. NOW THE COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING DUE TO RUST AND SO ARE THE OIL LINES. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER, EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE OVERTURNING INTO A FIELD. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED WITH THE INTACT CASING ON THE WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO HER RIGHT HAND AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HER NECK. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0344-90)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2010 WITH THE LEFT REAR TIRE. UPDATED 09/15/10

PURCHASED 4 BIG O RADIAL MAX TIRES OCT 04, SEPT 05 RIGHT FRONT DEVELOPED BUBBLE AROUND SUPPOSED BELT SEAM LINE, TOOK TO BIG O TO HAVE CHECKED, WAS TOLD IN WRITING NO DEFECTS THE WAY THE TIRE WAS BUILT,HOWEVER, MANAGER DID NOT REMOVE TIRE FROM CAR, MADE THIS ASSESSMENT FROM SIGHT ONLY, FEB 06 GOING TO WORK IN A.M. RIGHT FRONT TIRE IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT, TOOK TO TIRE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN (NO BIG O IN LARAMIE), WAS TOLD THAT MALFUNCTION OF TIRE WAS CAUSED BY BELTS IN TIRE ERUPTING, TOOK TO BIG O IN CHEYENNE NEXT DAY, AFTER MUCH DEBATE, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. *JB

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START OR HARD STARTS IN COLD WEATHER (40 DEGREES OR COLDER). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

KEY LOCK WAS NOT RELEASING KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, IT WAS STUCK. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY COULD NOT GET KEY OUT EITHER. HAD TO REPLACE KEY LOCK.KEY BEING IN IGNITION WAS DRAINNING BATTERY. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN WATER CONDENSATE FORMING ON THE INNER WINDSHIELD, SIDE WINDOWS AND BACK WINDOW AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. POOR VISIBILITY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE A/C ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND A FUSE BLOWN. THIS IS KNOW CONDITION FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND A TSB WAS FOUND ON THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE REPAIR WAS REFUSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE ENGINE KNOCKS AND RATTLE WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS EITHER A VALVTRAIN OR PISTON SLAP PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS THIS ODOR THAT IS REALLY NASTY TO SMELL WHEN YOU FIRST TURN ON THE UNIT. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. DT

THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER AND OPEN THE HOOD SO VEHICLE WILL NOT CATCH ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF FILLER PIPE AND GOING INTO EXHAUST. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH. *AK