2002 Chevrolet Tracker Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE NIGHT WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELT LIKE ITS WAS GOING TO FALL OFF I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY IT WAS DOING THIS WHEN THE TIRE WAS FINE. SO I DROVE VERY SLOWLY WITH MY CAUTION LIGHTS ON TO AND FROM WORK BECAUSE AS LONG AS YOU DID UNDER 40 IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT. THE NEXT DAY I HAD A MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT UNTIL HE DROVE THE CAR AND IT GOT UP TO ABOUT 50MPH THEN HE PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS THAT THE CROSSMEMBER AND LCA ATTACHMENT BRACKET HAD RUSTED SO BAD IT BROKE FREE AND THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING THE LOWER ARM AND TIRE IN PLACE THIS MADE ME UPSET BECAUSE I JUST HAD THE CAR INSPECTED FOUR MONTHS EARLIER.AND THEY DID NOT CATCH THIS, SO WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED IT AND HE BOUGHT A NEW PART FOR IT AND IT WAS GOOD BUT IT WAS STARTING TO RUSTING OUT ON BOTTOM PART BELOW THE DOORS AND AROUND THE TIRES THEN JUST A WEEK OR SO AGO THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS AND AS OF DATE 5/28/13 I ONLY HAVE 137,003 MILEAGE ON MY TRACKER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513739

Incident

Jun 27, 2012

Mileage

112,000 mi

JUNE, 2004. AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DEALER INDICATES NEED TO REPLACE COIL/CLOCK SPRING. JULY, 2004, THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. WIRES UNDER HORN PAD WERE "CUT." REPLACED SIR COIL AND REPAIRED HORN WIRE. APRIL 2005, AIR BAG LIGHT ON AGAIN. STEERING COLUMN LOOSE. REPLACED AIR BAG CLOCK ASSEMBLY. MARCH, 2008. AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND HORN BEEPING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR POTHOLES. DEALER FOUND BROKEN WIRES FOR HORN CONTACT AND CLOCK SPRING. REPLACED COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN. FEBRUARY, 2011. AFTER THE DASHBOARD WAS TAKEN OUT TO HAVE HEATER COIL REPAIRED, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING. FOUR SIMILAR INCIDENTS BEGINNING IN 2004 UP TO PRESENT TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10383338

Incident

Jul 14, 2004

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRACKER WHICH WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO REQUEST INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF THE VIBRATING BRAKES WITH A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND REQUESTED AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE CUTOFF DURING IDLING WHILE BRAKING AT A STOPLIGHT. MECHANIC FAILED TO INSPECT OR SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEFECT OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER RUSTING. GM SALES MANAGER AND GM STAFF FAILED TO INSPECT MY TRACKER OR SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT THIS KNOWN DEFECT OR THE POSSIBLE DANGER OF THE ARM RUSTING AND FALLING OFF. THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY ME BY A LETTER AND FAILED TO NOTIFY ME IN PERSON WHEN I BROUGHT IN MY TRACKER FOR A VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THEY KNOWINGLY LET ME DRIVE MY CAR WITH THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT EVEN AFTER THEIR MECHANIC FAILED TO FIX THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH CONTINUED TO VIBRATE WHEN I DROVE AWAY. SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, GM HAS ONLY MAILED AN OFFER LETTER TO ME OFFERING A TRADE-IN, BUT MENTIONING NOTHING ABOUT INSPECTING THE DEFECTIVE CROSSMEMBER OR FIXING IT AS PART OF THEIR SPECIAL PROGRAM. TOTAL IRRESPONSIBILITY FROM GM AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. NHTSA PERFORMED AND RECORDED DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF THE CHEVY TRACKER. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS EA06018. SUMMARY INCLUDES, "IN OCTOBER 2007, GM INITIATED A SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM FOR ALL MY 1999 THROUGH 2004 CHEVROLET TRACKER VEHICLES SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SALT-BELT STATES. THE PROGRAM EXTENDS THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER CORROSION TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES". SINCE 2007, GM HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE 2007 SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM. GM AGAIN FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS FREE INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROGRAM WHEN I BROUGHT IN MY CAR TO THEIR DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF A VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND ENGINE, KNOWING THE MILEAGE ON THE TRACKER AND THE KNOWING THE MY 2002. THEY CHARGED ME FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND FOR BRAKE WORK WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341949

Incident

Jun 25, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE ENGINE OF MY 2002 CHEVY TRACKER WOULD MAKE CLICKING NOISES. I FIRST BROUGH IN MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE APPROX. 2 MONTHS AGO. THEN A WEEK OR SO AFTER I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK, THE CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE IS BACK. I THEN BROUGH TEH VEHICLE BACK TO MY GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE, BUT I DON'T ACCEPT THEIR ANSWER. EVENTHOUGH THERE'S NO INJURIES LEADING FROM THIS INCIDENT, BUT I'M AFRAID IT WOULD CAUSE GREATER HARM IN THE FUTURE.

NHTSA ID

10110581

Incident

Dec 19, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE DEALER STATED THE OIL FILTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10094659

Incident

Jun 8, 2004

Mileage

39,000 mi

OUR CHEVY TRACKER WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCT 02. THE FIRST TIME THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP IMEDIATLY. AFTER SPINNING THE MOTOR OVER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT DID START BUT SMOKED SEVERLEY. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE THAT DATE. THE REPAIR TECH. AT CHEVROLET AGREES THAT THE VALVES IN THE CYLINDER HEAD ARE STICKING OPEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT HAVE THE COMPRESSION TO START. BUT AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THEY HAVE FAILED AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM WHAT DO I DO?????????????

NHTSA ID

10069881

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

Mileage

3,800 mi

CONSUMER SMELLED A LOUD ODOR COMING FROM EXHAUST FAN THAT SMELLED LIKE A BOILED EGG. SHE HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. PRESENTLY, DEALER CLAIMED COULD NOT FIX IT. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE SMELL WAS COMING FROM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004700

Incident

Dec 27, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS ARE LOST, TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING, AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS,BATTERY LIGHT LIGHTS, ENGINE SPEED IS REDUCED NO POWER TO ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

756475

Incident

Dec 28, 2001