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2000 Chevrolet Tracker Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 108 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker.

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2000 Chevrolet Tracker owner complaints

Owners have filed 108 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker, describing incidents dated December 15, 1999 to February 28, 2021.

Most-cited components

Suspension 37 complaints
Structure 25 complaints
Electrical System 13 complaints
Air Bags 9 complaints
Engine 9 complaints
Service Brakes 9 complaints

Of the 108 complaints on file, 12 report a crash; across all 108 complaints, owners report 8 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11399860 · Filed March 8, 2021
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…
ODI #11164172 · Filed December 31, 2018
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 ?
ODI #11016275 · Filed August 18, 2017
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…

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Owner-reported

2000 Chevrolet Tracker mileage at failure

56 of the 108 complaints on file for the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Component	Median	Middle half	Based on
Suspension	Median 100,000 miles	Middle half 85,000–145,000 miles	Based on 30 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Complaints received before December 15, 2002 rarely give a mileage, so they aren't counted here.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA06-018: FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER CORROSION
Closed December 3, 2007
Preliminary Evaluation PE06-021: CROSSMEMBER CORROSION FAILURE
Closed October 30, 2006

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

108 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker.

Suspension

ODI #11399860

Incident: February 28, 2021 · Filed: March 8, 2021

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. 552(B)(6). *TR

Suspension

ODI #11164172

Incident: December 1, 2018 · Filed: December 31, 2018

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 ?

Service Brakes

ODI #11016275

Incident: August 17, 2017 · Filed: August 18, 2017

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.

Suspension

ODI #10787648

Incident: October 29, 2015 · Filed: November 2, 2015

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.

Suspension

ODI #10702948

Incident: March 25, 2015 · Filed: March 31, 2015

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.

Suspension; Structure

ODI #10626100

Incident: August 11, 2014 · Filed: August 18, 2014

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

Suspension

ODI #10525116

Incident: July 8, 2013 · Filed: July 16, 2013

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

Suspension

ODI #10486688

Incident: November 6, 2012 · Filed: December 1, 2012

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

Steering; Suspension; Structure

ODI #10461324

Incident: June 1, 2009 · Filed: June 12, 2012

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

Suspension

ODI #10452981

Incident: March 21, 2012 · Filed: March 26, 2012

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

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