Chevrolet TrackerYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 405 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Chevrolet Tracker year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'99 '01 '02 '03Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints405Top: Suspension Safety recalls01996–2004 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Tracker years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tracker median. Tap a year for its full report.

7 4 10 49 10983 59 69 15

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2004Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls 2003Solid48/10069 complaints · 0 recalls 2002Solid59/10059 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Solid50/10083 complaints · 0 recalls 2000Solid48/100109 complaints · 0 recalls 1999Solid67/10049 complaints · 0 recalls 1998Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls 1997Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 1996Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Tracker problems

All model years combined: 405 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

99Suspension10 crash/fire/injury

84Structure8 crash/fire/injury

47Air bags41 crash/fire/injury

45Engine and engine cooling2 crash/fire/injury

38Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

35Steering2 crash/fire/injury

34Service brakes, hydraulic7 crash/fire/injury

33Power train

30Visibility

10921 other systems26 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Suspension	99	10
Structure	84	8
Air bags	47	41
Engine and engine cooling	45	2
Electrical system	38	2
Steering	35	2
Service brakes, hydraulic	34	7
Power train	33	2
Visibility	30	0
21 other systems	109	26

0 recalls

Chevrolet Tracker recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Tracker

Oct 30, 2006
FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER CORROSIONEA06018 · 1999–2004 · closed Dec 3, 2007
No recall
Jun 12, 2006
CROSSMEMBER CORROSION FAILUREPE06021 · 2000 · closed Oct 30, 2006
No recall