2004 Chevrolet TrackerProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 15 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Tracker, most often about the suspension. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2004 Chevrolet Tracker

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through April 20, 2024. Updated daily. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2004 Chevrolet Tracker has problems

15 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Suspension61
Air bags44
Steering30
Structure31
Power train20
Vehicle speed control10
Equipment10
Service brakes10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2004 Chevrolet Tracker recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2004 vs. every other Tracker year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tracker median. How we score

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2004 Chevrolet Tracker safety ratings

2004 Chevrolet Tracker 4-DR. in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

2004 Chevrolet Tracker frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crashNot rated
  • Stability control: No
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No
1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2004 Chevrolet Tracker, and the recalls they led to.

  1. FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER CORROSIONEA06018 · closed Dec 3, 2007
    No recall
In owners' words

What Tracker owners report

Recent suspension complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

I purchased a vehicle from a friend that is 20 years old but runs great and he takes great care of his vehicles. This one was his away car, in that he was here only 6 months of the year and drove this one mainly when he was here and only put on about 2-3 thousand miles per year. He told me he was…
Complaint 11584191 · Apr 20, 2024
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE SEVERELY. THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT, EXPERIENCING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL. I PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND UPON INVESTIGATION NOTICED THE CROSS BEAM WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE…
Complaint 10626441 · Aug 19, 2014 · 142,347 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE DUST SHIELD ON THE REAR BRAKES BECAME CORRODED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART WAS OBSOLETE AND NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Complaint 10617895 · Jul 31, 2014 · 41,000 miles

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