2002 Chevrolet Tracker Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 12%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Chevrolet Tracker, 12% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“After a collision where my Tracker hit another vehicle at around 55 MPH on a highway, my vehicle hit dead on to the side of another (t-bone) and my sensor should have triggered my airbags and did not.”
NHTSA complaint #10970730, filed 2017-04, 150,000 miles“While driving at 40 MPH consumer's vehicle collided with the left side of another vehicle running a stop sign. Consumer was wearing seat belts, but air bags did not deploy. Consumer and a passenger sustained various bone fractures and bruises. The police and an ambulance did arrived on the scene.”
NHTSA complaint #10087309, filed 2004-08, 49,000 miles“The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Tracker. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle left the road, and struck a tree with the front passenger side and fender. The frame was bent in two places, but the air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. The seat belt was never serviced and was working fine prior to the crash. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 95,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10264048, filed 2009-04, 95,000 miles“The safety airbags exploded and burning my face and the passenger side passenger it was very hard and his arm and the of explosion of the airbags she was spraying and burning the face and was”
NHTSA complaint #11616661, filed 2024-09“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10383338, filed 2011-02Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Tracker
16 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Tracker
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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