2002 Chevrolet Tracker Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 24%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,676miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the body and structure of the 2002 Chevrolet Tracker, 24% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,676 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, 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.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10513739, filed 2013-05, 112,000 miles“I was driving on a two-way residential street, just picked up our two youngest grandson's from school, when the passenger side tire jammed, very unexpectedly, up in the area between the engine and frame of the Tracker. The Tracker went mid air, and then rolled. Consumer handwriting is illegible. .updated 07/02/14”
NHTSA complaint #10607325, filed 2014-06, 144,000 miles“I have a 2002 chevy Tracker that has displayed a catastrophic failure of the front crossmember. This is as described in the closed investigation NHTSA action number: ea06018. The failure occurred at highway speed when braking and I was very lucky to maintain control of the vehicle. This is a very serious safety issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10299949, filed 2010-01, 91,353 miles“I was driving down the road all of a sudden every time I pressed the brakes my Tracker veered to the right into the other land and started to shake tremendously. I could not drive the vehicle with out it constantly shaking. I had it towed to a mechanic who informed me the vehicle suspension cross member bar had rotted out and was completely full of rust. After a full inspection I was told from the mechanic that my car is mechanically sound and there is no other rust anywhere in the vehicle. The mechanic told me about a recall with this part. My 2002 chevy Tracker has just over 85000 miles . …”
NHTSA complaint #10553516, filed 2013-11, 85,000 miles“My chevy Tracker has a broken crossmember/subframe/k-frame. Front suspension arms are mounted to this piece, it is the most important mounting point. It completely broke while driving, luckily at a very slow speed, no maj. Injury. Gm knows the bad part was in every Tracker/vitara -they say it wasn't treated properly, had no drain holes. There is a bulletin to replace this part (#06186),10 years or 150k miles -which specifies the repair is covered if displays the condition of having the defect within that period. …”
NHTSA complaint #10648505, filed 2014-10, 102,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10213818May 31, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10197294May 12, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10114894Oct 14, 2015This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately…
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Tracker
16 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsAir bags
7 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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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