2003 Chevrolet Tracker Brakes Problems

“My 2003 chevy Tracker has a rust issue with brake lines and also rust on front crossmember. Crossmember has hole in the metal from the rust and the brake line has a hole in it also causing brake light to loose fluid..I understand from reading blogs there was a recall but now it has expired for the crossmember.”

“Fuses and brakers keep popping/blowing about once a month. When popped the vehicle loses the ability for the brakes to illuminate brighter when you put your foot on the brake, as well as the ability to use the horn. Recently I had a different fuse pop that cut all electrical functions inside of the vehicle as well as affecting some on the outside. The following failed. …”

“Lost brakes without warning going down a steep hill. Had to gear down and use emergency brake to slowly get to a mechanic. He said the brake lines had rusted thru causing me to suddenly lose brake fluid. He also made the comment that GM should have used stainless brakes lines and since they did not it kept his shop in business.”

“Vehicle was stopped when rear-ended by another vehicle travelling about 30 MPH. Passenger side front seat-belt failed to tighten and passenger struck the dashboard. The brakes failed and driver had to use emergency brake to stop rolling. Fluid was seen on the driver's side front wheel well. Both front seats were knocked off track and could not be re-adjusted. Vehicle is being repaired as of 11/01/04.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tracker. When the contact applies pressure to the brakes, the vehicle vibrates excessively. When she attempted to stop the vehicle, the brakes failed without warning. She had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop. The vehicle has been taken to a professional mechanic on several occasions, in which they replaced the brakes, cylinders, and calipers. The vehicle continues to fail because the failure cannot be corrected. The failure and current mileages were 59,000.”