2002 Chevrolet Tracker problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (11) · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls (5) · Suspension:front (4)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
38 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (315)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Electrical System 2024-08-26 · General Communication · Service Campaign
vehicle wide programming (vwp) is a new process to update software on gm vehicles. it provides the ability via a single selection within techline connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). the updating of modules is com
Showing the 6 most recent of 315 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-09-26 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“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…”
2020-10-26 · Tires · 145,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tracker equipped with firestone tires, tire line: affinity touring, tire size: 205/65/r15, dot number: 2r9ldbf. the contact stated while driving 75 mph, she heard an abnormal noise. the contact stated no warning light was illuminated. the contact parked on the side of the road and inspected the tire but saw no …”
2019-03-18 · Structure:frame And Members:underbody Shields · 137,570 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tracker. the contact stated that the vehicle did not stop when the brake pedal was depressed. the front end swerved and the contact had to apply extreme force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed extensive rust on the frame and that the cross member was fractured…”
2018-12-13 · Service Brakes · 86,000 mi“rear brakes keep failing, they failed yesterday for the third time in about 8,000 miles. they also discontinued a part for the rear brakes. cannot find the part anywhere. was driving and heard a noise coming from the left rear, pulled over and it was the brakes. have to pump the brakes to stop.…”
2017-04-05 · Air Bags · 150,000 mi · 💥 crash“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.…”
2017-03-08 · Suspension“my mother and i was driving on the expressway and it seemed as if the car just lunged forward sharply and made us swerve a little. i pulled over and seen that the car was sitting "off" a little. we towed it home and my step dad looked at it and said the car had rusted through the subframe. the subspension subframe crossmember part could of killed u…”
2016-08-21 · Unknown Or Other · 30,000 mi“i've had to replace the o2 sensors every 2 years as they are defective. i have owned the vehicle since 2004 (12 years) so i've replace the o2 sensors ( all 3) 6 times. has this happened or been reported by any other owners?…”
2015-05-11 · Suspension · 120,000 mi“front suspension crossmember for chevy trackeris nothing but rust. it won't pass inspection and the garage said there must have not been a coating put on it for it to be rusted through and falling apart.…”
2014-10-17 · Suspension · 102,000 mi · 💥 crash“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 …”
2014-06-26 · Suspension · 144,000 mi · 💥 crash“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 *bf …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.