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1998 Chevrolet Tracker problems

Owners filed 10 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tracker with NHTSA between Feb 1999 and Feb 2004. The most-cited component is power train (3).

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Complaints
10
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Power train3
  2. Engine and engine cooling2
  3. Electronic stability control1
  4. Seat belts1
  5. Structure1
  6. Electrical system1
  7. Service brakes, hydraulic1
  8. Tires1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 31, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
19992
20001
20011
20025
20030
20041

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Power train

3 reports
“THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, LOCK-UP SOLENOID HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS AN EMISSIONS/DRIVEABILITY/ECONOMY RELATED COMPONENT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING VERY POOR MILEAGE AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING INCREASINGLY POOR AS WELL. DRIVEABILITY SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING. THE DEALER STATES "NOTHING CAN BE DONE." - IS THIS TRUE?*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 9, 2002Power trainODI 763986
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Engine and engine cooling

2 reports
“MY VEHICLE WAS RUINED BY A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I TOOK IT FOR A SMALL OIL GASKET LEAK AND NOW THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SAID THE GAS WAS IN THE OIL AND THAT MY VEHICLE BELONGS IN A JUNKYARD. I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED UPON REQUEST. NLM”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 23, 2002Engine and engine coolingODI 767617
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Electronic stability control

1 report
“POOR STABILITY WHILE DRIVING UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS. FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BEING BLOWN OFF THE ROAD AND THAT A CORRECTION COULD LEAD TO AN "OVER-CORRECTION". EVEN A LIGHT WIND (10 KPH) CAUSES THIS FEELING.*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 6, 2004Electronic stability controlODI 10056672
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Seat belts

1 report
“FABRIC OF BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS IS TEARING, SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 14, 2002Seat beltsODI 8004061
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Structure

1 report
“DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR STABILITY, WHILE DRIVING WIND INTERFERENCE CAUSES CONTROL DIFFICULTY AND PROBLEMS DUE TO LIGHT WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 5, 2000StructureODI 551757
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Electrical system

1 report
“ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO FAIL. YH”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 24, 1999Electrical systemODI 549708
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 31, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.