2000 Chevrolet Tracker structure problems

“FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS-MEMBER OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER HAS CORRODED THROUGH THE HEAVY GAUGE METAL ADJACENT TO A SUPPORT BOLT AND RISKS AFFECTING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HEAVY GAUGE STRUCTURAL MEMBER THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. SEVERE RUST-THROUGH IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER METAL SURFACE TREATMENT BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY-OF-LIFE ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AS A CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE OF THIS COMPONENT, IF IT OCCURS DURING DRIVING, RESULTS IN WHEEL COLLAPSE BECAUSE THIS MEMBER SUPPORTS THE WHEELS A-FRAME. I ESTIMATE THIS RUSTING HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2009 EVEN THOUGH I JUST SAW IT IN 2012. I BASE THIS ON THE FACT THAT IN 2012 THERE WAS A HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE CROSS MEMBER THAT I COULD FIT MY THUMB THROUGH HOWEVER, HOLES OF THIS SIZE USUALLY TAKE A FEW YEARS TO DEVELOP AND I NEVER NOTICED IT PREVIOUSLY. THIS MEANS THAT SUB-SURFACE RUSTING WAS OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS WITH SURFACE RUST OBSCURING THIS, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE HOLE WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL JUST RECENTLY (WHEN THE SURFACE RUST COLLAPSED, IT EXPOSED THE HOLE BENEATH IT). *TR”

“I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY TRACKER OFF A USE CAR LOT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WE TEST DROVE IT AND IT DONE FINE UNTILL ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY GRAND DAUGHTER TO HER PRACTICE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STARTED A VOILENT WOBBLE SO I LOOKED UNDER THE FRONT END AND DESCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME CROSS MEMBER ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD RUSTED AND COLLAPSED INSIDE ITS SELF AND IT HAS DONE IT A FEW TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PUT ON THE BRAKES AND GO UNDER 30 MPH AND THATS DANGEROUS WHEN CARS ARE RIGHT BEHIND YOU I JUST WAITING FOR A WRECK SO I STARTED RESEARCHING ABOUT THE TRACKER AND IT APPEARS THAT THE CROSS MEMBER RUSTING IS A DEFECT PROBLEM AND IVE TRIED TO FIND ONE TO DO THE REPAIRS MYSELF IF I COULD I THINK CHEVY COMPANY SOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEING IT WAS A DEFECT NO MATTER WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE VEHICAL OR MISSED THE RECALL IF ANY BECAUSE ITS STILL A ON GOING HAZZARD THAT COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED OR INJURED THE USED CAR LOT WAS PROBLEY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ANY HOW I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE EXCEPT THE OBVIOUS FIX MYSELF. THANK YOU. *TT”

“REFER TO SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE 06186 FOR 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER, FRONT CROSSMEMBER RUSTING OUT CAUSING WHEELS TO SHAKE AND MAKE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR”

“I WAS BACKING UP DOWN A SHORT LANE OF 25 FEET OR LESS. I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. I THEN PULLED OUT ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY (US-41). I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, COMING UPON A STOPLIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED RED, UPON APPLYING MY BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED DRASTICALLY TO THE LEFT, AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE LEFT BRAKES, DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I PROCEEDED VERY CAUTIOUSLY HOME ( A TRIP OF 15 MILES). AT WHICH TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AFTER HIS EVALUATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND A VERY BRIEF ROAD TRIP, INFORMED ME OF "SOMETHING HE HAS NEVER SEEN IN HIS 25 YEARS OF BEING A MECHANIC) THE CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED THRU. THIS CAUSED THE ERRATIC STEERING, AND THE LOSS OF ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING A BRAKING SITUATION.THIS VEHICLE DOES HAVE A RECALL (06186) BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED! I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW, IF I WAS NOTIFIED, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY HAD IT CHECKED, SINCE IT IS A VEHICLE MY WIFE DRIVES DURING THE WINTER. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT IS DANGEROUS........NO QUESTIONS. *TR”

“2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER HARD TOP CORRODED SUSPENSION FRONT CROSS MEMBER, NOTICED THE STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT WHEN I WOULD TAP THE BRAKE-PULLED TO THE LEFT--HAD IT CHECKED AND THE 2 FRONT CROSS MEMBERS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND HANGING DOWN! I CALLED GMC AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP SAYING ITS NOT BEEN REPORTED AND I HAD TOO MANY MILES ON MY CAR, 109,000. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND GMC HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLES OVER 150,000 MILES UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES-SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND RECALLS ON SAME VEHICLE-BUT SOFT TOP NOT HARD TOPS. I WANT THEM TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS TRACKER IS BARELY 10 YEARS OLD. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THIS, I HAVE SAW WHERE THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED IN 2007 BY YOU, AND IF NOT FIXED SOMEONE COULD SERIOUSLY GET HURT! *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER FOUND RUST ON THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER AND IT WAS BROKEN. THE A-ARM HAS BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE CROSS MEMBERS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING THE BOLTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 02/18/10”