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.

- Vienna, WV, USA

Refer to special extended coverage 06186 for 2000 Chevrolet Tracker, front crossmember rusting out causing wheels to shake and make vehicle difficult to control.

- Boone, NC, USA

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.

- Clinton, IN, USA

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!

- Welch, WV, USA

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. 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

- Parker, PA, USA

3/17/08 to: General Motors, Chevrolet (customer complaint ? recall), NHTSA customer complaint (Chevrolet Tracker):* -late last year, my wife had received the GM letter. -I took the vehicle to the dealership, in Dec. 2007 to ragsdale Chevrolet in spencer, MA. -ragsdale"S technician put the car on the lift and inspected the car. -they said that the crossmember was ok, that the crossmember would not be replaced by Chevrolet until there were actual holes in the crossmember (why?"). -on 3/12/08, I was driving the vehicle, and when I applied the brakes, the car was pulling severely to one side. -that evening, I looked under the car and the passenger side suspension attachment ("a" arm) to the crossmember was only partially attached due to severe corrosion (several large rusted-through holes) at that area of the crossmember. -I called ragsdale and returned the car to their service dept. Mgr. (glenn) on 3/13/08. On the trip to ragsdale, the car?S body flexed so much when braking, that the windshield developed a crack. -I told glenn about the windshield crack and he said that ragsdale would not do anything for me on the windshield replacement, to take it up with Chevrolet, and my auto insurance would take care of it (basically, lacking any customer service skills). -I asked glenn how ragsdale"S inspection _only three months prior_ did not show a problem, yet there was major corrosion now. Glenn said that ragsdale had the same problem of another Tracker that was inspected by them in October 2007. -glenn offered _no_ apology for ragsdale service personnel not adequately performing the December inspection. I am very displeased by ragsdale?S poor service last December; there could have been a very serious accident due to ragsdale"S inadequate inspection of the crossmember. There appears to be _no_ oversight of this service department performing serious safety inspections that were mandated by Chevy..

- Sterling, MA, USA

Took 2000 Chevy Tracker to my regular mechanic to check for rust/corrosion and possible crossmember rusting. He found more than that, not only the crossmember but just about the entire underframe of the automobile. GM dealer will honor recall from GM however they tell me I need to spend about an extra 1500 for them to repair the crossmember extensive corrosion. And there is more rusting of this automobile. Even if I spent 2-3K on repairs of rust, the rest of the frame is rusting. And I still owe on this car. I do not feel safe in this auto, afraid the frames will break when traveling over frost heaves or any highway. GM needs to take responsibility for this inferior auto.

- Cornish, NH, USA

1 - normal driving, no off road driving. No speeding. No hazardous driving. 2 - subframe rusted through on passenger's side. Consequence? had to drive home at less than 25 mph and home was over 25 miles away. 3 - subframe has to be replaced: Metal too thin for welding pieces back together. Old part is in my garage.

- Putnam, CT, USA

Rusted cross member on my 2000 Chevy Tracker. I drove my daughter to Georgia from Vermont. While in the local walmart parking lot I noticed my tire rubbing. I looked under the front and the cross member where the steering a frame attaches was completely rusted and broken off. I am glad it happened in a parking lot and not while driving at 65 mph on the high way.

- White River Junction, VT, USA

This is a second statement regarding a complaint I made concerning my Tracker. Before I took it to the shop when I applied the brakes the car would shake violently and swerve to the side. It happened so quickly within a week. I drove on the freeway when it was so bad I knew it was too dangerous to drive. I took it to the shop, and they told me they could not believe what they saw! the cross member was a rusted mess! he couldn't believe I didn't crash and burn on the freeway. They said that this could have caused some serious damage to myself and others. I had to pay $1000 to get it fixed! $1000 to fix something that shouldn't have happened anyway on any car! I started a posting on carspace.com and there have been several responses to this same issue. Each person said when they took the car in, the shop couldn't believe what they saw. They were all surprised there wasn't a recall. I believe Chevrolet made a statement along the lines of there not being any issue with this. That this kind of problem would not risk lives. They were wrong, something should be done. Please!

- Columbus, OH, USA

I was driving along and had to stop the vehicle. When I applied the brakes the vehicle veered to the left and then I heard a clanking sound. I continued to drive along and came to a stop once again. And the vehicle veered to the left, and I again heard the sound. A friend of mine test drove the car and noticed the exact same thing. Upon further investigation it was found that the crossmember was corroded, interfering with the suspension in the front, and creating an unsafe situation with regard to driving the vehicle. Should the crossmember break injury could result. I want to know if General Motors is going to pay to have this repaired" if not, why" the part is defective, making the vehicle inoperable.

- Brandon, VT, USA

I noticed within a week when I applied the brakes the nose would dip and the car would steer to the left, it got worse and worse until I would feel like I was losing control of the car, especially on the freeway going 65 mph. I took the car in to tuffy and they said that the crossmember was rusted and told me it was absolutely unsafe to drive. I had it towed to the frame and axel place and they couldn't believe what they saw. They ordered the part and replaced it. I spent over $900 getting it fixed! they let me keep the part and said that I should defiantly follow up on this with a Chevy dealership. I still have the part and a picture of it that can be found on carspace.com. I have been communicating with another person about this same issue but theirs actually broke while driving, fortunately just getting off the freeway before it happened! tuffy told me that if this had broken during freeway driving it would have thrown me into the next lane. This should not have happened.

- Columbus, OH, USA

Corrosion of front end cross member - can put hand right through- driver side needs to be replaced but with fixed income not feasible. Only car - don' know where to turn to before wheel comes off.

- Mount Pocon, PA, USA

: the contact stated while having an annual inspection, the independent repair shop determined the front cross member rusted through on the passenger's side were the lower control arm bolts in. The cross member were replaced at contact's expense, costing her over $400. A recall should be insituted. The contact insituted a complained with New York state attorney general.

- Lakeville, NY, USA

The contact's wife was driving down a hill and she pressed the brake pedal which caused the vehicle to pull to the right. She was unable to drive the vehicle, and had to have it towed. The mechanic determined that the cross-member was heavily corroded and broke and dislocated the gear box. The vehicle is currently being repaired, the cross-member is being replaced. Updated 2/9/2006 -

- Ringtown, PA, USA