2003 Chevrolet Tracker

CONSUMER STATED THAT ON MONDAY MAY 11, 2004 WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST, HEAD ,ABDOMEN, AND BACK INJURIES. ALSO, CONSUMER'S WIFE WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK AND LEG INJURIES. *AK

I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED (# 03V512000) FOR A FAULTY ACCELERATOR CABLE ON THE SUZUKI MODELS OF VITARA, GRAND VITARA AND THE XL-7 AND NOT THE CHEVROLET TRACKER. IT IS BUILT AND ASSEMBLED WITH THE IDENTICAL PARTS AT THE SAME FACTORY ON THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE. AT THIS TIME I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRACKER AND NHTSA DID NOT HAVE THE FORE SIGHT TO AFFORD ME THROUGH RECALL, THE SAME REPLACEMENT FOR THIS IDENTICAL PART ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER 1999-2003 CHEVROLET TRACKER OWNERS. *JB

NEW 2003 CHEVROLET TRACKER 4DR 4WD WITH THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RELATED DEFECTS; 1. TWO OF THE TIRE VALVES LEAK FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME AFTER CHECKING PRESSURE OR FILLING TIRE WITH AIR, 2. WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FROM FACTORY FROZE, 3. THERE ARE STAMPED OPENINGS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR FENDER PANNELS UNDER THE TAIL LIGHTS ABOUT 3 X 4 INCHES IN SIZE. ONE OF THEM IS JUST OVER WHERE THE TAIL PIPE EXHAUSTS ON THE LEFT SIDE. THEY ARE COVERED BY WHAT SEEMS TO BE A GENERIC "SCOTCH TAPE." WHILE REMOVING THE LEFT TAIL LENS (OVER THE EXHAUST) FOR INSTALATION OF A TRAILER LIGHTING HARNESS, I SAW THE ABOVE AND DISCOVERD THAT THE TAPE WAS LOOSE EFFECTIVELY LEAVING A RATHER LARGE COMMUNICATION INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. GM WAS NOTIFIED BY ME VIA TELEPHONE ONE WEEK AGO. I CONSIDER THE ABOVE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZZARDS WITH RATHER CHEAP FIXES. SINCE THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-190 IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE ON DEC 19, 2003. A CAR COMING UP AN ENTRANCE RAMP MERGED INTO MY LINE ALMOST HITTING ME. I SWERVED TO AVOID THE CRASH BUT SUBSEQUENTLY HIT SOME BLACK ICE AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL. I HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S (PROGRESSIVE) CLAIMS AGENT FIGURES I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AT IMPACT. THE IMPACT SO EXTREME THAT MY TRACKER SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 4WD AND TURNED ON THE HIGHBEAMS. BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT COULD GO FORWARD DID. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK 6" AND MY LISCENCE PLATE WAS RIPPED OFF, BUT YET MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY SEATBELT, I MAY NOT BE HERE TO TYPE THIS. I HAD SEVERE WHIPLASH, AS WELL AS, PUTTING MY LEFT KNEE THROUGH MY DASH BOARD. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH SHOULD HAVE HIT AT LEAST ONE, IF NOT ALL, SENSORS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I WILL BE FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY REGARDING THIS ISSUE.*AK