2002 Chevrolet Tracker: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 82 complaints
82
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

50,750 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
110,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
11
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT
5
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
4
AIR BAGS
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
5
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GEAR SHIFT RING CAME LOOSE, AND CONSUMER COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK"
"WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS ARE LOST, TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING, AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS,BATTERY LIGHT LIGHTS, ENGINE SPEED IS REDUCED NO POWER TO ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE."
"WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS ARE LOST, TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING, AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS,BATTERY LIGHT LIGHTS, ENGINE SPEED IS REDUCED NO POWER TO ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28