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2001 Chevrolet Tracker engine and engine cooling problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Chevrolet Tracker18% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
18%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet tracker. While driving at approximately 35 mph, oil leaked from the vehicle. The contact also noticed white smoke coming from the engine and smelled a strong oil odor. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…

    filed Oct 28, 2015

  • The entire undercarriage has rotted, including the brake lines, oil lines and antifreeze coolant lines. I do not believe this is normal for any car, even though the car is 12 years old. It was happening to the previous owner but he was reluctant to report it...I am not. I have owned the car only…

    filed May 20, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Tracker years

YearReportsShare
2003 Tracker57%
2002 Tracker712%
2000 Tracker98%
1999 Tracker48%
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.