2003 Chevrolet Tracker

Typical pattern

7.4% of complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Tracker came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2003 vehicle — around the middle of the 228 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (21 complaints), typically at 11.3 yr or about 127,941 miles.

Complaints: 95
Median age at failure: 8.1 yr
Median mileage: 52,000 n=74
Crash / fire / tow: 27.4% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Suspension mileage not reported 1.3 yr in service crash / fire / tow

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING REAR END LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ENDED UP IN A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING. *AK

Suspension mileage not reported 2.4 yr in service

A LOUD NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE NOISE WOULD FLUCTUATE REPEATEDLY. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Suspension mileage not reported 7.3 yr in service crash / fire / tow

CAR LOST CONTROL AND I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. RAN THROUGH A LIGHT AND INTENDED TO USE AN ABANDONED BUILDING TO STOP MY CAR, BUT WHEN I HIT THE CURB THE CAR ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAVE TO LOCATE THE DISTRICT FOR THE ACCIDENT REPORT FOR THE EXACT DATE. I AM ENTERING TODAY'S DATE TO ADVANCE THE FORM. TW*

Other Tracker model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2003 Chevrolet Tracker

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

Other Tracker model years

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