NHTSA Complaint #10202556 — 2000 CHEVROLET TRACKER

ON WEDNESDAY 9-5-07 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY TRACKER STARTED MAKING A CLUNCKING SOUND AND STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. WHEN I WOULD STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WOULD GRAB AND THEN DRIVE NORMALLY. TODAY 9-11-07 WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45MPH MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE ALL OVER. I LOWERED MY DRING SPEED TO 35 AND WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE NOW VIBRATING AND GRABBING TO THE RIGHT. AS IF MY BRAKES WERE GOING OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH TO THE AUTO MECHANICS SHOP. HE LOOKED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND AT THAT POINT MY FRONT CROSS MEMBER FELL OFF. HE SAID HE WAS SHOCKED AND NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE ENTIRE CROSS MEMBER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND I WAS IN SERIOUS DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 3DAYS DUE TO THE TIME FRAME NEEDED FOR ORDERING THIS PART. IT WILL COST $350 FOR THE PART ONLY NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER LABOR WILL BE SO MY QUESTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS -WOULDN'T IT BE GM. I DRIVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. SO NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO RECALL THIS CAR PART UNTIL A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AND RESULTS IN DEATH. IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? HOW MANY OF US HAVE TO BE EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM-CAN WE BAN TOGETHER FOR HELP? MY CAR IS GARAGED, NOT DRIVEN ALOT OF MILES PER YEAR AND TAKEN VERY GOOD CAR OF AND MY FRONT CROSS MEMBER RUSTS AND JUST FALLS OFF. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ME? PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR