NHTSA Complaint #10503004 — 2002 CHEVROLET TRACKER

AFTER A YEAR OF REPAIRS INCLUDING MUFFLER SYSTEM, FRONT SWAY BAR, SHIFTER CABLE AND ALTERNATOR, I FINALLY GOT TO DRIVE MY CHEVY TRACKER AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY A SHAKE (4/12) THAT NIGHT, THE OIL PAN DEVELOPED A LEAK. I FINALLY SAVED UP ENOUGH TO GET THAT FIXED IN 1/13, I STILL NOTICED A SHAKE, BUT NEEDED TO GET THE BRAKE LINES REPAIRED. I DID THAT AND STILL NOTICED THE SHAKE AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. THOUGHT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE BLED SO BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SHOP. MY REPAIRMAN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT ARM SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS RUSTED THROUGH. DID A LITTLE INVESTIGATION ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THE SPECIAL WARRANTY FROM CHEVY REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW CUSTOMERS. I CALLED CHEVY ON 3/14/13 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN NUMBER DID MATCH THE RECALL, BUT I WAS LATE BECAUSE THE RECALL EXPIRED IN 2012. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHEVY WAS WELL AWARE. HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT RIGHT AWAY. *TR