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Chevy Tracker Starting and Stalling Problems

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#38 of 118 2001 Tracker tries to start, but cant after sitting for 8 days by playpal

Jul 22, 2008 (4:54 am)

It would not turn over. A friend who works at a Chevy garage came to look at it before taking to his home for repairs. I told him that the man who came to jump the car, said he thought it was the belt, chain or the spark plugs. The car sounded like it was turning over like a rolling barrel with no spark and not starting. Not grinding, it just needed some OOMPH. Anyway, the friend fixed the problem for 200.00. It was in the place where the spark plugs are. ( dont ask, I dont know the name of this stuff) The oil had GUNKED up around the stuff and there was no compression. or very little. He said the Trackers and the Cobalts have little holes where the oil goes thru. He said if I had taken the car to the dealership, they would have shipped out the transmission or where the plugs are and would have charged me with 600.00. So he used a jug of cleaning stuff, put new oil in and new plugs. My car sat for 8 days while I was on vacation. Time for the oil to gunk up. It has 83,000 miles and I DO changed the oil regularly. This time it may have gone over the regualr time. Hope I have helped someone with the vague explaination from this woman.

#39 of 118 Re: 2001 Tracker tries to start, but cant after sitting for 8 days [playpal] by arkainzeye

Jul 30, 2008 (6:20 pm)

Replying to: playpal (Jul 22, 2008 4:54 am)
if you change your oil regularly and it gunked up from sitting for 8 days i want to know what kind of oil you use. I have my same oil in my 2.5litre tracker for 11 months now and i sometimes dont drive it for 2-3 weeks at a time. But i am using synthetic oil. I change it once a year and oil filters every 6 months.. Btw do a google search for (autorx) since you were talking about engine gunk... 8)

#40 of 118 Chevy Tracker wont start sometimes by daveom

Sep 12, 2008 (6:33 pm)

I have a 2003 Chevy Tracker, 2liter, 4door, fuel injected with 60k miles. It works great most of the time. sometimes after driving for a while and stopping for a few minutes it will not start, it turns over tries to start but cant. If I leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and try again it starts and runs good.
Anybody got any ideas!

#41 of 118 Re: 2000 Tracker will stall/not start when hot [snichol] by daveom

Sep 12, 2008 (6:52 pm)

Replying to: snichol (Apr 30, 2008 7:45 am)
Hey, I am having the exact same problem with my wifes 2003 4door 2liter Tracker. Did replacing the Cam Sensor fix your Tracker? Were you able to do it yourself? And was it expensive?
Thanks

#42 of 118 2002 Tracker Stallls when slowing down then restarts but stalls immediately by greene709

Oct 02, 2008 (5:18 am)

Hello All. I have a 2002 Chevy Tracker 2.0 L 4wd automatic transmission. It has about 70,000 KMs. Sometimes when I drive it, regardless of weather, it will stall when I am slowing down to take a turn or stopping. When it stalls it'll restart but then the RPMs drop to 0 and it stalls again. If I leave it for 15 minutes it'll start and stay going. It may go weeks without stalling, but I can't trust it enough to drive in the city. If I keep my foot on the gas I can keep it going. I have had it to 5 different garages and nobody can pinpoint the problem. It isn't throwing any codes. EGR is fine, and I also had a new O2 sensor put on. I had a new catalytic converter put on before, and a new starter. I am going out of my mind. All mechanics seemed convinced its not a fuel pump or filter. Throttle valve is fine. HELP!

#43 of 118 Re: 2000 Tracker will stall/not start when hot [tim54] by tracker3

Oct 20, 2008 (5:30 pm)

Replying to: tim54 (May 28, 2007 8:07 am)
sounds like vapor lock, fuel pump, like on the older cars.

#44 of 118 Re: 2002 Tracker Stallls when slowing down then restarts but stalls immediately [greene709] by tracker3

Oct 20, 2008 (5:45 pm)

Replying to: greene709 (Oct 02, 2008 5:18 am)
I have a 2000 tracker, 2.0 engine 4wheel drive automatic with 36.000k, it started to stall on me 2 or 3 times while I was driving but i kept it running by pumping the gas peddle. then one day my wife came home after running some errands. when i tried to start it later it wouldn't start, one mechanic couldn't fix it, the other one i took it to put a timing chain on it and it runs fine.

#45 of 118 Re: 2000 Tracker will stall/not start when hot [tracker3] by greene709

Oct 23, 2008 (4:42 am)

Replying to: tracker3 (Oct 20, 2008 5:30 pm)
Thanks, I'll call my mechanic!!

#46 of 118 Vechile stops when it gets hot by claudiucet

Dec 06, 2008 (4:51 pm)

I did go trough these messages posted on this forum and everybody is mentioning the camshaft sensor responsible for the stalling and stopping when the engine is getting warm.Somebody can give me an ideea were is located,and how much will cost ?Thank you!

#47 of 118 Re: Vechile stops when it gets hot [claudiucet] by lawaimike

Dec 06, 2008 (6:42 pm)

Replying to: claudiucet (Dec 06, 2008 4:51 pm)
To Claudiucet,
     The sensor on my 2003 Tracker is at the firewall, top of the valve cover. It's about 3 inches in diameter. I had my mechanic buy it and put it in, as it has to be adjusted correctly when installed. He is expensive, I know, and charged me 450 bucks, but that is because of where we are in the middle of nowhere. I had read of the same thing costing about 250. It works fine, no more stalling.

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