Chevrolet Tracker Review

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Chevrolet Tracker
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esarrick's review of Chevrolet Tracker

“My Chevrolet Tracker now has nearly 60,000 miles on it...”

★★★★★

written by esarrick on 15/10/2006

Good Points
Very reliable, starts in any weather, always ready to go. Very good four wheel drive system. Great highway cruiser with a comfortable interior. Air and heat are exceptional. Decent radio and CD player. Easy to park and climb into and out of. Great visibility in all directions. Very easy to do routine maintenance. Great in snow, mud, gravel, and sand. Not bad on gas for a four by four. Very good passing power when kept fully floored. No rattles! Roll over rating better than most SUV's, similar to regular pickup trucks. Easy to clean cloth seats that hold up real well and still look new. Long lasting and very good brakes. Rides and handles pretty good. Great steering feel and accuracy.

Bad Points
Not much room in back seat for legs. Automatic transmission downshifts too easily. Cruise control downshifts at the slightest hill and is unusable. Original Uniroyal tires last forever but get real slippery in the wet when worn half way down. Blows around on windy days at highway speeds. Not the quietest vehicle either, but acceptable in normal use. Needs more insulation over the rear wheel wells and in the doors. Rear cloth cargo cover nice to have, but starting to sag. I'll soon make a removable hinged plywood cover and use the original cloth to cover it.

General Comments
My Chevrolet Tracker now has nearly 60,000 miles on it and has been very reliable. The only problems I have had have been a bad outer rear wheel seal at 3000 miles and a recent problem with the left rear power window motor quitting. This vehicle will go almost anywhere, but you have to be careful of large rocks and take it slow. It has very comfortable seats and will get you there in a hurry if you keep your foot in it, but will suck gas if you run it hard and fast.



I have gotten from about 20 mpg to 30 mpg, but average around 22 to 24 mpg, which is about average for small SUV's with four wheel drive and automatic transmissions with four cylinder engines. If you keep it under 70 mph, you can get from 26 to 28 mpg on the highway. Needless to say I have a heavy foot. Cruising speed seems to be best in the 80's, when you can do that. It tops out around 110 to 112 mph. Better than most full size SUV's with governors, but scary at extreme speeds.



I tried a KLN filter, but found it didn't clean near as well as the stock type filter (It was much thinner and I found fine dust in intake system), and it didn't help mileage or power either.



Pulls hills off-road very well in four wheel drive low at 12,000+ feet in the snow. Easy to shift the automatic manually for more control with an overdrive lockout button and a power button that will hold it in second gear. It will tow up to a recommended 1500 pounds with no problem.



I love this vehicle and would recommend it to someone looking for a small all purpose truck frame based go anywhere 4X4, but the manual transmission would be better if you want to use cruise control or are bothered by a busy automatic. (The automatic transmission is made by a Toyota subsidiary. The rest of vehicle is made by Suzuki and GM in Canada).



The four door has lots more room and is quieter and more comfortable than the two door, but it's also longer and heavier. The hardtop of the four door makes it safer and its insurance is cheaper. These vehicles were also available with a V6 in more upscale models, which would help with the cruise control and busy automatic, but will probably use lots more gas. The Suzuki Vitara of the same years is the same basic vehicle.

  • 2002

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  • 4 years

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