2000 Chevrolet Tracker from North America - Comments

I have had an intermittent leaky radiator hose this usually would surface in the winter.

The air conditioner went out at 40k miles.

Broken catalytic converter at 50k miles.

The convertible top started to come unraveled at 38k miles.

All of the problems except the top coming apart where issues that came about due to the way I drive this little tank. I live back in the woods on top of a mountain and do a considerable amount of off road driving. I commute to work every day a round trip distance of 120 miles 2 of witch are dirt road. I use this little truck for every things like towing a small trailer loaded with building supplies, pulling logs up the side of the mountain and major snow driving. If you get a good set of tires and chains on this little beast you can go any where. Look folks lets get real it's an off road vehicle and designed with this purpose in mind. If you want sporty handling, quick acceleration and to entertain important members of state. This truck is not for you. This is a practical off road 4x4. The one suggestion I would have for some one interested in this truck would be to get a small trailer for making large hauls. Because it was well designed for of off road, to keep the wheel base short storage space was sacrificed. And because it is a 4x4 you can expect to pay more for basic maintenance on things like differentials, tires and transfer cases.

I am having problems with my 2000 Chevy Tracker air conditioning also. Did you find out what was wrong with it?

The problem is with the sealing washers on the A/C lines.

A seal kit available from General Motors will fix the problem.

My 2000 had a leak in the A/C seal as well at about 50K miles, however, I bought a coolant refill kit at Auto Wise (this is not a commercial) and a can of the new refregerant and refilled it myself for about $25! That was last year. I gave it another squirt just last month. I figure can keep doing this for several years and not have the expense of a repair bill at the local Chevy dealer. I used the refrigerant/lubricant mix because the compressor needs lubricated too if the refrigerant is slowly leaking out. I'd never refilled an A/C unit before, but it was easy! I just read and followed the instructions on the package. The refill kit is reusable as well. I just go out and purchase another can of refrigerant every year.