1999 Chevrolet Tracker

[Mattatatat2002]

I recently bought a used '99 Chevy Tracker and have been waiting on the owner's manual for like a gazillion years now. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a place where I could just buy the owner's manual for this particular model rather then continue to wait for the dealership to get one for me, which will probably not happen until 5 years after I have traded the car in, LOL. I tried to check on the web but its one of the few times where, much to my chagrin, it was one of those things where a whole bunch of results come up on the search engine, none of which are helpful in any way. Any suggestions? Also if there are any tracker owners out there who have had their baby for awhile and could let me know how its holding up? I'd appreciate it.

[Duck Duck Goose]

Google, "1999 chevrolet tracker owner's manual". Talk to these people.

http://www.riversidechevrolet.com/fa...owners_manuals

Can I purchase Owner's Manuals and other General Motors publications?

Service Manuals, Service Bulletins, Owner's Manuals and other service literature are available for purchase for all current and many past model General Motors vehicles. Service manuals contain diagnostic and repair information for all chassis and body systems. Call the following toll-free telephone numbers for ordering information:

United States 1-800-551-4123 Canada 1-800-668-5539

[Gary T]

Check with some salvage yards.

[Hanna]

I have a 1990 Geo Tracker, one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. It starts every freezing cold below zero morning, runs good, no problems what so ever. It still even has the original clutch - and I learned how to drive a stick with this vehicle (my brother told me I'd burn out the clutch within a year -HA!). Only things I've replaced are: Thermostat, exhaust, tires, and the top (soft top, the plastic got cloudy). Great little car, cheap too. My SO drives it to work in the winter - still runs great.

[Newton meter]

Originally posted by Boscibo
I have a 1990 Geo Tracker, one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. It starts every freezing cold below zero morning, runs good, no problems what so ever.

Unless you consider "really, really ugly" to be a problem.

I couldn't resist.

[TV time]

I just sold my 92 Tracker - Great little vehicle. I worked it to death, and it still came back for more. I went places that Jeeps couldn't go (I was doing wildlife photography among other things while I owned it). I had better than 200,000 miles on it, and I still got a great trade in for it.

Enjoy your car Mattatat. You've got a gem.

[Hanna]

Unless you consider "really, really ugly" to be a problem.

I never heard anyone call it ugly (maybe just not to my face)- as a matter of fact, when I first bought it there weren't many around. I remember one of the first times I went to fill it up with gas, this bunch of teenage girls were squealing about "How cute!" it was. It got a lot of comments, then more and more showed up in my area. I like driving bizarre looking cars, and the tracker certainly was - in the early 90's, in my area.

TV Time, I also got to places that bigger 4WDs couldn't make it, I laughed in one guys face when his couldn't make it up a steep, rather slick, snow covered hill. I had to have a 4WD at the time (Lived on a private road that didn't get plowed unless we called someone to do it, it was rather expensive, so unless we got a lot of snow, it remained unplowed) and the Tracker served me well.

[Mattatatat2002]

quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless you consider "really, really ugly" to be a problem.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No comment on the GEO Trackers Newton Meter, but as far as mine goes, I have the Chevrolet Tracker, and it is much different looking than its predessessors ( is that spelled right? ) has a longer and more aerodynamic look to it. It is the four door hard top. No offense to those of you who had the Geos.

Thanks for all the info you guys, its been really helpful!

[Newton meter]

Originally posted by Mattatatat2002
No comment on the GEO Trackers Newton Meter

No comment necessary.

To bring this back on topic, I'll point out that your Tracker, the 1999 Chevrolet Tracker, was the first year that the Tracker wore a Chevrolet (instead of Geo) nameplate. The Geo Tracker before that was a rebadged Suzuki Sidekick. Suzuki stopped making the Sidekick after the 1998 model year, so the Chevrolet Tracker is a rebadged Suzuki Vitara.

To answer the OP, then, perhaps you could find a Suzuki Vitara owners manual and make do with that, at least in the interim before GM sends yours.

For those Geo Tracker fans, I agree with you. The Tracker/Sidekick (in spite of its ugliness) has always shined off-road, where bigger and heavier SUV's were sometimes afraid to tread.

Finally, welcome to the SDMB, Mattatatat2002.