2000 Chevrolet Wiring Diagrams

Chevrolet's Astro and the GMC Safari twin are the oldest minivans on the market. Available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, both arrived in 1985 as General Motors' answer to Chrysler's front-wheel-drive minivans. 

Chevy's midsize sport ute, a rival for mainstays such as the Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee, has a revised lineup but no substantial changes for 2000. There is no longer a base trim level, and the lowest priced versions of both the two- and four-door models are designated LS. 

Chevrolet's rear-drive muscle car may be nearing the end of the road. A member of Chevy's lineup since 1967, Camaro's steady sales decline puts it on the endangered species list, along with the similar Pontiac Firebird. The rival Ford Mustang outsold the Camaro and Firebird two to one. 

The front-drive Cavalier, General Motors' best-selling car line, gains several standard features and a spruced-up appearance this year. Cavalier is the largest of Chevrolet's three small cars but fits between the Metro and Prizm in price with its base MSRP of $13,065. Cavalier is built from the same design as the Pontiac Sunfire but has different front and rear styling. The two share engines and other major components. 

Corvette, an American sports car icon since 1953, had a new standard remote-entry system and new aluminum wheels among its few changes for 2000. Previously, a passive remote-entry system automatically unlocked the doors within a 30-foot radius, but the new one operates the old-fashioned way: The driver pushes a button on a transmitter. 

Express is the full-size van at Chevrolet and a twin of the GMC Savana. Express comes in passenger and cargo versions and is sold in unfinished form to van converters. Two sizes and five engines are available, and all models have a full frame and rear-wheel drive. 

Chevrolet rejoins the full-size sedan market after a four-year hiatus with the 2000 Impala, resurrecting an old name on a new front-drive model. The Monte Carlo, a two-door coupe built from the same platform but with sportier styling, also joined the lineup this year. 

Lumina was formerly one of Chevrolet's volume models, but the end is in sight for this front-wheel-drive sedan. A full-size Impala sedan arrived this year as a roomier addition to the roster, and the midsize Malibu sedan is a newer design, making the Lumina expendable. Production will continue at least until the end of calendar 2000, mainly for fleet sales. 

The front-wheel-drive Malibu is Chevrolet's No. 2 passenger car in sales behind the Cavalier, and will take on more responsibility as the brand's only midsize entry. The Lumina, a larger midsize sedan, will be in production at least until the end of the calendar year 2000. A V-6 engine becomes standard as Malibu's most notable change this year. 

Metro is the smallest car sold by General Motors in the United States and, with a base price of $9,185, the least expensive. It is similar to the Suzuki Swift and is built in Canada at a plant jointly owned by GM and Suzuki. GM holds a stake in Suzuki, and the companies also share the Chevrolet Tracker/Suzuki Vitara sport utility vehicle. Though the Metro is built from the same design as the Swift, it has significant differences. Swift comes only as a hatchback, and Metro comes as a hatchback and sedan. Swift uses a 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine, and Metro has the same engine plus a 1.0-liter three-cylinder. 

Chevrolet redesigns its Monte Carlo coupe for 2000, giving it new styling and larger dimensions that move it up to the full-size class. The previous generation Monte Carlo was a two-door version of the Lumina midsize sedan. The new one is a two-door companion to the full-size Impala sedan with its own styling. While Monte Carlo formerly had several domestic rivals as a midsize coupe, the new full-size model's only domestic competition is the coupe version of the Pontiac Grand Prix. Chevy also lists as rivals smaller coupes such as the Honda Accord, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger and Toyota Camry Solara. 

Despite the Chevrolet bow-tie emblem on the grille, Prizm comes from Japanese DNA, not American. Prizm is a kissing cousin of the Toyota Corolla, and both are built at a California plant jointly operated by the two automotive giants. Chevrolet makes minor styling changes and equips its models differently, but Prizm is a Corolla by another name. Prizm is shorter than Chevy's homegrown Cavalier, but starts at a higher base price: $13,816 vs. $13,065. Based on interior volume, Prizm is a compact and Cavalier is a subcompact. 

Chevrolet's compact pickup gets minor changes for 2000, but bigger news is due on the 2001 models. Four-door crew-cab models will go on sale in the fall to compete with similar versions of the Dodge Dakota, Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma — also due as 2001 models. 

Chevrolet's full-size pickup was redesigned for 1999, and this year's major change is the addition of four-door versions of the extended cab. All 1999 extended-cab Silverados and early 2000 models came with two conventional front doors and a third door on the passenger side that opens to the rear. Production of a rear-opening fourth door on the driver's side started in December, and all extended-cab models now come with four doors. 

With the Suburban no longer the biggest sport utility vehicle, Chevrolet is positioning its redesigned 2000 model as "the right size" and "able to fit into the average-size garage." The Ford Excursion had usurped Suburban's status as the biggest SUV with a 7-inch advantage in length, so Chevy was touting gains in interior room instead. 

A redesigned Tahoe full-size SUV went on sale in January with new styling, a new family of V-8 engines and a new interior design that carries up to nine people. GMC will offer similar models as the Yukon and luxury-oriented Envoy. The main rivals for General Motors' full-size SUVs are the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, and GM's new models should heat up the battle for buyers in this market segment. 

The pint-size Tracker is built from the same design as the Suzuki Vitara at a Canadian plant. General Motors owns a stake in Suzuki, and the two share other vehicles. Like the Vitara, Tracker comes in two-door convertible and four-door wagon styling. Unlike Suzuki, which offers a V-6 on its Grand Vitara models, Chevy offers only four-cylinder engines. That will change for 2001, when the 2.5-liter V-6 will be available on Tracker as well. Both models were redesigned for 1999 and return with minimal change this year. 

Chevrolet's front-wheel-drive minivan had new marketing partners for 2000, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other Warner Bros. cartoon characters. The Venture Warner Bros. Edition is a new model that comes with a standard video monitor, VCR and Warner Bros. Family entertainment badges and trim.