Vehicle
Chevrolet SSR
The retractable-hardtop pickup, and underneath the unusual body it is a TrailBlazer — the GMT360 frame, that vehicle's rear axle and much of its electrical architecture — so TrailBlazer material covers the chassis and driveline, which is worth knowing because very little was written about the SSR itself. The folding hardtop is where its own faults live: a hydraulic and electrical assembly with its own module, position sensors and interlocks, and a roof that stops mid-cycle reports faults rather than needing to be diagnosed by eye. Early cars use the 5.3; the later 6.0 is the LS2 from the Corvette.
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Generations
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First generation 2003–2006
TrailBlazer frame and driveline under a retractable hardtop pickup body.
- Body styles
- Pickup · Convertible
- Platform
- GM GMT360
- Engines
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- 5.3 V8 — LM4 · petrol · 216 kW (290 hp) · 441 Nm (325 lb-ft)
- 6.0 V8 — LS2 · petrol · 291 kW (390 hp) · 542 Nm (400 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed automatic · 6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
Service information
Information, not instruction
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