Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-20 | 00V008000 |
SUSPENSION | 13,461 | — | Details |
| 1996-07-02 | 96V121002 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 4,325 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL SEPARATES FROM PIVOT SHAFT. WELD BRAKES, PEDAL DETACHES, VEHICLE DISABLED. THIRD OCCURRENCE. OEM PEDAL REP… |
| 2007-02-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1996 SUZUKI SIDEKICK SPORT ON AN ICY AFTERNOON HE PULLED INTO THE DRI… |
| 2004-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. SHE STATES THAT SHE GOT INTO HER VEHICLE AND INSERTED THE KEY. SHE SAI… |
| 2003-05-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS NHTSA RECALL 96-V-121-002 RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE W… |
| 2002-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALWAYS INDICATED HOT, DUE TO THE RADIATOR CAP WHICH IS DEFECTED, HAS BEEN CHANGE… |
| 2002-08-23 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ALMOST FROM THE DAY I PURSCHASED IT FROM LARGO HONDA IN KEY LARGO FLORIDA; DEC. OF 1999. … |
| 2002-03-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT DROPPED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT STR… |
| 2002-03-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | RECALL 00 V 008000 /FRONT STRUTS: C AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER: (KNOXVILLE, FORD LINCOLN, SUZUKI; KNOXVILLE, TN; PHONE… |
| 2001-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CLUTCH WELL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING. WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT TH… |
| 2001-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IT SEEMS THESE TROUBLES ARE UNUSUAL FOR ANY CAR OWNER AND VERY COSTLY!! THE SPEEDOMETER WAS RELACED BY MY HUSBAND WITH… |
| 2001-03-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CROSS MEMBER OF VEHICLE IS HELD IN PLACE BY ONE BOLT, BOLT FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. HARD TO C… |
| 2000-04-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V008000 IN MAIL & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER TH… |
| 2000-04-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | RECALL 00V008000; MANUFACTURER DIDN'T HAVE PARTS TO SEND TO DEALER. THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK |
| 2000-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL 00V008000/ FRONT STRUTS REPAIRS. PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. C… |
| 2000-03-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | RECALL200V008000/MCPHERSON STRUTS. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ARE NOT AVAILBALE.*AK |
| 2000-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BECAME VERY HARD TO CHANGE GEERS,COULD NOT SHIFT IN INTERSECTIONS, TOOK TWO HANDS CAUSING SHOLDER PAIN! THIS IS THE THI… |
| 1999-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND ANOTHER FUSE CONROLLING DOME LIHT BLEW OUT. YH |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | AXLE SEAL FAILED, CAUSED BRAKE SHOES TO ROTATE AND LOCK RR WHEEL. *AK |
| 1999-04-10 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT I'LL NEED TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPAIRED/REPLACED. IT WILL NOT GO INTO 1ST OR RE… |
| 1999-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IN ADDITION, REPAIR JOB HAD TO BE DONE TWICE, AS LISTED PART DID NOT SEAL. *AK |
| 1999-03-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. AND HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS… |
| 1999-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH WELD ATTACHMENT BROKEN: PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. REOCCURING SIGNS OF "STICKING" OCCURED… |
| 1998-08-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLIC… |
| 1998-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO DEACCELERATE AT APPROXIMATLEY 25 MPH. DEFECT WITHIN … |
| 1998-01-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CONSUMER HIT A PATCH OF ICE ,SLID AND HIT THE HIGHWAY SLIDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY , HO… |
| 1998-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCES CONTINUED VIBRATION, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, FRAME AD… |
| 1997-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VARIOUS MILES OCCUPANT BEGAN TO STEP ON THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, … |
| 1997-10-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEARS.REPAIRS WERE DONE ON VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL … |
| 1997-08-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING SMOKING STARTED COMING THROUGH VENTS INSIDE VEHICLE, HEARD POPPIN… |
| 1997-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | INSIDE FRONT BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORN OUT, CAUSING VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. |
| 1997-03-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES SI… |
| 1997-03-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO AN INTERSECTION , OTHER VEHICLE DID NOT… |
| 1996-12-22 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING AND HEARD A NOISE, LOST CONTROL AND LANDED IN SOMEONE'S YARD. THE TIE ROD END SNA… |
| 1996-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS GENERATING A LOT OF ELECTRICAL STATIC. WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE A SPARLK FLEW UP AND ALMOST IGNITED THE … |
| 1996-11-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MADE A RIGHT TURN GOING STRIAGHT ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VEERING INTO THE LEFT LANE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. … |
| 1996-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE THE WHEELS LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. *AK |
| 1996-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. |
| 1996-07-18 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | No | 0 | CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE. |
| 1996-06-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE LEAKS EXHAUST INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. |
| 1996-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | FAN BRACKET BROKE OFF ENGINE, MAKING COOLANT FAN INOPERATIVE. |
| 1996-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | COMPLETE FAILURE OF INBOARD PADS EVERY 15,000 MILES. |
| 1996-02-10 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN FOLDED REAR TWO SEAT, BRACKET STRAP HOOK IS NOT SECURE, SLIPS OUT FROM BRACET; SLAMS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING; HAPPEN… |
| 1995-10-10 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR SEAT BELT LOCKING CLIP BROKE, WHEN TRYING TO SECURE THE CSS IT WILL NOT LOCK THE CHILD IN BECAUSE OF THE BROKE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION LAST YEAR IN 2001,TO DATETHE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUPPLY THE REPLACEM… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (00V008) LETTER FOR THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER … |
| — | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN SLAMMING THE DOOR CLOSE OR ANY TYPE OF VIBRATION CAUSES THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE. TH… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER LEAKING/CONDENSATION THRU THE VENTS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 00V008000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL W2/FRONT STRUTS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR OR DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING. CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDS T… |