Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Suzuki Sidekick.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH PEDAL ATTACHMENT CLIP IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SPOT WELD BROKE ALLOWING THE PEDAL TO DETACH FROM THE LIN… |
| 2002-04-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | NHTSA ID# 00V-008-000 MANUFACTURE ID #W2 THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO SERVICE THE RECALL BECAUSE THE COMPUTER READING… |
| 2002-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 2 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUM… |
| 2001-12-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STRUTS BROKE WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-008 RELATING TO THE STRUT ROD. N… |
| 2001-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS SIDEKICK JULY 24, 2001. WITHIN DAYS THE " ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DUE TO A 30 DAY 10… |
| 2001-06-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. DEALERSHI… |
| 2000-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN DRIVER NOTICED THAT GEAR WAS IN THE 2ND GEAR ,CONSUMER WENT TO SHIFT … |
| 2000-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED WHEN LET OFF GAS DURING TURN IN INTERSECTION ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE IS STANDARD SHIFT, NEED 3… |
| 2000-04-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BRACKET THAT THE COOLING FAN AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR MOUNT TO CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE COOL… |
| 2000-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, LUCKILY WAS ONLY GOING 40 MPH IN 4TH GEAR WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT CAME OFF THE MOTO… |
| 2000-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | STARTER FAILED. NLM |
| 2000-04-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED (00V-008), HOWEVER THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPAIR CORRECTLY, CONSUMER HAD TO RETURN FOR ADDITION… |
| 2000-03-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD, AND DRIVER COULD NOT STEER. RECALL 200V008000/FRONT… |
| 2000-02-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH UNDER COLD/ DRY CONDITIONS WHEN VEHICLE HIT A DIP IN ROAD, CAUSING… |
| 1999-11-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE FAN BROKE OFF AND CAUSED THE FAN TO CUT INTO THE RADIATOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PART WAS NOT C… |
| 1999-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAN BRACKET BROKE AND SENT FAN INTO RADIATOR CAUSING MAJOR GASHES AND CAR TO OVERHEAT. VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER… |
| 1999-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 1999-01-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, CONSU… |
| 1998-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED WHEN I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 1998-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS SEVERLY DIMINISHED, ONLY PARTIAL BRAKING POWER IS BEING USED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED A NOR… |
| 1998-08-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE A/C COMPRESSOR BRACKET BROKE OFF FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER THE BRACKET BROKE, THE TRUCK OVERHEATED. WHILE LOOKING UNDE… |
| 1998-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH AND WHEN REDUCING SPEED TO STOP, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND STALLING. THEN CONSU… |
| 1998-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY AT 30000 MILES, CAUSING ROTORS TO BE DAMAGED, THEREBY REQUIRING THE REPLA… |
| 1997-12-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CRACKS WITH THE SMALLEST BLOW. |
| 1997-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | ONE FOOT ABOVE GAS PEDAL, CHAIN LINKAGE WRAPPED AROUND ITSELF CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO STAY DOWN AT FULL THROTTLE, LINKAGE … |
| 1997-07-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON ROAD AT NIGHT, THEN WOKE UP IN HOSPITAL. WITNESS SAID THAT DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE… |
| 1997-07-15 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED IMPROPER IDLING, ALMOST STALLED, BUT DIDN'T. ALSO VEHICLE SHUTTERED/VIBRA… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AFTER A LONG TRIP OR AFTER USING (4) WHEEL DRIVE THE ENGINE QUITS UNLESS YOU KEEP THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED. THIS HAS HAP… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET DEALER TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. BUT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVI… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 12 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE BECAUSE A PEBBLE ON THE ROAD STRUCK IT . THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF REPEATEDLY. THE E… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECALL # 00V008000 SUZUKI/FRONT STRUTS; DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNER WAS TOLD TO CALL BA… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH KEEP PREMATURELY FAILING ABOUT 6-10 MONTHS DUE TO A WHITE PIECE THAT GOES AROUND CLUTCH THAT KEEPS BREAKING. C… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NEED TO KNOW IF THIS SUV HAS BEEN KNOWN TO ROLL OVER BEFORE I PURCHASE PLEASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK |