Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Suzuki Esteem.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2019-09-02	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIR BAGS LIGHTS WENT ON YESTERDAY, I NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENT. SEAT BET GETS STOCKS. SUZUKI ESTEEM 1998.[XXX] VIN # IN…
2014-12-05	SUSPENSION	No	0	WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY , SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO SIDE ROAD....THERE WAS A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND…
2012-02-16	SUSPENSION	No	0	I WAS DRIVING ON FLAT PAVED ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SUBFRAME SNAPPED ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSEN…
2010-11-28	SUSPENSION	No	0	FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER IN 1998 SUZUKI ESTEEM CRACKED OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH. CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIG…
2010-11-01	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT.…
2009-11-17	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	Yes	0	98 SUZUKI ESTEEM CROSS MEMBER(ENGINE CRADLE) ON THE SUZUKI ESTEEM THE ENGINE CRADLE OR CROSS MEMBER ROT CAUSING THE VEH…
2007-11-02	TIRES	Yes	1	1998 SUZUKI ESTEEM LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. *KB THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS …
2007-08-05	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO…
2002-01-01	STEERING:LINKAGES	No	0	THIS COMPLAINT DEALS WITH FAILED INNER TIE-ROD IN THE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN SEVERE PROBLEMS IN CONTRO…
2001-08-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	No	0	NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001-01-01	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND HIGHER, VEHICLE WILL WEAVE, AND VEHICLE IS VERY DI…
2000-11-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS	No	0	THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING THAT STOPPED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CHANGE…
2000-10-15	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	REPORTED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD UNDERCARRIAGE WAS LOOSE AND RUBBING ON TIRES TO CAUSE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, BUT IT …
2000-06-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	No	0	VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK FOR OVER TWO HOURS. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL LIGHTS, AND VEHICLE C…
2000-01-06	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY	No	0	RE: 1-131916218, 1998 SUZUKI ESTEEM CLUTCH FAILED. *BF SEAT BELT LOOSENING WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SEAT COVER AND D…
1999-11-28	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	No	0	THIS IS THE SECOND SEPERATE INCIDENT WITH DOOR HANDLES ON THIS CAR. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOO…
1999-04-03	SEATS	Yes	2	CONSUMER WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT RETRACTORS BROKE, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO FALL/LID…
1999-03-20	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1998-10-25	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER FOUR TIMES, NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.…
1998-08-31	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	0	ON 8-31-98 THE WHOLE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS WRECKED, AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. *YC
1998-07-05	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	Yes	1	NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, ALSO SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, RESULTING IN INJURIES. (QCAW)
1998-06-25	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 405 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAIL…
—	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	No	0	WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL. STEERING PULLS LEFT TO RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERS, WHERE THEY ARE U…
—	SUSPENSION	No	0	WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE.