Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Suzuki Sidekick.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | 3 YEARS AGO I BOUGHT A SET OF 4 GOODYEAR WARNGLER DURATRAC TIRES FOR MY SUZUKI VITARA. AFTER APROX 1,5 YEARS I GO TO T… |
| 2015-05-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WAS IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT. FRONT END OF CAR PRETTY MUCH TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CODES… |
| 2001-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND IGNITION COIL WAS TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE BLOCK, AND HAD… |
| 2001-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 1 | POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PUR… |
| 2000-10-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | I SUDDENLY HEARD A WHIRRING AND SOUND AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND WHEN TRYING TO STOP. I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY BR… |
| 2000-08-21 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS GOING UP A HILL. WHEN REACHING THE TOP OF THE HILL, REAR END… |
| 2000-04-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 2 | ON APRIL 12TH 2000, WHILE DRIVING MY SUSUKI SIDEKICK MY AIR BAGES DEPLOYED WITH OUT BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AT N… |
| 2000-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OUR SIDEKICK IS A 98 AND THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO BUY NEW HEAD LIGHTS EVERY TREE MONTHS… |
| 1999-06-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | ON 6-28-99 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY WHEN VEHICLE WENT IN A DITCH CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. … |
| 1999-05-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-04-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRINVING AT ABOUT 65 ANOTHER VEHICLE RAMMED INTO THE BACK OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE. UPON IMPACT, … |
| 1999-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST BOLTS VIBRATED LOOSE/BROKE OFF (7/15/98;1/4/99;11/19/99) IDLER PULLEY HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES(1/4/99;11/17/99;… |
| 1999-01-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 30MPH. SMASHED THE FRONT END COMPLETELY, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS A RESU… |
| 1998-11-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE STARTED SMOKING. PULLED TO SIDE & CHECKED. NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH… |
| 1998-09-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE LAST ONE HAS BEEN "RESET" STILL NOT FUNCTIONING, … |
| 1998-08-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LIGHT THEN WENT OFF WHEN IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. |
| 1998-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERMOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE. |
| 1998-08-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 1998-05-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WRONG SIZE GAS TANK IS EQUIPPED ON VEHICLE. *AK PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE, DRIVESHAFT FAILURE… |
| 1998-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRES FUSED IN MAIN WIRING HARNESS, COULD CAUSE FIRE. |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | INSTABILITY WHEN CORNERING, SEVERE INSTABILITY IN WINDY CONDITIONS, TOP HEAVY, AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY WHEN E… |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | ALL THE WINDOWS EXCEPT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEFOSTER DOES NOT DEFOG THE WI… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. *MJS |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE … |
| — | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER RECEIVING AUTHORIZATION FOR ON/OFF SWITCH COULD NOT HAVE SWITCH INSTALLED. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES | No | 0 | ROADMASTER TOW BAR THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK CONTINUED RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE … |