Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Suzuki Esteem.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AN… |
| 2012-11-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT END PROBLEMS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED… |
| 2012-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND RUMBLED UPON TURNING... APPARENTLY SUZUKI KNOWS OF THE RECALL BUT IS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR OUTS… |
| 2012-04-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, SHE WAS NOTIFIED… |
| 2012-04-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM SEDAN. THE SUBFRAME AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL RUSTED THROUGH AND COLLAPSED WHILE TURNING CORNER.… |
| 2011-08-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN A DEER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER … |
| 2011-02-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND TH… |
| 2010-07-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM WAGON. SUBFRAME AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL RUSTED THROUGH AND COLLAPSED WHILE COMING TO A STOP.. … |
| 2010-06-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LOUD GRINDING… |
| 2009-11-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS A LICENSED MECHANIC FOR MANY YEARS WITH A LOT OF EXPERTISE. I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM TWO YEARS … |
| 2008-04-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER WHEEL WENT OUT OF THE ALIGN… |
| 2007-07-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM HOME FROM UPTOWN WITH MY SISTER AND 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WHEN A NOISE WHI… |
| 2004-12-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS BROKEN AND OWNER IS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. OWNER HAS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR BY U… |
| 2004-10-12 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CHILD CAME OUT OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, ALTHOUGH THE CH… |
| 2004-03-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. BOTH DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE FIRST BROKE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW A MONTH LATER, THE… |
| 2003-04-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PAR… |
| 2002-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | SAFETY IMPROVEMENT REPAIR ON VAPOR VALVE WAS DONE IN MAY OF 2002. IN JULY 2002 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STAT… |
| 2002-06-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IT STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2000 MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO LITHIA IN OREGON THEY RESET IT . IN MARCH O… |
| 2001-03-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THE FRONT WHEEL ON PASSENGER SIDE TILTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD,THE DEALER INSPECTED A… |
| 2000-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *YH |
| 2000-08-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS IS THE WORST NEW CAR I HAVE EVER SEEN, VERY POOR QUALITY. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM 4 TIME… |
| 2000-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLEY ON THE 2000 GSXR750. NO SAFETY DEFECT.*AK |
| 2000-01-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE 5 TIMES, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS… |
| 1997-12-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HIT A DEER HEAD-ON , AND DUAL AIRBGAS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEATBELT DID NOT LO… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD MAKES A CRACKLING NOISE WHEN IT IS WET, THE CONSUMER FEELS IT MAY GIVE IN AT ANY TIME. *SLC |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE AND IT FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING, IT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH |