Vehicle report

1997 SUZUKI SIDEKICK

Reported problems

36 complaints · median miles
ComponentReports
SUSPENSION5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN3
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER3
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD2
AIR BAGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE1

Reading this report

Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

1997 Suzuki Sidekick Reported Problems: 36 complaints | CarFathom