Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1993 Suzuki Sidekick

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
14
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
5
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

14 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    1
  • Seats
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    1
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC System
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
94V073002·SUSPENSION:REAR1994-04-16

THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT AXLE SHAFT HOUSING TUBES WERE INCORRECTLY WELDED AND CAN FRACTURE. FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE SHAFT HOUSING CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE AFFECTED WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE LINE.

RiskSEPARATION OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE LINE RESULTS IN LOSS OF ONE-HALF OFTHE BRAKING SYSTEM, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. IN EITHER CASE, AN ACCIDENTCAN OCCUR.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WELDS OF THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES ON INVOLVED VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE94011·SUSPENSION1994-02-03 → 1994-04-20

REAR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE

Led to recall94V073001

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