8.4

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,850 miles

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problem #2

Jan 062000

Esteem

  • Manual transmission
  • 7,700 miles
Re: 1-131916218, 1998 Suzuki Esteem clutch failed. Seat belt loosening while driving. Driver's seat cover and door panel needed to be replaced. Hestiation on acceleration. Clutch failed prematurely.

- Seattle, WA, USA

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problem #1

Nov 281999

Esteem

  • miles
This is the second seperate incident with door handles on this car. The first failure was on the rear drivers side door, the second failure is on the drivers side door. Both handles lift up and jam in an open position. Handles can be pushed back down with some effort but then fail to operate. This makes the doors inoperative from the outside, so in an accident passengers would not be able to be extracted from the vehicle. I have researched the web and no service bulletins exist for this problem.

- Deforest, WI, USA

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