1998 SUZUKI SIDEKICK SPORT Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
THE BRACKET WHICH THE CLUTCH FOOT PEDAL AND THE ARM WHICH THE MAIN CLUTCH VALVE ACTUATOR IS DRIVEN BY HAS A METAL FATIGUE WHICH MAKES THE CLUTCH INOPERATIVE. COULD LEAD TO A ACCIDENT OR OTHER PROBLEMS.*JB
MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE SECURED. *SLC
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT FAILURE DUE TO POSSIBLE POOR DESIGN. *SLC
DRIVE BELT FAILED. *SLC
EXHAUST BOLTS VIBRATED LOOSE AND BROKE OFF. *SLC
IDLER PULLEY WAS REPLACED. *SLC
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1998 SUZUKI SIDEKICK SPORT, P215/65R16 DOT AP2HJEUUO58. RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE EXHAUST. THEN, CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP THUMP NOISE LIKE TIRE WAS COMING APART.*AK THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE SEAMS WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. IT WAS DET...