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1991 Suzuki Sidekick problems

Owners have filed 16 complaints about the 1991 Suzuki Sidekick with NHTSA between 1995 and 2015. The largest single group is the seat belts.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Suzuki Sidekick
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

16

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

2

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

How 1991 compares with every other Suzuki Sidekick

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1991 Suzuki Sidekick

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 10 62.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 12.5%

0 crashes, 2 fires

Child Seats 1 6.3%
Tires 1 6.3%

Median failure at 170,000 miles

Body & Structure 1 6.3%
Electrical System 1 6.3%

NHTSA crash tests

The agency crash-tested this model year itself. These are its own photographs and star ratings.

These stars come from the pre-2011 crash test programme. NHTSA rebuilt the programme for the 2011 model year and states that ratings either side of that change are not comparable — so do not read these against a 2011-or-newer car's stars.

Configuration Overall Front Side Rollover
1991 Suzuki Sidekick 2-DR. 4x4 — — — —
1991 Suzuki Sidekick 4-DR. 4x4 — — — —

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Apr 1995 peak 2 Nov 2015

NHTSA investigations into the 1991 Suzuki Sidekick

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

EA95006 Opened 10 Mar 1995 Closed 2 Aug 1995 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE

PE92087 Opened 2 Dec 1992 Closed 27 Apr 1993 SEAT BELTS

SEAT BLT LOCKS-STOW POSIT.

Recalls on the 1991 Suzuki Sidekick

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1995116 44,844 units in Canada

Seats And Restraints

THE (Takata) ABS PLASTIC FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BREAK ALLOWING PLASTIC PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, A NO LATCH, FALSE LATCH OR FAILURE TO UNLATCH CONDITION COULD OCCUR CREATING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR SUDDEN STOP. CORRECTION: FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AS NECESSARY.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Waveland, MS Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #978129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waveland, MS Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #978129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 170,000 miles Marina, CA

TIRES

TWO RAPID DEFLATIONS OF TIRES, JUST WEEKS APART, DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. FIRST HAPPENED ROUNDING A CORNER AT ABOUT 20 MPH, AND THE SECOND WHILE PARKED.

NHTSA complaint #10789857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Little Rock, AR

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR LEFT SEAT BELTS ON OUR 1991 SUZUKI SIDEKICK HAVE BOTH FAILED THIS WEEK. WE HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS IN THE CAR. THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED IN ITS CASE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT NO LONGER LO.

NHTSA complaint #707945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST. Louis, MO

CHILD SEAT

I HAVE A CENTURY CARSEAT, MODEL 4387LHT, MFG DATE 010697, THAT HAS A BUCKLE THAT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULD NO LONGER BUCKLE CLOSED. UPON CALLING CENTURY PRODUCTS I WAS TOLD THAT OFTEN KIDS STICK FOREIGN ITEMS IN THE HOLE WHERE THE BUCKLE IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I CAN ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AND IT IS A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT. CENTURY PRODUCTS DID NOT WANT THE CARSEAT SENT BACK TO THEM TO INVESTIGATE. I STILL HAVE THE CARSEAT BUT OBVIOUSLY AM NOT USING IT. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS WARRENTS SOME TYPE OF FURTHER INVESTIGATION SINCE CENTURY HAS RECALLED OTHER MODEL CARSEATS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #704346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Springfiel, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED HOWEVER NEW BUCKLES FELL APART.

NHTSA complaint #543776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Montgomery, AL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

PIECES MAY BREAK OFF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, RESULTING IN HARD TO INSERT THE METAL TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS (RECALL).

NHTSA complaint #503155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE LATCH HAS JAMMED INTO THE BUCKLE AND THIS SEA TBELT DOESN'T LOCK . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #811021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Hiawatha, NJ

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED, TRAPPING THE DRIVER IN THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #514143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cookeville, TN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART.

NHTSA complaint #803122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Suttons BAY, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DLR TRYING TO LOCATE PARTS, HOWEVER OWNER CONTACTED ZONE OFFICE AND WAS INFORMED TO WAIT UNTIL DLR LOCATES PARTS. SEA TBELT BUCKLES RECALL 95V103008.

NHTSA complaint #985921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Modesto, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

PASSENGERS REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO ITS ASSEMBLY, RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #980365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Eatonville, WA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FAILURE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA complaint #979000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waveland, MS Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #978129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waveland, MS Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #978129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Charlotte, NC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

HORN BUTTON CAME OFF.

NHTSA complaint #489946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Charlotte, NC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE. *SKD

NHTSA complaint #489946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ripon, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, AND COMES UNLATCHED AT TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT

NHTSA complaint #963770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.