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Transmission internal failure and replacementPOWER TRAIN2 complaints2000-08 → 2003-10esteem-1999-transmission-failure
10042919 IT WAS EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS WAS BECAUSE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF INSIDE HOLDING PLATE, CAUSING GEARS AND BEARINGS TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO DEBRIS
868729 DEALER NOTED THAT MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
Engine oil leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints1999-08 → 2002-07esteem-1999-engine-oil-leak
709722 WE TOOK THE VECHICLE IN ON JULY 28, 1999 TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS SHOWN TO BE A CRACKED GASKET COVER
8014794 CONSUMER NOTICE OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN EXTENDING STOPPING
Front subframe and crossmember rust-throughSTRUCTURE6 complaints2005-08 → 2012-02esteem-1999-subframe-rust
10419916 I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SUB FRAME CRACKED AND PUSHED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BACK AGAINST THE FENDER CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO LOCK UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO WRECK
10147496 THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW REPLACEMENT PART. THE OLD PART WAS RUSTED THROUGH AT SEVERAL POINTS
10133020 MY SUB FRAME RUSTED IN HALF AND BROKE
Loss of power and stallingFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3 complaints1999-11 → 2002-08esteem-1999-power-loss-stalling
714855 LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS
8013894 VEHICLE STALLED AT 20 MPH. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1999 Suzuki Esteem vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/suzuki/esteem
@misc{wrenchpro_1999_suzuki_esteem_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 Suzuki Esteem},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/suzuki/esteem}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
