Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Buyer Beware - 2002 Suzuki Esteem
  By Jana Green - February 3 - 10:00 am

  This is the worst mistake I have ever made. I bought it less than 2 months ago, tried to give it back to the dealer two days later. The only good thing I can say about this car is it has good gas mileage. But I have learned there is more to life than Gas Mileage. I feel my kids and I are very vulnerable in this car, not much to it to keep us safe. We were overcharged so I cant even say it is a good value. We were misled and the car was misrepresented to us. And to boot, the seats are very uncomfortable, and why doesnÂ’t it have tilt?. I am counting the days till I can sell it. Wish me luck.

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  Not Horrible - 2000 Suzuki Esteem
  By KC - February 2 - 12:26 pm

  I bought the car new in 2000 and faithfully do tune ups. I had a problem with the catalytic converter at 48,000 miles. The warranty covered PART of it. Then the catalytic converter went out again. I contacted Suzuki and they would not cover it. I now hear a rattling coming from the engine every time its rpms are over 2,000, which is not so good if you need to pass emissions:)

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  Just bought it - 2001 Suzuki Esteem
  By Mike - January 24 - 12:36 am

  It was okay when I test drive it. The sales manager accepted my offer and I paid really cheap with very low mileage. The following day "engine check" light came on, but the car is still running. I hope nothing major repair and more to come.

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  Good while it lasted. - 2000 Suzuki Esteem
  By jend26 - December 8 - 6:35 pm

  Well, bought used from a dealership, and was great at first. Had no problems until a couple months later the electical system started having problems. Radio clock wouldnt light up, and radio would turn off on me. Started idling really high, and the brakes and tires were having to be replaced often, sometimes once a month. I was buying used tires, then when I had the money bought new ones. But even with new ones, they kept leaking for some reason, so would have to put air in quite often. The rotors went bad very quickly also. Dont think the dealership did a good check but thats a gamble we all take when buying a vehicle. Think I payed way too much for it also. $12,000.

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  esteems, not a very good reliable-good - 2001 Suzuki Esteem
  By carter - November 4 - 10:00 am

  not a good car not good if you have to try to outdo someone who is trying to hit you on the road. you feel your car is going to overturn. tires skid in the rain no matter what mph you try to start at. motor problems

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  Suzuki 2000 Esteem Wagon - 2000 Suzuki Esteem
  By Rich - October 27 - 5:33 am

  Only general maintenance since purchased 4 yrs ago. Will look to purchase another Suzuki in the future. Only drawback is the limited room in the front driver side. Seats are a bit low for someone under 6 feet, but some added car seat covers helped to correct this flaw while protecting the front seats. No problems with exterior to this point, no rust visible anywhere.

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  Good Cheap Car - 2000 Suzuki Esteem
  By craigch8 - October 22 - 2:00 am

  I bought my 2000 Esteem sedan with 30K miles for $5500. What a buy! This is a solid little car that is fun to drive and costs very little to operate (30+ mpg). It has a very roomy interior, and a good sized trunk. The engines performance is good, however it strains occasionally when climbing steep hills. It cruises at high speeds rather easily and has good short range acceleration. Overall, this model is a great car for the money.

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  Great car - 2000 Suzuki Esteem
  By Mike - May 18 - 11:23 pm

  This has been the best car I have ever owned. They are built in Japan and I understand that they are very popular there. I have only had some routine brake work done and that is it. It just keeps going and going.

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  Super Reliable - 2002 Suzuki Esteem
  By towncourier - April 17 - 4:20 am

  I just traded in my Esteem. Broken-hearted. A fantastic vehicle. I used it for courier deliveries. Back seats fold flat and the cargo space held everything! Handled very heavy (500 lbs) loads without too much complaining. Lots of jackrabbit starts (deadlines you know) and sudden stops. But the reliability was great. Never even changed a headlight until 260,000 km. Several things (rad, control arm, CV boots etc) went this week. But now that its got 365,000 km (228 k miles) I cant really complain.

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  Best car ever, buy one if you can! - 2000 Suzuki Esteem
  By LC - March 1 - 2:00 am

  We had our Esteem wagon for 9 years and 168,000 and never regretted buying it. (It was recently totaled in a bad collision, no fault on the Suzuki and we miss it so much!) In those years we had no break-downs, excellent gas mileage, and awesome ability to bring tons of gear (the rear seats lay completely flat). The only problem we had was the outside door handles snapping some piece when it was very cold outside - it was an easy and cheap repair, but you can try to avoid it and just be very careful opening the doors when its cold. There were no engine or any other problems. Highly recommend this car, even though it is 10 years old.