Used 1998 Suzuki Sidekick Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 1998 Sidekick, so we've included reviews for other years of the Sidekick since its last redesign.
Reliable but costly to repair
Frank, 10/07/2007
1998 Suzuki Sidekick JX 4dr SUV 4WD
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
I bought my Suzuki when it was 2 years old and it had just under 25000 miles on it. I now have 120,000 miles on it after about 6 1/2 years of driving. I have had few problems with it. This vehicle is very bad for rust and doesn't hold up well in places where salt is used on roads in the winter!!! They have NO resale value and Dealer parts are ridiculously expensive! You think that you are driving a Rolls when you buy parts. I am not kidding!!! They need to stop being so outrageously greedy when selling replacement parts. I went to the dealer once for a repair and told them I would never come back. I didn't. I shopped for after market parts where ever I could find them.
Sidekick Sport
Jasen44, 04/05/2004
1996 Suzuki Sidekick Sport JX 4dr SUV 4WD
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Its a great vehicle and very reliable. Only problem was 2 wheel bearings at 70,000, when I bought it. The ride is pretty good, but some road noise. Amazing gas milage-24-26 in 4x4. 25-27 in 2 wheel drive!! The sport edition comes with a 1.8L 4 cylinder. That to is somewhat underpowered.
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The Rattletrap That Won't Die
goatrancher, 08/17/2009
1997 Suzuki Sidekick JX 4dr SUV 4WD
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
They're gonna have to bury me in this car. I bought it in about 2001 with 60k miles on it for 5k dollars cash. At 90k I changed the timing belt and water pump. Since then I have replaced only a starter, had the brakes done once and just recently replaced the front struts and back shocks. This little beast is NO fun over 55mph. Feels like it's gonna fly into bits. Uphill forget it, unless you're rock crawling. But I can get 3 full sized dairy goats in the back with the seat down and don't have to use my gas hog pickup. It refuses to quit. Most reliable car I've ever owned outside of Hondas. Flawless OD automatic. Swiss watch of a motor. Backbreaker seats. A keeper!
2nd tracker former jeep owner
david wheeler, 08/24/2002
1997 Suzuki Sidekick JX 2dr SUV 4WD w/Soft Top
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I had a tracker in 1989 when they first came out nad i put 116,000miles on it without a single problem. I recently needed a second car ( first is 98 Rodeo, also a great car but too much fuel)and after long debate chose the tracker. I am having a blast again. I feel like a kid and my wife can always take the rodeo their is never an argument their.I put in a K&N air filter and it seems to have helped the performance quite a bit.
Ten Years of Outstanding Service
Don Montgomery, 09/25/2007
1997 Suzuki Sidekick Sport JLX 4dr SUV 4WD
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
We bought our JLX Sidekick June l4, 1997 for my wife. It was new with zero miles. We shopped all the SUV brands at that time, but only Suzuki's JLX satisfied all our parameters. For example, its rear entry platform is high enough so my wife can easily move boxes of books she uses in her business. Also front seats are very comfortable. Back seats accessible, too. This car has great load carrying capacity -14 large, plastic tubs of books! After 10 and a quarter years and only 65,500 miles it's almost like new! What an amazing machine!