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2000 Suzuki ESTEEM Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	749340
Internal NHTSA #	10293783
Manufacurer	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
Brand	SUZUKI
Model	ESTEEM
Model Year	2000
File date	22/11/09
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was a licensed mechanic for many years with a lot of expertise. I bought my daughter a 2000 suzuki esteem two years ago. We live in michigan and i bought this particular car because it was from virginia and was immaculate not like the cars from the rust belt here in michgan. She was driving the car and it all of a sudden, violently and without warning pulled very hard. She called me i told her to stop the car and let me inspect it. She got it to a safe area and also told me the passenger side wheel was "bent in". I inspected it and immediately noticed the cross frame that supports the two a frames to the subframe of the car had completed rusted out and detached on the passenger side and was almost gone on the driver side too. All other surrounding metal frames and the car body itself were in excellent condition but this cross frame was very obviously defective and rotted out causing catastrophic failure of the vehicles front suspension and steering loss. Again, this particular part is defective to the most casual observer as everything around it is in great condition and when this main frame part fails it has the possibility of tossing the car violently especially at highway speeds. My daughter is an emt used to driving an ambulance at high speed and is an excellent driver. A lesser driver may have had a catastrophic outcome. The car is here and can be inspected.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	96000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRAND RAPIDS, MI
VIN pattern	JS2GB41S2Y5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	03/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2000 Suzuki ESTEEM Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2000 Suzuki ESTEEM Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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