This car is a lemon I have had to fix it about every 6 months.
This car is junk and I will not get another Suzuki again.
You are right, my Suzuki esteem 1999 manual transmission broke three times, first at 45000, second at 57000, third time at 70000, now is junked for a year on my garage.
Yes, the Esteem 5 speed trannys have been a big problem. However the later model years (after 2000) seem to be a lot more reliable. Please don't refer to a car as junk unless you can describe what the problems are. Thanks.
Great car, we have owned Suzuki's for 16 years now, they are all great.