Thread: Suzuki Jimny

Great little car
The CV,S are like glass The auto front hubs can be problematic
Apart from that the ride can be choppy and the little 1 litre can be be left wanting
Apart from that fantastic little car and very capable in stock form

thanks for that rangieman
yeah its pretty much what ive found researching them up.
the misses loves them and well we are use to a td5 in a d2 so going fast is not something we do lol

Originally Posted by lyonsy

thanks for that rangieman
yeah its pretty much what ive found researching them up.
the misses loves them and well we are use to a td5 in a d2 so going fast is not something we do lol

I bought a new one in 2008 for the now well and truly ex
We had problems with in the first 500 ks with a noisey T/C wich took a bit to fix but finally fixed under warranty and that was the only issue
And once she went her own way i had no idea what happened to it

My second 4WD is a Suzuki Jimny. This is a 2009 model with manual transmission. My main experience is offroad although I have driven into remote parts of the NT in it. I have a 40mm lift with bull bar and winch and 215/75/15 mud terrain tyres. The auto transmission is a weak point if going offroad. Tends to overheat so a temp gauge is desirable and some extra cooling. The transfer case has a chain drive and as the chain stretches is becomes noisy. I am on my third case at 50,000 km but I admit it has not been treated gently and in all but one case it was the chain - just replacing the case is cheaper than buying a new chain. The auto hubs can play up so if you are doing serious offroad work they can be replaced with Sierra manual hubs with a conversion kit.

They do suffer from the death wobble at around 70 to 80kph. This is due to inadequate king pin tension which can be fixed with shims. Happens most on modified vehicles but look out for this. More recent models should have had this fixed in the factory (or maybe not?). Mine b=ner had it until I went to the manual hubs then I had to shim the king pin bearings. All fixed now.

While underpowered with the 1.3 litre engine it is a solid power plant and will rev its head off all day. No known problems with the engine or the manual transmission. Modification parts are easy to obtain if that is what you are after. If buying just as a daily drive then stick with the standard road tyres and maybe look at the shock absorbers to get a softer ride.

No known common faults as a standard daily drive, its the offroad work that can put things under strain and going crazy with engine swaps and bigger wheels is when things start to break.