2008 SUZUKI SX4 Complaints

ENGINE STARTED TICKING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES, THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY AND NEVER RESTARTED. AFTER DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAILED ROD BEARING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FAILURE WAS BASED ON A LACK OF LUBRICATION, AND THEREFORE THE WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED. AFTER AN ARBITRATOR REVIEWED THE CASE, IT WAS FOUND TO BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, SITTING THAT THE ENGINE WAS USING AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL BETWEEN CHANGES, AND WAS THEREFORE STARVING THE BEARINGS OF OIL DURING OPERATION. THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE USING ANY OIL, AND AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THESE ENGINES TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING ENGINE BEARING ISSUES OR FAILURES EVEN IF THEY HAVE THE OIL CHANGED PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND 30-40 MILES PER HOUR IN WRECK, CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY, 2008 SUZUKI SX-4, 28000 MILES ON CAR.

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SAYING IT WAS OFF OCCASIONALLY, EVEN WHEN PEOPLE WERE SITTING IN IT. THEY TOLD ME THE PERSON MUST BE "SITTING IN THE SEAT WRONG." I ASKED THEM ABOUT IT AGAIN A WEEK AGO AND THEY SAID "THEY MUST BE SITTING IN THE SEAT WRONG." I SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW THE PERSON IS SITTING, IT STILL COMES ON. THEN THEY TOLD ME IT DEPENDS ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I SAID IT WAS HAPPENING WITH SOMEONE 150 POUNDS AND 250 POUNDS. THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR" AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SX4 CROSSOVER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RESURFACED. ALSO THE FRONT TIRES AND THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKES HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED . THE DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

THE CAR DOESN'T START WHEN I TURN THE KEY, IF ITS TOO HOT OUT OR COLD OUT. IT TAKES 30 MINUTES OF TURNING THE KEY OVER BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 OR 5 TIMES NOW, AND THEY PUT A DOWNWARD TAIL PIPE ON IT, BUT STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2008 SUZUKI SX 4 THIS PAST SUMMER, I LOVE MY CAR AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY COMPLAINT IS: WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR, RAIN WATER HITS THE UPHOLSTERY AND IT LEAVES SPOTS, WHICH THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING AND DISPLEASING TO THE EYES. I FEEL THAT WE HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO TRYING TO CONSERVE GASOLINE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE SPOTS IS TO SHAMPOO THE MATERIAL. WHICH I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A SHAMPOOER. AND THEN WHEN IT RAINS AGAIN YOU ARE IN THE SAME BOAT OF HAVING TO CLEAN IT ! THE DEALER HAS PUT THE SCOTCH GUARD ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE, THEY (SUZUKI DEALER) SAID THIS IS ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY SUGGESTED I FILL A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. I HOPE SOON AND VERY SOON YOU WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HARD TO START. IT CRANKS FOR A WHILE BUT DOES NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. ON THE SECOND IT CRANKS FOR A WHILE AND JUST BARELY STARTS. ONE TIME IT STARTED ON THE THIRD TRY. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT PRIMING THE LINES IN TIME. *TR