2007 SUZUKI SX4 Complaints

AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, BECAUSE OF FAULTY SENSOR. SEAT(S) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS $1,300 TO REPLACE/REPAIR PASSENGER SIDE. SEEMS TO BE KNOW ISSUE ON CHAT BOARDS RELATED TO THIS MAKE/MODEL. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI SX4 AND IN AUGUST MY AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I AM UPSET THAT IT COST MONEY TO LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE COST OF THE SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND FIXTURES EXCEED THE AMOUNT LEFT TO PAY ON THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR SUCH A FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS GREATLY FAILED ON THIS LEVEL AND SUZUKI NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE THRU RECALL OR A DEEPLY DISCOUNTED PRICE. THIS FIXTURE EFFECTS OWNERS ON EVERY LEVEL. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH SUZUKI AND I BELIEVE OTHERS AGREE. SUZUKI WILL LOSE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CONSUMERS FOR SUCH AN OVERSIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CALL AT A LATER DATE, BUT WERE NOT RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AFTER 60,000 MILES THE AIRBAGS LIGHT COMES ON AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER STATES THAT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A LOT OF SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARDS. HERE IS A LINK TO THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED. HTTP://WWW.SUZUKI-FORUMS.COM/SUZUKI-SX4-FORUM/44769-2008-SUZUKI-SX4-CROSSOVER-AIRBAG-LIGHT.HTML. *TR

UPON START-UP THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT ARE ON PERSISTENTLY. THIS IS WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ACCORDING TO AN ON-LINE QUERY, WE FOUND MULTIPLE ENTRIES (COMPLAINTS) OF OTHER CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2007, 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. THE CULPRIT IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEAT CUSHION. THUS FAR SUZUKI HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE, NOR DO THEY FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. FROM WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED (AND AS STATED ON COMPLAINTS WE FOUND) WITH THE CAR IN THE CURRENT CONDITION, OUR AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR OF THE SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IS $1700.00. THE DEALERSHIP COMPARED THIS REPAIR TO THAT OF SAY AN ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THEY (BOTH THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL AND SUZUKI CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL) SAY IT IS FAIR TO EXPECT TO PAY FOR SUCH REPAIRS, AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WE FEEL THIS IS A FAULTY COMPONENT. WE FEEL THAT IT IS WRONG OF SUZUKI TO EXPECT CAR OWNERS TO PAY FOR SUCH REPAIRS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS NON-VALUE ADDED FEATURE, NOW DEFECTIVE, IS JEOPARDIZING OUR LIVES. SINCE WHEN DID REPLACING SEAT CUSHIONS AND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES BECOME STANDARD CAR REPAIRS? SINCE WHEN IS A FAULTY COMPONENT THAT ESSENTIALLY DISABLES THE ENTIRE AIR-BAG SYSTEM DEEMED TO BE A SIMPLE REPAIR ISSUE AND NOT A SAFETY CONCERN? WE FAIL TO SEE HOW THIS IS THE CASE. WE FAIL TO SEE HOW SUZUKI CAN JUSTIFY SUCH STATEMENTS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,350.

I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON IN LATE APRIL 2011. I TOOK THE CAR TO SUZUKI DEALERSHIP IN SAN JOSE THEY REPORTEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON IN SEPTEMBER AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SEEMINGLY FIXED IT, ALTHOUGH THEY SAID IT MIGHT TAKE REPLACING ONE OR BOTH OF THE SEATS FOR UPWARDS OF $2,000 BUT WHEN I DROVE AWAY THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NOW IN NOVEMBER THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. SINCE I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER SUZUKI SX4'S I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL AND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINEONCE STARTED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. WHEN A PASSENGER WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE SENSOR FAILED AND THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF OFF THE REPAIR AND LABOR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.