2008 SUZUKI SX4 Complaints

I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT WHEEL OF THE CAR SEIZED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED SOME SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. *TR

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. INITIALLY, IT BLINKED ON AND THEN OFF. NOW THEY STAY ON CONSTANTLY, LOOKING AT YOUR SITE WE SEE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 3/13/13 *CN

2008 SUZUKI SX4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DEALER DECEIVED MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BY NOT DISCLOSING PROBLEMS AND NOT SELLING EXTENDED WARRANTIES.

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. WHEN I START THE CAR UP, IT SAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT IN CONSISTENTLY ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND REGARDLESS OR WHETHER OR NOT THE SEAT BELT IS PLUGGED IN. I CHECKED MY OWNER'S MANUAL, AS I THOUGHT PERHAPS SOMETHING GOT SHUT OFF, BUT I SEE NOTHING IN THE MANUAL THAT TELLS ME HOW TO TURN THE AIR BAGS ON. I'VE SINCE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ, MY AIR BAGS MAY NOT GO OFF IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SX4 OWNERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE AN ADULT PASSENGER WAS IN SEAT. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, SO THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

OUR AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE NEAREST SUZUKI DEALER WHICH IS ABOUT 100 MILES AWAY. AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SEAT BELT AND AGREED TO A GOODWILL REPAIR OF THIS. WE JUST CAME BACK FROM THAT APPOINTMENT AND FOUND OUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE A SENSOR WHICH WILL COST OVER 800.00. THEY SAID THE AIRBAGS WOULD PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY BUT COULDN'T BE SURE IS ONE OR BOTH BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY WILL CALL THE REP AND SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE CAN SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE A FATALITY FOR THIS TO BECOME A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE AN 2008 SUZUKI SX4 THAT RUNS GREAT, HOWEVER, AT AROUND 67,000 MILES THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON. I PAID $2000 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS TO DEAL WITH THE "COMPUTER" OF THE CAR-- WHICH IS COVERED. THEY SAY YOU NEED A NEW SEAT COVER THAT COSTS YOU BETWEEN $1000-$2000. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY $2000 FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED SINCE A SEAT COVER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS LISTED UNDER A "COMPUTER PROGRAM" PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED WHY THIS IS NOT LISTENED UNDER A RECALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN SUZUKI SX4S. IT IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WAS TO GET INTO A WRECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE AIR BAGS WERE DEACTIVATED. ALSO, THEY INFORMED HIM THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT FIRST CAME ON ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO ON MY COMMUTE FROM EDWARDS AFB, CA. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP IN RIVERSIDE CA, FOR AN INSPECTION THE AIRBAGS WERE RESET, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. ON A SATURDAY IN BETWEEN MAY OR JUNE 2012, COMING FROM THE VALERO HAND CAR WASH THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF, THEN DRIVING UP MT VIEW IN BARSTOW CA I HIT BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 25 MPH AND THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AGAIN AND HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AT WALMART IN BARSTOW AND THEY HAVE NOTED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE LAST TUNE UP IN DECEMBER 2011. THE REMEDY IS TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR TWO DAY TO RUN AND RESET THE AIRBAGS. ANY HELP TO REPLACE THE CAR AND/OR BAGS WITHOUT THE $1200 EXPENSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR