2009 SUZUKI SX4 Complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT USE TO TURN OFF BY RE FASTING MY SEAT BELT BUT NOW STAYS ON ALL TIME AND MY CAR HAS 40K MILES AND I CANT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE OF THIS ,I TOOK IT TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER WANT MORE THAN $2K TO FIX THIS, IN THE MEAN TIME I CAN'T USE THE CAR BECAUSE IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS NOT INSPECTION STICKER THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE IS CLEARLY A FAULT ON SUZUKI,S AIR BAGS SYSTEMS. *TR

I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ON! THEY CHECKED IT AND TURN THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR FROM THE PASSENGERS SEAT IS DEAD AND WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT!!??? I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS, SUZUKI WARRANTY WILL NOT RESPONSE FOR THEIR VEHICLE SECURITY FAILURES?? WHY?? THEY SAID THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AIRBAGS WILL NOT COME OFF AND IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPLACE IT WILL COST 2,000 DOLLARS!! *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY BRAKES FAILED, FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES, THEN A MOMENT LATER I HAD SOME, I WAS TERRIFIED BUT MADE IT HOME. MY HUSBAND DID A TEST DRIVE AND TRIED FILLING UP THE FLUID BUT REALIZED IT WAS NOT JUST A FLUID PROBLEM. I CALLED SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM WE SUSPECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER. BY NOW THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WOULD INSPECT IT AND DECIDE WHETHER TO PAY FOR PARTS OR LABOR OR BOTH OR PERHAPS NOTHING AT ALL. WITH MY HUSBAND OUT OF WORK WE COULD NOT AFFORD ANY REPAIRS AT ALL NOR COULD WE AFFORD TOWING. SO OUR MECHANIC COUSIN LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER 27,480 MILES!! HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. I THEN WROTE A LETTER TO SUZUKI THINKING THEY WOULD WANT TO KNOW THIS FAILED SO SOON, I TOLD THEM THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, EXPLAINED WHY I DID NOT GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM I HAVE THE PART WE TOOK OFF IF THEY WANTED TO INVESTIGATE. I HEARD NOTHING BACK. TODAY I SPOKE TO THEM AFTER GETTING A PHONE CALL CHECKING ON THE ORIGINAL CALL AND ASKING WHAT HAPPENED? I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY ON THE PHONE EVERYTHING AND SHE SAID BECAUSE I HAD THE CAR DONE LOCALLY I COULD NOT GET ANY REIMBURSEMENT. I DO NOT AND AM NOT SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT! I TOLD HER I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM SUZUKI BUT THEY SHOULD BE AWARE A PART FAILED SO EARLY AND I HAVE THAT PART FOR INVESTIGATION SHOULD THEY WANT ME TO DROP IT OFF. THEY DIDN'T CARE! I AM STUNNED! SO I AM PUTTING IN THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT PERHAPS I SAVE ANOTHER SUZUKI OWNER DYING BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES FAIL DOING 70!! THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE THROTTLE STARTED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS INSPECTED THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO SEND OUT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF ANY ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,679.

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND TWO DEALERSHIPS LOCALLY HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM. $1100 FOR A NEW SEAT. THIS SOUNDS TO ME THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LISTED AS A RECALL, NOT TO MENTION HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS HAS THIS SAME ISSUE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A WINNIPEG STREET, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT @ ABOUT 40/45KM, & CHANGING TO THE LANE ON THE RIGHT, THE STEERING LOCKED. THIS OCCURRED ON JUNE 6TH, 2011. IT WAS A SUNNY MORNING. HADN'T RAINED FOR AT LEAST 24 HRS. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHT, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED & DROVE AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE; CAR PURCHASED JULY 2009--CURRENT MILEAGE-12,300 KM. NO OTHER PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC EXAMINED ALL RELEVANT AREAS AND SAID HE FOUND NO WORN PARTS OR DEFECTS. HE TEST DROVE THE CAR BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OF CONCERN. HE STATED THE CAR COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER THAT ANY SUCH INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. HABER SUZUKI TEST DROVE THE CAR ON JUNE 13. FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE DRIVE; ALSO STATED THAT THE CAR COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE THAT AN INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED & SAW NO REASON FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED & THAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK. THE MANAGER THERE STATED THAT NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS NECESSARY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE STATING THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SEAT CUSHION WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSORS ARE LOCATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPROGRAM THE SENSORS INSTEAD THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT WHICH COST $1,100. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

BELT TENSIONER ON 2009 SUZUKI FAILED. THE CAR HAD 18000 MILES ON IT. THE FAILURE WAS A NOISY BELT, WHICH GRADUALLY GREW LOUDER. THE BELT FELL OFF BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER. LOST POWER STEERING AND CHARGING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4/CONVENIENCE (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD; THE ENTIRE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

VEHICLE # 1 WILL BE THE ONE WE HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT. VEHICLE # 2 IS THE OTHER INVOLVED PARTY. VEHICLE # 2 RAN A RED LIGHT AND WAS T-BONED BY VEHICLE # 1. VEHICLE # 1 IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT, PASSENGER, SIDE, AND TWO OTHER KINDS OF AIRBAGS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FRONT DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT "CATCH", RESULTING IN DRIVER HITTING CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL. *TR