2008 SUZUKI SX4 Complaints

THE LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAME ON, THEN WENT OFF, 1 WEEK LATER THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THEY GAVE ME ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES, EX- "SOMEONE MUST HAVE NOT BEEN SITTING ON THE SEAT PROPERLY!!!!!!!! WE WENT AROUND FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THEN THEY SAID WELL THE MILEAGE IS OVER!!!!!!!!!! THEN L THREATENED TO CONTACT YOU. THEY SAID SUZUKI AUTHORIZED THEM TO ONLY CHARGE ME 50% OF THE FEE. L FIND THAT STRANGE ESPECIALLY AFTER THEY TOLD ME ALL THE OTHER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, NOW OFFER ME 50% HMMM, THAT SHOWS ME THERE IS A PROBLEM. L AM INCLUDING A COPY OF A REPORT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 31 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME THING.IF WE GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE BAGS WILL NOT WORK. PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK. CAN L SUE THEM. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. ONE OF THE REPORTS STATE A MAN WENT THROUGH(HE IS ALIVE) HIS WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAN YOU HELP. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN DASHBOARD AREA. INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR PASS AIRBAG PASSENGER SEAT AND DRIVER SEAT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THIS CAR TYPE AND WILL OCCUR COSTS OF BETWEEN 1000-1600.00 FOR REPAIR. THIS INDICATOR MEANS I HAVE INADEQUATE AIRBAG PROTECTION AND A FAILURE WITHIN THE SEAT SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS A RECALL FROM SUZUKI. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND AS-IS FROM A DEALER. WE HAD IT JUST 3 DAYS WHEN I NOTICED THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON. NOW I'M CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS AREN'T FUNCTIONING. THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM, AND I'M SURE MANY HAVE GONE UNREPORTED. JUST ON THIS SITE ALONE, AIRBAG PROBLEMS ARE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COMPLAINTS MADE. WHEN I COUNT THE PROBLEMS AND ELIMINATE THE DUPLICATES, THERE ARE 44 ACTUAL PROBLEMS LISTED. 33 OF THOSE PROBLEMS ARE AIRBAG PROBLEMS, AND 3 WERE ACCIDENTS IN WHICH AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THAT MEANS THAT 36/44 PROBLEMS - 82% - INVOLVE AIRBAGS IN SOME WAY. HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO BE POSTED BEFORE THIS GETS INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL FORCED OR ISSUED??? COUNTING THIS COMPLAINT, IT'S 37/45 WITH AIRBAG PROBLEMS. *KB

THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT OFF" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET EVEN THOUGHT A 170LB PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WEARING A SEAT BELT. WE WERE NEAR THE AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALER IN MILFORD, CT WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS EARLIER, SO I STOPPED IN AND INFORMED THE SALES MANAGER. HE SAID TO SHOW THE SERVICE DEPT. THERE WAS NO ONE IN SERVICE THAT HAD TIME TO SEE THE LIGHT ON SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE APPT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CODE WHEN THEY SCANNED THE CAR. WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE STATIC IN THE AM RADIO WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS OR AWD LOCK IS TURNED ON OR WHEN THE GPS OR PHONE IS PLUGGED IN BUT I AM TOLD THIS IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL LEMON. I RODE IN ANOTHER SX4 AND THERE WAS NO STATIC IN THE AM RADIO. THE NEXT TIME THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WE TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO THE FINANCE REP. WE ALSO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE LIGHT ON AND HAVE SINCE FOUND COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE SUZUKI FORUM. PERHAPS ITS TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CUSHION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO ENGAGE BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONLY TO ADDRESS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,098.

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IN SEAT BURNED OUT CAUSING ALL AIRBAGS TO DISABLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE STAYIN ON THEN NOT AND THEN EVENTUALLY STAYED ON PERMENANTLY. MUST REPLACE WHOLE CUSHION FOR A SIMPLE SENSOR... MEGABUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGINE STARTUP, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,123.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG SAFETY SWITCH FAILED. THIS DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS NOT A FAIL SAFE DESIGN. IF THIS SWITCH FAILS, AIR BAGS SHOULD REMAIN ENABLED. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. YOU CAN REPLACE THIS SEAT SWITCH FOR $1,400 DOLLARS. SUZUKI WILL NOT REPLACE THIS SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MOST CUSTOMERS DO NOT REALIZE THEY HAVE NO AIR BAG PROTECTION. SUZUKI IS AT GREAT LIABILITY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. MANY COMPLAINTS ARE ON FILE.