2008 SUZUKI SX4 Complaints

PASSENGER AIRBAG LITE STAYS ON AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SYMBOL ON THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS ON. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THESE INDICATIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS CODED WITH A 10 DRIVEABILITY AND SAID IT WOULD BE $1100 FOR A NEW PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY SUZUKI. FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. A FEW TIMES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THE PROBLEM USUALLY IS SOLVED BY UNLOCKING AND REFASTENING THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. MORE RECENTLY, (ACTUALLY LAST WEEK) THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM LIKE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, (YEARS 2007 TO 2009) COMPLAINING IN THE NET ABOUT THIS LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM . MOST OF THEM REFER TO THE B1061 AND /OR B1312 CODES AND THEIR VEHICLES ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD ALREADY. THIS LEADS ME TO THINK THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS COUNTRY. I UNDERSTAND THESE CODES AND WARNING LIGHTS PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM BEING DEPLOYED DURING AN ACCIDENT AND THE COST OF REPLACING THE SEAT WITH THE SENSOR CAN RUN UP TO $2,000 PER SEAT. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS B1312 - OCCUPANCY MAT PERFORMANCE DUE TO OPEN IN OCM. BASICALLY THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE AIRBAG CONTROLLER THAT IS BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT RENDERING ALL OF THE AIRBAGS NON FUNCTIONAL. COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $1500 FOR THE PART PLUS $300-$500 LABOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI IF YOU LOOK ONLINE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 30,000 MILES. SO THE REPAIR COST COULD BE UP TO $2000 FOR A PART THAT IS FAILING LEFT AND RIGHT ON SUZUKI OWNERS RENDERING THE COMPLETE AIRBAG SYSTEM WORTHLESS SO BASICALLY TWO OPTIONS, EITHER PAY THE $2000 OR DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD BE DEADLY IN A CRASH. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI CORPORATION IS OK WITH THIS? *TR

I PURCHASE THIS 2008 SUZUKI SEDAN X4 THREE YEARS AGO I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS A LOT OF THE PARTS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN BREAKING OFF THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON HAVE TAKEN TO SUZUKI SEVERAL TIMES THEY CLAIM THEY FIX IT IT WOULD WORK OKAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN THREE DAYS LATER. I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I AM REALLY FED UP WITH THIS CAR MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THIS CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME TO GET THE AIRBAG FIX HOPING THAT THEY FIX IT RIGHT THIS TIME THIS COMING FRIDAY IT MAKES NO SENSE . I HOPE YOU"LL CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS SITUATION IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE NOT BETTER AT ALL. *KB

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SUZUKI DEALER TO HAVE A CHECK DONE AS TO WHY SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. THEY REPORTED A CODE AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AT A COST OF $1069.00! I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND WERE REPLACING SCREWS IN THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS TO PREVENT FALLING OFF....BUT THE SEAT CUSHION WAS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. SINCE WHEN ARE MIRRORS MORE IMPORTANT THEN AIRBAGS THAT ARE MANDATED IN VEHICLES. WHY HASN'T SUZUKI STEPPED UP AND DECLARED A RECALL AND ALSO WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA DEMANDED THAT THEY RECALL THESE VEHICLES. SO SCREWS FOR MIRRORS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN AIRBAGS...WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SUZUKI SX-4 CROSSOVER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY SUZUKI DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,125 FOR A NEW SEAT CUSHION AND $250 FOR LABOR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE COST, I COULD NOT HAVE THE SEAT CUSHION REPLACED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SX-4. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE SEAT WAS DAMAGED IN NORMAL USE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, I WENT TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WERE FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS IN THE SEAT AND THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000, THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK WITHOUT THE SEAT BEING REPLACED AND NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A SINGLE MOM, SCHOOL TEACHER AND BOUGHT THE VEHICLE EXPECTING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT OR LOOSE MY JOB AND DO NOT HAVE $2000 TO FIX IT. AFTER I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SUZUKI SX4 IN APRIL 2008, FROM A DEALER HERE IN PLATTSBURGH NY, THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WELL MADE FOR THE PRICE, AND THE CAR HAD A DECENT SAFETY RATING, HAD GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND WAS AWD. SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING WE NEEDED IN A CAR. THE DEALER SOLD A GOOD STORY. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON SUZUKI BEFORE I MADE THIS PURCHASE. AFTER COMPLETING THE PAPER WORK I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH A SMILE, THIS WAS THE FIRST BRAND NEW CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO DRIVING IT. I PARKED THE CAR THAT NIGHT WITH 30 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT MORNING I WOKE UP TO FIND MY MIRRORS HAD SHORTED AND CAUSED THEM TO SPLIT. I CALLED THE DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND THEY SAID TO DROP IT OFF AND THEY WOULD FIX IT NO PROBLEM. THE CAR DROVE WELL FOR ALL OF 2008 AND 2009 BUT THEN IN 2010 WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BARRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND BECAUSE THE WHEEL BARRING HAD WENT IT CAUSED ONE TIRE TO WEAR MORE THAN THE OTHER, SO MY TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR 2 REAR TIRES AND THEY FIXED THE WHEEL BARING. THE BEARING HAD TO BE ORDER SO I WAS OUT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS. THEN NOT 2 WEEKS LATER WE START TO HEAR A REALLY WIRED NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, SO I BRING IT BACK IN AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE CV JOINT HAD FALLEN APART. SO THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATTER I START HEARING A REALLY WIRED CLANKING NOISE IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR SO I BRING IN BACK IN AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THINGS SEEMED TO BE GOING GOOD UNTIL I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED AGAIN? GUESS WHAT IT NEEDS A NEW WHEEL BEARING AND A TIE ROD. THEY WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING AT NO COST BUT THEY WANT 300.00 TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD. *TR

COPIED THIS FROM THIS SITE"THE ECU ALSO PERFORMS REGULAR DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IF THE ECU IDENTIFIES A PROBLEM, THE AIR BAG READINESS (WARNING) LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT NOT PERFORM PROPERLY IN A CRASH." PART OF THE REQUIRED SAFETY FEATURES REQUIRED ON MOST NEW VEHICLES IS WHAT WAS STATED. CORRECTED THE MILEAGE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT.... MY 2008 SUZUKI SX4 SHOWS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT ON(EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED) ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT "WHEN THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT NOT PERFORM PROPERLY IN A CRASH." SO HERE I AM. I FOLLOWED UP WITH A VISIT TO SUZUKI DEALER AND $45 LATER THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS STATED ON SITES CODE B1312 AND THAT I NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, THAT THE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING. THEN THEY HIT ME WITH A COST OF $1009.82 + TAX TO REPLACE A CUSHION...MIND YOU A PART THAT IS MANDATED TO BE ON VEHICLE AND WORKING. THIS IS OBSCENE AND I REFUSED THEN THEY OFFERED TO CUT IT IN HALF $600 +...WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR SYSTEM AS INDICATED BY OTHER ENTRIES ON HERE AND OTHER SITES PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. IS EVERYONE WAITING FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ALSO THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF ALL WAS DISABLED, PART DISABLED OR NONE WERE DISABLED. ACTION IS DEFINITELY NEEDED BY SOMEONE OR SOME AGENCY TO STEP IN AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. *KB