2004 SUZUKI VERONA Complaints

TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS DOWN SHIFTING FROM THE HIGH GEARS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS , SHAKES , AND SHUTS DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *TC THE PROBLEM WAS A DIRECT CAUSE OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE VEHICLE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. IT TOOK ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE HEATING PROBLEMS WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER FEEL SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE HEATING SYSTEM. *NM

WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE THREW THE PISTOL ROD, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AFTER REC'D RECALL NOTICE FOR DEFECT RELATES TO VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. CAR LOST ALL POWER IN TRAFFIC. *BF RECALL NUMBER: 04V396000 SUMMARY: IN CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A FAULT IN THE ADAPTIVE FUEL CONTROL LOGIC CAN CAUSE SOME VEHICLES TO USE AIR/FUEL RATIOS DURING DECELERATION THAT ARE LEAN ENOUGH TO CAUSE ENGINE STALLING. CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TC

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA PASSENGER VEHICLES. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V396000 CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART THE SERVICE DEALER REPROGRAMED IT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SHOULD RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE TO UPDATE THE PART ANY DAY NOW. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MALFUNCTION ONLY OCCURS AT SEVERE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES. *TC

AT SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE IS LOUD AND SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE TOP END ROCKER ARM KNOCKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE THE CAR OVER 55MPH. I TOLD THEM IT ONLY DOES IT BETWEEN 65-75 WHICJ IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAYS SOUTH OF THE CAR DEALER. THEY ONLY TOOK IT AT 55MPH AND DID NOT HEAR IT. THERE IS ONE OTHER REFERENCE COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE FOUND HERE THAT STATES HE IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. REF # 10095916 . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR JERKED. CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON BY ITSELF. VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE SPEED, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL MODULE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRST REPLACEMENT MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE STILL JERKED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED IT, THEN DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND STILL HAD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK *JB