2004 SUZUKI VERONA Complaints

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED ERRATICALLY. ALSO, IT SHIFTED LIKE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE JUMPED. *AK THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER BOARD WAS CHANGED PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE STALLING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE 02 SENSORS 4 TIMES, BUT FAILURE RECURRED. *AK PE04062_CAT *MR

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM WHENEVER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK PE04062_CAT *SC *JB

VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED AND IT WILL STALL. THIS WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. C ONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD. *AK PE04062_CAT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER ON 8/2/2004 WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL 8/21/04. *TC

SUZUKI VERONA 2004: COMPUTER CHIP HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REGULATE THE ENGINE. THEN WHEN THIS IS DONE THE O-2 SENSORS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE COMPUTER CHIP CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE, STALL AND BACKFIRE. (FLASH OF CHIP NEEDED) SUZUKI THEN PROMISES CUSTOMER THAT THEY WILL GET A CAR PAYMENT FOR THEIR TROUBLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENTICE THEM TO...RELEASE SUZUKI FROM ARBITRATION....BUT THE CHECK IS A SCAM. (THEY ALLEDGEDLY WITHDREW THE OFFER WHEN I ASKED FOR EITHER A TRADE UP TO A NON LEMON OR DEFECTIVE CAR OR ARBITRATION) THERE NEVER WAS ANY PROOF OF ANY CHECK GIVEN TO ME. SUZUKI CLAIMS THEY HAD TO OBTAIN "APPROVAL" FROM EPA TO REWRITE THE CHIP"...BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE. IM UNCERTAIN OF THE TECHNICAL TERMS BUT I BELIEVE IF EPA WAS INVOLVED THAT SUZUKI..VERONA MIGHT NOT MEET EMISSIONS STANDARDS. ON THE DATE THERE ISN'T A CERTAIN DATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED, ENGINE FAILED (AFTER OWNING VEHICLE THREE DAYS). OWNER/DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT "LOOKED AT" AND "TESTED" VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. OWNER TOLD TO DRIVE A FEW DAYS, AND RETURN VEHICLE IF PROBLEM RECURS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART WAS ABLE TO START AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVE. *NM *NM PE04062_CAT

INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETELY STOP BEFORE IT COULD BE RESTARTED. ALSO VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND STILL COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK PE04062_CAT

I BOUGHT MY SUZUKI VERONA JAN 2004 AND HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE FIRST WEEK. THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CODE SO THEY HAD TO TAKE IT OUT TO REPROGRAM, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, THEN WORST OF ALL IT WOULD JUST CUT OFF WHETHER SITTING STILL OR IN MOTION. IN THAT SIX MONTH PERIOD, I HAD TO DRIVE 6 LOANER VEHICLES. PEOPLE BEGAN TO ASK ME IF I OWNED A CAR LOT BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS IN A DIFFERENT CAR! ;O)SO I FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM AND AFTER 6 MONTHS I GOT A BRAND NEW VERONA. BUT THE STORY DOESN'T END THERE BECAUSE AFTER 1 MONTH AND A HALF OF MY NEW VERONA REPLACEMENT, IT CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. SAME PROBLEM AS MY FIRST VERONA. THE THING THAT GOT ME DURING MY FIRST ORDEAL WAS THE FACT THAT SUZUKI DID NOT BELIEVE ME WHICH IS WHY I HAD TO GO FILE A CLAIM. BUT NOW, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS TIME AROUND, MY CAR ALONG WITH 3 OTHER VERONAS ARE NOW SITTING IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR SUZUKI TO COME AND FIX THEM. SO I AM IN LOANER CAR NUMBER 7. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL WHO HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS. BUT IF YOU DO, DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU. I AM A WITNESS THAT THIS CAR HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS. *AK PE04062_CAT