2005 SUZUKI VERONA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24927 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE HAD A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND HAS A VAPOR LOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. THEREWAS A LOUD NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STABILIZER BAR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR THE NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,327, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,291. *AK

FROM A FULL STOP I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR THEN LOOSE POWER, SPEED DROPS DOWN TO 20 TO 25 MILES AND HOUR AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. POWER RETURNS AND ENGINE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING AND STAYS ON. THIS HAS HAPPEN DOZENS OF TIMES AND I HAVE TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED TODAY WILL BE THE 4TH TIME FOR THE SAME THING. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT ON THE HWY BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK WHEN ENTERING HWY AND LOST POWER. SINCE RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT HER 2005 SUZUKI VERONA HAS BEEN DECLARED A LEMON AND WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT OR THE DEALER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. *KB ***NAR*** HERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT DATE OF PURCHASE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LITTLE ISSUES ANS SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUES. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN, AFTER BEING FIXED IN MARCH, NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE STARTER, AND THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA 5 MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I'LL BE ON THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL HOLD BACK (STALL) AND DROP TO LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. I'VE ALSO TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER OVER 6 TIMES BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF, AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THAT. THEY'VE PUT IN NEW SENSORS TWICE, FLUSHED THE COMPUTER VARIOUS TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIXED MY CAR WON'T EVEN PASS INSPECTION TO GET MY PLATES AND IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 20,000 MILES ON IT YET. *NM

2005 SUZUKI VERONA DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. MECHANIC WAS NEVER ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *KB THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RESURFACED AGAIN, AND THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT SEAT HARNESS. THE THIRD TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE NOISE WAS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. *JB

APRIL 28, 2006 AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION P.O. BOX 1100 BREA, CA 92822-1100 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I BELIEVE THAT MY PASSENGER VEHICLE IS A LEMON UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LEMON LAW (N.J.S.A. 56:12-29 TO 56:12-49). I AM HEREBY MAKING A WRITTEN DEMAND FOR RELIEF UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LEMON LAW. I PURCHASED A SUZUKI, VERONA 2005, ON MARCH 4, 2006 FROM MATT BLATT IMPORTS LOCATED AT 2445 SOUTH DELSEA DRIVE, VINELAND, NJ 08360. SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO A SUZUKI AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS A TOTAL OF 2 TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TOTAL OF 29 CALENDAR DAYS AND COUNTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 10876. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR ON THE FOLLOWING DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: MARCH 15, 2006 AND OUT THE SAME DAY. THIS TIME WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON SUZUKI WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH SUZUKI SINCE THE FOLLOWING DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: APRIL 1, 2006 AND REMAINS THERE AT THIS TIME. MOVING MY DRIVER SEAT FORWARD CAUSED THE WIRES TO GET CAUGHT IN THE SEAT MOTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN MELTING THE POWER SYSTEM OR FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THESE PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY HAVE IMPAIRED THE USE, VALUE, SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE OF MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS IN SUZUKI, AND SUZUKI PRODUCTS AND ITS ABILITY REPAIR. I AM HEREBY ALLOWING YOU ONE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO CORROSION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM THE DEALER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY.

ON OR ABOUT JULY 26, 2005, DR. ____PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA EX FROM THE SUZUKI DEPOT. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, MANY OF WHICH SUZUKI HAS BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO FIX. SINCE ITS PURCHASE ELEVEN MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, CAR SEAT WARMER PROBLEMS, CAR DOOR PROBLEMS, RECURRING ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND, MOST RECENTLY, SHAKING AND LURCHING ISSUES WHICH HAVE RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ENLIGHTENED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. WHEN DR. ____FIRST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED A ENGINE THROTTLE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, REPAIRS PROVED INEFFECTIVE AND THE PROBLEMS QUICKLY RESURFACED CAUSING DR. ____ TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. WILLING TO GIVE SUZUKI YET ANOTHER CHANCE, ON MAY 30, 2006, DR. _____ BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME AS THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHAT DID HAPPEN WAS THAT THE ENGINE ISSUES PERSISTED, CAUSING DR. ______TO BRING HIS VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A FIFTH TIME ON JUNE 6, 2006, AT WHICH TIME HE SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER JOHNNY VIERA. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, DR. _______ HAS CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOTWITHSTANDING THE ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. NOW, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND SHAKES WHEN DRIVEN RENDERING IT POTENTIALLY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. FRANKLY, WE BELIEVE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND ARE NO LONGER INTERESTED IN WASTING DR. ______'S TIME WHILE INEFFECTUAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS ARE MADE. THE VEHICLE, QUITE CLEARLY, CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED A "LEMON" AND DEMAND IS HEREBY MADE THAT SUZUKI TAKE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE AND REFUND THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE AND ALL ASSOCIATED COSTS TO DR. ____. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER 5 TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SUZUKI COMPANY WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE IS A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CODE THAT MUST APPEAR WHILE DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LEGITIMIZE THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE.