2004 SUZUKI VERONA Complaints

ENGINE KNOCKS, STALLS & DIES, ROUGH IDLING, HESITATES, JERKING, ENGINE SURGES WHEN STOPPED..DIES WHILE SLOWING DOWN..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER RESET COMPUTER, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSY, PERFORMED TSB & RECALIBRATED PCM, REPLACED BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE INCIDENT. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER THE RECALL WAS NOT LISTED IN THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION DATABASE. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SEVERAL REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING DIFFICULTIES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWENTY TIMES. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW BUT ADVICE WAS PROVIDED TO GIVE THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE ENGINE DEFECT. THE ENGINE WAS EVEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. EVENTUALLY, THE LEMON LAW WAS NO LONGER APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN 18,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY DETERMINED THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE INJECTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO LEFT THE RESOLUTION UP TO THE DEALERSHIP.

THE IDLE WILL NOT STAY AT ONE SPEED / GOES FROM 750 DOWN TO 300 BACK UP TO 1200 . THE DEALERS ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE 2 DEALERS IN MY AREA HAVE NOW CLOSED UP AND I HAVE TO GO FARTHER NOW TO GET IT SERVICED. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP UP TO AT LEAST 20 TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO. THAT REALLY DID NOT BOTHER ME SO MUCH. LAST WINTER THE CAR DECIDED TO NOT ACCEPT FUEL. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS. FOR THE LAST 4 OR MORE MONTHS THIS CAR STALLS, IT SURGES, IT ACCELERATES ABOVE 3000 RPM AT STOP LIGHTS, IT ALMOST OR DOES DIE AT INTERSECTIONS, IT JUST DECIDES TO NOT GO 60 AND SLOWS YOU DOWN TO 40 LIKE THE BRAKES HAVE COME ON. I CARRY AROUND MY 4 YEAR OLD EVERYDAY IN THIS CAR I WORK 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. EVERYDAY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS CAR WILL DO AND IT SCARES ME THAT MY SON AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR HOW WILL IT BE LIKE ON ICE AND SNOW THIS WINTER. THIS CAR TAKES A BIG CHUNK OF MY PAYCHECK AND I FEEL IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I DIDN'T DRIVE THIS CAR. SUZUKI THIS CAR IS A JOKE NEVER AGAIN WOULD I EVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THIS CALLS FOR SOME ACTION ON ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THIS SITUATION. MAKE IT RIGHT SUZUKI. *JB

2004 SUZUKI VERONA STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *KB DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT YET THE DEALER STILL HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY COMPONENTS (O2 SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY ENGINE COIL) BUT NONE HAVE RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AT ANY SPEED THE SWITCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/05/06 *JB

2004 VERONA'S RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. *TS THE VEHICLE SPUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FROM THE DRIVER'S HEAD IMPACTING IT BUT HE CLAIMED HE WAS NOT HURT. *NM

COMPLAINT NO. 1 THE FUEL LINE OF MY 2004 SUZUKI VERONA BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE ROADWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED BY FRANKLIN SQUARE SUZUKI. HOWEVER, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE AGAIN BECAME DISCONNECTED CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING FUEL TO BE SPILLED ON THE ROADWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY MALMSTROM SUZUKI. COMPLAINT NO. 2. THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH HAS BECOME INOPERABLE SIX OR SEVEN TIMES. WHEN THE SWITCH BECOMES INOPERABLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION LEVER CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM PARK UNLESS I USE THE KEYHOLE OVERRIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED EACH TIME (OCCASIONALLY AFTER A FEW VISITS), BUT NEVERTHELESS, HAS OCCURRED WAY TOO MANY TIMES, EVEN AFTER SUZUKI SUPPOSEDLY CAME UP WITH A FIX FRO THE PROBLEM BY REDESIGNING THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. THE MOST RECENT DATE IS INDICATED BELOW.*JB

I HAVE A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA LX THAT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT THE CRUISE CONTROL WANDERS OR SURGES. IT IS GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. IT WILL VERY AS MUCH AS 10 MPH BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AT BEING REAR ENDED WHEN IT SLOWS DOWN SUDDENLY. I HAVE HAD IT TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THE SAME THING. THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. THEY TELL ME IT WAS FIXED IN THE 2005 & 2006 MODELS. THEN WHY CAN'T THEY RETROFIT THE 2004'S. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS GETTING WORSE AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER. IT HAS 20000 MILES ON IT NOW, WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN IT HAS 50000? QUIT RUNNING TOTALLY!!! *JB

VEHICLE HAS RAN POORLY SINCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND UNDER VEHICLE. HAVE HAD STALLING ISSUES AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOW BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON "FAULTY TIRES". HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED AND NO IMPROVEMENT TO DRIVABILITY OF CAR. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 2 TIMES IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. DEALER REFUSING TO WORK ON VEHICLE NOW EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO PROBLEM WITH RADIO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL. ALTHOUGH THE PART WAS REPLACED, 2 WEEKS LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB