2002 SUZUKI XL-7 Complaints

I HAVE A 2002 SUZUKI XL-7 AND IN JAN 2005 NEWBURGH SUZUKI HAD TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR BECAUSE LOCKED UP. VEH ONLY HAD 13,247 MILES ON IT. NOW AGAIN NOV 2008 VEH ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT COMPRESSOR IS STARTING TO LOCK UP AGAIN. *TR

NO EVENT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR IT JUST STARTED TO SQUEAL ONE DAY. THE FAILURE HAPPENED IN ABOUT MARCH IN MY SUZUKI XL-7 2002 WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON THE HEAT AND THE FAN WOULD NOT PUMP OUT THE HEAT AND IT MADE A LOAD SQUEALING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AND NOT ONLY DID THAT GO OUT BUT WHEN IT DIED IT CREATED METAL SHAVINGS WHICH WERE SUCKED INTO TWO OTHER PARTS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS RARE THAT A COMPRESSOR SHOULD GO OUT AT 63,000 MILES AND IT COULD EFFECT THE POWER STEERING. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE PARTS REPLACED BECAUSE I AM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND NEED HEAT FOR THE NEW BABY. THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. *TR

I AM CHANGING MY FRONT BRAKES EVERY OTHER MONTH AND THE CALIPER HAS BEEN BAD NOW FOR A FEW MONTHS. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE EVER HAD TO DO THIS WITH. IN FACT A FEW WEEKS AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKES. THEY ARE GRINDING AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR RECALLS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. OR IS THERE SOMEWHERE I NEED TO LOOK. I THOUGHT AT ONE TIME I SAW NOTICES ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU TAMI IVEY *TR

ON 12/10/05 AT 1303 HRS A REGISTERED DOT TRUCK #707794 CAUSED PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHEN A LARGE SHEET OF ICE SLID OFF THE MOVING US DOT TRUCK AND STRUCK AND DESTROYED MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. THE US DOT REGISTERED VEHICLE IS OWNED BY F&V DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LLC AT 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, SUITE 205 LAKE SUCCESS NEW YORK 11042. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE NEW JERSEY PENSAUKEN POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE#05-61550. THE US DOT REGISTERED VEHICLE IS INSURED BY UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY POLICY #1337203233, NO PHONE NUMBERS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR EITHER THE F&V DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OR THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY COOPERATION FROM THEM. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO WAS DRIVING THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, A 2002 SUZUKI XL7 THAT SUSTAINED THE DAMAGE BY THIS US DOT REGISTERED TRUCK. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE UNITED STATES INSURANCE COMPANY THAT INSURES THIS US DOT REGISTERED VEHICLE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPORT OR FILE A CLAIM NUMBER, I MERELY SEEK THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE THAT MY INSURANCE CO. WILL REQUIRE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO PROCEED AS I FEEL I AM, AS A SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY, F& V DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC AND THE UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT INSURES THIS VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING YOUR INTERVENTION AND GUIDANCE IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET BURNED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE SOCKET WAS TOO LIGHT TO HOLD THE HEAVY BULBS. THE SOCKET HAS BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT NO OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

VEHICLE DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT AND WANDERS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO FIX. *NM

I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE NOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ENGINE SURGED AND PULLED MY TRUCK INTO THE FRONT WALL OF MY GARAGE RESULTING IN BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER. AFTER HITTING THE WALL, THE WALL BEING WHAT STOPPED ME, MY TRUCK CAME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE. AT THIS POINT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER THE INCIDENT MY POWER WINDOWS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, BUT MADE A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD PRESS THE BUTTON TO ROLL THEM DOWN. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX ANYTHING. HOWEVER, LAST TIME I HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SUZUKI WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY SORT OF SOLUTION TO ME AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

WHEN EVER IT RAINS THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED BE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD STILL LEAKS. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 SUZUKI XL7. VEHICLE HAS WENT THROUGH FOUR SETS OF TIRES WITHIN 45000 MILES. SUZUKI HAD REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND KEPT THE CAR FOR DAYS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO ALIGN. THE TIRE COMPANY SAYS THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS NOT OUT ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THE TIRES. OTHER PEOPLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THEY HAVE ALSO HEARD OF THE 2003 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY/UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *JB DURING ACCELERATION CRACKED DIFFERENTIAL, DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSED. MAYBE DEALER DIDN'T FIX PRIOR RECALL WHICH HAD TO DO WITH ACCELERATOR CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REVVING UP, IT'S A GOOD THING CONSUMER WIFE SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. CONSUMER WARRANTY HAD TO PAY $1543.34 FOR WHAT THEY FEEL WAS THE DEALERS FAULT WHICH IS NOT FAIR. *BF