2007 SUZUKI XL7 Complaints

EVERY TIME I GET A CAR WASH, MY CAR HORN STOPS WORKING ON MY 2007 SUZUKI XL7. HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. SUZUKI TOLD ME NOT TO WASH MY CAR AND MY HORN WILL WORK FINE(???). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN BOTH LOCKING MY CAR AND WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. *TR

2007 SUZUKI XL7, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 6 MONTHS THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NOW THE PART IS ON BACKORDER (IT HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR OVER A MONTH NOW), I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PART IS ON BACKORDER AND NOW I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDS REPAIR. WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS COULD DRIVING THIS VEHICLE CAUSE. SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND FIND OUT WHY THE STEERING GEAR IS ON BACK ORDER AND WHY IS THEIR A PROBLEM SIX MONTHS AFTER A NEW PART WAS PUT IN BY THE DEALER.. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI XL7 BRAND NEW, I HAVE OWNED THE CAR APRX 2 1/2 YEARS. THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND I ASSUMED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS GOING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE I DO ALOT OF TRAVELING THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THAT NEEDED TO REPLACED AND WOULD COST APRX $1000.00 BUT HE COULD NOT GET THE PART. I THEN CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD COST APRX $600.00 BUT IT WAS OUT OF STOCK AND ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I THEN CALLED SUZUKI CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS OUT OF STOCK AND ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A MONTH AND ALL I CAN GET FROM ANYONE IS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE PARTS MANAGER TOLD ME THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS ALOT OF TROUBLE BEING REPORTED. THE SUZUKI REP HAS NOT HELPED ANY. I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE DRIVEN AND THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT EVEN SUPPLY THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. WHAT IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING EITHER GOES OUT OR SHUTS DOWN AND SOMEONE IS KILLED, WHAT THEN MAYBE A RECALL. WHO WANTS TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A PART FOR REPAIRS. ALL VACATION PLANS HAVE HAD TO GO ON HOLD NOT KNOWING IF MONEY CAN BE REFUNDED OR WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT GET THE PART THEN WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO TO GET REPAIRS PERFORMED. *TR

AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS INITIATE WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY OR AT ALL. *TR

POSSIBLE BAD SOFTWARE ISSUE. FAULTY (GONE BAD) 'VOLTAGE REGULATOR CHIP" THAT CONTROLS VOLTAGE AND ALTERNATOR. WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONS IT CAUSES ENTIRE SYSTEM AND MOTOR TO SHUT DOWN. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IT LOCKS UP TRANSMISSION AND YOU CAN NOT CONTROL CAR. BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. DEALERSHIP JUST JERKING ME AROUND FOR MONTHS. *TR

TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH ON A FLAT ROAD, CLEAR CONDITIONS. HEARD A LOUD BANG INSIDE VEHICLE, 4 SIDE CURTAIN (ROLLOVER) AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY. NO IMPACT WITH ANYTHING. HORRIBLE SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. FELT A BURNING ON MY FOREHEAD. DON'T RECALL PULLING OFF ROAD. *TR

SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR. THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ANYTHING. NO ROUGH ROAD OR POTHOLES, IT WAS A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, ON A 4 LANE ROAD. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD IT ALMOST MADE ME DEAF. THE FUMES WERE AWFUL. I ALMOST WRECKED TRYING TO PULL OUT OF THE STREET. I DID CALL THE POLICE WHOM WROTE AN INCIDENT REPORT, BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. *TR

IN 2007 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 XL7 SUZUKI. IT NOW HAS 14,000 MILES AND IS FALLING APART. FIRST THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME LOOSE- NEVER HAD USED IT- I FIXED THIS MY SELF. NEXT THE VANITY MIRROR ON THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLING OFF. ALL OF THIS AND EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OFF- THE GAS CAP IS NOT LOOSE ! FOR THE COST THIS CAR RETAILS FOR YOU THINK IT WOULD LAST MORE THAN 1 OR 2 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CANNOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DURING ONE INSTANCE, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO OPEN THE SHIFTER CASE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.

I BOUGHT BY 2007SUZUKI XL7 IN DECEMBER 2006. EVER SINCE THAT TIME I HAD MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. THE MAIN ONE BEING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHENEVER IT RAINS/SNOW HEAVILY, THE WIPERS FAIL TO WORK ON THE LOW AND NORMAL SPEED. IN ORDER FOR ME TO MAKE THEM WORK, I HAVE TO PUT THEM ON THE HIGH SPEED FIRST AND THEN SHIFT THE WIPERS DOWN TO THE LOWER SPEED. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN, THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THE WIPERS, SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THEM. THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 5-10 MORE OCCASIONS, THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK AGAIN. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. WE CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THERE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS. *TR