SUZUKI Complaints

I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO WORK AT 9:45 PM AND HEADING UP MY STREET WHEN MY LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO WORK DUE TO NO WORKING LIGHTS AND HAD TO CALL OUT OF WORK. THIS IS NOT OK I HAVE A LITTLE ONE AND WORK RESPONSIBILITIES. ITS A 2010 VEHICLE AT 36941 MLES THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON MY LIGHTS SHOULD BE GOING OUT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH. *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY SUZUKI FORENZA WHEN IT WENT FROM "DRIVE" TO BASICALLY NEUTRAL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE AND EACH TIME I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO BE HIT. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MID DRIVE. *TT

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON, AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. DEALER FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE " SC-60 OPEN CIRCUIT B1312 ". HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT WORKING AIR BAGS UNTIL DEALER COULD WORK ON THE CAR. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY (NO CHARGE). SINCE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CUSHION WAS NOT REPLACED IT MIGHT EVENTUALLY FAIL JUST LIKE THE PASSENGERS SIDE. PLEASE HAVE SUZUKI RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE ALL THE FRONT SEAT CUSHIONS, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT FAIL. *TT

3RD TIME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. WHY CAN SUZUKI GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM?? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED? I DOUBT IF EVEN THAT WILL HELP MOTIVATE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI INTRUDER VL 1500 K4 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A POPPING NOISE AS IT STALLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

THIS VEHICLE AIR BAG SENSOR HAD A PROBLEM EARLY ON.. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THEY RESET... *TR AIR BAG LIGT CAME BACK ON, WANTED ME TO PAY TO RESET IT... SO I NEVER DID... BUT AS I READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH A SENSOR THAT SHUTS OFF THE AIRBAG... AND LEAVES IT OFF WITH NO WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON... AND A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE SEAT AND THEY NOW WANT 1,400 TO REPLACE IT... WHEN IT HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED...

COMING AROUND A CORNER UP A HILL I APPLIED THROTTLE TO GO UP HILL. A LARGE CLUNK OCCURRED AND I LOST ALL FORWARD ABILITY. NOT HAVING POWER I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST GETTING HIT. I SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR AND WENT DOWN. NOTHING OTHER THAN MINOR SCRAPES AS A RESULT. UPON DETERMINING THE PROBLEM TO BE THE FINAL DRIVE I REMOVED THE PART AND FOUND IT WAS NEVER LUBED DURING ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSED THE SHAFT TO RUST CAUSING THE FAILURE. THERE IS NO WAY TO APPLY GREASE TO THE PART WITHOUT ENTERING THE NON MAINTENANCE AREA OF THE FINAL DRIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 05-09 MODEL YEARS AS EVIDENCE BY A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. I WAS LUCKY AND MADE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC, OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. *TR

I OWN 2007 SUZUKI RENO SINCE THIS YEAR. CAR WAS RUNNING GOOD NOW ITS HAS 85600 MILES ON IT APPROXIMATELY . I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUE BUT SINCE LAST SIX MONTH, MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CAUSING LOTS OF PROBLEM I ALREADY SPENT $350 FOR REPAIR BUT NOW I REPLACED IT SECOND TIME. WHEN I SEARCH ONLINE AND GO TO SUZUKI FORUM I SEE LOTS OF OWNER OF SUZUKI HAVING SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING. BELOW IS THE LINK WHERE YOU CAN SEE SO MANY PEOPLE ALREADY HAVING SAME ISSUE HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/SUZUKI/FORENZA/TRANSMISSION-SENSOR-PROBLEMS.PHP THAT I AM HAVING. I NEED YOUR HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY. IF SUZUKI CAN INSTALL ORIGINAL PARTS THAT WOULD BE FINE. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. *TR

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A SERIOUS SHUDDER ISSUE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT FREQUENTLY SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL WHILE RIDING IN 2ND GEAR. *TR

I LOST CONTROL OF MY BIKE IN LOOSE DIRT AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHILE OFF ROAD RIDING. THE BIKE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND PINNED ME TO THE GROUND WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH HEAT SHIELD ON MY RIGHT ANKLE. ALTHOUGH I HAD A HELMET ON I WAS DAZED AND COULDN'T LIFT THE 400 LBS BIKE OFF MY ANKLE FOR ABOUT 5 MIN UNTIL MY COMPANION LIFTED IT OFF ME. THIS IS A CALIFORNIA DMV COMPLIANT BIKE THAT HAS A CATALYTIC EXHAUST PIPE WHICH IS HOTTER THAN A STANDARD BIKE FROM ANOTHER STATE. I SUSTAINED A FOURTH DEGREE BURN TO MY ANKLE INTO THE BONE. I'VE HAD TWO SURGERIES AND MY LOSE MY RIGHT FOOT. IS THERE A NHTSA OR OTHER AGENCY EXHAUST HEAT STANDARD THAT THE MANUFACTURE MUST COMPLY? IF SO WHERE MAY I FIND IT? MAY I HAVE AN ENGINEER REVIEW THIS WITH ME? I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SEVERELY BURNED FROM A EXHAUST PIPE WITH A HEAT SHIELD ON IT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, PLEASE ADDRESS MY CONCERN. THANKS YOU *TR