SUZUKI Complaints

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SUZUKI OWNERS. THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY SUZUKI BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE LISTED AS A DEFECT REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. PLEASE DON'T LIMIT THE RECALL TO POST 2006 CARS IT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO EARLIER YEARS AS WELL. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION THUMPS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WILL ONLY DRIVE SLUGGISHLY. GOES AWAY EVENTUALLY, BUT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. LOOKING ON INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. ALSO, THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILED, AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. USED THE OVER-RIDE HOLE TO GET CAR OUT OF PARK. *TR

ON OCTOBER 2010, OUR VEHICLE TURNER ON THE AIRBAG SIGNAL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THUS HAVING TO PAY $1700 FOR THE PART AND $107 FOR THE INSTALLATION. EARLY THIS YEAR I AM GETTING THE SAME ALARM AGAIN IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION. NOW LOOKING IN THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART DUE TO MANUFACTURING ERRORS. THIS IS A FRUSTRATING ISSUE. AND NOW SEEMS THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. WHY DOESN'T THE JAPAN CORPORATION IS LIABLE FOR THIS. NOW I HAVE TO RISK THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE SAME AMOUNT AGAIN FOR A FACTORY FAULTY PART. *TR

WHEN I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2010 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF AT NIGHT AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL FOR MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE IN 2012 REGARDING THE RECALLED SPLICE PACK. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER A SECOND TIME TO HAVE PART FIXED ON 11/12/12 PART 99963-85ZSC WAS REPAIRED AFTER FIXED I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SPEAKERS, STOCK RADIO AS WELL AS THE TRUNK LIGHT BLINKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. ON JULY 1, 2013 I HAD PARKED MY SUZUKI FORENZA AT A COFFEE HOUSE AND WHEN I CAME OUT TO VEHICLE THE INSIDE OF CAB WAS FULL OF SMOKE. I HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T A FIRE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DASHBOARD LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. WE HAD DISASSEMBLED THE PLASTIC AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL TO DISCOVER THAT THE WIRING THAT CONTROLLED THE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND BLINKER HAD BEEN MELTED INTO THE CONNECTOR CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHEN VEHICLES IGNITION WAS OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. DESCRIPTION WAS; "VEHICLE SUFFERED INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN MULT IFUNCTION SWITCH THAT HAS CAUSED A THERMAL MELTING OF THE CONNECTORS AT THE BACK OF THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS" PART SM37420-85Z10 SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND SM36620-85Z70 HARNESS ASSEMBLY. ESTIMATED REPAIRS $1,570.. I BELIEVE THAT ALL THIS IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER REPAIR OF RECALLED SPICE PACK DUE TO THE COMPONENTS THAT MELTED ARE CONNECTED TO IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE MY CAR IS STILL AT THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. AND HAS TAKEN ALMOST TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO REPAIR. SAID VEHICLE WONT BE DONE UNTIL FRIDAY JULY 13, 2013 DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS IN STOCK. *TR

FRONT END BOUNCES AT 35 MPH UP TO 55 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS EXTREME VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT FRONT HUB IS NOT "SQUARE" WITH THE RIM. TIRE ON BIKE WAS EXTREMELY CUPPED, NOT FLAT SPOTS. TIRE REPLACED WITH HIGH DOLLAR TIRE AND WHEEL RESPOKED WITH EXISTING SPOKES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BUT NOT AS EXTREME.AT 45 MPH IT STILL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER IN TURNS OR HARD STOPS IN EMERGENCIES. *TR

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF WALL MART WITH THE ENGINE IDLING HEARD A LOUD NOISE THE CAR STARTED SHAKING,TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY,GOT OUT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD NOTHING VISIBLE AT THE TIME. GOT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR CHECKED TEMP GAUGE EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE, AND THE LOUD NOISE AGAIN CAR STARTED SHAKING,GOT OUT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD COULD SEE A LITTLE ANTIFREEZE ON THE GROUND,TURNED CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY,HAD IT TOWED TO MATT BLATT A SUZUKI DEALER IN GLASSBORO NJ GOT A CALL THREE DAYS LATER, INFORMED THE FAN BLADES CAME OFF THE PULLEY HIT THE RADIATOR MADE A HOLE IN IT, THE SERVICE PERSON SAID IT WOULD COST$1200 TO REPAIR, INFORMED THE FRONT BUMPER WOULD HAVE TO COME OF WHICH ADDED TO THE LABOR COST, TOLD SERVICE TECH THAT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, HE THEN GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL.CALLED SAME THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AT 57000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM.NEEDLES TO SAY THIS LEFT A BAD TASTE IN OUR MOUTH FOR THIS PRODUCT WE ALSO HAD NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

THIS IS MY SISTERS CAR AND HAS BEEN GETTING STEADILY WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. WHEN SHE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, 6 MONTHS AGO, IT WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RANGE SENSOR. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER DID NEW PLUGS, NOR PATCHING SOME VACUUM LEAKS, CLEANING MAF SENSOR. SUDDEN, BARELY CONTROLLABLE SPEED CHANGES, SHIFTING OUT OF SEQUENCE AND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP. I FEEL, AFTER ALL THESE TESTIMONIALS, THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. AFTER ALL, THE DOOR TAG SAYS THAT IT'S A GM DAEWOO VEHICLE. JUST BECAUSE IT HAS A SUZUKI GRILLE, DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. ALL OF THESE CARS NEED TO BE SCRAPPED AND THE OWNERS PROPERLY COMPENSATED.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI VLR1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V108000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PART THAT WAS BEING USED AS THE REPLACEMENT UNDER THE RECALL EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER AS THE PART THAT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND BEING RECALLED (PART NUMBER: 32800-41G10). THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF SIGN ON IN THE DASH BOARD EVEN WITH A 130LB ADULT SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. CAR REQUIRED A SHUTDOWN AND A RESTART FOR THE WARNING TO GO OFF. *TR

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THEM BURNING OUT. HAVE CHECKED SOCKET CONNECTION AND FOUND THAT THERE THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE METAL CLIP IS MELTING. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT THEY WILL REPLACED FOR PRICE. THEN CONTACTED SUZUKI SPOKE TO A VERY RUDE WOMEN WHO LOOKED UP GRAND VITARA AND SAID THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND WHEN I SAID THAT THERE WERE ONLINE COMPLAINTS SHE SAID DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT IS ONLINE. *TR