SUZUKI Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER TO RESET. WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT WAS FAULTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE THROTTLE STARTED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS INSPECTED THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO SEND OUT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF ANY ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,679.

WELL AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SUZUKI M109R, IT'S HARD GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND WINE I'M IN 3RD GEAR IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. $140 FIX BETWEEN PARTS AND LABOR. OF COURSE IT WASN'T UNDER THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

GOOGLED ON WEBSITE, AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BROKEN PREMATURELY, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATE THE SUCH PART IS A DEFECTIVE ONE. MY SUCH CLAIM WAS ALSO SUPPORTED BY WHAT TECHNICIAN TOLD ME WHO FIXED MY CAR AS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE DEALERSHIP. HE TOLD ME THERE IS AROUND 4-5 FIX FOR THIS PART OUT OF THIS MODEL AROUND THIS MILEAGE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT THIS PART IS EXCLUDED FROM SUCH COVERAGE. SUZUKI SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE FAILURE DUE TO DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,170.

THE MOTORCYCLE START-UP IS NOT CONSISTENT. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE MAIN HIGH BEAM LIGHT WOULD DIM INDICATING THAT THERE IS BATTERY, BUT IT DOES NOT START, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CANNOT EVEN HEAR ANYTHING CLICKING. START-UP ON THE FIRST TRY IS LESS THAN 1% OF THE TIMES. INTERNET RESEARCH YIELDS RESULTS OF THIS ISSUE BEING COMMON AMONG MOTORCYCLES OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL YET THERE IS NO DOCUMENTED RECALL FROM THE SUZUKI. ACCORDING TO USER'S MANUAL EVERYTHING ON THIS BIKE IS PROPERLY CONNECTED AND FUNCTIONING AS IT IS THE CASE FOR MOST REPORTED ISSUES. AN INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER IS THE ONLY STEP MISSING IN FINDING OUT THE MYSTERY BEHIND THIS UNEXPLAINED MALFUNCTION THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A WHEEL BEARING AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC LIFT THE CAR I NOTICED THE CROSSMEMBER FOR THE TRANSMISSION HANGING, AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE CROSSMEMBER SEEM THERE WERE NO DRAIN HOLES FOR WATER TO EXIT THE MOUNT. AND MAYBE DEFECTIVE METAL USED TO PRODUCE THE PART CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PART LUCKILY I FOUND THE PROBLEM AS THIS PART IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND KEEP THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION , TO DRIVE SHAFTS, TO THE REAR END , TRANSFER CASE DRIVE LINE TO THE FRONT WHEELS. A TOTAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE DRIVE SHAFTS TO BREAK POSSIBLY CATAPULTING THE CAR, NOT TO MENTION THE ACCELERATED WARE AND TEAR ON ALL PARTS THAT ARE ENGINEERED TO HIGH TOLERANCES TO LINE UP. THIS 4X4 VEHICLE HAS 79, THOUSAND HIGHWAY MILES, NO OFF ROADING . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LITE STAYS ON AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SYMBOL ON THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS ON. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THESE INDICATIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS CODED WITH A 10 DRIVEABILITY AND SAID IT WOULD BE $1100 FOR A NEW PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY SUZUKI. FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR