SUZUKI Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI EQUATOR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,666 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OFA CRASH, UNLESS THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

SUZUKI FORENZA 2007; TRANSMISSION POSITION SENSOR. TURN ON CAR, SHIFT IT TO REVERSE THE GEAR JUMPS TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE LIKE THE MOTOR IS ABOUT TO DROP. OCCURS OFTEN CAN RUIN THE MOTOR AND THE TRANSMISSION, HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WHICH IS 400.00. *TR

I HAD PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. IT HAD 7 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES IT STARTED PUTTING ITSELF IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND EVEN THEN THE CAR WILL JERK BETWEEN GEARS AND HAS RUN AT 4,000 RPMS AT 60 MPH. IT HAS BECOME A GAS GUZZLER. NOW AT 82,000 MILES I CAN FINALLY AFFORD TO PAY THE $300 THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THIS RANGE MODE SWITCH THAT THEY SAY WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, AND SEEING HOW SIMILAR ALL THESE ISSUES ARE, I AM I FULL AGREEMENT THAT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD BE IN THE FUTURE, COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THE CAR SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS. I AM JUST HOPING THAT THIS REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS INSTALLED WILL ACTUALLY HOLD OUT AND DO WHAT IT IS MADE TO DO. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE 2007 XL7. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY OF 07 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND COUNTLESS REPAIRS. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR ALOT WITH 5 ACTIVE CHILDREN SO I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FIRST ISSUE STARTED WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT ABOUT 50K MILES THE SYSTEM WOULD SHUT DOWN AND LOCK YOU IN THE CAR THIS WAS THE COMPUTER THAT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO IT WAS OUT OF POCKET COST OF ABOUT 1100.00 DOLLARS. I GOT THE CORP OFFICE TO PAY HALF AFTER PUTTING UP A FUSS. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTERWARDS AND HAVE PRETTY MUCH STAYED ON AND IT KEEPS TELLING ME THE GAS CAP IS LOOSE WHICH IT'S NOT BUT I PURCHASED ANOTHER GAS CAP BUT STILL SAME ISSUE. I THEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING HARD TO TURN AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHICH WAS ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF ABOUT 500.00 AND ABOUT 70K MILES.MY WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP STOPPED WORKING ALL THE SUDDEN. IT WOULD WORK ON THE BACK WINDOW BUT NOT THE FRONT AND IT HAS PLENTY OF FLUID IN IT. I HAVE NOW ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAINS AND THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT CHAINS ON THE CAR AND ALL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WILL COST ANOTHER 2500.00 PER THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT 15 TO 17 HOURS TO FIX. OVERALL THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED AND I REGRET IT DAILY. THE INSIDE IS MADE OF CHEAP MATERIALS. MY MIRRORS UNDER THE SUNVISORS FELL OF WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. I WOULDN'T WISH THIS NIGHTMARE ON ANYONE. THIS VEHICLE ISN'T WORTH IT AND I'M PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE FOR DRIVING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. IT RAN GREAT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AND THEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. MY TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING AND IT WOULD FLASH D WITH A LINE THROUGH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN A DEER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE FRONT AXLE, CV JOINT, HOOD, RADIATOR, HEADLIGHTS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,931.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER THE REPAIR DUE TO A RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE AND THE SENSOR WAS RECONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT IN APRIL OF 2000; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM BULBS WERE REPLACED FIFTEEN DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE HEAD LAMP SOCKET. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DRIVING ON I 86 NEAR THE ELMIRA, NY AIRPORT AND THE TIRE ALERT SENSOR ON DASH PANEL SHOWED LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE REAR TIRE. I SLOWED DOWN TO GET OFF THE NEXT EXIT TO CHECK THE TIRE AND WITHIN A MINUTE THE TIRE BLEW. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE. *TT