SUZUKI Complaints

I AM THE OWNER OF SUZUKI SX4, VIN NUMBER: [XXX], MILEAGE 22713 MILES. I GOT AN AIRBAG LIGHT (BOTH, THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDES) ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWO WEEKS AGO. BECAUSE SUZUKI CLOSED MOST OF ITS DEALERSHIPS IN NORTH FLORIDA I DROVE 150 MILES (EACH WAY) TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA (CROWN SUZUKI). THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT AND THE CODE SAID THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS GETTING INVALID INPUT FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR (B1312). THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULDN'T REPROGRAM THE SENSOR INSTEAD THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MAT, WHICH COST 1584.92$ (NOT INCLUDING LABOR). ALSO, DEALER STATED THAT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE ONE SUZUKI SX4 SOONER OR LATER HAS THIS PROBLEM. AFTER CONDUCTING AN INTERNET RESEARCH (INCLUDING MULTIPLE SUZUKI FORUMS AND COMPLAINS TO NHTSA) I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A GROWING PROBLEM WITH SX-4'S AND SUZUKI IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, WHICH SUZUKI CONTINUES TO IGNORE. I SPOKE TO SUZUKI IN CALIFORNIA AND A REPRESENTATIVE PRETTY MUCH SAID "TOUGH LUCK." BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, AND THE SHORTCUT OCCURS NOT DUE A NATURAL WARE OUT OF THE PART, I STRONGLY INSIST THAT AMERICAN SUZUKI AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND OFFER ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM OR WILL ISSUE A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS FAILURE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I TOO HAVE 2008 XL7, THAT REQUIRED SERVICE DUE TO ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITH TICKING NOISE. I TOO WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPER OIL FILTER BEING USED. MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 21,000 MILES. MY CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AT SPEED LUBE IN MT. VERNON, IL. IF SUZUKI KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IMPROPER OIL FILTERS, WHY WERE THE OWNERS NOT ADVISED OF THIS PROBLEM WITH A BULLETIN NEWS LETTER. ONLY THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOO SPENT APPROX $1500 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. *TR

2008 SUZUKI GSF 1250S. MOTORCYCLE SITS IN THE SUN ON HOT DAYS. AFTER STARTING MOTORCYCLE AND DRIVING, BIKE WHEN SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR ENGINE WILL CUT OUT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF RUNNING THE ISSUE WILL CLEAR UP. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN RUN OVER BECAUSE BIKE JUST STALLS OUT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE AN 06 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ABOUT 86,00 MILKES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY RESET SOMETHING; LIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT MORNING ON WAY TO WORK, IT CAME ON AGAIN. NOW HAVE CALL IN TO MECHANIC TO SEE HOW TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF DRIVING WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE.

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI GSF1250S MOTORCYCLE. WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK AND PARK IT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ON A HOT DAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, A PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE BIKE IS THEN DRIVEN. AFTER STARTING THE BIKE AND PULLING AWAY IT WILL RUN FINE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR. THEN THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY STALL. THERE IS, OF COURSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY REPEATABLE UNDER THESE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER 2007-2009 MODELS OF THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE THAT EXHIBIT THIS SAME CONDITION. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR: VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT IS $400 JUST TO REPLACE A SMALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. *TT

2ND GEAR JUMPING OUT AND CAUSING SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC WHEN SUPPOSED TO BE ACCELERATING. MANY TIMES.HAS BEEN "FIXED" TWICE UNDER WARRANTY BUT STILL HAPPENS. ITS A SAFTEY ISSUE AND I DOUBT I WILL BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI AND I OWNED ONE FOR 14 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS ONE *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE DRIVE INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL VIA THE INTERNET. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R600. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE REGULATOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL RELATED TO 2008/2009 MODEL VEHICLES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,914.