SUZUKI Complaints

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 SUZUKI VERONA FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS. WE HAVE OWNED IF FOR ALMOST 3 1/2. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER JUST A YEAR AFTER OWNING IT COMPLAINING OF A CLUNKING NOISE. ALL THEY DID WAS UPDATE THE SOFTWARE ON IT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNLESS A LIGHT WAS ON. IT WOULD NOT GENERATE A CODE BACK THEN, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BAD. AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON THIS TYPE OF CAR AND SUZUKI'S IN GENERAL. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR NEXT TUESDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI XL7 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, HE WOULD HEAR A WINDING NOISE FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RACK HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO AN EXISTING RECALL ON MY 2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING TWO DAYS AGO, THE THROTTLE CABLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I WAS ULTIMATELY ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF. AFTERWARD, I DISCOVERED AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE SUZUKI DEALER IN 2004. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 9, 2004, THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2003. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR SUZUKI TO HAVE SOLD THE VEHICLE WITH AN OPEN RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. SUZUKI'S NEGLIGENCE PUT ME IN GREAT DANGER AND RESULTED IN TOWING AND OTHER COSTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE RECALL WAS PROPERLY HANDLED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI MOTORS OF AMERICA TO DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE ONLY OFFER IT TO FIX THE RECALL ITEMS FREE OF CHARGE. THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR ERROR IN SELLING THE VEHICLE WITH AN OPEN RECALL, NOR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADDITIONAL COSTS I'VE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

2007 SUZUKI M109R LE MOTORCYCLE 9300 MILES 2ND GEAR POPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. GEAR ALSO SLIPS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS IS DUE TO A BENT SHIFT FORK WHICH IS DAMAGING THE GEAR. FAULTY MANUFACTURING ON THE PART OF SUZUKI. LOCAL DEALER QUOTED AROUND $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. SUZUKI HAD SUPERSEDED THE FAULTY PART WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITS FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DOWN SHIFTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AT 75,000 MILES ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. IT HAS TROUBLE DRIVING AFTER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT REDLIGHTS OR A STOP SIGN. ITS REALLY SLOW TAKING OFF. TWICE WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT JERKED REALLY HARD AND THATS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT EVER DID THIS WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR AND IT WOULDN GO. I HAD PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT WAS CLEAR TO GET OVER TO THE TURN LANE AND IT WOULDNT GO. IT TOOK FOREVER FOR IT TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE LANES AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE PROCESS. IT WAS JUST REALLY SLOW TO TAKE OFF WHEN I STARTED DRIVING. IM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO CALL ME BACK TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. I DO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI - GRAND VITARA, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY SAID MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IS OUT AND IT WOULD COST $2000 FOR THE PART ONLY. THE LIGHT SENSOR STARTED FLICKERING A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH NOTHING OR ANYONE IN THE SEAT TODAY 06/29/11 FINALLY TOOK CAR INTO DEALER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T EVEN TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNLESS I REPAIR AND PAY FOR COST ON MY OWN. WHAT IS THAT? *TR

2007 SUZUKI SX4. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH INDICATOR LIGHTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY. *JB

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WOULD STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND EVENTUALLY GO OFF. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WAS INITIALLY BLAMED ON THE POSITION OF THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AS WIGGLING WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO THE LIGHT CAME IN AND STAYED ON, ALONG WITH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LIGHT. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED IT WOULD COST $2000 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. WHEN MY BOYFRIEND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM TO INQUIRE ABOUT A GOOD WILL REPAIR WE WERE ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TWO THINGS: FIRST THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SECOND THAT HE DOES THEM ALL THE TIME FOR LOCAL DEALERS BECAUSE OWNERS USUALLY TRADE THEM IN RATHER THAN PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO SELL THEM WITHOUT FIXING THEM. HE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, RE-STATING WHAT HE TOLD MY DAUGHTER, THAT IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO FIX. IT SEEMED TO US THAT HE CONTRADICTED HIMSELF, EITHER IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE DEALERS BRINGING IN USED VEHICLES TO HAVE THE SENSOR FIXED FOR $2,000 OR IT ISN'T. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET SUZUKI TO APPROVE A GOOD WILL REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT IS MORE THAN 75% OF THE REPORTED ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL CAR FOR 2008. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AND PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS HAVING TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL QUITE A BIT AND HARD JUST SO THAT I COULD CHANGE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. HOW TO FIX WHEN ONLY LESS THAN 2 YEARS TO PAY OFF. CANNOT AFFORD TO START ON A NEW CAR NOTE. NEEDING HELP. *TR