SUZUKI Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,586 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE THE CAR WILL NOT IDLE TO DRIVE, MAKE A LOUD RUFF SOUND AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR MAYBE 15 MIN AND LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. ALL TO DO THE SAME THING THE VERY NEXT DAY OR LATER ON THAT DAY. NOT TO MENTION I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO AND IT NOW ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES NOW. *TR

2005 SUZUKI VERONA, UNIT 1 WAS WESTBOUND IN CENTER LANE. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER PULLED TO INSIDE BERM WHERE VEHICLE SUFFERED HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL WAS CHANGED HOURS EARLIER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0249-90)*JB

HI, I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI RENO, AFTER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR BROKE, THEY FIXED IT FOR ME AT THE DEALER. AND NOW 10,000 MILES LATER IT BROKE AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULDN'T BE NORMAL, WHEN THIS BREAKS, ITS A HASSLE FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE PROPERLY. AND ITS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS IF THE CAR CAN ACCELERATE PROPERLY. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS TO A SUZUKI FORENZA 2006. DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED TO. THE LAST ACCIDENT ON 5/5/11 ENDED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR DUE TO A FRONT END COLLISION. THE IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THIS ACCIDENT ALSO BUCKLED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND RAISED IT AT LEAST 1.5 HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THIS WILL GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT. SUZUKI WAS NOT INTERESTED IN CHECKING THE VEHICLE OUT UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. I FEEL THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY, ESPECIALLY ON THIS LAST ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANY INJURY WHAT SO EVER. *TR

SUZUKI BOULEVARD 2007, M109R. SHIFTING GEARS BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT OVER TIME AND THEN AS IT INCREASES THE GEARS THEN POP OUT OF DRIVE AND LOSE THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE . WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT'S ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO LOSE THAT FUNCTION AS I FOUND , I WAS REAR ENDED. THIS TRYING TO PLACE BACK IN GEAR DAMAGES THE CLUTCH AND UNIVERSAL AND MAIN DRIVE GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, AND IT ALSO IS HAVING ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 47,000 MILES. IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND THEN MY CAR WOULD BARELY GO WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I STILL CAN PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL GO VERY SLOW AND MY CAR ENGINE SOUNDS SOOOO LOUD. RECENTLY I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN IT JERKED BACK AND WHEN I PUT IT K INTO DRIVE IT JERKED FORWARD AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO EVEN THO IT WAS IN DRIVE, THEN ON THE ODOMETER IT HAD A BOX WITH A LINE GOING THROUGH IT AND A LINE GOING ACROSS AS IT WAS FLASHING. SOMETIME I WILL NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEN I WILL DO IT FOR DAYS. HOW DO YOU FIX THIS? THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!! I HAVE 2 TODDLERS THAT DRIVE IN MY CAR WITH ME EVERYDAY AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE!! WILL BE GETTING A NEW CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR

2011 SUZUKI BOULEVARD C50T. I HAVE A HARD TIME SHIFTING, MOSTLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. YOU CAN'T HEAR OR FEEL IT GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO SHIFT. IF I COME TO A STOP BEFORE I DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING INTO 1ST GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL THE CLUTCH IN AND OUT TO GET IT TO SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT WILL SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 1ST BY IT'S SELF WHEN I PULL THE CLUTCH IN. THIS ALL STARTED AFTER THE FIRST 50 MILES. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE 600 MILE CHECK UP AND THEY ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH AND SAID IT WAS FINE, AND IT WAS OK FOR THE FIRST 5 MILES AND THEN IT JUST GOT WORSE ALL THE WAY HOME. I HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR CRASHES IN THE PAST WEEK AND I AM NO LONGER DRIVING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI AN650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE BY APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT. AS A RESULT, THE ODOMETER WAS DISPLAYING MORE MILEAGE THAN THAT WHICH WAS ACTUALLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11

2009 GRAND VATARI SUZUKI DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARS TO BE DEFECT IN RIGHT REAR AXLE.THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT BALD AFTER 15K MILES COMPLAINED TO YOKOHAMA ABOUT TIRES. PURCHASED NEW SET OF DIFFERENT YOKOHAMA'S. WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 45K MILES SECOND SET WENT BALD. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED A ROAR AND VIBRATION COMING FROM RIGHT REAR PURCHASED A THIRD SET OF TIRES AND ROTATED EVERY 3K MILES. THE ROAR GOT WORSE. HAD CAR LIFTED BOTH WHEELS OFF GROUND PLACED CAR IN DRIVE PRESSED ACCELERATOR RAN ODOMETER UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR WHILE LISTENING AND WATCHING REAR END I HEAR CLICKING AND SAW A VIBRATION ON RIGHT REAR. ALL OF THIS WAS VISIBLE TO EYE AND EAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO SUZUKI DEALER DESCRIBED PROBLEM AND HISTORY TO SERVICE WRITER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK IN SHOP . THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE BEARING IN THE RIGHT REAR AXLE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM HAD TO EXIST WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE FIRST 15K MILES. SUZUKI IS REPLACING THE BEARING UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR