SUZUKI Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. SHE HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) IN DECEMBER 2009. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEAD-LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. SHE REFERENCED THE PRIOR RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000- UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/10.*JB

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE 2 OUT OF THE 3 TO LOCK UP AND NOT WORK. I HAVE A 4YR OLD AND NOW SHE MUST RIDE BY THE DOOR DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE OTHER TWO SEATBELTS. I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THIS CAR AND IT WAS BOUGHT NEW. IT SURGES AND HAS ALMOST GOT ME AND MY CHILD KILLED. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH AND STILL HAVE ISSUES. THEY SAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. LIKE IT IS IN MY HEAD. I DON'T RECOMMEND SUZUKI TO ANYONE! *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, BRAKE SENSOR WENT OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE. I FIXED THAT AND THEN ON DECEMBER 19, 2009 I WAS DRVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL. I ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IN A PANIC I PUT THE CAR IN 3RD GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE MECHANIC HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE WITH SOMEONE OF AN APPROPRIATE WEIGHT SITTING IN THE SEAT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. IF THE CAR IS RUNNING WHEN SOMEONE SITS DOWN SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4- 5 TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST ALL GEARS ON MY CAR. I STARTED TO ROLL BACK. I AM ALSO GOING ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES ON THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. THE CONTACT BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER HE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEACTIVATE THE LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE CRUISE AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,006.

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WHICH I BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 2008. THE INTERIOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER A YEAR AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE. NORMAL USE OF HANDLES (TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE). NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AFTER READING THROUGH YOUR COMPLAINTS, I SEE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TO DEALER WHO HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL. HE INFORMED ME OF THE COST OF $120+ TO REPAIR THE TWO PLUS THE COST OF THE HANDLES. *TR

ON 12-08-09, I ENTERED INTO MY 2007 SUZUKI RENO. I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO ACCESSORY MODE(I DID NOT START THE ENGINE), WITHIN SECONDS MY DRIVER'S SIDE(SEAT) AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THE VEHICLE, NOR ANY OTHER DAMAGE THAT WOULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO CONTACT SUZUKI CORPORATE OFFICE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS REPS WITH SUZUKI, ALL OF WHOM SAY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THAT THEY WILL TOW THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR INSPECTION. BUT DUE TO THE FACT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY INITIAL WARRANT OF 36000 MILES, ANY AND ALL REPAIRS - THIS INCLUDES MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS - WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED PERSONALLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006, RENO WITH AROUND 52K MILES ON IT. IN TRYING TO GO UP A SMALL HILL, THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE IT'S ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I REACHED THE TOP IT WAS BETTER, BUT THEN INDICATED ON THE DASHBOARD A D WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. MY CAR THEN WOULD STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. IN COMING TO A STOP THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO TURN A CORNER IT CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE CAR THEN BEGINS TO LOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. IT WOULD THEN GO OFF AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS COME RIGHT BACK ON. BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE CAR WOULD JOLT THEN HAVE THE OVERRIDE (D WITH A SLASH) ON THE DASHBOARD. I THEN HAVE TO PLACE THE CAR ON PARK (EACH GEAR GIVING A JOLT TO THE CAR), TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR TO HOPE IT ACCELERATES LIKE IT SHOULD. I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, AND SOMETIMES ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS IF THE CAR IS ACTING THE WAY IT SHOULD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT ONCE AND HAD TO PRAY I WOULD MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE MERGE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER TIME SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE. I AM TAKING IT TO GET REPAIRED/REPLACED AND HOPE IT DOESN'T OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. SHE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER. NEXT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE TENIONERS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.