SUZUKI Complaints

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AND WAS RECENTLY IN A COLLISION. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A FORWARD DIRECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED FROM ONE PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT DIRECTLY ACROSS TO MY RIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE WE COLLIDED, BUT STILL ENDED UP COLLIDING WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE IN A T-BONE POSITION. I HAVE FRONT, PASSENGER, AND SIDE SKIRT AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN AND THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. BOTH MY PASSENGER AND I WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, SO WE WERE WIPED FORWARD AND BOTH HAD OUR HEADS COLLIDE WITH THE HEADRESTS OF OUR SEATS. WE WERE BOTH TAKEN ON BACKBOARDS BY AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AND THE EMT'S AT THE SCENE STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH SUCH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *TR

FRONT END COLLISION, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND STARTED A FIRE WHICH CAUGHT MY CLOTHING ON FIRE. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WE HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERS 5 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. WE ARE TOLD WE NEED TO WATCH HOW WE SIT IN THE SEAT, AND DO NOT RECLINE THE SEAT, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE NO CODES SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. THEY STATE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WITH THE LIGHT ON BUT CAN NOT FIX IT. IT IS INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES STAYS ON. HAS STAYED ON AT THE DEALERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH ON A DARK BACK ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE SAW SMOKE COMING THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NUMBER 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HE THEN ADDED THAT ANY REPAIRS MADE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AERIO. HE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED EVERY 2,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASE. THE BRAKES WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE CALIPERS TO FAIL. HE SPECULATED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE DESIGNED TOO LARGE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER HAS NOT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,867. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AT GOSS SUZUKI IN MADISON, TENNESSEE. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEALERSHIP. MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES UNDERNEATH. WHEN I GOT THE CAR STOPPED FINALLY, THE HOOD BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

I WAS A LICENSED MECHANIC FOR MANY YEARS WITH A LOT OF EXPERTISE. I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM TWO YEARS AGO. WE LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND I BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR CAR BECAUSE IT WAS FROM VIRGINIA AND WAS IMMACULATE NOT LIKE THE CARS FROM THE RUST BELT HERE IN MICHGAN. SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT ALL OF A SUDDEN, VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING PULLED VERY HARD. SHE CALLED ME I TOLD HER TO STOP THE CAR AND LET ME INSPECT IT. SHE GOT IT TO A SAFE AREA AND ALSO TOLD ME THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS "BENT IN". I INSPECTED IT AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE CROSS FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE TWO A FRAMES TO THE SUBFRAME OF THE CAR HAD COMPLETED RUSTED OUT AND DETACHED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WAS ALMOST GONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TOO. ALL OTHER SURROUNDING METAL FRAMES AND THE CAR BODY ITSELF WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT THIS CROSS FRAME WAS VERY OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND ROTTED OUT CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE VEHICLES FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING LOSS. AGAIN, THIS PARTICULAR PART IS DEFECTIVE TO THE MOST CASUAL OBSERVER AS EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND WHEN THIS MAIN FRAME PART FAILS IT HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF TOSSING THE CAR VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY DAUGHTER IS AN EMT USED TO DRIVING AN AMBULANCE AT HIGH SPEED AND IS AN EXCELLENT DRIVER. A LESSER DRIVER MAY HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC OUTCOME. THE CAR IS HERE AND CAN BE INSPECTED. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTOR RIVETS ARE REALLY LOOSE,AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR YOU CAN MOVE IT. *TR

MY 2004 SUZUKI AERIO SX'S GAS PEDAL WILL BECOME TRAPPED UNDER THE FLOORMAT IF IT'S PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I'VE HAD THIS LOOKED AT BY MY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. NOPE, STILL DOES IT. THE PROBLEM IS THE RETAINING PIN FOR THE DRIVERS FLOOR MAT IS POORLY MADE AND DOESN'T KEEP THE FLOORMAT IN PLACE ALLOWING IT TO SLIDE FORWARD AND JAM THE PEDAL DOWN. VERY EXCITING.*TR

CONNECTOR FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED AND THE CONNECTOR NO LONGER HELP THE WIRES TOGETHER FOR THE IGNITION. TURN THE KEY - NO POWER AT ALL TO THE BIKE. I HAVE READ ABOUT DOZENS OF RIDERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, SOME HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN MOTION WHEN THE POWER GAVE OUT. *TR