SUZUKI Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,923. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,850.

CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN IT DOES BRAKES DON,T WORK ACTS LIKE ANTI LOCK BAD HAS JUST HARD PEDAL CAR WILL ACCELERATE UNTIL IT DECIDES TO STOP LAST TIME UP TO 105 MPH FOR ABOUT 20 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON HIGH WAY 3-4 TIMES IN CITY TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY SAID IT COULD BE TRANS CONTROL MODULE OR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THEY REPLACED TRANS CONTROL MODULE TOLD ME CAR WAS FIXED . I ASKED THEM HOW DO THEY KNOW ITS REALLY FIXED BECAUSE ITS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM . THEY ASSURED ME ITS FIXED I CALLED SUZUKI TO SEE HOW TO BE ASSURED ITS FIXED BECAUSE MY 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AND LET THEM KNOW IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, SO I THOUGHT WELL LETS SEE IF SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED AND DROVE CAR AS THEY SAID CAR WAS OK FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS WELL MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IN CITY SHE HAD TO RUN 3 RED LIGHTS AND FINALLY GOT CAR TO STOP THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT PERSON AT SUZUKI TOLD ME THAT IF A SERIOUS INJURY ACCRUED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULD LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY WORK IT OUT, I ASKED SO WHAT DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ( THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE ). *TR

2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 FRAME BROKE BEHIND THE HANDLE BARS WHICH CAUSED FATAL INJURIES. *NJ (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF DECEASED)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA PURCHASED BRAND NEW JUNE 2007. THE TRANSMISSION IMPROPERLY SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL ON THE INDICATOR PANEL WHILE IN THE DRIVE MODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,121 AND THE CURRENT WAS 47, 870.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SX4 CROSSOVER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RESURFACED. ALSO THE FRONT TIRES AND THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKES HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED . THE DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO HER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS OVER $17,000 AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 945.

WE HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI XL-7. THE SIDE AND BACK AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. WE HAVE A POLICE REPORT STATING NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. SUZUKI WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT, GEICO CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY GET A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM SUZUKI WHO REFUSES TO TALK TO THEM AND NOW ME. THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE SINCE THE SUV IS A 2007 AND HAS ONLY 27,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP. *TR

SINCE THE PURCHASE, MY FLAT TIRE INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE FRONT DRIVERS TIRE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES NEED AIR ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, PASSENGER SIDE REAR LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER REPLACING FUSES AND BULBS THERE IS STILL NO LIGHT. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE PURGE VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO RESET THE WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MISCLASSIFIED AN ADULT AS A CHILD. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT OR THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18261.