SUZUKI Complaints

I REAR ENDED A COMPLETELY STOPPED VEHICLE DOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO SUFFER A LACERATION OF MY EYE, MULTIPLE FACIAL BRUISING, CONCUSSION, TEMPORARILY KNOCKED OUT, WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CRASH IS AS FRONTAL OF A CRASH AS YOU CAN GET AND I ASSURE YOU THE SPEED WAS 40-45 AND THAT THE COLLISION WAS SEVERE.. THE SUZUKI MANUAL SAYS AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY ON FRONTAL OR NEAR FRONTAL COLLISIONS AT 9MPH -- 13MPG IF YOU HIT SOMETHING THAT WONT MOVE, BUT IF YOU HIT A PARKED CAR THE AIRBAGS REQUIRE YOU TO BE SLIGHTLY OVER THAT FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I RESEARCHED THIS AND SUZUKI RECALLED 5 MODELS IN 2005 FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS, 2 MODELS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY WERE RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. THE (2004) VERONA FAILED ITS CRASH TEST DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT DUE TO HORRIFICALLY LOW SALES OF THIS MODEL, SUZUKI FELT THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO LITIGATED ACCIDENTS THEN TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. SO IN THIS INSTANCE THEY WILL HAVE THEIR CHANCE TO LITIGATE!! *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2008 SUZUKI SX 4 THIS PAST SUMMER, I LOVE MY CAR AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY COMPLAINT IS: WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR, RAIN WATER HITS THE UPHOLSTERY AND IT LEAVES SPOTS, WHICH THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING AND DISPLEASING TO THE EYES. I FEEL THAT WE HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO TRYING TO CONSERVE GASOLINE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE SPOTS IS TO SHAMPOO THE MATERIAL. WHICH I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A SHAMPOOER. AND THEN WHEN IT RAINS AGAIN YOU ARE IN THE SAME BOAT OF HAVING TO CLEAN IT ! THE DEALER HAS PUT THE SCOTCH GUARD ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE, THEY (SUZUKI DEALER) SAID THIS IS ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY SUGGESTED I FILL A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. I HOPE SOON AND VERY SOON YOU WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SINCE PURCHASE MY MOTORCYCLE HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR,THERE WAS ALWAYS A CLUNK SOUND NOW UNDER ACCELERATION IT POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL,I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY SHIFT FORKS SHIFT DRUM AND 2ND GEAR DOGS,I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT OCCURS IN MOTORCYCLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (SUZUKI M109R). *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SHORTING OUT. MAINLY THE DAYTIME AND LOW BEAMS. I ALSO HAVE A HIGHBEAM ASSEMBLY PART THAT HAS BROKEN. THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER A LITTLE NOW AND THEN. THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT THE LOW BEAMS JUST CUT OUT. I AM IN TOTAL DARKNESS. I RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE HIGHBEAMS ARE SOMETIMES AFFECTED BUT USUALLY REMAIN WORKING. HOWEVER THE ONE HIGH BEAM DOES NOT WORK DUE TO THE FACT THE INTERNAL HOLDER CLIP FOR THE BULB JUST BROKE ONE DAY. THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET PART FOR THIS. IT IS A PROBLEM. I AM THE WORKING POOR. I CAN NOT AFFORD AN OTHER TICKET. I ALREADY HAVE ONE FOR THIS UNRESOLVED PROBLEM. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES, MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE PERSON WILL THEN HAVE TO MOVE AROUND IN THE SEAT TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE COMPLAINT TO A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE RIGHT, AS IF AT THE TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND THERE WERE TO BE A ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY, POSSIBLY CAUSING GREAT HARM TO THE PASSENGER I WOULD HAVE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS AND DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE BOLTS FROM THE RADIATOR FAN WERE LOOSE AND SOME WERE MISSING. CURRENTLY, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR ARE UNAVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 3/25/09 *CN UPDATED 03/25/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA TIRES, SIZE 225/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, SHE NOTICED WIRES STICKING OUT OF THE TREAD. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $517. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,021. UPDATED 2/17/09 *CN UPDATED 02/19/09. *JB

MY DOME LIGHT WENT OUT, THEN MY STEREO WENT OUT AND FINALLY MY LOW BEAMS KEEP FLICKERING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH HER DAUGHTER SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT AROUND THE VEHICLE TO HELP HER PARAPLEGIC DAUGHTER EXIT THE VEHICLE. BEFORE SHE COULD REACH HER DAUGHTER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND STRUCK HER IN THE BACK, UPPER SHOULDER, AND NECK REGION. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND GAVE HER AN ICE PACK. THE CONTACT INFORMED HER TO GO TO HER DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,841.

2003 SUZUKI SV1000, WILL NOT START, NO ELECTRIC AT ALL. MUST TAKE OFF SEAT & MOVE WIRES, THEN WILL START, IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I TURN IT OFF. HAVE READ MANY POSTS ABOUT THE "GREEN CONNECTOR" MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR