SUZUKI Complaints

I HAVE A VZR 1800 2007 MODEL SUZUKI AND HAVE HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS STARTING AT 10000MI HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT AND SAYS IT HAD OIL TROUBLE CAUSING TROUBLE SUCH AS SHUDDER AND GRABBING I CALLED A DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD IT AND WAS NO RECALLS BUT I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON M109RIDERS FORUM (I MEAN LOTS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING IN POORLY ILLUMINATED AREAS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TOP TO MID PORTION OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE YOKOHAMA ON MY GRAND VITARA THAT ROARS WHILE DRIVING ,HAD THEM CHECKED FOUND OUT, IT WAS NOT ONLY THE TIRES BUT THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS, NOBODY WANTS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TRUCK IS 2007 GRAND VITARA WITH LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ,I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND, THEY ARE PASSING THE BLAME!

2004 SUZUKI FORENZA TURN SIGNAL AND FLASHERS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING NO RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS SPECIFIC DEFECT. MECHANIC UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. CAR NEVER IN A MVA, ONLY 49,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION OFTEN FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THROUGH ENTIRE MOTORCYCLE WHEN POWER IS APPLIED AT CERTAIN RPM'S. *TR

ON NOV.26, 2008 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY @ 70 MPH, I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH VIRTUALLY NO ADVANCE WARNING AND HAD TO EXIT THE FREEWAY IMMEDIATELY. AFTER COSTLY TOWING AND REPAIR CHARGES THAT I INCURRED FROM THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN AND THE ENGINE FAILED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON IT HAD FAILED FOR PREVIOUSLY. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN THERMOSTAT. THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED BOTH HEADS, THERMOSTAT, AND VARIOUS OTHER MAINTENANCE ITEMS WERE DONE AS WELL. FROM THE TIME I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE WAS 6 DAYS. I DID RECEIVE COPIES OF THE REPAIRS AND SERVICES THAT THEY PERFORMED IF YOU NEED THEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI AERIO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD JOLTING NOISE. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL UNDER THE HOOD. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HE DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL HOLE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000.

CLUTCH SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY WHEN ENGAGING FIRST GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION AND ENDANGERING RIDER SAFETY. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A DRIPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ITS PLACE OF PURCHASE AND THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG . THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THE DRIPPING SOUND WAS CAUSED BY THE CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE MOTOR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE TOP PART OF HER MOTOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR OVER A MONTH; HOWEVER, THE KNOCKING SOUND REMAINED. THREE WEEKS LATER, A SUZUKI SPECIALIST REPLACED THE MOTOR. EVEN AFTER THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE KNOCKING SOUND PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING IN THE MANNER IT WAS DESIGNED. WEEKS AFTER THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ONLY REPLACED THE TOP PART OF THE MOTOR. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. DAYS AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, WHILE TRAVELING AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN, IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER RESIDENCE AND SHE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND FULL OF MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. SHE CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE REPAIRS OR TOWING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DEFECTIVE CLUTCH THAT CAUSES UNSAFE VEHICLE RESPONSE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN MOTION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. CLUTCH VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK OR LURCH FORWARD OR KILLS THE ENGINE. *TR