SUZUKI Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG AND WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,430 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

THE SUZUKI VERONA HAD BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 26, 2007. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND MADE A LOUD SOUND AND VIBRATED. I HAD TO PUMP ON THEM TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT THIS TIME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. NEXT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT MAKING THE CAR STOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY) DID NOT KNOW WHY THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES WHERE THE BRAKES WOULDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND IN SOME CASES DIDN'T WORK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED" EITHER. AT THIS POINT, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I FEEL AN ACCIDENT WAS INEVITABLE.*AK

THE REAR HUB ON THE SUZUKI C50 WAS FULL OF CRACKS,ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SPOKE HOLES. THEY WERE GETTING WORSE. IF THE HUB DISINTEGRATED IT WOULD KILL ME AND MY WIFE. THIS WAS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT,THE WEB WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HOPE SOMEONE DID NOT HAVE TO GET KILLED FROM THIS DEFECT TO HAVE THEM RECALL IT. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD ONLY 1500 MILES ON IT , AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I COUNTED 30 SEVERE CRACKS IN THE LEFT SIDE HUB AROUND THE SPOKE HOLES. SO NOW WE COULD NOT RIDE IT BECAUSE THE HUB WILL COME APART ON US . IT WAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. *AK

COLORED PAINT WAS COMING OFF WHEN CLEANING WITH NON ABRASIVE CLEANER. DEALER CHECKED ALL PANELS AND PAINT CAME OFF ON ALL PANELS. I CONTACTED SUZUKI , AND THE DEALER SENT A FEW EMAILS TO THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PAINT COMING OFF, AND THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I LAST HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL I WAS GETTING WAS THE RUN AROUND. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800K6 M109R. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS REMEDIED BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER STATING THAT IT WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE OR ACQUIRE THE PARTS, IT WOULD COST $300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE JUST PAID THEM $12,000 FOR THE VEHICLE THREE DAYS AGO. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM SUZUKI INFORMING HIM OF THE RECALL. HE CALLED SUZUKI AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALER ON WHO WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 489. THE CONSUMER STATED WENT TO PURCHASE A M109R AT FULL THROTTLE MOTORSPORTS, THE CONSUMER ASKED ABOUT THE BIKE THAT WAS LOOKED AT A WEEK PRIOR, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHOWROOM STATING THE BIKE HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CONSUMER AND DEALER STARTED TO DISCUSS PRICING. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED ON THE BIKE BECAUSE THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO TRAVEL 45 MILES HOME THE DEALER STATED YES ALL RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON BIKE SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER AND DEALER PUT AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST ON THE BIKE AND WERE ADDING IT TO THE DEAL. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE LICENSE TO PURCHASE VEHICLE, THE DEALER LET THE CONSUMER TAKE THE BIKE WITHOUT ANY DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER STATED WAS VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE AND WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24927 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE HAD A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND HAS A VAPOR LOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPIES OF THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE PASSENGER AND DRIVER MIRRORS ARE LOOSE, TAIL LIGHT HAS MOISTURE, WINDSHIELDS LEAK, TIRES ARE KNOTTED AND CLICK, PASSENGER HAS TO HOLD SEATBELT, AND POPPING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UPDATED 06/15/07 *TR

THE GREEN CONNECTOR ON THE SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO DIE COMPLETELY ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND EITHER RESUME NORMALLY IF IN TRANSIT OR DIE IF IT WAS STATIONARY. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CEASED EVEN IF THE KEY WAS IN ACCESS MODE. TURNING THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES FROM OFF TO ACCESS WOULD RESUME THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. AFTER FINDING A BULLETIN BOARD THREAD ON THE MOTORCYCLE'S SYMPTOMS, THIS LEAD ME TO THE GREEN CONNECTOR"FAILURE. I DISASSEMBLED THE MOTORCYCLE AND LOCATED THE CONNECTOR. SURE ENOUGH, THE CONNECTOR WAS FRIED . REMOVED THE DAMAGED CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THEM WITH SPADE TERMINALS. SO FAR, THE MOTORCYCLE WORKED FINE.*AK CHECK THIS URL FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PHOTOS. MY POSTS ARE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM UNDER THE NAME "RXSX": HTTP://WWW.SV-PORTAL.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=20730&PAGE=17

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED AS TIME PROGRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

MY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY SUZUKI,FORENZA IS THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE FOR A SENSOR PROBLEM. MY SENSOR FOR MY DAY TIME LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOES OUT AND COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY PUT ON A NEW ONE BUT EVEN NOW IT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT THEN BACK ON AGAIN; I CANNOT TAKE IT BACK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY SAY MY WARRANTY IS OVER; ALSO MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK BECAUSE OF A WIRING PROBLEM THE EXISTS. SOMEONE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS A WIRE THAT LAYS AGAINST A PART OF THE ENGINE THAT GOES TO THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND IT BURNED OUT. ONE DAY I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I THOUGHT IT NEEDED OIL. THE NEXT DAY I HAD NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS TO USE. I CAN ONLY USE MY HIGH BEAM NOW BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 5 MILES ON IT. THOSE WIRING SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AS OF YET. I FOUND OUT FROM A CO-WORKER WHO HAS A FORENZA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; HE CANNOT USE HIS LOW BEAM LIGHTS ANYMORE AND HIS WARRANTY IS OVER; HE HAS TO USE HIS HIGH BEAM ALSO. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (8-MAY-07): THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT SOMETIMES EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS DO NOT WORK NOW.