SUZUKI Complaints

THE IDLE WILL NOT STAY AT ONE SPEED / GOES FROM 750 DOWN TO 300 BACK UP TO 1200 . THE DEALERS ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE 2 DEALERS IN MY AREA HAVE NOW CLOSED UP AND I HAVE TO GO FARTHER NOW TO GET IT SERVICED. *JB

2005 SUZUKI VERONA DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. MECHANIC WAS NEVER ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *KB THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RESURFACED AGAIN, AND THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT SEAT HARNESS. THE THIRD TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE NOISE WAS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. *JB

MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE HAD AN INTERMITTENT TOTAL POWER(ELECTRICAL) FAILURE THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE BIKE SHUTTING OFF. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE WEEK OF AUGUST 13-19 IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE SO I STOPPED RIDING AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH CONNECTOR HAD FAILED AND BEGAN TO BURN THE WIRES ON THE SWITCH END. FOR RIGHT NOW THE SWITCH IS REMOVED AND NOT INSTALLED ON THE BIKE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. THE WIRING HARNESS END HAS SOME DAMAGE BUT NOT MUCH, BUT WHEN THE CONNECTOR FAILED THE HEAT FUSED THEM TOGETHER AND GETTING THEM APART HAD VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS END. AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS THE BIKE IS DOWN UNTIL I CAN PURCHASE A NEW SWITCH SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

1. CAR HESITATES TO START IN THE MORNING AND STALLS 2. CAR DEALER STATES IT NEEDS A SOFTWARE PART. 3. PART INSTALLED AND NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AFTER THAT AS WELL. CAR LEAKED GAS, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, CAR AGAIN WOULD HESITATE TO START AND WOULD STALL. DEALER PUTS NEW COMPUTER IN THE NEW CAR AND THE CAR RUNS WORSE THAN IT DID BEFORE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WOULD STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR LOOSES STEERING WHEN IT STALLS. ALMOST IN A FEW ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE KEEP RE-FLASHING THE COMPUTER AND IT'S NOT HELPING. *JB

APRIL 28, 2006 AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION P.O. BOX 1100 BREA, CA 92822-1100 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I BELIEVE THAT MY PASSENGER VEHICLE IS A LEMON UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LEMON LAW (N.J.S.A. 56:12-29 TO 56:12-49). I AM HEREBY MAKING A WRITTEN DEMAND FOR RELIEF UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LEMON LAW. I PURCHASED A SUZUKI, VERONA 2005, ON MARCH 4, 2006 FROM MATT BLATT IMPORTS LOCATED AT 2445 SOUTH DELSEA DRIVE, VINELAND, NJ 08360. SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO A SUZUKI AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS A TOTAL OF 2 TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TOTAL OF 29 CALENDAR DAYS AND COUNTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 10876. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR ON THE FOLLOWING DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: MARCH 15, 2006 AND OUT THE SAME DAY. THIS TIME WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON SUZUKI WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH SUZUKI SINCE THE FOLLOWING DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: APRIL 1, 2006 AND REMAINS THERE AT THIS TIME. MOVING MY DRIVER SEAT FORWARD CAUSED THE WIRES TO GET CAUGHT IN THE SEAT MOTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN MELTING THE POWER SYSTEM OR FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THESE PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY HAVE IMPAIRED THE USE, VALUE, SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE OF MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS IN SUZUKI, AND SUZUKI PRODUCTS AND ITS ABILITY REPAIR. I AM HEREBY ALLOWING YOU ONE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *JB

2005 SUZUKI AERIO STALLED WHEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. MECHANIC RELEASED VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER WITH A NON WORKING AIRBAG. VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE THROUGH THE WATER, IT DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *JB

2005 SUZUKI FORENZA STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE IT REPLACED UNDER LEMON LAW. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT BACK AND FOURTH WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD LOOSE POWER. THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE LIGHT STICKING FROM THE SWITCH. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I ASKED THE OPINION OF A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE MOTOR, AND HE WAS MORE LIKELY SURE THAT IT WAS SOMETHING CALLED "LIFTER." THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CAR DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR THERE SO THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. A WHOLE WEEK PASSED BY AND THEY STILL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE PARTS DEPARTMENT THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BRING A TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY AFTER 3 DAYS I STILL DIDN'T RECEIVE A CALL TO INFORM ME WHAT WAS GOING ON I CALLED MYSELF. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A CERTAIN LIQUID TO CLEAN THE MOTOR. ANOTHER WEEK PASSED BY AND I STILL HADN'T RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM. SO ONCE AGAIN I CALLED THEM, THIS TIME HE STATED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A MOTOR DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE IN OTHER WORDS NO OIL CHANGES. I BROUGHT OUT TO HIS ATTENTION THAT ON MY WINDSHIELD THERE WAS THE STICKER SHOWING THE LAST TIME I CHANGED THE OIL AND WHEN WAS THE NEXT TIME IT NEEDED A OIL CHANGE. I ALSO STATED THAT IN THE LOCKED COMPARTMENT HE SHOULD FIND RECEIPTS OF PAST OIL CHANGES. HE STATED THAT THE MOTOR EXPENSE HAS TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I AM MISSING HOURS OF WORK DUE TO NO TRANSPORTATION, I HAVE TO WALK AND CATCH THE BUS WHEN I HAVE NO NEED BEING THAT MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM IT HAS SHOULD BE COVERED. I FEEL I AM NOT TREATED FAIR. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. THEY TOO HAVE BEEN LIED TO AND NOT HELPED WHAT SO EVER. *JB

SUBMISSION FOR DEFECTIVE 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 4X4. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AT 65 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE DEALER TOOK A DRIVE SHAFT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AND INSTALLED IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. NOW THE VIBRATION IS OCCURRING AT 45 MPH AS WELL AS 65 MPH. THE DEALER HAS TRIED 3 TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE REASON WHY HE NOW HAS 2 PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF ONE IS BECAUSE THE MECHANICS STARTED CHANGING PARTS WITHOUT TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND CHANGED THE WRONG PART. THE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN ONE DRIVE SHAFT ALONG WITH UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND TRANSFER CASE. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP UP TO AT LEAST 20 TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO. THAT REALLY DID NOT BOTHER ME SO MUCH. LAST WINTER THE CAR DECIDED TO NOT ACCEPT FUEL. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS. FOR THE LAST 4 OR MORE MONTHS THIS CAR STALLS, IT SURGES, IT ACCELERATES ABOVE 3000 RPM AT STOP LIGHTS, IT ALMOST OR DOES DIE AT INTERSECTIONS, IT JUST DECIDES TO NOT GO 60 AND SLOWS YOU DOWN TO 40 LIKE THE BRAKES HAVE COME ON. I CARRY AROUND MY 4 YEAR OLD EVERYDAY IN THIS CAR I WORK 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. EVERYDAY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS CAR WILL DO AND IT SCARES ME THAT MY SON AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR HOW WILL IT BE LIKE ON ICE AND SNOW THIS WINTER. THIS CAR TAKES A BIG CHUNK OF MY PAYCHECK AND I FEEL IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I DIDN'T DRIVE THIS CAR. SUZUKI THIS CAR IS A JOKE NEVER AGAIN WOULD I EVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THIS CALLS FOR SOME ACTION ON ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THIS SITUATION. MAKE IT RIGHT SUZUKI. *JB