SUZUKI Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THE TIMING TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO MALFUNCTION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT THREE CYLINDERS. THERE WAS A LOSS OF PROPER TIMING, AND VALVES TENSIONERS STARTED TO KNOCK. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DRIVER HAD TO STOMP ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND RODE ROUGHLY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CAP WAS NOT SCREWED ON PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED AIR TO ESCAPE INTO THE CAP. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

AT 48,000 MILES THE TIMING TENSIONER WENT OUT IN MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THIS HAS CAUSED COMPLETE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE ENGINE REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD BECAUSE OF A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. SUZUKI HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY AND WOULD NOT HELP FIX THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THAT THEIR VEHICLES HAVE ZERO-MAINTENANCE AND SELF-ADJUSTING TIMING CHAINS. THE PART CLEARLY FAILED LONG BEFORE IT'S RATING AND NEED FOR REPLACEMENT (60,000MILES) AND I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME ISSUE (AROUND 500 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS). SUZUKI HAS A PART OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FOR THE SAKE OF ALL CONSUMERS OUT THERE. *JB

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT MY FRONT BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP @ SPEEDS LESS THAN 35 MPH CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SKID & NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I STOPPED IN TIME, THIS TIME I SLID FOR AT LEAST 4 SECONDS BEFORE MY VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER. CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND HALF OF MY FRONT BUMPER SCRATCHED, DISCOLORED, AND PUSHED IN.*JB

VWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. ONCE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKES THIS ALSO HAPPENED. CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER SAID THEREWAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

VEHICLE TENDED TO SHAKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE . ALSO, VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TAKEN FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S FUEL LINE RUPTURED. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FAULTY PART AND ALL PARTS REPLACED IN AN EFFORT TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL SMELL. *NM

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN IT RAINED IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB