SUZUKI Complaints

WHILE DRIVING A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. *NM THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NEITHER THE ENGINE LIGHT NOR OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THAT THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REQUEST THE CONSUMER'S OIL CHANGE RECORDS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE RECORDS BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RECORDS AND THAT SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. *NM

VEHICLE LOST POWER COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING, FRONTAL COLLISION NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *BF THE VEHICLE HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE. THIS WAS A RECURRENT PROBLEM. *SC

SUZUKI TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR IGNITION LOCKED AND 2 TIMES FOR THE 4WD PROBLEM. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME REGARDING THE 4-WHEEL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERNAL LOCATED IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. *JB

CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE CONSUMER CAME TO A 4 WAY STOP, AS THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, IT BROKE DOWN. THIS WAS DUE TO THE REAR AXLE SHAFT.*AK *JB

CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HESITANTLY ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V396000; SUZUKI ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,DUE TO VIN. BUT, IT STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *AK......ALSO, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK

THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CEASE. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND CHAIN WAS $3600. THIS VEHICLE IS 38 MONTHS OLD WITH 52,000 MILES OF WEAR: 2001 SUZUKI XL7. *JB

TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS DOWN SHIFTING FROM THE HIGH GEARS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *NM *JB