SUZUKI Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. *SC *JB

TO WHOM IT MAY VCONCERN. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM SUZUKI MOTOR. REFERENCE A 2003 SUZUKI, VZ800K3 MOTORCYCLE, I PURCHASED ON 07/05/04 FROM QUINSEY POWERSPORT OF EL CAJO, CALIFORNIA. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED ON SAID MOTORCYCLE I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER OF SERVICE TO RIDE THE BIKE IN AND 3 DAYS IT WILL BE READY. HOW COULD A RIDE IN A BIKE THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATES " DO NOT RIDE YOUR CALIFORNIA MODEL". I HAVE CALLED PEOPLE AT THE DEALER AND AT THE MANUFACTURER WITHOUT GETTING A STRAY ANSWER YET. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? DID I MENTION, THAT ON THE FIRST DAY I TOOK THE BIKE HOME. WHILE IN MY WAY TO WORK DOING 60 THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE. DO I HAVE A LEMON? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MARIO

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A HUMMING NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. DEALER FIRST REPLACED AN AXLE BEARING. SECOND TIME REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR, DRUM TO DRUM. THIRD TIME DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO CHANGE FROM THE SECOND TIME WHEN THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONCE THE DEALER REPLACED A FUSE, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER FOUND A ECM FUSE AT THE IP FUSE BLOCKED OPEN. (ECM, ENG FUSE BLOCK, TCM, IP FUSE) THE SHIFTING TRANSAXLE HARNESS WAS REROUTED BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND CONNECTOR C206 SECURE HARNESS. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART WAS ABLE TO START AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVE. *NM *NM PE04062_CAT

INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETELY STOP BEFORE IT COULD BE RESTARTED. ALSO VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND STILL COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK PE04062_CAT

I BOUGHT MY SUZUKI VERONA JAN 2004 AND HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE FIRST WEEK. THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CODE SO THEY HAD TO TAKE IT OUT TO REPROGRAM, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, THEN WORST OF ALL IT WOULD JUST CUT OFF WHETHER SITTING STILL OR IN MOTION. IN THAT SIX MONTH PERIOD, I HAD TO DRIVE 6 LOANER VEHICLES. PEOPLE BEGAN TO ASK ME IF I OWNED A CAR LOT BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS IN A DIFFERENT CAR! ;O)SO I FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM AND AFTER 6 MONTHS I GOT A BRAND NEW VERONA. BUT THE STORY DOESN'T END THERE BECAUSE AFTER 1 MONTH AND A HALF OF MY NEW VERONA REPLACEMENT, IT CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. SAME PROBLEM AS MY FIRST VERONA. THE THING THAT GOT ME DURING MY FIRST ORDEAL WAS THE FACT THAT SUZUKI DID NOT BELIEVE ME WHICH IS WHY I HAD TO GO FILE A CLAIM. BUT NOW, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS TIME AROUND, MY CAR ALONG WITH 3 OTHER VERONAS ARE NOW SITTING IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR SUZUKI TO COME AND FIX THEM. SO I AM IN LOANER CAR NUMBER 7. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL WHO HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS. BUT IF YOU DO, DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU. I AM A WITNESS THAT THIS CAR HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS. *AK PE04062_CAT

COLD START RUNNING WILL STALL. POOR ACCELERATION . STALLING . THIS DEALER FIXED MY CAR THE FIRST TIME. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE MNGMNT CONTROL BOX UNDER RECALL KC.*AK PE04062_CAT

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK PE04062_CAT

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER REAR SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER MOVED THE SEAT BELT BECAME TIGHTER AND TIGHTER TO THE POINT WHERE THE PASSENGER COULD BARELY BREATH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED TWICE BUT THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM