SUZUKI Complaints

MY VERONA HAD A PROBLEM OF FEELING LIKE IT WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING ABOUT 40-50 MPH AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE WAS ON OR IN FIRST GEAR. THE SECOND TIME 30-40 MPH THE SAME THING. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID " I'M NOT POINTING ANY FINGERS BUT IT SHOWS THAT THE THROTTLE AND THE BRAKE WAS ON AT THE SAME TIME". WHICH I TOOK TO MEAN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY BRAKE ON WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. TOLD HIM THAT IF I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT THAT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THEIR ANSWER TO DRIVE IT IN (30 MILES) WHEN THE CAR WAS HAVING THAT PROBLEM.*AK

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SUZUKI AERIO WITH MY INFANT GRAND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND THE RIM SNAPPED IN 2 PIECES AND THE WHOLE WHEEL FELL OFF AND THE CAR SLIP 175 FEET ON THE ROTOR. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL THE DAMAGES INCLUDING THE BODY WORK. I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER 30 DAYS NO RENTAL CAR AND MY DAUGHTER'S BACK WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS RANDOMLY LIGHTING UP AND GOING OUT AND NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY. *LA

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF MY 2001 SUZUKI VITARA. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALER THAT THIS HAPPENS TO ALL OF THEM. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL OF THESE VEHICLES, SUZUKI SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART AND REPLACE IT WITH ONE THAT WILL NOT WEAR OUT.*AK

WOULD POP OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING GOING UP HILL OR PUTTING ANY LOAD ON IT. CALLED MT LOCAL DEALER AND TOOK IT RIGHT IN. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE CAM STOP PLATE AND PINS. SHOULD HAVE IT BACK NEXT WEEK. *AK

I HAVE HAD MY SUZUKI VL1500 LC FOR ONE YEAR AND HAVE RIDDEN 3,000 MILES. AT AROUND 2,800 MILES WHILE ON A RIDE THROUGH THE HILLS, THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURED WHILE IN 4TH GEAR ACCELLERATING UNDER NORMAL LOAD. SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF 4TH GEAR INTO A NUETRAL UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

1999 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500 TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR REGULARLY UNDER NORMAL RIDING SUZUKI SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEMS. *AK

SUZUKI, MODEL 1500LC MOTORCYCLE 'JUMPING OUT OF GEAR" INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS WHO OWN THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONE IS TYPICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR STICKING. *MR CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO COLLISIONS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. AN ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS INSTALLED, BUT A FEW MONTHS LATER VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *LA

FAILURE ON BRAKES, ACCELERATOR, ALARM, LIGHTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THE CARPET. *MR THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR WERE RECALLED. THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ALARMED FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT TEN TIMES IN REFERENCE TO THE ALARM. THE DOOR AJAR CHIME DID NOT WORK. THE CARPET WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED ON JANUARY 2004 NHTSA RECALL 03V512000 REGARDING ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FIREWALL COULD CRACK DUE TO EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO FORCES FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, AND INSUFFICIENT LONG TERM DURABILITY OF THE PLASTIC CASING CAP. THE DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT THE RECALL.*AK