SUZUKI Complaints

MY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE A 200 SUZUKI VITARA, AND WITHIN THE FIRST MONTHS I NOTICED IT WASN'T SHIFTING JUST RIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL. RIGHT AWAY ALSO I NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING OIL AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE DEALERSHIP GAVE THE SAME ANSWER. FINALLY AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE FORCED TO TO REALLY DEAL WITH THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN THAT NEXT DAY. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP MY VEHICLE STALLED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THEY WERE NEGLECTING. THE ENDED UP CHANGING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 1 MONTH. WHEN I INTIALLY TOOK MY VEHICHLE IN I POINTED OUT A CRACK IN THE WINDSHEILD AND TOLD THEM THAT I HAD TAKEN MY VECHILE TO SEVERAL WINDOW REPAIR SHOPS. THE REPAIR SHOPS TOLD ME IT WOULD BE POINTLESS TO GET A NEW WINDSHEILD BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACK HAD STARTED FROM THE BODY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, TO DATE IT'S STILL CRACKED. NOW MY KEY IS CAUGHT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IT WILL GO TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION BUT IT WILL NOT RELEASE MY KEY. EACH NIGHT I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY, TO PERSERVE IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO TELL THEM MY YEAR, MAKE OR MODEL THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SAID IT HAPPEND QUITE A BIT. I JUST SUPRISED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN PUT ON RECALL. MAYBE THERE ARE ENOUGH CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME NUMEROUS PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE CLEANING WINDSHIELD CLEAN FLUID LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE THROUGH SEAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TIRES WEARING OUT FAST WITH LOW MILEAGE ON THEM, BRIDGESTONE P235-60-16 DUELER H/T. BEEN COMPLAINING TO SUZUKI DEALER ABOUT TIRES AND STEERING ON THE CAR. IN ONE MONTH FROM LAST VISIT HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE OF CUPPING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. STEERING WAS SHIMMING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR BAD ANDALSO MAKING STEERING GO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER WONT DO NOTHING. BUT SERVICE MANAGER AT TIRAPELLI SUZUKI STATED SUZUKI KNOWS OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES BUT THE DEALER DOESNT WARRANT THE TIRES. ALL THEY SUGGESTED WAS REPLACE TIRES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SUZUKI XR-7 YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE BECAUSE OF BAD WEAR AND CUPPING. HAD TO PUT OUT 361.00 TODAY FOR THE TIRES AND NOW THE CAR SO FAR DRIVES OK. BUT ONLY HAS 28161 ON TIRES IN WEAR AND CAR ISNT 1 YEAR OLD.

MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR: MAKE: SUZUKI MODEL: INTRUDER LC1500 YEAR: 2002 THE MOTORCYCLE WILL SLIP OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND GO TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITH CLOSE TRAFFICE BEHIND YOU.

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE REAR WINDOW SEALANT PEELS OFF AND STICKS TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE HEAT. VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE REMEDY SCOPE FOR A RECALL WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.

I PURCHASED A SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER, WITH 2500 MILES, INMAY, FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS POPPED OUT OF 4TH GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, UNDER MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION, AS IN, ENTERING AN FREEWAY, ON THE RAMP, TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE. ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE ON A 2-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY(COUNTRY ROAD). I HOPE THE ENGINE HASN'T BEEN HURT, BY BEING OVEREVED. IF YOU DRIVE A CAR, CAN YOU IMAGINE FLOORING IT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY, THEN HAVING SOMEONE SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL!!! NOT GOOD! I MANAGE AN AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION SHOP, SO I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW IT WORKS ETC. THERE MUST BE A WEAK PART, TOO MUCH ENDPLAY,BAD SHIFT FORK ETC. I HAVE TRIED TO SHIFT IT DIFFERENT WAYS, HOLD IT IN ETC. TO NO AVAIL. THIS SITUATION NEEDS ATTENTION,SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT, I FEAR. I KNOW IT'S NOT FROM ABUSE, WEAR ETC. BAD RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! IT SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVELANT IN THE 2000 MODEL YEAR? I'VE A SUZUKI FAN, AND HAVE OWNED "6"UZUKI'S. I HOPE THEY TAKE THE OPPURTUNITY TO CORRECT THIS. IT'S A GOOD MOTORCYCLE. *AK

I HAVE 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING TO THE FLOOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BROKEN LINKAGE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEED IT MAKES A WEIRD GRUNTING GURGLING SOUND. I PLANNING ON HAVING IT CHECKED OUT WHEN I HAVE MY 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER.*AK

TRANSMISSION MAKES HUGE GRINDING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE - THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN WRITING BY AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE CENTER AS NORMAL YET SOUND. NLY OCCURRED IN 24TH MONTH OF OWNERSHIP.*AK

THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE IGNITION WHEN STARTING UP THE MOTORCYCLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF ALL POWER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS; THE FAILED COMPONENT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. *AK