SUZUKI Complaints

REAR BRAKES FEEL AS THOUGH THEY'RE ALWAYS ON. WHEN REAR BRAKES ARE APPLIED CONSUMER HEARS A CRUNCH WHICH MAKES HIM AWARE THAT THERE ARE NO BRAKES. THEY BEEN REPLACED 4-5 TIMES, ONCE FOR FREE. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE BRAKE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES, AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING. *AK

CONSUMER COULD NOT JUST DOWNSHIFT, BUT HAD TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION TO COME TO A LOWER GEAR. CONSUMER SAID THIS WAS UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF OTHER VEHICLES WERE BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE IT COULD BE HIT. SOMETIMES IT WORKED RIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ALSO WHEN STARTING IN GEAR, THE BIKE WOULD JUMP FORWARD. *AK

ON APRIL 12TH 2000, WHILE DRIVING MY SUSUKI SIDEKICK MY AIR BAGES DEPLOYED WITH OUT BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AT NO TIME DID I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WAS I HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH MYSELF AND THE PASSNEGER INTHE FRONT SEAT WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT WE DID SUSATIN MINOR INJURIES. INCLUDING AIR BAG BURNS AND LACERATIONS ON HTE FACE. I HAVE CALLED SUSUKI DERECTLY AS WELL AS THE DEALER. NO ONE HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THER IS A PROBLEM AND THE COMPANY IS EXPECTING ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES AND TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR THE TIME SINCE THE ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE NOW AGAIN STARTED TO USE THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE AND I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN IT TO THE COMPANY AND BE LET OUT OF MY LEASE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED DOR MY TIME I DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE TO PAY THE LEASE ONTHE CAR BECAUSE I AM OBLIGATED TO PAY PER THE AGREEMENT. I FEEL SUSUKI IS OBLIGATED TO GIVE ME A VEHCILE THAT IS OPERATING PER THEIR AGREEMENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY WEHER WITH THEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE AND HELP YOU COULD OFFER ME IN THIS SITUATION. SINCERLY MICHELLE BUTEAU. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK FOR OVER TWO HOURS. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL LIGHTS, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING THE BRACKET THAT THE COOLING FAN AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR MOUNT TO CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE COOLING FAN WAS THROWN INTO THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO FAIL SUDDENLY. THE COOLING FAN AND BRACKET PIECE ALSO DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CAUSING FAILURE.

HAD TIRES REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW TIRES. INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD BE SLICK. WAS DRIVING TOWARDS A CORNER TO TURN WHEN MOTORCYCLE WENT FROM UNDER THE DRIVER DUE TO SLICKNESS OF TIRES. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE SHIPPED WITH CHEMICALS SPRAYED ON THEM WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BE SLICK. BRIDGESTONE TIRES 110X70X17 F 150X60X17 R. *AK

DEALER REPLACED SIX FAULTY ALTERNATORS. BUT, PROBLEM APPEARS TO REOCCUR. ALSO, REPLACED AIR COMPRESSOR ONCE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP & CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & MANUFACTURER ABOUT HOOD LATCH. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP & TOWED TO MECHANIC.CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE HOOD LATCH. PROBLEM WITH HOOD HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE.*AK

CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET DEALER TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. BUT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK *ML