Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 6,583 complaints for SUZUKI
Incident date: Jan 15, 2013
THE PAINT ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAS CHIPPED OFF. I EXPECT THE REAR TO START RUSTING. I CAN'T TRADE MY CAR IN, DUE TO THE FACT THE PAINT IS PEELING. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER WORTH ANYTHING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2013
ALL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. NOT SURE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR NOT. THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND ETC. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2013
ALL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. NOT SURE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR NOT. THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND ETC. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
2008 SUZUKI SX4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICE, FOR INOPERATIVE TAILLIGHTS. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE POLICE OFFICER DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL, THE ONLY LIGHT WORKING WAS THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS. SOME FUSES WERE BLOWN AND REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, A MOTORIST INFORMED... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
2008 SUZUKI SX4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICE, FOR INOPERATIVE TAILLIGHTS. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE POLICE OFFICER DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL, THE ONLY LIGHT WORKING WAS THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS. SOME FUSES WERE BLOWN AND REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, A MOTORIST INFORMED... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jun 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FIVE DRIVE GEAR OPTIONS, BUT THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN ONE OF THEM AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED TRANSMISSION, BUT THE GEAR MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, OVERHEATED, AND LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2014
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS FAILING AND CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Oct 7, 2014
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS FAILING AND CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Oct 7, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2007) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Jul 4, 2014
MY 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R IS A DEATH TRAP! IT WILL FALL OUT OF SECOND GEAR AT ACCELERATION. MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE RIDING AND I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ,MY M109R FELL OUT OF SECOND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL,THAT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DOUBLE CLUTCH AND JUMP IT INTO THIRD GEAR WITH A FULL THROTTLE IN ORDER NOT TO BE REAR ENDED BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. SUZUKI SHOULD STEP UP T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 21, 2013
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE, WHILE DRIVING. ONCE HE/SHE ARRIVED HOME, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LOSS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS, AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Feb 21, 2013
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE, WHILE DRIVING. ONCE HE/SHE ARRIVED HOME, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LOSS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS, AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. FROM 9/4/14 THRU 9/13/14 THEN AGAIN FROM 9/19/14 THRU 10/2/14. VEHICLE IS HARD TO START WHEN IT SITS IN THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WILL CRANK AND CRANK AND WILL NOT STAY RUNNING UNLESS YOU RAISE THE RPM'S TO AROUND 2000 FOR A FEW MINUTES. AT TIMES IT WILL TAKE 3 TO 5 TRIES TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE DEALER RETURNED BIKE TO ME YESTERDAY AND SAID IT WAS FI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. FROM 9/4/14 THRU 9/13/14 THEN AGAIN FROM 9/19/14 THRU 10/2/14. VEHICLE IS HARD TO START WHEN IT SITS IN THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WILL CRANK AND CRANK AND WILL NOT STAY RUNNING UNLESS YOU RAISE THE RPM'S TO AROUND 2000 FOR A FEW MINUTES. AT TIMES IT WILL TAKE 3 TO 5 TRIES TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE DEALER RETURNED BIKE TO ME YESTERDAY AND SAID IT WAS FI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 23, 2014
STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP, AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF DASH BOARD, MAKING GLASS WHERE SPEEDOMETER IS SMOKEY AND IT STILL IS. SMELT LIKE WIRE BURNING AND SHUT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. WHEN CHECKED ON, A WIRE INSULATION HAD BURNT OFF CAUSING THE SMOKE AND SMELL. AFTER REPLACING THE WIRE COATING, IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN COMING BACK FROM A TRIP TO AUGUSTA THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBER GOT DIMMER, BUT I DID... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2009 SUZUKI DL1000 VSTROM. INTERMITTENT STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS TYPICALLY COMING TO A STOP FROM 30 MPH AND BELOW. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SOME OF WHICH WERE CLOSE CALLS. THE BIKE STALES UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: COMING TO A STOP DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND OR 2ND TO 1ST. ONE OF MY CLOSE CALLS WAS COMING TO A STOP DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND BIK... Read more
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2009 SUZUKI DL1000 VSTROM. INTERMITTENT STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS TYPICALLY COMING TO A STOP FROM 30 MPH AND BELOW. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SOME OF WHICH WERE CLOSE CALLS. THE BIKE STALES UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: COMING TO A STOP DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND OR 2ND TO 1ST. ONE OF MY CLOSE CALLS WAS COMING TO A STOP DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND BIK... Read more
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2009 SUZUKI DL1000 VSTROM. INTERMITTENT STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS TYPICALLY COMING TO A STOP FROM 30 MPH AND BELOW. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SOME OF WHICH WERE CLOSE CALLS. THE BIKE STALES UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: COMING TO A STOP DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND OR 2ND TO 1ST. ONE OF MY CLOSE CALLS WAS COMING TO A STOP DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND BIK... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — AIR BAGS
Oct 2, 2014
Incident date: Sep 29, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 29, 2014
COMING HOME FROM WORK, MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED BOUNCING. DURING THIS EPISODE THE CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN TO DROP OUT. A WHILE LATER, ABOUT 2 MILES, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREE WAY AND GOT TOWED HOME. I GOOGLED MY CAR SITUATION AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS EVENTS AS MINE. HAS SUZUKI ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND I... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
CAR WOULD NOT START BATTERY CHARGED, BUT NEXT DAY VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD BE DRAINED AGAIN.... HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES, AND TURN SIGNAL WORKS OFF AND ON... *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2014
CAR WOULD NOT START BATTERY CHARGED, BUT NEXT DAY VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD BE DRAINED AGAIN.... HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES, AND TURN SIGNAL WORKS OFF AND ON... *TR
Incident date: Sep 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GSX 1300B EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIMOTION TIRES, SIZE 120/70/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2013
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL OF THE 2009 SUZUKI SX4 FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A USED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA DIRECTLY BY TWO SEPARATE LETTERS TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE NECESSARY REPAIR MADE; ALSO I HAVE CALLED THREE DESIGNA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2013
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL OF THE 2009 SUZUKI SX4 FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A USED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA DIRECTLY BY TWO SEPARATE LETTERS TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE NECESSARY REPAIR MADE; ALSO I HAVE CALLED THREE DESIGNA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2013
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL OF THE 2009 SUZUKI SX4 FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A USED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA DIRECTLY BY TWO SEPARATE LETTERS TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE NECESSARY REPAIR MADE; ALSO I HAVE CALLED THREE DESIGNA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER BAR FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2014
AS I WAS TAKING MY BIKE OUT FOR A TEST RIDE AFTER INSTALLING AN OEM SHIFT KIT..I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN I STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND NOTICE THAT MY BRAKES FELT SPONGY, SO I PILED IN THE LEVER AGAIN AND THIS TIME I HAD NO RESISTANCE AND NO COMPRESSION. NOW I'VE DISCOVERED THAT SUZUKI HAVE A RECALL ON ALL OTHER BIKES EXCEPT 04 GSXR 1000..WHY IS THAT? *TR
Incident date: Aug 27, 2014
ABOVE AREA WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE REST OF THE VIN. # ----X92V044100900? MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS CHART? I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM SAID-BUSINESS OWNER OF B & R AUTO BODY AND REPAIR. THEY CLAIMED IT TO BE THEIR BUSINESS VEHICLE? I KNEW THERE WERE ISSUE AND I TOOK CARE OF THEM: BRAKES, WIND SHIELD SMALL STUFF-NO PROBLEM ON VEHICLE . WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPEC... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TO BEGIN, MY MOONROOF LEAKED INTO THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE CABIN ANY TIME I WASHED THE CAR. HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED. WINDOW SEALS WERE BUCKLING AND GOT THOSE REPLACED BY DEALER - BUT CONTINUED TO BUCKLE. ALL STABILITRAC LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. KEY FOB WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 85000 THEN THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO IT. REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TO BEGIN, MY MOONROOF LEAKED INTO THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE CABIN ANY TIME I WASHED THE CAR. HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED. WINDOW SEALS WERE BUCKLING AND GOT THOSE REPLACED BY DEALER - BUT CONTINUED TO BUCKLE. ALL STABILITRAC LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. KEY FOB WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 85000 THEN THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO IT. REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TO BEGIN, MY MOONROOF LEAKED INTO THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE CABIN ANY TIME I WASHED THE CAR. HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED. WINDOW SEALS WERE BUCKLING AND GOT THOSE REPLACED BY DEALER - BUT CONTINUED TO BUCKLE. ALL STABILITRAC LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. KEY FOB WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 85000 THEN THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO IT. REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TO BEGIN, MY MOONROOF LEAKED INTO THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE CABIN ANY TIME I WASHED THE CAR. HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED. WINDOW SEALS WERE BUCKLING AND GOT THOSE REPLACED BY DEALER - BUT CONTINUED TO BUCKLE. ALL STABILITRAC LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. KEY FOB WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 85000 THEN THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO IT. REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI GSX-R600. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL HESITATED TO RESPOND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V449000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
GEARS STARTED SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN, AND AT TIMES DID NOT SHIFT AT ALL...THANK GOD I WAS ALREADY ARRIVING HOME WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED INTO PARK, BRINGING THE CAR TO A SCREECHING HALT, AT THIS POINT I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN TO GET INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD A 1HRS DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THIS HA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
GEARS STARTED SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN, AND AT TIMES DID NOT SHIFT AT ALL...THANK GOD I WAS ALREADY ARRIVING HOME WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED INTO PARK, BRINGING THE CAR TO A SCREECHING HALT, AT THIS POINT I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN TO GET INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD A 1HRS DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THIS HA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
GEARS STARTED SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN, AND AT TIMES DID NOT SHIFT AT ALL...THANK GOD I WAS ALREADY ARRIVING HOME WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED INTO PARK, BRINGING THE CAR TO A SCREECHING HALT, AT THIS POINT I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN TO GET INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD A 1HRS DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THIS HA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND STARTED TO JERK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Incident date: Sep 22, 2014
MY KIZASHI WENT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V464000 , THE EVAP CANISTER AIR VENT LINE WAS CLOGGED, SO THEY REPLACED. AS PER RECALL NOTICE THE GAS TANK WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED, AND DEALERSHIP DECIDED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY !!!! *TR
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
VEHICLE HAS ISSUES STARTING WHEN IT SITS IN THE SUN. ENGINE WILL CRANK AND CRANK STRONGLY BUT WILL NOT START EASILY. VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER 3 TO 4 TRIES, BUT EXHAUST WILL SMELL LIKE GAS. THE THROTTLE NEEDS TO BE HELD OPEN TO KEEP RUNNING AND TO GET VEHICLE STARTED. VEHICLE IS ROUGH IDLING FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE WILL STALL FROM TIME TO TIME AT DOWN SHIFTING AT A STOP. *TR
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
VEHICLE HAS ISSUES STARTING WHEN IT SITS IN THE SUN. ENGINE WILL CRANK AND CRANK STRONGLY BUT WILL NOT START EASILY. VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER 3 TO 4 TRIES, BUT EXHAUST WILL SMELL LIKE GAS. THE THROTTLE NEEDS TO BE HELD OPEN TO KEEP RUNNING AND TO GET VEHICLE STARTED. VEHICLE IS ROUGH IDLING FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE WILL STALL FROM TIME TO TIME AT DOWN SHIFTING AT A STOP. *TR
Incident date: Sep 18, 2014
BEFORE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, AS SOON AS I SWITCHED IT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I NOTICED THAT ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN THAT THE "D" HAD A SLASH MARK AS IF TO SAY "NO DRIVING", AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THIS T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2014
BEFORE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, AS SOON AS I SWITCHED IT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I NOTICED THAT ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN THAT THE "D" HAD A SLASH MARK AS IF TO SAY "NO DRIVING", AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THIS T... Read more
Incident date: Apr 23, 2014
WHEN PUT GAS IN DOESN'T START HAS TO HOLD GAS PEDAL DOWN.. DRIVING ON HI WAY GOING 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 69. HAD TO COME TO ABRUPT STOP TRUCK SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START FOR FEW MINUTES IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY . THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR.AND SOMETIMES WHEN SPEEDING UP IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING.THERES OTHER STUFF BUT NOT TOO MAJOR AS THESE ARE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 23, 2014
WHEN PUT GAS IN DOESN'T START HAS TO HOLD GAS PEDAL DOWN.. DRIVING ON HI WAY GOING 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 69. HAD TO COME TO ABRUPT STOP TRUCK SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START FOR FEW MINUTES IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY . THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR.AND SOMETIMES WHEN SPEEDING UP IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING.THERES OTHER STUFF BUT NOT TOO MAJOR AS THESE ARE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 18, 2014
WHILE TRAVELING WITH WITH ENGINE RPM AT 2500 THE BIKE SURGES CAUSING A JOLTING FEELING ON THE BIKE. WHICH WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE RIDER TO APPLY MORE THROTTLE LEADING TO AN ADDIDENT OR INJURY TO THE RIDER OR PASSENGER. *TR
Incident date: Sep 18, 2014
WHILE TRAVELING WITH WITH ENGINE RPM AT 2500 THE BIKE SURGES CAUSING A JOLTING FEELING ON THE BIKE. WHICH WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE RIDER TO APPLY MORE THROTTLE LEADING TO AN ADDIDENT OR INJURY TO THE RIDER OR PASSENGER. *TR
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Sep 18, 2014
Incident date: Aug 10, 2009
JUST AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE SAID. MY 2008 GRAND VITARA LOW BEAM H7 STYLE HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT CONSTANTLY. VERY UNSAFE TO NEARLY CRASH WHEN BOTH BLOW AT THE SAME TIME DRIVING AT NIGHT. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME A HEADLIGHT WILL BLOW OUT. NOT TO MENTION TELLING VARIOUS POLICE OVER AND OVER THE PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION TICKETS, WARNINGS, AND GENERAL DISDAIN FROM POLICE BECAUSE THEY... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 18, 2014
Incident date: Aug 10, 2009
JUST AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE SAID. MY 2008 GRAND VITARA LOW BEAM H7 STYLE HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT CONSTANTLY. VERY UNSAFE TO NEARLY CRASH WHEN BOTH BLOW AT THE SAME TIME DRIVING AT NIGHT. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME A HEADLIGHT WILL BLOW OUT. NOT TO MENTION TELLING VARIOUS POLICE OVER AND OVER THE PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION TICKETS, WARNINGS, AND GENERAL DISDAIN FROM POLICE BECAUSE THEY... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2014
MY CD PLAYER STOP WORKING, AND MY RADIO HAVE STATIC IN IT. *TR