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: Dec 13, 2013
MY SV1000 HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ITS CHARGING SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I CAME TO FIND IT WAS A HEAVILY DOCUMENTED ON PUBLIC ONLINE FORUMS SUCH AS SV-PORTAL.COM AND HAS AFFECTED ALMOST ALL SV1000 OWNERS. THE MAGNETS, WHICH ARE GLUED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATOR ROTOR, BREAK FREE OF THEIR EPOXY BOND AND SHATTER INTO PIECES INSIDE THE ENGINE CASE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSU... Read more
Incident date: Dec 13, 2013
MY SV1000 HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ITS CHARGING SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I CAME TO FIND IT WAS A HEAVILY DOCUMENTED ON PUBLIC ONLINE FORUMS SUCH AS SV-PORTAL.COM AND HAS AFFECTED ALMOST ALL SV1000 OWNERS. THE MAGNETS, WHICH ARE GLUED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATOR ROTOR, BREAK FREE OF THEIR EPOXY BOND AND SHATTER INTO PIECES INSIDE THE ENGINE CASE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSU... Read more
Incident date: Dec 13, 2013
MY SV1000 HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ITS CHARGING SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I CAME TO FIND IT WAS A HEAVILY DOCUMENTED ON PUBLIC ONLINE FORUMS SUCH AS SV-PORTAL.COM AND HAS AFFECTED ALMOST ALL SV1000 OWNERS. THE MAGNETS, WHICH ARE GLUED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATOR ROTOR, BREAK FREE OF THEIR EPOXY BOND AND SHATTER INTO PIECES INSIDE THE ENGINE CASE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSU... Read more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT
Crash
Incident date: May 6, 2012
2008 SUZUKI GSX-R1000. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKING SYSTEM DEFECT RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONSUMER VISITED THE SHOP THAT WAS SOLD THE BIKE SHE WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE OF HER HUSBAND'S FATAL ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESS OF THE ACCIDENT, HER HUSBAND TOOK OFF FROM THE STOP ... Read more
Crash
1 deaths
Incident date: Sep 16, 2008
FROM DAY ONE, MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES IE, IT'S THE GAS CAP, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, (THE DEALER) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED,SO MUCH, THEN HE TOOK OFF, AND LEFT MASSACHUSETTS AFTER SELLING ME A LEMON. ETC. HOW MANY GAS CAPS DO I HAVE TO BUY? NOW AT YEAR 2014, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE ENGINE BELT SNAP... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2008
FROM DAY ONE, MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES IE, IT'S THE GAS CAP, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, (THE DEALER) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED,SO MUCH, THEN HE TOOK OFF, AND LEFT MASSACHUSETTS AFTER SELLING ME A LEMON. ETC. HOW MANY GAS CAPS DO I HAVE TO BUY? NOW AT YEAR 2014, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE ENGINE BELT SNAP... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2008
FROM DAY ONE, MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES IE, IT'S THE GAS CAP, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, (THE DEALER) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED,SO MUCH, THEN HE TOOK OFF, AND LEFT MASSACHUSETTS AFTER SELLING ME A LEMON. ETC. HOW MANY GAS CAPS DO I HAVE TO BUY? NOW AT YEAR 2014, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE ENGINE BELT SNAP... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2008
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A RECURRING TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. OUT OF THE 7 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR EVERY 14 MONTHS LIKE CLOCKWORK. NO OTHER DEALER OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALER IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE RANGE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 29, 2014
MY CAR HAD A FIRE ON 5/29/2014. I DROVE IN LOW SPEED 30 MPH IN TEMPE CITY, BUT I SMELLED LITTLE SMOKE COMING OUT. I PARKED THE CAR. THE FIRE STARTED FROM SOME CABLES AT THE LEFT SIDE COLUMN UNDER STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S SEAT. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. SOME WIRES, PARTS AND THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN BURNT DOWN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BILL LUKE SUZUKI IN TEMP... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS OFF WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE SUZUKI DEALERS IN THE AREA WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,579.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK, HESITATED, AND LOST ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2011) — STRUCTURE
Jun 7, 2014
Incident date: Jun 3, 2013
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR HOLDS WATER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND THE INSIDE FLOOR IS STARTING TO RUST THIS IS OF NO FAULT OF MY OWN THIS IS A DEFECT. *TR
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA XL-7
(2002) — AIR BAGS
Jun 5, 2014
Incident date: Oct 28, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AREA AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 27, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI GSXR600 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FEMUR AND SHATTERED PELVIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND... Read more
Crash
1 injured
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 3, 2014
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM BULB AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND HAVE CHANGED THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES SO FAR EVEN REPLACED WITH BEST BULB BRANDS. *TR
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 3, 2014
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM BULB AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND HAVE CHANGED THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES SO FAR EVEN REPLACED WITH BEST BULB BRANDS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 27, 2013
THE MAGNETS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR CAME LOOSE. THEY ARE APPARENTLY HELD IN PLACE WITH GLUE, WHICH FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE MAGNETS TO BREAK APART AND DESTROY THE ALTERNATOR STATOR AS WELL. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR INVOLVING NEW PARTS (ROTOR, STATOR, GASKET, OIL) LABOR AND MUCH INCONVENIENCE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 27, 2013
THE MAGNETS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR CAME LOOSE. THEY ARE APPARENTLY HELD IN PLACE WITH GLUE, WHICH FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE MAGNETS TO BREAK APART AND DESTROY THE ALTERNATOR STATOR AS WELL. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR INVOLVING NEW PARTS (ROTOR, STATOR, GASKET, OIL) LABOR AND MUCH INCONVENIENCE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 28, 2014
THE AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR REASON FOR THE SENSOR TO TURN ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR SYSTEM REPLACED. CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION WHY THE SENSOR WOULD SUDDENLY FAIL OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SO THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2012 F... Read more
Incident date: Mar 28, 2014
THE AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR REASON FOR THE SENSOR TO TURN ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR SYSTEM REPLACED. CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION WHY THE SENSOR WOULD SUDDENLY FAIL OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SO THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2012 F... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2014
I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI XL7 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER SPENDING A GOOD SUM OF MONEY TO FIND OUT WHY BY A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD ??? I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE SEAT SENSOR HAD ALOT OF BULLETINS TO BRING IT UP AND THEY SHOULD HANDLE IT LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THEM I WAITED FOR TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2014
I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI XL7 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER SPENDING A GOOD SUM OF MONEY TO FIND OUT WHY BY A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD ??? I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE SEAT SENSOR HAD ALOT OF BULLETINS TO BRING IT UP AND THEY SHOULD HANDLE IT LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THEM I WAITED FOR TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2014
THE SUZUKI WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR INTERIOR TO MILDEW AND MOLD THE WINDSHIELD IS A RECALL ITEM BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SMELL AND HEALTH CONCERNS BREATHING PROBLEMS CONSTANT UPPER LUNG INFECTIONS FROM A CAR DEFECT THIS IS A ISSUE. CAR CAN NOT BE SOLD BECAUSE OF SMELL ???? MONEY IS NOT AS BIG OF CONCERN AS HEALTH OF ME AND MY FAMILY ??? SUZUKI SHOULD BUY BACK OR FIX PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Feb 28, 2014
THE SUZUKI WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR INTERIOR TO MILDEW AND MOLD THE WINDSHIELD IS A RECALL ITEM BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SMELL AND HEALTH CONCERNS BREATHING PROBLEMS CONSTANT UPPER LUNG INFECTIONS FROM A CAR DEFECT THIS IS A ISSUE. CAR CAN NOT BE SOLD BECAUSE OF SMELL ???? MONEY IS NOT AS BIG OF CONCERN AS HEALTH OF ME AND MY FAMILY ??? SUZUKI SHOULD BUY BACK OR FIX PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Feb 28, 2014
I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI XL7 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER SPENDING A GOOD SUM OF MONEY TO FIND OUT WHY BY A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD ??? I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE SEAT SENSOR HAD ALOT OF BULLETINS TO BRING IT UP AND THEY SHOULD HANDLE IT LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THEM I WAITED FOR TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2014
I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI XL7 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER SPENDING A GOOD SUM OF MONEY TO FIND OUT WHY BY A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD ??? I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE SEAT SENSOR HAD ALOT OF BULLETINS TO BRING IT UP AND THEY SHOULD HANDLE IT LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THEM I WAITED FOR TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2013
BECAUSE OF FAULTY PRIMER, THE PAINT ON MY 2008 XL7 IS NOW PEELING OFF AND BUBBLING. SUZUKI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX SO WHEN I GO TO TRADE IT IN, IT WILL BE WORTH LITTLE TO NOTHING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI AGAIN SIMPLY BASED ON THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. MINE IS NOT THE ONLY WHITE XL7 THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WHEN YOU SE... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2008) — AIR BAGS
May 30, 2014
Incident date: Nov 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPER... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2012
MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 5 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 1 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2012
MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 5 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 1 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2013
MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 4 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 2 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2013
MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 4 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 2 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2013
THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE. MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 3 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 3 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING ARO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2013
THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE. MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 3 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 3 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING ARO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2010
MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 1 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 5 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2010
MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE AT HANDLE BARS AND BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. ELECTRICAL OUTPUT FROM THE MAGNETO WAS ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN DC OUTPUT. SELF INVESTIGATION INTO ISSUE REVEALED THAT THE INTERNAL MAGNETO ROTOR THAT NORMALLY HAS 6 MAGNETS EPOXIED TO IT, NOW ONLY HAD 1 EPOXIED IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE OTHER 5 HAD BROKEN THE BOND AND WERE SLIDING AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
OCS SENSOR MAT INSTALLED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY FAIL DUE TO REPEATED FLEXING OF THE MAT FROM USE OF THE SEAT. AS A RESULT, DURING A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT, THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT IS AN ADULT OR A CHILD. * WILL NOT DETECT PASSENGER IN SEAT AT WEIGHTS OF 150 LBS OR BELOW. *TR
Incident date: Apr 25, 2014
HUSBAND WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT TIRE GAVE WAY AND BENT IN FROM FRAME. TOOK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 129,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAIN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2014
HUSBAND WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT TIRE GAVE WAY AND BENT IN FROM FRAME. TOOK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 129,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAIN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V513000 (VISIBILITY) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE. ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V513000 (VISIBILITY) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE. ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT THE WARNING LAMP STILL INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2011
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, MY VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE, LURCHED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED ABOUT A MINU... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2011
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, MY VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE, LURCHED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED ABOUT A MINU... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
I STARTED THE CAR. LET IT IDLE FOR A MINUTE TO BRING THE RPM DOWN. I TRIED TO SHIFT IT TO REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT GO. IT HAD AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON. I SHIFTED BACK TO PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I LET IT SET FOR A MINUTE THEN RESTARTED IT. WHEN I SHIFTED AGAIN, IT CLUNKED AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND IT CLUNKED AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. I AM A SINGLE 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN. I WORK 2... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2009
I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR TWICE SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR NEW IN 2008 AND JUST LAST WEEK I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! SO I WILL BE REPLACING THIS SAME PART FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE PURCHASINGIT NEW 6 YEARS AGO. *TR
Incident date: May 6, 2014
WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK MY VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND ALSO MAKES A NOISE WHILE STARTING.THE TEMPERATURE GAGE NO LONGER WORKS AND THE BLINKER HANDLE HAS TO BE MANUALLY TURN OFF AFTER TURNING.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHATS GOING ON.THIS SUV NOW HAS 95,000 MILES LOVE IT BUT AM CONCERNED IS THIS A PRICEY REPAIR.NEED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE.A CONCERNED OWNER. *TR
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA XL-7
(2004) — AIR BAGS
May 25, 2014
Incident date: Sep 4, 2013
THE AIR BAG DASH LITE CAME ON, WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL LIKE THIS AND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR, THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT? IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHY NOT A RECALL? THE COST T REPLACE THE SEAT OVER $2000. *TR