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: May 23, 2014
WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IT TOOK A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER TO GO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON WHILE THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR
Incident date: May 23, 2014
WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IT TOOK A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER TO GO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON WHILE THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR
Incident date: Nov 23, 2013
THERE IS A FUME THAT SMELLS TOXIC. I HAVE HAD A NEW VALVE COVER GASKET AND A CABIN FILTER PUT ON THIS CAR BUT THE FUMES PERSIST. I THINK THEY ARE BAD FOR MY HEALTH BECAUSE THE EFFECTS STAYS WITH ME LONG AFTER I'M OUT OF THE CAR, MY BREATHING/CHEST JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. HOWEVER I KNOW I S... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2013
I BOUGHT MY 2011 SUZUKI KAZASHI PRE-OWNED WITH A LITTLE OVER 22,000 MILES ON IT IN FEBRUARY OF 2013. A LITTLE LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I REPLACED BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MYSELF AS I ALWAYS REPLACE THE PAIR IF ONE GOES OUT. IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN MARCH 2014. THIS TIME, I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE IT BECAUSE REPLACING THE BULBS WERE A PAIN, AND I HAD T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 8, 2012
AFTER YOUR HAVE THE SUZUKI XL 7 FOR A YEAR OR TWO, WHEN IT RAIN IT WILL RAIN INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG WHICH YOU MAY NOT REALIZE AT FIRST. *TR
Incident date: Jan 6, 2014
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOPPED FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE AND ITS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF. IF I PUT IT IN PARK IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED AND LOOKED EVERYTHING OVER AND CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING. *TR
Incident date: May 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI DL1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI DL1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 19, 2014
WHEN MY SUZUKI FORENZA 2008 HIT AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING SPORADIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES, INCLUDING NOT BEING ABLE TO REVERSE PROPERLY, MECHANICAL SOUNDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN ON DRIVE, IT WAS VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, MY BROTHER HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAD THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I TOOK IT TO ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2014
STARTING IN JANUARY 2014 CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT AND BEGAN LURCHING INTO GEAR FROM STOPPED. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, JUMPS INTO GEAR. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LURCHES FORWARD STARTING IN 3RD GEAR AND CONTINUES DURING DRIVING. HUSBAND DIAGNOSED AFTER MUCH ONLINE RESEARCH AND A FEW MONTHS LATER, EVEN TAKING CODE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSISTED THEY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2014
STARTING IN JANUARY 2014 CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT AND BEGAN LURCHING INTO GEAR FROM STOPPED. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, JUMPS INTO GEAR. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LURCHES FORWARD STARTING IN 3RD GEAR AND CONTINUES DURING DRIVING. HUSBAND DIAGNOSED AFTER MUCH ONLINE RESEARCH AND A FEW MONTHS LATER, EVEN TAKING CODE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSISTED THEY... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2014
AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A WHILE THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE AS WELL AS MAKES SOME KIND OF CLUNKING SOUND. AFTERWARD, WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE, THERE IS A MARKED DELAY PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHENEVER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS ETC. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AGAIN WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE IN 2011 @ 30K MILES BECAUSE MY CAR WOU... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED BY AN OCCUPANT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE F... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUZUKI ESTEEM. THE CONTACT OCCASIONALLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIELDING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AROUND THE MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER,THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE RIGHT AXLE SHAFT WAS BROKEN ON THE SUBFRAME WHICH WAS CORRODED WITH EXTENSIVE RUST IN ADDITION TO T... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUZUKI ESTEEM. THE CONTACT OCCASIONALLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIELDING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AROUND THE MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER,THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE RIGHT AXLE SHAFT WAS BROKEN ON THE SUBFRAME WHICH WAS CORRODED WITH EXTENSIVE RUST IN ADDITION TO T... Read more
Incident date: May 19, 2014
I HAVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES ONLY ABOUT 29,500 MILES AND HAVE UNEVEN WEAR ON ALL MY TIRES I HAVE THEM ROTAED AT EVERY 3000 MILES THAT SHOULDN'T BE AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PASSANGER SIDE IS OFF WHEN YOU SIT IN THE SEAT AND ON WHEN NO NONE SITS IN IT TVI TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY JUST SAY THAT THE PERSON DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH FOR IT TO COME ON. *JS
Incident date: May 19, 2014
I HAVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES ONLY ABOUT 29,500 MILES AND HAVE UNEVEN WEAR ON ALL MY TIRES I HAVE THEM ROTAED AT EVERY 3000 MILES THAT SHOULDN'T BE AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PASSANGER SIDE IS OFF WHEN YOU SIT IN THE SEAT AND ON WHEN NO NONE SITS IN IT TVI TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY JUST SAY THAT THE PERSON DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH FOR IT TO COME ON. *JS
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2011) — TIRES
May 19, 2014
Incident date: May 19, 2014
I HAVE ALMOST 27,400 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THE TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED WHICH THEY SHOULDNT BE LIKE THAT I DO NOT DRIVE FAR AT ALL I AM A VERY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER THE TIRE SIZES ARE P225 70 R16. *JS
Incident date: May 3, 2014
AT FIRST THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY EITHER GOING INTO THE IGNITION OR COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION. WITH ALL OF THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO THE IGNITION PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLE'S, THIS HAS CONCERNED ME GREATLY. PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY. *JS
Incident date: Oct 9, 2012
VEHICLE LURCHED AND HOPPED OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, HE STATED THE CODE INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS HAVING AN ISSUE, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. THE FIX LASTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND THE SENSOR AGAIN WENT BAD, I JUST HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE ALL OF THE ISSUES, I HAVE TO DRIVE IN 3 TO KEEP THE CAR SHIFTING AND ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2012
VEHICLE LURCHED AND HOPPED OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, HE STATED THE CODE INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS HAVING AN ISSUE, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. THE FIX LASTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND THE SENSOR AGAIN WENT BAD, I JUST HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE ALL OF THE ISSUES, I HAVE TO DRIVE IN 3 TO KEEP THE CAR SHIFTING AND ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2012
VEHICLE LURCHED AND HOPPED OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, HE STATED THE CODE INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS HAVING AN ISSUE, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. THE FIX LASTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND THE SENSOR AGAIN WENT BAD, I JUST HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE ALL OF THE ISSUES, I HAVE TO DRIVE IN 3 TO KEEP THE CAR SHIFTING AND ... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2014
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE EXIT AND THEN TURNING RIGHT FROM STOP SIGN ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN HEARD A CLICK AND THEN TIRE WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR BODY THE KFRAME GOT RUSTED AND TWISTED PUSHING THE TIRE BACK AND STEERING WHEEL OFF. *TR
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL IN REVERSE, SHIFT GEARS AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER GEAR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL IN REVERSE, SHIFT GEARS AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER GEAR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2014
RIDING HOME AFTER WORK ON BACK HIGHWAY AND LOST ALL POWER TO BIKE. REAR TIRE LOCKED UP A BIT, SO HAD TO PULL CLUTCH AND CUT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO PARK ON THE SHOULDER. POWER LOSS WAS INSTANT AND IF CARS WERE BEHIND ME, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. POWER LOSS WAS COMPLETE, SO I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR BLINKERS. THE MASTER FUSE BLEW DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REGULATOR RECTIFIER. THE SHOP I ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2009
FRONT DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO KEY FOB AND WOULD STAY LOCKED. HAD TO USE KEY TO GET INTO THE CAR. GOT IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, REAR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WONT RESPOND TO FOB. EITHER THE REAR DOORS STAY LOCKED( AND CANNOT EVEN BE OPENED WITH THE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE) OR SOMETIMES THEY WONT LOCK WHEN YOU LEAVE THE CAR. THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE SITUATIO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2009
FRONT DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO KEY FOB AND WOULD STAY LOCKED. HAD TO USE KEY TO GET INTO THE CAR. GOT IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, REAR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WONT RESPOND TO FOB. EITHER THE REAR DOORS STAY LOCKED( AND CANNOT EVEN BE OPENED WITH THE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE) OR SOMETIMES THEY WONT LOCK WHEN YOU LEAVE THE CAR. THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE SITUATIO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2009
FRONT DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO KEY FOB AND WOULD STAY LOCKED. HAD TO USE KEY TO GET INTO THE CAR. GOT IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, REAR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WONT RESPOND TO FOB. EITHER THE REAR DOORS STAY LOCKED( AND CANNOT EVEN BE OPENED WITH THE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE) OR SOMETIMES THEY WONT LOCK WHEN YOU LEAVE THE CAR. THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE SITUATIO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2013
2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER DRIVING 5-10 MILES, ONCE HE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
Incident date: Jun 14, 2013
2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER DRIVING 5-10 MILES, ONCE HE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 9, 2014
Incident date: Feb 19, 2014
THE BULBS IN MY HEADLAMPS CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACING. I HAVE REPLACED THEM ON AVERAGE TWICE A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY THE LAST TWO YEARS TO 5 MONTH INTERVALS. I HAVE A STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH MY ELECTRICIAN/MECHANIC, WHO ALMOST KNOWS ME ON A FIRST NAME BASIS. HE NEVER FINDS ANYTHING WRONG, IN TERMS OF A SHORT IN THE WIRES.....JUST CONTINUES TO CHAN... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 9, 2014
Incident date: Feb 19, 2014
THE BULBS IN MY HEADLAMPS CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACING. I HAVE REPLACED THEM ON AVERAGE TWICE A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY THE LAST TWO YEARS TO 5 MONTH INTERVALS. I HAVE A STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH MY ELECTRICIAN/MECHANIC, WHO ALMOST KNOWS ME ON A FIRST NAME BASIS. HE NEVER FINDS ANYTHING WRONG, IN TERMS OF A SHORT IN THE WIRES.....JUST CONTINUES TO CHAN... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2014
I WAS RIDING ALONG AND THE BIKE DIED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND JUST BEGAN TO START OUT IN FIRST GEAR WHEN IT DIED. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A 150 MILE TRIP AND WAS 14 MILES FROM HOME WHEN IT DIED. TRIED JUMPING IT BUT GOT NO POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GUY PICKED ME UP, HE SAID IT WAS MY STATOR. *TR
Incident date: May 4, 2014
I WAS RIDING ALONG AND THE BIKE DIED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND JUST BEGAN TO START OUT IN FIRST GEAR WHEN IT DIED. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A 150 MILE TRIP AND WAS 14 MILES FROM HOME WHEN IT DIED. TRIED JUMPING IT BUT GOT NO POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GUY PICKED ME UP, HE SAID IT WAS MY STATOR. *TR
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2007) — POWER TRAIN
May 5, 2014
Incident date: May 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI M109 BOULEVARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT DOWN TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHIFTING FORK WAS WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
LEFT HAND FRAME SPAR CRACKING WHERE FRAME IS WELDED. *TR
Incident date: Apr 10, 2013
I WAS ONE THE HIGHWAY MY CAR RIP WENT CRAZY I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND ON MY DASH THERE WAS A LINE THRU THE DRIVE SYMBOL THAT WAS TELLIN ME THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE I HAD JUST FIXED MY TRANSMISSION 3,4 GEAR PAID TO DEALER 1,400 3 MONTHS LATER THE RANGE SENSOR GOES BAD AGAIN FOR 4TH TIME.THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEM AND HARDLY ANY DEALERS THAT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2012
I BOUGHT SUZUKI XL7 2008 MODEL FROM A DEALER IN FARGO, ND IN AUGUST 2009. IT HAD AROUND 32000 MILES ON IT. IN MAY 2012, I NOTICED THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT. WHENEVER, A THIN PERSON WOULD BE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD BE OFF AND THERE WOULD BE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT. I WENT TO THE ONLY SUZUKI DEALER IN MOORHEAD, MN. THEY SAID I NEED TO GET A NEW BATTERY AND I AGREED. FEW DAYS AF... Read more
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD C50
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 23, 2014
Incident date: Apr 18, 2014
GEAR TEETH ON ATTACHMENT POINT OF DRIVE SHAFT AND FINAL DRIVE COUPLER STRIPPED OUT SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. REMOVAL OF OIL SEAL SHOWED THE WORN TEETH WITH NO LUBRICATION PRESENT. PART NOT LISTED AS USER SERVICEABLE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE SPEED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,403.
Incident date: Apr 2, 2012
TWO TPMS SENSORS FAILED. THE FIRST SENSOR FAILED AT ABOUT 31000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AT AROUND 50,000 MILES THE SECOND TPMS SENSOR FAILED AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE IS MECHANICAL IN NATURE. THE THREADED VALVE STEM OF THE TPMS SENSOR DEVELOPS HAIRLINE CRACKS REFAULTING IN SLOW AIR LEAKS, WHICH DEVELOP INTO LARGER LEAKS WITHIN WEEKS, WHICH LEADS TO THE TPMS W... Read more
Incident date: Mar 22, 2014
IN GEORGIA WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE EMISSIONS COMPLETED EVERY YEAR AROUND YOUR BIRTHDAY. FOR SOME REASON THE CAR WOULDN'T PASS BECAUSE OF CODES P0018, P0017, AND P0008. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON TREND WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. SO I ASSUME IT'S A MANUFACTURER ERROR. IT'S ALSO COMMON FOR THE 2007 MODELS AS WELL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE TIMING ON VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,027.
Incident date: Jun 27, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
STATOR AND RECTIFYER WENT ON NY 2002 SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER. I AM READING THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS IN NEED OF A RECALL. *TT
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
STATOR AND RECTIFYER WENT ON NY 2002 SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER. I AM READING THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS IN NEED OF A RECALL. *TT
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
STATOR AND RECTIFYER WENT ON NY 2002 SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER. I AM READING THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS IN NEED OF A RECALL. *TT
Incident date: Jan 2, 2012
SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED WHILE I AM DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I CLEARLY HEARD A CLICK WHEN BUCKLING IT. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO COME UNBUCKLED ALMOST EVERY DAY AND THEN IT STOPS FOR A WHILE. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM BUT CONTINUOUS, IT HAS NOT STOPPED. *JS