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: Apr 19, 2012
DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT IN CAR. CHECKED FUSE AND NO BAD FUSE. WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED HAD NO BREAK LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN. I HAD HIGH BEAMS IF I WANTED TO DRIVE IT WHILE HOLDING THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HIGH BEAMS.HAD ALL FUSES CHECKED, AND WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS IN THE WIRING!!! CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP BEFORE FOR TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS. IT SEEMS TO BE O... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2012
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO A SCHEDULED DOCTORS APPOINTMENT FROM TOLEDO, OHIO TO ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND OPERATE THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND SAFELY. WHEN CHANGING LANES TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AFTER DRIVING 56 MILES THE POWER STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN WHILE EXITING OFF THE OFFRAMP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2012
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY VOLTAGE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER HAS GONE OUT. GONE TROUGH 6 BATTERIES IN PAST 10 MONTHS. BIKE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY FELL OVER AND PINNED MY LEG AGAINST MY RIDING FRIENDS BIKE SCRATCHED MOTOR AND THEN HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 1, 2012
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY VOLTAGE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER HAS GONE OUT. GONE TROUGH 6 BATTERIES IN PAST 10 MONTHS. BIKE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY FELL OVER AND PINNED MY LEG AGAINST MY RIDING FRIENDS BIKE SCRATCHED MOTOR AND THEN HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: May 4, 2012
I WAS DRIVING EARLY IN THE EVENING AND DRIVING IN A WELL LIT 15 MPH ZONE JUST AFTER DUSK. PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK STARTED POINTING AT MY CAR. WHEN I TURNED UP THE SIDE STREET I REALIZED I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I FOUND OUT THAT MY HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED AND I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED FOR FUSES, RELAYS, AND BULBS BY MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE W... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2012
I WAS DRIVING EARLY IN THE EVENING AND DRIVING IN A WELL LIT 15 MPH ZONE JUST AFTER DUSK. PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK STARTED POINTING AT MY CAR. WHEN I TURNED UP THE SIDE STREET I REALIZED I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I FOUND OUT THAT MY HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED AND I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED FOR FUSES, RELAYS, AND BULBS BY MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE W... Read more
Incident date: Apr 26, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000.
Incident date: Mar 31, 2012
INFERIOR STEERING HEAD BEARING ISSUE. FOR A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD C90T (VL1500T). ON DECELERATION BETWEEN 40-35 MPH, THE HANDLE BAR CONSISTENTLY SHAKES VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF OEM BALL BEARINGS. NEEDS NEW TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS TO CURE THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT COST TO REMOVE AND REPAIR THE STEERING HEAD BEARINGS ($35 FOR BEARINGS AND $250... Read more
Incident date: Mar 31, 2012
INFERIOR STEERING HEAD BEARING ISSUE. FOR A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD C90T (VL1500T). ON DECELERATION BETWEEN 40-35 MPH, THE HANDLE BAR CONSISTENTLY SHAKES VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF OEM BALL BEARINGS. NEEDS NEW TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS TO CURE THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT COST TO REMOVE AND REPAIR THE STEERING HEAD BEARINGS ($35 FOR BEARINGS AND $250... Read more
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2007) — POWER TRAIN
May 3, 2012
Incident date: Aug 28, 2008
THE BIKE SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND GOES TO N IF THE LOAD IS TO HIGH. IN FIRST GEAR IS DOES THE SAME BUT NOT AS MUCH...GOING BACK TO 2008 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT THAT I REMEMBER THE BIKE WENT INTO N AND I HIT. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 26, 2012
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HIT IN THE BACK, THIS HAD NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. ALSO WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, ON THE DASH WHERE IT SHOWS THE GEARS THE D SIGN IS ALL SCRAMBLED. *TR
Incident date: Apr 19, 2012
2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM SEDAN. THE SUBFRAME AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL RUSTED THROUGH AND COLLAPSED WHILE TURNING CORNER. LOUD GRINDING OF TIRES. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. REPAIRED COST OF $1200. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT AS THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN, BUT IF THESE PARTS HAD FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS QUITE LIKELY A FATAL ACCIDENT WOU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 19, 2012
2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM SEDAN. THE SUBFRAME AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL RUSTED THROUGH AND COLLAPSED WHILE TURNING CORNER. LOUD GRINDING OF TIRES. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. REPAIRED COST OF $1200. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT AS THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN, BUT IF THESE PARTS HAD FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS QUITE LIKELY A FATAL ACCIDENT WOU... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — STEERING
Apr 30, 2012
Incident date: Apr 25, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOSE AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,493.
Incident date: Apr 29, 2012
FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKE LINE ABOVE JUNCTION THAT SPLITS TO GO TO THE TWO CALIPERS. EITHER THE HOSE CRIMP HAS FAILED OR, THE CASTING HAS BROKEN. NOT YET DETERMINED. THIS CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKES. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THIS POINT. THE FACTORY INSTALLATION APPEARS TO BE CORRECT AND NO APPARENT CAUSE OF FAILURE CAN BE NOTED OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I HAD JUST GONE OVER A FAIRLY SEVERE... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Apr 26, 2012
Incident date: Apr 23, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN BLUE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST, ALONG WITH THE SMELL OF FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND EG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMNATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A FAILURE IN THE GROUND WIRE FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 2, 2012
BOTH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000+ FOR THE AIRBAGS TO WORK AGAIN. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WE PURCHASED A NEWER VEHICLE FOR SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS MULTIPL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2011
THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR. STARTED TO SHOW AN "X" OVER THE GEAR WHEN YOU SHIFTED, IT WOULD KICK, AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOW YOU TO OVER 35MPH EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. WE REPLACED THE SENSOR IN OCT OF 2011. IT IS NOW APRIL 2012 AND THE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT WIRE KEEPS GETTING SHORT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2011
THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR. STARTED TO SHOW AN "X" OVER THE GEAR WHEN YOU SHIFTED, IT WOULD KICK, AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOW YOU TO OVER 35MPH EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. WE REPLACED THE SENSOR IN OCT OF 2011. IT IS NOW APRIL 2012 AND THE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT WIRE KEEPS GETTING SHORT... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,2... Read more
SUZUKI
SX4
(2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
Apr 24, 2012
Incident date: Apr 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,2... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,2... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,2... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,2... Read more
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2007) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 23, 2012
Incident date: Apr 20, 2012
WHEN SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR IT IS JUMPING OUT AND NOT ALLOWING YOU TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A ROW. *TR
Incident date: Mar 20, 2012
TIRES WENT BAD ON THIS CAR VERY FAST. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY EVEN AGREED THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING BALD. I REALLY DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR ELSEWHERE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK INTO MY WARRANTY. THE DEALER NOT EVEN ROTATED MY TIRES THE OTHER PLACE DID IT, I HAD TO PROVE THAT I HAD THEM ROTATED WHICH I DID. SUZUKI DID NOT CARE. T... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2012
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MID DRIVE. APPARENTLY ITS MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — AIR BAGS
Apr 22, 2012
Incident date: Jul 8, 2009
THE SENSOR BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE. THE FIX IS A $2000 TOTAL SEAT REPLACEMENT. UNACCEPTABLE. THE CAR THINKS A DOOR OR HATCH IS OPEN AND TURNS THE OVERHEAD LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. ANOTHER SENSOR. YOU HAVE TO BE HOUDINI TO INSTALL A BULB IN THE FRONT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE BULB IS HELD BY A RINKY DINK CLIP THAT DOESN'T HOLD SO THE FRONT LIGHTS ARE ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 22, 2012
Incident date: Jul 8, 2009
THE SENSOR BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE. THE FIX IS A $2000 TOTAL SEAT REPLACEMENT. UNACCEPTABLE. THE CAR THINKS A DOOR OR HATCH IS OPEN AND TURNS THE OVERHEAD LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. ANOTHER SENSOR. YOU HAVE TO BE HOUDINI TO INSTALL A BULB IN THE FRONT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE BULB IS HELD BY A RINKY DINK CLIP THAT DOESN'T HOLD SO THE FRONT LIGHTS ARE ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — SEATS
Apr 22, 2012
Incident date: Jul 8, 2009
THE SENSOR BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE. THE FIX IS A $2000 TOTAL SEAT REPLACEMENT. UNACCEPTABLE. THE CAR THINKS A DOOR OR HATCH IS OPEN AND TURNS THE OVERHEAD LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. ANOTHER SENSOR. YOU HAVE TO BE HOUDINI TO INSTALL A BULB IN THE FRONT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE BULB IS HELD BY A RINKY DINK CLIP THAT DOESN'T HOLD SO THE FRONT LIGHTS ARE ... Read more
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 21, 2012
Incident date: Feb 8, 2012
DOES NOT SHIFT SECURELY INTO SECOND GEAR; CAN ALSO POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR SUDDENLY. THIS IS TRUE UNDER EVEN VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION AND CAREFUL, DELIBERATE SHIFTING. *JS
Incident date: Apr 1, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT OF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V396000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY) BUT STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT C... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2007
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD. HAD IT RESET AT DEALERSHIP, CAME BACK ON WITHIN HOURS. CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SUZUKI RENOS AND FORENZAS. AI BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. SUZUKI WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON IT. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG WIL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,226.
Incident date: Apr 13, 2012
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SEAT. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $1500. DEALER SAID AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK DURING AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 SUZUKIS. HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN TH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2011
THIS WAS THE 2ND PRETTY MAJOR CRASH MY CAR WAS IN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER ACCIDENT. NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ARE ON. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM ONLINE COMPLAINTS THIS MEANS MY AIRBAGS DON'T WORK. I GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2008 LOVED THE CAR TILL THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL NO REASON PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH SUZUKI WA... Read more
Crash
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2007) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 13, 2012
Incident date: Jan 1, 2012
BIKE POPS OUT OF 2ND AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER FOLKS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SUZUKI WANT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR FIX. DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFAULT. *TR
Incident date: Apr 3, 2012
THE ICON FOR THE AIRBAGS CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAD MY USUAL SERVICE STATION INVESTIGATE IT, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT COMPUTER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND BROUGHT IT FIFTY MILES (ONE WAY) TO THE DEALER IN SYRACUSE, NY. AFTER CHARGING ME FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF OF DIAGNOSTIC TIME ($149.06) THEY IDENTIFIED IT NEEDED A REPAIR COSTING ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 5, 2012
VEHICLE REAR ENDED CAUSING A RIGHT HAND SPIN RESULTING IN A DRIVER SIDE DOWN VEHICLE LANDING POSITION IN A 4 FOOT DEEP DITCH AT ABOUT 25 MPH. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND DRIVER RECEIVED SHOULDER INJURY AND HEAD HIT ON DRIVER SIDE PILLAR POST BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR LEFT HAND DOORS. UPDATED IVOQ 04/24/12 *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 17, 2011
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. *TR
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — SEATS
Apr 8, 2012
Incident date: Apr 29, 2010
SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILURE, AIRBAG CODE LIGHT IN DASH ALWAYS ON, CHEKED IN DEALER, AND THE NO PASSENGER INDICATOR LIGHT IN CONSOLE ALWAYS ON WITH A PASSENGER SIT ON THE SEAT. *TR
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — AIR BAGS
Apr 8, 2012
Incident date: Apr 29, 2010
SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILURE, AIRBAG CODE LIGHT IN DASH ALWAYS ON, CHEKED IN DEALER, AND THE NO PASSENGER INDICATOR LIGHT IN CONSOLE ALWAYS ON WITH A PASSENGER SIT ON THE SEAT. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THIS WILL COST + OR - 250.00. THE CAR IS STILL COVERED BY THE 100,000 MILE 10 YEAR WARRANTY AND HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON SUZUKI RENOS AND FORENZAS. . . IS THIS A DEFECTIVE PART. IT IS DANGEROUS- *TR
Incident date: Mar 13, 2012
AFTER 38,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 3 YEARS, MY SUZUKI NEEDS A NEW DRIVE BELT AND TENSIONER ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE THIS BELT SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 60,000 MILES AND THE TENSIONER MUCH LONGER. THEY ARE QUOTING ME 450.00 TO REPAIR. RIDICULOUS! *TR
Incident date: Mar 29, 2012
I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND MY MOTORCYCLE LOST ALL POWER, THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING JUST DIED. IF THERE WOULD OF BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME THEN I COULD OF EASILY BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING HOT IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. I STARTED RESEARCHING IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSU... Read more
SUZUKI
SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY
(9999) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Mar 28, 2012
Incident date: Aug 16, 2007
TO WHOM THIS CONCERN I HAVE A 06 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA IM THE ORIGINAL OWNER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, THE DEALER AND COMPANY SAYS I HAVE TO SPEND 2000.00 TO FIX IT IF U GO ON LINE THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES MY AUTISTIC SON SITS IN THE FRONT AND I BELIEVE THEY DEALER AND COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THIS FOR THE LONGEST TIME NOPT DOING NOTHING TO HELP US EXPECT EVERYONE TO SPEND... Read more