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 7, 2011
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON ISSUES SO FAR: 63K - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE D ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. 60K - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE WINDOW WASHER ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2011
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON ISSUES SO FAR: 63K - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE D ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. 60K - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE WINDOW WASHER ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2011
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON ISSUES SO FAR: 63K - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE D ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. 60K - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE WINDOW WASHER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI AN400. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2011
2005 SUZUKI RENO, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SHORTLY AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. PURCHASED CAR USED WITH 43,436 MILES FROM CLASSIC DEALER SHIP IN MENTOR , OHIO. THEY ALSO TOOK CAR TO SUZUKI TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY, AND THEN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT? [XXX] ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE OCM SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2010
2008 SUZUKI SX4 AIRBAG SYSTEM WENT OUT DUE TO A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TO REPLACE THE SEAT THROUGH THE DEALER WOULD COST $2500.00. WE HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI WITH NO LUCK. THE CAR IS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WHEN CONTACTED WE WERE TOLD THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED. WE WONDER WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE THE SEAT AND WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT AI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2011
2008 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AIRBAG LIGHT. LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF. SUZUKI COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM UNTIL THE LIGHT STAYED ON. PROBLEM STARTED WITH 8,000 MILES ON CAR, AND FINALLY FAILED AT 101,000 MILES BUT SUZUKI SAYS ITS UNRELATED EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME LIGHT. REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM AS WARRANTY ISSUE. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF DEFECTIVE SEAT SENSORS RUMORED SECOND VERSION OF PART FIXES... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
I HAVE A 2008 SUZUKI SX-4 CROSSOVER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE WARRANTY ON THAT ITEM RAN OUT AT 30,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $1,500.00. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE, AND FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON, REMAIN ON OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED HE SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ800 EQUIPPED WITH TYRE IRC GRAND HIGH SPEED 130/90/16 TIRES(NA). THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALLS ON BOTH TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WOULD FAIL INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2011
2004 SUZUKI C-50 MOTORCYCLE CRACKS IN THE FRONT WHEEL, THESE ARE NOT CASTING MARKINGS.7K MILES ON WHEEL DONT KNOW HOW LONG CRACKS HAVE BEEN THERE. *TR
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE ABS AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE WHILE PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPD... Read more
Incident date: Mar 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SFV650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR THAT WAS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WOULD BE ORDERED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF PARTS AN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2011
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2008 SUZUKI SX4 CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. DEALER STATES IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM AND CAN BE REPAIRED FOR $1,200.00. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS PROBLEM AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL SUZUKI. ONE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP STATED NOT TO WORRY AIRBAGS WOULD STILL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT . ANOTHER MECHANIC DISPUTED... Read more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2011
SUZUKI HAS ISSUED A WARNING NOT TO DRIVE 2009 SUZUKI BURGMAN 400 MOTOR SCOOTERS WITHOUT HAVING RECALL WORK DONE IN THE FORM OF RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR DEALERSHIPS TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE JUST AFTER PURCHASE. THE SELLING DEALERSHIP CANNOT GET THE NECESSARY PART TO CONDUCT TH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 20, 2010
MOTORCYCLE UNSAFE TO RIDE
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM AMERICAN SUZUKI CORPORATION. MOTOR CYCLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, IT HAS BEEN THERE A MONTH. I HAVE CHECKED EVERY WEEK. I AM TOLD THEY HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE ABOUT A REPLACEMENT PART. CAN YOU HELP RESOLVE THIS MATTER IN A TIMELY FASHION? COMPONENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED: RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED ON THE AFFECTED MODELS MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHICH CAN CAUSE THE I... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WOULD SHUDDER, MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. HAD TO PUMP THEM TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. COLEMAN DEALERSHIP (LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648) CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. REPLACED ROTORS BRAKE PADS AND FLUSHED BRAKE SYSTEM. PROBLEM RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 6/08/2010. DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM W... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WOULD SHUDDER, MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. HAD TO PUMP THEM TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. COLEMAN DEALERSHIP (LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648) CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. REPLACED ROTORS BRAKE PADS AND FLUSHED BRAKE SYSTEM. PROBLEM RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 6/08/2010. DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM W... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WOULD SHUDDER, MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. HAD TO PUMP THEM TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. COLEMAN DEALERSHIP (LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648) CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. REPLACED ROTORS BRAKE PADS AND FLUSHED BRAKE SYSTEM. PROBLEM RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 6/08/2010. DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ 1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/ GENERATOR/ REGULATOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Incident date: Jan 15, 2011
MY SPEEDOMETER READS A DIFFERENT SPEED SOME TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING IT WILL SAY 110 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I'M DRIVING ONLY 30 MILES PER HOUR. SOME TIMES IT WILL STICK ON AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. SOME TIMES IT JUST WON'T READ AT ALL WHILE I'M DRIVING IT WILL BE STUCK IN 0 MILES PER HOUR.
Incident date: Jan 17, 2011
MY 08 FORENZA HESITATES DURING COLD START UP. NO CODES SHOW. IT HAS 58000 MILES (TIMING BELT DUE IN A FEW THOUSAND), 5 SPEED STICK , DRIVEN 90 MILES ONE WAY EVERY 3 THIRD DAY. IT DID DIE ON THE HIGHWAY BACK IN JANUARY '11 , CEL CAME ON, WENT INTO LIMP MODE,I DIDN'T SHUT DOWN FOR FEAR OF COMPLETELY DYING IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PULLED CODES P2106, P2110, AND P0835 FROM COMPUTER. DEALER FOUND NOTH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 17, 2011
MY CAR SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING IT STARTED ALL OF A SUDDEN READING 120 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR ALSO MY SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MILES PER HOUR WHEN CAR IS STOPPED. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED... Read more
Incident date: Dec 20, 2009
RANGE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN LATENT FAILURE THAT IS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE PART, ALTHOUGH PART OF THE MAIN ENGINE, IS A KNOWN FAILURE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS A $55 PART. THE MAIN DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE HAS REPLACED OVER 1000 RANGE SENSORS WHEN MY CAR WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER. *TR
Incident date: Nov 28, 2006
AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT MAINTAIN FORCED AIR AFTER TWO HOURS OF USE ON WARM OR HOT DAYS. MUST TURN OFF CONDITIONED AIR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO LET THE SYSTEM REST. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING WHILE TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 28, 2006
AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT MAINTAIN FORCED AIR AFTER TWO HOURS OF USE ON WARM OR HOT DAYS. MUST TURN OFF CONDITIONED AIR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO LET THE SYSTEM REST. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING WHILE TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 2, 2011
SUZUKI SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN (RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES) I TOOK MY MOTORCYCLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL ASSUMING THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF IT QUICKLY. THE BIKE HAS NOW BEEN IN THEIR SHOP GOING ON THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR THE RECALL PART TO BE REPLACED. SUZUKI IS BEING VERY SLOW TO PROVIDE THEIR DEALERS WITH THIS PART. THEY(THE DEALER) HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY JERKED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE FRONT EXTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — AIR BAGS
Apr 1, 2011
Incident date: May 5, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SENSOR WAS SUPPOSES TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ U... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUZUKI SX4 AWD (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THE NOTICED THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND WERE BRIGHT AND HE THOUGHT THE HEAD LIGHT WERE ON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHICH THE CONTACT STATED USUALLY INDICATED THE T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2010
MY WIFE OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA, AT AROUND 50K MILES, WE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER READS A BLINKING SYMBOL WHILE A VIOLENT JERK OCCURRED. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD HAVE A LOUD LOW-PITCH HUM AS IF WE WERE TOWING A BUS ON ICE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND MY TRANSMISSION ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2010
MY WIFE OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA, AT AROUND 50K MILES, WE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER READS A BLINKING SYMBOL WHILE A VIOLENT JERK OCCURRED. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD HAVE A LOUD LOW-PITCH HUM AS IF WE WERE TOWING A BUS ON ICE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND MY TRANSMISSION ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2011
THE BRAKES OF THE CAR BECOMES HARD AND LOCKS THE CAR FROM MOVING. THE DASH BOARD WILL SHOW TRACTION LIGHT ON WITH THE READING "TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE / STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE" THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2010. MILES COVERED 55391 . MATTER TAKEN WITH SUZUKI AND THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT, SO REPLACED THE PADS AND THE ROTOR FOR $536.00. THE PROBLEM REPEATED BUT AFTE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 23, 2011
2004 SUZUKI VERONA EX [XXX]. I PURCHASED MY 2004 VERONA FROM CAR MAX IN AUSTIN, TX. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING, POOR ACCELERATION AND JERKING ACCELERATION. THERE IS NO EXACT MOMENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT IT IS BECOMING A SERIOUS CONCERN WITHIN THE PAST MONTH AS IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. I USED TO HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH BUT HAS INCREASED FREQUENCY TO A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2011
SAFETY ISSUE ??? NOT SURE IF AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WITH ADULT IN THE SEAT. SEEMS UNSAFE TO ME. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES (MEANING A SMALL PERSON IS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND SEATBELT IS OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE SITTING IN SEAT). ONSET CAME WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. LIGHT DOES GO OFF WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN SEAT. *TR
Incident date: Mar 22, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR IF THE ENGINE WAS IDLE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A LOUD TICKING NOISE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED O HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONTINUED TO REPAIR DIFFERENT PA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 22, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED DUE TO THE R... Read more
Incident date: Sep 23, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. WHENEVER THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE OR I HAVE TO GO DOWN THE GEARS TO DRIVE, THE CAR JERKS AND THEN DRIVES VERY SLOWLY. IT IS AS THOUGH I AM DRIVING A STICK-SHIFT AND NOT LETTING OFF OF THE CLUTCH. THE WHOLE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 1,800 WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE RESET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE SENSOR WAS RESET BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THERE WAS A SHORT THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2011
2008 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT AND PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY. CONTACTED SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, WILL COST OVER 2200 TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. SERVICE MAN INFORMED US NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION UNTIL 2200$ REPAIRS ARE MADE. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEAT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2011
2008 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT AND PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY. CONTACTED SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, WILL COST OVER 2200 TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. SERVICE MAN INFORMED US NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION UNTIL 2200$ REPAIRS ARE MADE. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEAT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2006
I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN 2006, I HAVE HAD THE GAS GAUGE, GAS TANK, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, FRONT DOOR HANDLES & CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THE FACTORY TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A YEAR, AND BECAUSE IT IS AN ODD TIRE SIZE COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE. CURRENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATAL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2006
I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN 2006, I HAVE HAD THE GAS GAUGE, GAS TANK, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, FRONT DOOR HANDLES & CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THE FACTORY TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A YEAR, AND BECAUSE IT IS AN ODD TIRE SIZE COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE. CURRENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATAL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2006
I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN 2006, I HAVE HAD THE GAS GAUGE, GAS TANK, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, FRONT DOOR HANDLES & CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THE FACTORY TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A YEAR, AND BECAUSE IT IS AN ODD TIRE SIZE COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE. CURRENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATAL... Read more