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: Mar 1, 2008
THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEMATIC ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE WORLDWIDE. I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI GSXR600. THERE IS NO "TECHNICAL TERM" FOR THE PROBLEM. WE CALL IT A "HERKY JERKY" PROBLEM. AT SLOW SPEEDS IN LOW GEARS THE THROTTLE IS VERY VERY ABRUPT. WHEN I ROLL OFF THE THROTTLE JUST BARELY, RAPID DECELERATION OCCURS. IT THROWS ME FORWARD. THEN WHEN I ROLL BACK ON THE THROTTLE EV... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2006
I HAVE HAD MY MOTORCYCLE FOR AWHILE NOW AND THINK THIS IS AN ISSUES THEY NEED TO BECOME MORE AWARE ABOUT. THE ACCELERATION IS VERY TOUCHY AND UNCONTROLLABLE. WHILE IN A TURN IT COULD PROVE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AND LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. *TR
Incident date: Feb 28, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE CHECKED THE MANUAL AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI VZR1800. THE CLUTCH IS JUMPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND THE CONTACT HEARS CLUTCH CHATTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH WAS READJUSTED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,465 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Incident date: Mar 3, 2008
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT. WORK ON ENGINE CONSISTED OF CHANGING CAMSHAFT AND ROCKER ARMS. DEALER SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON A FEW OTHER 2007 SUZUKI XL7S. THE PROBLEM IS RUST ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE CAUSED BY THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE SHIPPED ACROSS CANADA. APPARENTLY, A VALVE COVER IS LEFT OFF SO A BAR CODE CAN BE VIEWED WHILE ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FARENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THEY REPLACED THE ALARM, BATTERY, FUSES, RADIO, DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, BATTER, AND IGNITION FUSES. THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2007
INABILITY TO SMOOTHLY DECELERATE OR HOLD A NEUTRAL THROTTLE SETTING. INTERMITTENT, ABRUPT OPENING/CLOSING OF THE THROTTLE CAUSES RAPID ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SMOOTHLY ROLL OFF THE THROTTLE, THE MOTORCYCLE INITIALLY DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL, THEN ACTS AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS SLAMMED SHUT. ONCE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THROTTLE IS REAPPLIED, IT SNAPS BACK TO THE PREVIOUS THROTTLE ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 14, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI RENO. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS OF MARCH 21, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER OF THE SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE HEAD AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE HEAD, BRUISES ON HER KNEES... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Mar 17, 2008
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 3/18/08 AND AS I LEFT THE GAS STATION I HEARD THIS POP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR CUT OFF. LATER AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BELT POPPED. I WAS ALSO NOTIFIED THAT THIS WAS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE AND SUZUKI KNEW OF THIS, BUT HAD NO RECALL TO FIX OR CHANGE IT. I HAD NO IDEA OF THIS AND WAS TOLD WHEN BUYING THAT HAV... Read more
Incident date: Mar 18, 2008
I HAVE A VIBRATION AND A SQUEALING NOISE IN REAR END OF BIKE. SUZUKI WILL NOT AUTHORIZE A DEALER TO LOOK INTO ON A WARRANTY CLAIM. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GZ250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SKIPS OUT OF GEAR. WHEN PLACED IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT RIGHT BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE SUZUKI EUROPEAN MODEL VZR 1800. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOUL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2008
I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY FRONT WINDSHIELD ORIGINATING BENEATH THE COWLING. WITHIN 48 HOURS IT HAS SPREAD ABOUT 6 INCHES UP AND 3-4 FEET VERTICALLY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND NO IMPACT SITE ONLY A CRACK THAT CONTINUES TO SPREAD EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
I OWN A SUZUKI M109R THE FIRST 1,000MILES EVERYTHING SEAM GOOD BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ABOUT 1 TO 2 TIMES A DAY I WOULD GET A CLUTCH CHATTER AND WOULD MAKE THE MOTORCYCLE COME TO A HALT AND STOP THE ENGINE AND THE BIKE WOULD COME TO A SCREECHING HOLT ON THE STREET.. HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3TIMES FOR THIS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS OK AND CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. NOW AFTER 10,000MILES AND... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2007
MY 07 SUZUKI BURGMAN DEVELOPED A SQUEAL AT 1100 MILES. IT SQUEALS EVERY MORNING AND WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM STOPLIGHTS WITH THE BILE JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME. I WENT TO THE DEALER (TEAM CHARLOTTE MOTORSPORTS IN CHARLOTTE, NC) AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL OR THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THAT'S STRANGE BECAUSE I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND MY BIKE SQUEALED AGAIN. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ONE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 16, 2008
THE CLUTCH ON MY SUZUKI AN400K7 SCOOTER GRABBED, SQUEALED, SHOOK AND VIBRATED TO THE POINT WHERE I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO RIDE. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND TWO CALLS TO THE SUZUKI CUSTOMER HOTLINE RESULTED IN NO ACTION ON THERE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE HOTLINE PERSONNEL THAT THERE WAS HAD BEEN NO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH ON THIS MODEL, BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. I... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2008
2007 SUZUKI BURGMAN 400, SQUEAK FROM CLUTCH! WHILE DRIVING STARTING OUT FROM 5 TO 7 MILES PER HOUR THE SQUEAK IS SOMETHING THAT IS ANNOYING THE SQUEAK COMES AND GOES, SOMETIMES LOUDER THAN OTHERS. IT HAS BEEN "GRABBY" SUDDENLY PULLING THE BIKE DOWN AND MAKING A LURCHING EFFECT WHICH IS UNSAFE CONSIDERING THE MOTORCYCLE GOES OVER 75MPH. I HAVE HAD ONE CLUTCH REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, AND THE REP... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
I HAVE 2 2005 SUZUKI C50 BOULEVARDS MOTORCYCLES. I ADDED A LIGHT BAR MADE BY SUZUKI. IT ATTACHES ELECTRICALLY TO A PLUG PROVIDED BY SUZUKI INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT CAN. WHEN USED, IT OVERLOADS THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING HEAT, MELTING PLASTIC INSIDE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON THE 2004'S (VL800 VULSIA) WHICH RUN OFF A CARBURETOR. THE 2005'S ARE FUEL INJECTED, AND REQUIRE A FUEL PUMP. I BELIEVE THE IGNI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
I HAVE 2 2005 SUZUKI C50 BOULEVARDS MOTORCYCLES. I ADDED A LIGHT BAR MADE BY SUZUKI. IT ATTACHES ELECTRICALLY TO A PLUG PROVIDED BY SUZUKI INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT CAN. WHEN USED, IT OVERLOADS THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING HEAT, MELTING PLASTIC INSIDE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON THE 2004'S (VL800 VULSIA) WHICH RUN OFF A CARBURETOR. THE 2005'S ARE FUEL INJECTED, AND REQUIRE A FUEL PUMP. I BELIEVE THE IGNI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
THIS IS RELATED TO THE 2007 SUZUKI BURGMAN 400 SCOOTER. SEVERAL TIMES MY SCOOTER HAS LOUDLY SQUEALED UPON START, AND OCCASIONALLY THE CLUTCH HAS 'GRABBED'. MANY USERS OF THIS MODEL ON WWW.BURGMANUSA.COM FORUMS REPORT THAT THE GRABBING BECOMES STRONGER AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS (COULD THROW THE RIDER FROM THE BIKE). THIS IS A 400CC SCOOTER CAPABLE OF HIGHWAY (70+MPH) SPEEDS, SO IT IS A SERIOU... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
THIS IS RELATED TO THE 2007 SUZUKI BURGMAN 400 SCOOTER. SEVERAL TIMES MY SCOOTER HAS LOUDLY SQUEALED UPON START, AND OCCASIONALLY THE CLUTCH HAS 'GRABBED'. MANY USERS OF THIS MODEL ON WWW.BURGMANUSA.COM FORUMS REPORT THAT THE GRABBING BECOMES STRONGER AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS (COULD THROW THE RIDER FROM THE BIKE). THIS IS A 400CC SCOOTER CAPABLE OF HIGHWAY (70+MPH) SPEEDS, SO IT IS A SERIOU... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2008
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. ORDERED AND REPLACED GAS CAP FROM MFR. ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AUGUST 2007, IT GOES ON AND OFF. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE O2 SENSOR, TRANSMISSION SENSOR, AND NOW SAYS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED THE 3 TO 4 TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION, BUT TODAY IT IS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALL... Read more
SUZUKI
FORENZA
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Mar 12, 2008
Incident date: Mar 4, 2008
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA...THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER STICKS AND APPEARS TO BE IN PARK ALL THE TIME. IT ALSO CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I CANNOT DETERMINE SAFELY WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *TR
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2006) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 11, 2008
Incident date: Jun 23, 2007
AFTER PAYING 12,000$ FOR A SUZ. M109R IT HAS A VIBE PROBLEM THAT EVERY 109 THAT HAS BEEN SOLD HAS SUZ. WILL NOT MAKE IT GOOD .THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE COULD CAUSE INJURY. *TR
Incident date: Nov 20, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEGAN SMOKING WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING SUSTAINED BURNS. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2007 AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 20, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEGAN SMOKING WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING SUSTAINED BURNS. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2007 AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 20, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEGAN SMOKING WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING SUSTAINED BURNS. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2007 AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 20, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEGAN SMOKING WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING SUSTAINED BURNS. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2007 AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 14, 2006
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN FEB. 2006 WITH ONLY 1000 MILES ON IT. BY DECEMBER OF 2006, I BEGAN HEARING SQUEAKY NOISES AND THIS LOUD ANNOYING SOUND, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED BRAKE PADS ALREADY, ONLY ADDING ANOTHER 1000 MILES WITHIN THOSE FEW MONTHS. THE BRAKES ARE SPECIAL ORDER AND COST ME 120.00. I HAD THEM PUT ON BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME EVEN WITH MY 10 Y... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI XL-7. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLTS ON THE SUSPENSION WERE VERY LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY STATED THAT THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE BOLTS HAVE ONLY BEEN RETIGHTENED INSTEAD OF REPLACED. THE BOLTS LOOSEN EVERY FIVE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,875 AND CURRENT MILEAGE ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI XL-7. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLTS ON THE SUSPENSION WERE VERY LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY STATED THAT THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE BOLTS HAVE ONLY BEEN RETIGHTENED INSTEAD OF REPLACED. THE BOLTS LOOSEN EVERY FIVE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,875 AND CURRENT MILEAGE ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 6, 2007
THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE CAR. WHEN IT INITIALLY HAPPENED IT ALMOST CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH WOULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT THE TIME. WE TOLD THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM THROUGH THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
ALL THE SEAT IN THE BACKSEAT EXCEPT THE MIDDLE BELT HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE MIDDLE SEATBELT IS STARTED TO SHOW SIGN OF MALFUNCTION. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2008 FOR THE 2 SAFETY RECALLS TO BE REPAIRED. THE VERY NEXT DAY MY CAR STRUGGLED TO SHIFT 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. THEY DROVE THE CAR AND SAID IT WASN'T DOING ANYTHING. SO, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS. M... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2008 FOR THE 2 SAFETY RECALLS TO BE REPAIRED. THE VERY NEXT DAY MY CAR STRUGGLED TO SHIFT 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. THEY DROVE THE CAR AND SAID IT WASN'T DOING ANYTHING. SO, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS. M... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2008
2005 SUZUKI VERONA, THIS VEHICLE HAD TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF, I WAS INJURED WITH NECK AND BACK PAIN. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE OF THIS. THIS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG COULD HAVE ALLOWED ME TO RECEIVE TREMENDOUS MORE INJURIES. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 27, 2008
2005 SUZUKI VERONA, THIS VEHICLE HAD TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF, I WAS INJURED WITH NECK AND BACK PAIN. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE OF THIS. THIS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG COULD HAVE ALLOWED ME TO RECEIVE TREMENDOUS MORE INJURIES. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AIR. THEN THEY SAID THE CAR NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT WHEN PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT AND SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO DE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE GREEN POWER CONNECTOR FUSED TOGETHER, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE GREEN POWER CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2007
I HAVE A BRAND NEW (SUZUKI M109) I TAKE CARE OF THIS BIKE LIKE A BABY ON TIME SERVICES, NO SPEEDING TRYING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT BECAUSE ME AND MY LADY FELT IN LOVE WITH IT, AFTER 4 MONTHS OF USE AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SHOP THE TRANSMISSION GOES, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THE 2ND GEAR FORK IS BENT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHARGE OF $2,500 ON THE OWNER AND I SAID HOW... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2007
I HAVE A BRAND NEW (SUZUKI M109) I TAKE CARE OF THIS BIKE LIKE A BABY ON TIME SERVICES, NO SPEEDING TRYING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT BECAUSE ME AND MY LADY FELT IN LOVE WITH IT, AFTER 4 MONTHS OF USE AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SHOP THE TRANSMISSION GOES, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THE 2ND GEAR FORK IS BENT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHARGE OF $2,500 ON THE OWNER AND I SAID HOW... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2007
I HAVE A BRAND NEW (SUZUKI M109) I TAKE CARE OF THIS BIKE LIKE A BABY ON TIME SERVICES, NO SPEEDING TRYING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT BECAUSE ME AND MY LADY FELT IN LOVE WITH IT, AFTER 4 MONTHS OF USE AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SHOP THE TRANSMISSION GOES, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THE 2ND GEAR FORK IS BENT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHARGE OF $2,500 ON THE OWNER AND I SAID HOW... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — STEERING
Feb 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 27, 2007
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE: STEERING SHAFT, ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, GASOLINE ODOR FROM ENGINE AND SEAT WARMER NOT WORKING. *KB THE ENGINE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT WHICH NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Feb 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 27, 2007
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE: STEERING SHAFT, ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, GASOLINE ODOR FROM ENGINE AND SEAT WARMER NOT WORKING. *KB THE ENGINE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT WHICH NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Feb 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 27, 2007
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE: STEERING SHAFT, ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, GASOLINE ODOR FROM ENGINE AND SEAT WARMER NOT WORKING. *KB THE ENGINE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT WHICH NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Feb 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 27, 2007
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE: STEERING SHAFT, ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, GASOLINE ODOR FROM ENGINE AND SEAT WARMER NOT WORKING. *KB THE ENGINE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT WHICH NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. *JB
Incident date: Jan 24, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FEELS AS IF HE WAS DRIVING ON ICE. WHEN THE WEATHER IS WINDY, THE WIND PUSHES THE VEHICLE AROUND LIKE A KITE AND THE CONTACT LOSES CONTROL. HE HAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE WIND. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THE FI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 7, 2008
FRONT SUSPENSION IS SHOT AND VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE 1 MONTH AFTER 3-YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED (RECOMMENDED NOT SAFE FOR TRAVEL BY SERVICE MANAGER). ONLY 39,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. SERVICE REQUIRES NEW COMPLETE STRUT ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH FRONT-LEFT AND FRONT-RIGHT STRUTS, AND 6 NEW TIRES OVER COURSE OF THREE YEARS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
THE SUZUKI M109R (VZR1800) HAS A CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT SLIPPING OR JUMPING IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. MANY, MANY TIMES THIS MOTORCYCLE WILL SLIP OR JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AND PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS OF THIS BIKE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI AND THEIR DEALERS DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE VISIT TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2005
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING. I WOULD TURN THE KEY AND THE ENGINE WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING TO START, BUT I WOULD THEN HAVE TO TURN THE ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION TO RESTART AND THEN IT WOULD FINALLY TURN OVER. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH I... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Feb 14, 2008
Incident date: Oct 8, 2007
WHILE UNDER POWER AFTER SHIFTING THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC GEARS, I HAVE A VIBRATION BETWEEN 2-3 THOUSAND RPM. THE WARMER IT IS, THE HARDER IT VIBRATES. DEALER HAS TRIED EVERYTHING SUZUKI HAS RECOMMENDED BUT IT HASN'T HELPED. THEY ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE DOING THE SAME THING. HOW CAN I FIND OUT HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? ARE THERE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE?????? *TR