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: Jul 1, 2004
MOTORCYCLE SUZUKI 2004 DL 650. MOTORCYCLE WILL FIND "NEUTRAL" AT TIMES AND LOCATIONS WHEN RIDER IS INTENDING TO BE IN GEAR. THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY GEAR OR CONDITION, ALTHOUGH IT MOST OFTEN OCCURS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. THIS OCCURRENCE IS COMMON ONCE THE RIDER BEGINS TO SQUEEZE THE CLUTCH LEVER TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR, AND THE BIKE THEN IS FOUND TO BE IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A SHIFT TO SECOND ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2007
I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. BOUGHT IT FROM HUSTON MOTORS LAKE WALES. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER SEATS WAS OCCUPIED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUSTON , AND THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE ON WHEN THE PERSON GOT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL DID NOT GO OFF. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2007) — SUSPENSION
Jun 28, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
I HAVE VIBRATION WHEN EXITING A PARKING SPACE, OR WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT, AND MAKE A TURN. THE VIBRATION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP POSITION. *AK EVERYONE IS TELL ME MY TIRES ARE FLAT. I DONT KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN, THE DEALER SAID, THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL. I HAD CARS ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD A CAR VIBE WHILE TURNING FROM A STOP OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2007) — TIRES
Jun 28, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
I HAVE VIBRATION WHEN EXITING A PARKING SPACE, OR WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT, AND MAKE A TURN. THE VIBRATION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP POSITION. *AK EVERYONE IS TELL ME MY TIRES ARE FLAT. I DONT KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN, THE DEALER SAID, THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL. I HAD CARS ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD A CAR VIBE WHILE TURNING FROM A STOP OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Jun 27, 2007
Incident date: Nov 1, 2006
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MINE AND MANY OTHER 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MODELS WHERE THE REAR ALIGNMENT IS WAY OUT OF SPECIFICATION CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO GO BALD WITHIN 10,000 MILES. SUZUKI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING, THEY HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THE ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE BAD TIRES. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE TREAD LEFT ON THE INSIDE EDGES INDICATING A SCRUBBING SITUA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R600. ON JUNE 18, 2007, THE CONTACT'S KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. ON JUNE 20, 2007, THE DEALER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER BUT WILL CALL THEM ON JUNE 27, 2007. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 800.
Incident date: Oct 21, 2006
I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN THE FIRST MONTH I HAD THE CAR,ALSO THE CAR STALLS OUT, I HAD THE CAR SINCE OCT.I GOT TO REPLACE THE ROTORS THERE MAKING A FUNNY NOISE.*AK
Incident date: Jun 19, 2007
I HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. I HAVE NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND I HAVE NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND A SUZUKI FORUM AND IN THE FORUM MANY PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I DO FIND A COMPLAINT HERE WHERE A SINGLE MOM HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND SUZUK... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AN400. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE, BUT NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SWITCHED BETWEEN AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL. THE # OF CYLINDERS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.
Incident date: Apr 21, 2007
SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NEW IT LEAKED GAS FROM THE BREATHER TUBE WHEN IT SAT OUTSIDE IN THE WARM WEATHER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS, LEAVING A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE MOTORCYCLE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA XL-7
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Jun 14, 2007
Incident date: Jun 12, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS BURNING INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WHICH CAUSES NO CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE. SUZUKI ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE RECALL SERVICED FOR HIS VEH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI XL-7. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR HER ENGINE TO BE SERVICED. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE ILLUMINATED LIGHT SIGNIFIES THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS DISCO... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AN400. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, GASOLINE BEGAN SQUIRTING ALL OVER THE CONTACT'S CLOTHES AND FACE. THE GASOLINE ORIGINATED FROM THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK CAP WAS NOT LOOSE. THE ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, TRANSMISSION TYPE, POWERTRAIN, AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 826 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Incident date: Jun 11, 2007
ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION AND IN IDLE; THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT HAS A HARD TIME RESTARTING AFTER STALLING; ONCE ENGINE IS RESTARTED IT ATTAINS HIGH RPM'S DUE TO LATE SHIFTING; THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTERWARDS; ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURING STALLING AND TURNS OFF AFTER 24 HOURS; PROBLEM FIRST ORIGINATED WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE HAS HAD OVER 13 VISITS TO THE REP... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE INCIDENT REOCCURRED AT 23,000 YET, THERE WAS NO CRASH. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE BEFORE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23285. ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 5, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE HAS LOCK OUT SECURITY, WHICH CAUSED THE DOORS TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER BABY WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Incident date: May 22, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI M50 BLVD MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 2085 ON MAY 22, 2007. HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE NOTED IN THE RECALL FOR ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WAS SENT TWO NOTICES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING. THE CONTACT DENIES THIS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE LOST THEM IN THE MAIL. THE RECALL WAS... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2007
AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR (IN LATE DECEMBER 2004), I NOTICED THAT THE REAR-END TWITCHED (VERY SLIGHT SWINGS TO THE LEFT & RIGHT THAT QUICKLY RE-GRABBED THE ROAD AFTER LOSING TRACTION). THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE ROADS WERE WET OR SLIPPERY, AND I USED IT AS A SIGNAL TO SLOW DOWN. THIS TWITCHING GOT WORSE AS THE TIRES WORE DOWN, AND I HAD REPLACED THE REAR-TIRES 8 MONTHS AGO, AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT AS... Read more
Crash
1 injured
SUZUKI
VZR1800
(2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
Jun 1, 2007
Incident date: May 31, 2007
NEW VEHICLE (700 MILES) LEAKING COOLANT FROM BOTH THE RADIATOR CAP AND ONE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM CONNECTING HOSES. *TR
Incident date: May 31, 2007
NEW VEHICLE (700 MILES) LEAKING COOLANT FROM BOTH THE RADIATOR CAP AND ONE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM CONNECTING HOSES. *TR
Incident date: May 26, 2007
ENGINE PROBLEM...CAM TENSIONER BROKE AND NOW HAS DAMAGED THE ENGINE/STARTER/ETC... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI HAYABUSA'S. THERE WAS A RECALL I BELIEVE FOR THE 2001 MODEL...MAYBE OTHER YEARS. MINE IS A 2005. I MAY HAVE BEEN DUPED BY THE DEALER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BIKE THEY SOLD ME WAS MUCH OLDER THAN 2005 AND POSSIBLY WRECKED AND FIXED BY THE DEALER AND THEN RE-SOLD TO ME WITH A NEWE... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 2007
ENGINE PROBLEM...CAM TENSIONER BROKE AND NOW HAS DAMAGED THE ENGINE/STARTER/ETC... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI HAYABUSA'S. THERE WAS A RECALL I BELIEVE FOR THE 2001 MODEL...MAYBE OTHER YEARS. MINE IS A 2005. I MAY HAVE BEEN DUPED BY THE DEALER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BIKE THEY SOLD ME WAS MUCH OLDER THAN 2005 AND POSSIBLY WRECKED AND FIXED BY THE DEALER AND THEN RE-SOLD TO ME WITH A NEWE... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 2007
ENGINE PROBLEM...CAM TENSIONER BROKE AND NOW HAS DAMAGED THE ENGINE/STARTER/ETC... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI HAYABUSA'S. THERE WAS A RECALL I BELIEVE FOR THE 2001 MODEL...MAYBE OTHER YEARS. MINE IS A 2005. I MAY HAVE BEEN DUPED BY THE DEALER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BIKE THEY SOLD ME WAS MUCH OLDER THAN 2005 AND POSSIBLY WRECKED AND FIXED BY THE DEALER AND THEN RE-SOLD TO ME WITH A NEWE... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 2007
ENGINE PROBLEM...CAM TENSIONER BROKE AND NOW HAS DAMAGED THE ENGINE/STARTER/ETC... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI HAYABUSA'S. THERE WAS A RECALL I BELIEVE FOR THE 2001 MODEL...MAYBE OTHER YEARS. MINE IS A 2005. I MAY HAVE BEEN DUPED BY THE DEALER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BIKE THEY SOLD ME WAS MUCH OLDER THAN 2005 AND POSSIBLY WRECKED AND FIXED BY THE DEALER AND THEN RE-SOLD TO ME WITH A NEWE... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2007
TRAVELING W ON NC 24 STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT LIGHT. OTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, STRUCK FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT HEAD ON DOOR FRAME. HAVING HEADACHES AND A KNOT ON HEAD. PICKING GLASS OUT OF HEAD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NECK HURTS, LEFT AND RIGHT ARM HURT WITH SWELLING AND KNOTS AND BRUISES. LEFT SIDE OF BODY HURTS: RIBS, HIP, LE... Read more
Crash
1 injured
SUZUKI
SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY
(9999) — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
May 29, 2007
Incident date: Nov 20, 2006
AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF PHIL LONG SUZUKI 9 TIMES IN AN 8 MONTH PERIOD. THE HEATER INSIDE THE SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XSPORT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE DEPT HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. I'VE BEEN CAUGHT IN 4 BLIZZARDS HERE IN COLORADO WITH 2 BABIES IN THE CAR AND NO HEATER! THE SUZUKI CORPORATION REFUSES TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT! TH... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
May 29, 2007
Incident date: Nov 20, 2006
AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF PHIL LONG SUZUKI 9 TIMES IN AN 8 MONTH PERIOD. THE HEATER INSIDE THE SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XSPORT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE DEPT HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. I'VE BEEN CAUGHT IN 4 BLIZZARDS HERE IN COLORADO WITH 2 BABIES IN THE CAR AND NO HEATER! THE SUZUKI CORPORATION REFUSES TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT! TH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2007
HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AND WAS WONDERING IF YOUR SITE COULD ASSIST ME. I TOOK IT BACK FOR NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR AIR BAG SENSOR,HEADLIGHT FAILURE,KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF IGNITION,AND UNABLE TO MOVE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING A KEY IN CONSOLE GEARSHIFT.DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO.THEY... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2007
HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AND WAS WONDERING IF YOUR SITE COULD ASSIST ME. I TOOK IT BACK FOR NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR AIR BAG SENSOR,HEADLIGHT FAILURE,KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF IGNITION,AND UNABLE TO MOVE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING A KEY IN CONSOLE GEARSHIFT.DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO.THEY... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2007
HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AND WAS WONDERING IF YOUR SITE COULD ASSIST ME. I TOOK IT BACK FOR NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR AIR BAG SENSOR,HEADLIGHT FAILURE,KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF IGNITION,AND UNABLE TO MOVE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING A KEY IN CONSOLE GEARSHIFT.DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO.THEY... Read more
SUZUKI
FORENZA
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
May 24, 2007
Incident date: Apr 22, 2007
HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AND WAS WONDERING IF YOUR SITE COULD ASSIST ME. I TOOK IT BACK FOR NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR AIR BAG SENSOR,HEADLIGHT FAILURE,KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF IGNITION,AND UNABLE TO MOVE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING A KEY IN CONSOLE GEARSHIFT.DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO.THEY... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG AND WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RE-RO... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. IF THE PASSENGER MOVES OR IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS TRIGGERED. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6.
SUZUKI
VERONA
(2005) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
May 22, 2007
Incident date: Apr 26, 2007
THE SUZUKI VERONA HAD BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 26, 2007. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND MADE A LOUD SOUND AND VIBRATED. I HAD TO PUMP ON THEM TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT THIS TIME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT TH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 26, 2007
THE SUZUKI VERONA HAD BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 26, 2007. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND MADE A LOUD SOUND AND VIBRATED. I HAD TO PUMP ON THEM TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT THIS TIME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT TH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2007
COLORED PAINT WAS COMING OFF WHEN CLEANING WITH NON ABRASIVE CLEANER. DEALER CHECKED ALL PANELS AND PAINT CAME OFF ON ALL PANELS. I CONTACTED SUZUKI , AND THE DEALER SENT A FEW EMAILS TO THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PAINT COMING OFF, AND THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I LAST HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL I WAS GETTING WAS THE RUN AROUN... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2007
THE REAR HUB ON THE SUZUKI C50 WAS FULL OF CRACKS,ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SPOKE HOLES. THEY WERE GETTING WORSE. IF THE HUB DISINTEGRATED IT WOULD KILL ME AND MY WIFE. THIS WAS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT,THE WEB WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HOPE SOMEONE DID NOT HAVE TO GET KILLED FROM THIS DEFECT TO HAVE THEM RECALL IT. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD ONLY 1500 MILES ON IT , AND WA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800K6 M109R. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS REMEDIED BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER STATING THAT IT WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE OR ACQUIRE THE PARTS, IT WOULD COST $300. THE CONTAC... Read more
Incident date: Mar 6, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24927 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE HAD A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND HAS A VAPOR LOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PRO... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
SUZUKI
AERIO
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
May 14, 2007
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT PLACED BRAND NEW REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT NEEDS TO HAVE THE FRONT TIRES AND BUSHINGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2007
THE GREEN CONNECTOR ON THE SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO DIE COMPLETELY ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND EITHER RESUME NORMALLY IF IN TRANSIT OR DIE IF IT WAS STATIONARY. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CEASED EVEN IF THE KEY WAS IN ACCES... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2007
THE GREEN CONNECTOR ON THE SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO DIE COMPLETELY ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND EITHER RESUME NORMALLY IF IN TRANSIT OR DIE IF IT WAS STATIONARY. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CEASED EVEN IF THE KEY WAS IN ACCES... Read more
Incident date: Apr 28, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED AS TIME PROGRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
May 3, 2007
Incident date: Jan 31, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES PRODUCED A LOUD SCRUBBING AND SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TRAVELING 45 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED, BUT IT RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE ,AND IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE, VIN AND ENGI... Read more