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: Dec 30, 2005
MOTOR BLEW AT 94000 MILES RINGS WORE OUT AND POURED OIL. *JB
Incident date: Mar 10, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHAKES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE STABILIZER BUSHING, BRACKET AND MOUNT STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM
Incident date: Jan 23, 2006
MY REAR ALIGNMENT IS OFF SO IN OCTOBER OF 2005 I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED AS MY REAR TIRES APPEARED TO BE WEARING AT AN UNUSUAL RATE AND PATTERN. PROBLEM WAS SAID TO BE IN SOME SUZUKI AERIO'S BUT WAS SAID TO BE FIXED. THE SPECS WERE OFF AND HAD TO BE RESET AND REAR TIRES WARRANTED. ON JANUARY 5TH I TOOK CAR IN TO GET OIL CHANGED AND ROTATION OF TIRES. THEY WOULD NOT ROTATE AS BACK TIRES WERE WO... Read more
Crash
SUZUKI
AN650 BURGMAN
(2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Mar 3, 2006
Incident date: Mar 2, 2006
I OWN A 2003 SUZUKI BURGMAN SCOOTER MODEL AN650 PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 2003. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AT AROUND 5,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A "RATTLING" NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AREA DURING IDLE. THE SOUND WOULD DISAPPEAR ONLY AFTER SOME LOAD WAS PLACED ON THE ENGINE. SINCE IT WAS NOT THAT UNUSUAL, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE OIL AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY. THE NOISE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2005
CONSUMER 2005 VERONA AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. *TS ***NAR A SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2005
CONSUMER 2005 VERONA AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. *TS ***NAR A SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2005
CONSUMER 2005 VERONA AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. *TS ***NAR A SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Incident date: Mar 2, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Incident date: Mar 2, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
SUZUKI
XL-7
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 2, 2006
Incident date: Feb 17, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN SNOW WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V452000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2006
I PURCHASED MY AERIO OCT 2004 AND NOW MARCH 2006 HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES 3 TIMES THIS HAS BEEN COSTLY WE HAVE HAD IT REALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES AND RE-BALANCED BUT THE TIRES STILL WEAR RAPIDLY. *JB
Incident date: Feb 26, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REMAINS.
Incident date: Feb 26, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REMAINS.
Incident date: Nov 17, 2005
5 WEEKS INTO THE PURCHASE OF MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IT MADE A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO A BAD EXHAUST. THEN IT STARTED TO STALL WHILE I WAS STOPPED. IT WOULD STALL DURING THE FIRST 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN WOULD BE FINE. ON THE THIRD TIME IN SERVICE THEY DECIDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE, FOR 2 WEEKS. SO FAR THE STALLING HAS NOT OCCURRED BUT THE NOISE HAS COME BACK. *JB
Incident date: Feb 21, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER AN ACCIDENT, WATER BEGAN TO LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WATER LEAK WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE WATER LEAK CAUSED THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO SHORT AND THE HEATER, DEFROST, AND AIR CONDITIONER ARE NOW INOPERABLE.
Incident date: Feb 12, 2006
IGNITION CUTOUT ON MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE LEFT ME STRANDED. MY BIKE HAD TO BE TOWED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT I NEED A NEW IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED (HTTP://WWW.SV1000.ZYNS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8174&PAGE=2&HIGHLIGHT=IGNITION+CUTOUT), YET SUZUKI FAILS TO COVER REPLACEMENT COSTS. *NM
SUZUKI
FORENZA
(2005) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Feb 20, 2006
Incident date: Feb 15, 2006
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AUGUST 25, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS DECEPTIVELY PRESENTED AS HAVING A "MAINTENANCE-FREE TIMING CHAIN" PRIOR TO PURCHASE. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE SELLING DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD 9759 MILES AT THE MOST RECENT MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. LESS THAN 20 MILES LATER, WHEN PROCEEDING FORWARD FROM A REDLIGHT, ASCENDING A BRIDGE, FOR NO APARENT REAS... Read more
SUZUKI
AN650 BURGMAN
(2003) — TIRES
Feb 13, 2006
Incident date: Feb 13, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE HAD ABNORMAL WEAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRE HAD WORN THROUGH TO THE CORD ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE.
Incident date: Feb 10, 2006
MY 2005 SUZUKI C50 MOTORCYCLE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE FRONT AND REAR HUBS OF THE WHEELS. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IN NOTIFYING SUZUKI OF THE PROBLEMS THEY CONVEYED TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT AND WHERE NOT LIABLE. BUT MY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE HAS THE SAME STYLE BIKE AND HERS HAS THE SAME CRACKS ON BOTH HUBS. I HAVE NOT WRECKED THE BIKE ,I'VE BAREL... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V025000, ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Feb 6, 2006
I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY 2005 SUZUKI C90 RELATED TO THE GAS TANK. THE RECALL STATES NOT TO OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER REFUSES TO PICK THE BIKE UP AND TELLS ME TO RIDE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO RIDE, WHY AREN'T THE DEALERS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOWING THE BIKE? *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Feb 3, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
I AM WRITING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FREQUENTLY LOCKS UP AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE PERSON WEARING IT TO MOVE. I FIND IT VERY ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE AS WHOEVER IS IN THAT SEAT USUALLY ENDS UP UNBUCKLING IT AND NOT PUTTING IT BACK ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN THE REAR SEATS, ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS I GENERALLY DON'T HAVE REAR PA... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Feb 3, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
I AM WRITING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FREQUENTLY LOCKS UP AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE PERSON WEARING IT TO MOVE. I FIND IT VERY ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE AS WHOEVER IS IN THAT SEAT USUALLY ENDS UP UNBUCKLING IT AND NOT PUTTING IT BACK ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN THE REAR SEATS, ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS I GENERALLY DON'T HAVE REAR PA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FLAT SPOTS COMPLETELY AROUND THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE TIRE WEAR WAS CONTRIBUTED BY THE COUPLERS ON THE REAR STRUTS. THE COUPLERS WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN MANUFACTURED. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FLAT SPOTS COMPLETELY AROUND THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE TIRE WEAR WAS CONTRIBUTED BY THE COUPLERS ON THE REAR STRUTS. THE COUPLERS WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN MANUFACTURED. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
SUZUKI
V-STROM 1000
(2004) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Jan 30, 2006
Incident date: Aug 1, 2005
WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN A HESITATION FROM 3000-4000 RPMS. IT WAS TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS AND NO REMEDY WAS FOUND. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT SUZUKI FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, AND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CURE. THE MOTORCYCLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND COULD LEAD TO AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. THE CYCLE NOW HAS 450... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2004
I PURCHASED A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA, STICK SHIFT NEW. AT OR ABOUT 12,000 MILES IT STARTED TO CUT OFF AFTER DECELERATING TO EITHER MAKE A TURN OR ENTER THE INTERSTATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH THE HOPES THAT THEY COULD FIND AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO FAR THEY HAVE FAILED IN THEIR ATTEMPTS. THE CAR STILL CUTS OFF AFTER IT BEEN RUNN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 5, 2004
SUBTLE BUT NOTICEABLE VIBRATION FELT IN REAR AXLE; WHILE UNDER TOW (BEHIND MOTORHOME) RIGHT REAR WHEEL (TIRE, WHEEL, HUB) SEPARATED FROM AXLE AND LEFT VEHICLE. VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN WAS IN MFG RECOMMENDED POSITION FOR TOWING (TRANSMISSION IN D, TRANSAXLE SET TO N). HEAT GENERATED FROM FAILURE (POSSIBLY BAD WHEEL BEARING) LED TO FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY POLICE. SUZUKI REFUSED TO WARRANTY THI... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 11, 2005
I HAVE PURCHASED A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. AS A CERTIFIED CRIME PREVENTION INSPECTOR, I HAVE DISCOVERED FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE THAT WILL PROVE TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY DRIVER/OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE DO NO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CONTROLS ALL LOCKING DEVICES ON HIS/HER SIDE. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THAT THE PASSENGER IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT OPEN HIS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. *JB
Incident date: Dec 11, 2005
1. BIKE WOULD COMPLETELY GO DEAD WHILE RIDING, GAUGES GO BLACK AND BIKE WILL NOT CRANK. IT HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES 2. PROBLEM WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, THIS MEANS NO LIGHTS, NO IGNITION, NO GAUGES, LIKE IF SOMEONE HAD TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. 3. I TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MOTORCYLCE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SHOP WANTED TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2005
2001 SUZUKI ESTEEM LOST THE FRONT GRILL. *TS *JB
Incident date: Dec 24, 2005
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH; BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD; SUBFRAME (PART THAT ALL BALL JOINTS AND SUSPENSION ARMS BOLTS INTO) COLLAPSED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING WHEEL TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND SEVERELY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. (WHEN MEASURED, THE PASSENGER WHEEL WAS +/-1-1/2" CLOSER TO THE REAR OF INNER FENDER, AND WOULD GRIND ONTO THE INNER FENDER. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH A ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2006
VEHICLE HAS RAN POORLY SINCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND UNDER VEHICLE. HAVE HAD STALLING ISSUES AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOW BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON "FAULTY TIRES". HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED AND NO IMPROVEMENT TO DRIVABILITY OF CAR. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 2 TIMES IN TRAFF... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2006
VEHICLE HAS RAN POORLY SINCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND UNDER VEHICLE. HAVE HAD STALLING ISSUES AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOW BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON "FAULTY TIRES". HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED AND NO IMPROVEMENT TO DRIVABILITY OF CAR. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 2 TIMES IN TRAFF... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Jan 6, 2006
Incident date: Jan 6, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY SHINE 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. *AK
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Jan 5, 2006
Incident date: Dec 25, 2005
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES COMPLETE ENGINE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND VEHICLE SPEED RAPIDLY DROPS TO UNDER 10 MPH. ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. MUST IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER (IF POSSIBLE) AS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, ENGINE OPERATION RETURNS TO NORMAL BUT POWER LOSS WILL USUALLY REOCCUR ANYTIME AS QUI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V497000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT COMPLETING THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK
Incident date: Dec 16, 2005
2006 SUZUKI VL800 MOTORCYCLES IGNITION FAILED TO START MOTORCYCLE. I CONTACTED SUZUKI OF NORTH AMERICA WITH NO SUCESS. THE MANUFATURER FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY HELP. MOTORCYCLE IGNITION SYSTEM UNRELIABLE. *NM
Incident date: Dec 10, 2005
ON 12/10/05 AT 1303 HRS A REGISTERED DOT TRUCK #707794 CAUSED PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHEN A LARGE SHEET OF ICE SLID OFF THE MOVING US DOT TRUCK AND STRUCK AND DESTROYED MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. THE US DOT REGISTERED VEHICLE IS OWNED BY F&V DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LLC AT 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, SUITE 205 LAKE SUCCESS NEW YORK 11042. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE NEW JERSEY PENSAUKEN POLICE DEPARTMEN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2005
HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOUGHT IT JUNE OF 2005. FOR THE TIME THAT I HAD THE CAR IT HAD LITTLE PROBLEMS AT TIMES. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 5 MILES ON IT. SUZUKI DEALERSHIPS ONLY LOOK AT YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND WHEN THEY DO LOOK AT IT THEY CLAIM NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE CAR HESITATES AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES. IN THE MORNING THE CAR HAS HARD STARTS WHEN COLD. THE EXHAUST MAKES NOISE AND TRA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2005
HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOUGHT IT JUNE OF 2005. FOR THE TIME THAT I HAD THE CAR IT HAD LITTLE PROBLEMS AT TIMES. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 5 MILES ON IT. SUZUKI DEALERSHIPS ONLY LOOK AT YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND WHEN THEY DO LOOK AT IT THEY CLAIM NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE CAR HESITATES AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES. IN THE MORNING THE CAR HAS HARD STARTS WHEN COLD. THE EXHAUST MAKES NOISE AND TRA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2005
HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOUGHT IT JUNE OF 2005. FOR THE TIME THAT I HAD THE CAR IT HAD LITTLE PROBLEMS AT TIMES. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 5 MILES ON IT. SUZUKI DEALERSHIPS ONLY LOOK AT YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND WHEN THEY DO LOOK AT IT THEY CLAIM NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE CAR HESITATES AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES. IN THE MORNING THE CAR HAS HARD STARTS WHEN COLD. THE EXHAUST MAKES NOISE AND TRA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2005
HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOUGHT IT JUNE OF 2005. FOR THE TIME THAT I HAD THE CAR IT HAD LITTLE PROBLEMS AT TIMES. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 5 MILES ON IT. SUZUKI DEALERSHIPS ONLY LOOK AT YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND WHEN THEY DO LOOK AT IT THEY CLAIM NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE CAR HESITATES AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES. IN THE MORNING THE CAR HAS HARD STARTS WHEN COLD. THE EXHAUST MAKES NOISE AND TRA... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Dec 20, 2005
Incident date: Nov 22, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS. WHEN DRIVING ON A STEEP HILL ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 4, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND AT NORMAL TO LOW SPEEDS. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMED THE BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. NO R... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND AT NORMAL TO LOW SPEEDS. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMED THE BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. NO R... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2005
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ONE MONTH PRIOR TO PROBLEM. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY HUNTS FOR GEARS, SHIFTING ABRUPTLY AND SHARPLY WITHOUT PROVOCATION. AT 2,950 MILES, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN TO GROAN. WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(1999) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 7, 2005
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THERE NO LONGER BEING A SUZUKI DEALER IN HIS AREA AND CAN NOT GET RECALL WORK DONE. *TS *THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT SUZUKI COULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE 120 MILES IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *SC
Incident date: Dec 1, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN THE HAND ACCELERATOR WAS DISENGAGED THE HANDLE BAR MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FRONT TIRE WERE BALANCED AGAIN, AND THE TORQUE ON THE STEERING WAS READJUSTED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT FEELS THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE IS INCORRECT IN ... Read more