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: Sep 1, 2005
2004 SUZUKI VERONA EX DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT.*MR THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD BECOME TOO TIGHT TO WITHSTAND AROUND ONE'S NECK. THE DEALER STATED WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT, THEY WOULD ENTER THE RATCHET. *JB
Incident date: Apr 13, 2005
DT: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON 4-13-05. THE CONSUMER WILL NOT BE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE FUEL PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO FASTER. IT WAS LIKE HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OF YET. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE COMPUTER, AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 13, 2005
DT: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON 4-13-05. THE CONSUMER WILL NOT BE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE FUEL PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO FASTER. IT WAS LIKE HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OF YET. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE COMPUTER, AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2005
HI, I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA I HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH 2 WEEKS AND ALREADY THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE. FIRST TIME THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT TO THE CURB AND THIS JUST SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING SO SOON. *JB
Incident date: Jun 1, 2005
DT: THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CUT OFF WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS STARTED ON JUNE 1, 2005. THERE WAS NO WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK
Incident date: Aug 8, 2005
ENGINE STALLING, QUITTING, WILL HARDLY ACCELERATE. *NM
Incident date: Aug 30, 2005
2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARD C90 MOTORCYCLE: GAS TANK LEAK, SOME SPOT AS PREVIOUS YEARS. TOP RIGHT CORNER. BAD WELD VERIFIED BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER. DEALER ORDERED NEW GAS TANK. DOWN TIME FOR CUSTOMER (ME) 1 WEEK.*JB
Incident date: Aug 25, 2005
DT: OWNER HAS A MOTORCYLCE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE BALL BEARNINGS FELL OUT OF THE FRONT WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY FRONT BRAKES. THEN, THE OWNER LEANED TO THE RIGHT AND LET THE MOTORCYCLE ROLL TO A STOP. THE FRONT WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. THERE WAS A FRONT WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2005
DT: OWNER HAS A MOTORCYLCE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE BALL BEARNINGS FELL OUT OF THE FRONT WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY FRONT BRAKES. THEN, THE OWNER LEANED TO THE RIGHT AND LET THE MOTORCYCLE ROLL TO A STOP. THE FRONT WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. THERE WAS A FRONT WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 14, 2005
WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE THE ELECTRONICS AND ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT-OUT INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION RELAY HAD MELTED AND WAS SHORTING OUT. THE FUSE ON THE CONNECTION DID NOT BLOW. THERE WAS NO MOISTURE PRESENT OR OTHER EXPOSURE.*JB
Incident date: Dec 14, 2004
DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR CONSUMER WAS GETTING 230 MILES TO THE TANK. CURRENTLY , WAS ONLY GET... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2004
DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR CONSUMER WAS GETTING 230 MILES TO THE TANK. CURRENTLY , WAS ONLY GET... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2005
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 10 MINUTES AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 6, 2005 IT WAS SPUTERRING AND JERKING WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ALSO AT LOW SPEEDS IT ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY FOUND CYLINDER #2 PLUG FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT. 2 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2005
NOTE: VEHICLE IS NOT A VL1500, IT IS A SUZUKI BURGMAN 650 MOTORSCOOTER WHICH WAS NOT A CHOICE ON YOUR DROPDOWN MODELS. SPEEDOMETER IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE ON MY BRAND NEW 2005 SUZUKI BURGMAN 650 MOTORSCOOTER. WHILE DRIVING MY MOTORSCOOTER, I CANNOT GET AN ACCURATE READING ON WHETHER I'M GOING TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW. SOMETIMES THIS SPEEDOMETER IS AT LEAST 20 MPH FASTER THAN WHAT I AM TRAVELING... Read more
Incident date: Aug 19, 2005
DT: THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ACCORDING TO THE HANDBOOK, ANY CHILD UNDER 54 POUNDS THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT SHOULD COME ON. YESTERDAY THE CHILD WAS SEATING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND TODAY THE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR A BRAK... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2005
2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.*MR THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT TRYING TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. *JB
Incident date: Aug 17, 2005
DT: THE CALLER SAID FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE. THE CALLER BELIEVED IT WAS THE CALIPERS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER LEFT MESSAGE WITH MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED HIM YET. CALLER WAS INJURED. CALLER HAD TO PUSH IT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. MOTORCYCLE IS A GSX-R600.*AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 21, 2005
DT: 2005 SUZUKI VS1400. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK, AND/OR THE GAS CAP RATTLED. THIS WAS A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE A GAS LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED THERE WAS A RATTLE AND IT VIBRATED AGAINST SOMETHING, BUT THE PART WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IF IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHIN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2005
I OWN A 1999 SUZUKI ESTEEM, 55,000 MILES, CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. MY SUB FRAME RUSTED IN HALF AND BROKE. THE AAA PERSON THAT TOWED THE CAR, 2 MECHANICS, AND EVERY MALE I HAVE TOLD ARE APPALLED THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC CALLED FRED MARTINS SUZUKI, WHERE IS WAS PURCHASED, AND SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC THERE. HE WAS TOLD 3 SUBFRAMES HAD BEEN FIXED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, BUT NO RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 5, 2005
DT: 2005 SUZUKIE FORENZA WAGON. WHILE ON A TRIP TO VIRIGINA IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED ON THEIR MINIMUM SPEED, AND THEIR MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO BE EFFICIENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COMPARED THE MAXIMUM WIPER SPEED OF TWO VEHICLES AND THEY WERE BOTH THE SAME. THE SALESMAN AGREED THAT THE SPEED WOULD NOT BE EFFICIENT FOR THE WINTERS. CALLED THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2003 SUZUKI MARAUDER STOPS RUNNING WHEN THE CONSUMER COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.*MR
Incident date: Aug 3, 2005
AFTER FOX VALLEY SUZUKI REPROGRAMMED MY COMPUTER DUE TO RECALL, THE ENGINE HAS A LIFTER KNOCK, ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING 55-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL, BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL. ALSO WHEN AC IS ON, THERE IS A WHING NOISE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT HEAR. LEFT TURN SIGNAL STICKS, DEALER C... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2005
AFTER FOX VALLEY SUZUKI REPROGRAMMED MY COMPUTER DUE TO RECALL, THE ENGINE HAS A LIFTER KNOCK, ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING 55-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL, BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL. ALSO WHEN AC IS ON, THERE IS A WHING NOISE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT HEAR. LEFT TURN SIGNAL STICKS, DEALER C... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2005
1. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PUT INTO PARK POSITION. KEY WITHDRAWN. KEY TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK FAULTY 2. PARK POSITION DID NOT HOLD AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND PROPERTY. 3. AUTOMOBILE BEING REPAIRED, TRANSMISSION IGNITION KEY INTERFACE BEING INVESTIGATED. *NM
Crash
Incident date: Jul 14, 2004
ON 7/14/04 MY DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE A REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT IN A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. SEAT BELT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE, AND SHE MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN VEHICLE. ON 7/16/04 SHE WAS AGAIN A REAR PASSENGER IN SAME VEHICLE. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BY FAULT OF A RED LIGHT RUNNER. SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. WITNESS AND MY DAUGHTER STATE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ONCE AGAIN CH... Read more
Crash
3 injured
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jul 30, 2005
Incident date: Jun 13, 2005
AT SPEED OF 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES QUICKLY, AND MUCH TO MY SHOCK, THE CAR WENT SIDEWAYS AND SLAMMED INTO A STEEL DIVIDER. THIS CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE TO THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE - FROM FRONT TO BACK AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS DONE AS OF YET. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Sep 1, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI MARAUDER 800. THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SUZUKI STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL. IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE. NO OTHER WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 1, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI MARAUDER 800. THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SUZUKI STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL. IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE. NO OTHER WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 22, 2005
I'M HOPING YOU COVER MOTORCYCLE RECALLS. THIS IS A PROBLEM I DISCOVERED ON MY '99 SUZUKI DR-350SE (STREET LEGAL DIRTBIKE). THE WEBSITE WHICH DISCUSSES THE DEFECT IN DETAIL IS LOCATED AT : HTTP://WWW.KIENTECH.COM/TOPPAGE1.HTM KIEN TECH ENGINEERING IS A PERFORMANCE SHOP SPECIALIZING IN SUZUKI 350/400 DIRTBIKES. APPARENTLY, THEY HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI ABOUT HIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA XL-7
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Jul 22, 2005
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
CONSUMER COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGINE NOISE INVOLVING THE 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA.*MR CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOISE IS FROM TIMING CHAIN AND HAD THE TENSIONER ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. [XXX] IS THE VIN. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Incident date: Jul 14, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SURGING PROBLEM SINCE LAST FALL. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT IT WASN'T NORMAL. ON JULY 5, 2005 , SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY RAN A TEST ON IT . SAID IT NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY WHICH THEY ORDERED. THEY SAID SHE COULD BRING IT IN ON MONDAY 7-18-2005, ON THURSDAY 7-14-2005 IT DIED ON THE FREEWA... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2005
VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY STALLING SINCE MAY OF 2005 AND BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP TO BE REPAIRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE DEFECT. VEHICLE STALLS AT DEACCELERATION AND AT IDLE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN. THE SUZUKI DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL CHIP AT LEAST TWO TIMES. SUZUKI MOTORS AMERICA HAS NOW TOLD THE DEALER TO TRY REPLACI... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2005
VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY STALLING SINCE MAY OF 2005 AND BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP TO BE REPAIRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE DEFECT. VEHICLE STALLS AT DEACCELERATION AND AT IDLE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN. THE SUZUKI DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL CHIP AT LEAST TWO TIMES. SUZUKI MOTORS AMERICA HAS NOW TOLD THE DEALER TO TRY REPLACI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
MOTORCYCLE STALLS WHEN DRIVEN AT CONSTANT SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH. ALSO, CONSUMER ALLEGES THAT ODOMETER MALFUNCTION DISPLAYS APPROXIMATELY 20% MORE MILES TRAVELED THAN ACTUAL MILEAGE. *MR *NM *MJJ
Incident date: Jul 10, 2005
DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER ABOUT 7-8 TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP, COMPUTER, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE FUEL CAP AND FOUND THAT THE RUBBER PACKING ON THE FUEL CAP WAS CROOKED. CONSUMER REINSTALLED THE RUBBER PACKING ON FUEL CAP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH THE E... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2005
DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER ABOUT 7-8 TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP, COMPUTER, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE FUEL CAP AND FOUND THAT THE RUBBER PACKING ON THE FUEL CAP WAS CROOKED. CONSUMER REINSTALLED THE RUBBER PACKING ON FUEL CAP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH THE E... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2005
DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER ABOUT 7-8 TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP, COMPUTER, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE FUEL CAP AND FOUND THAT THE RUBBER PACKING ON THE FUEL CAP WAS CROOKED. CONSUMER REINSTALLED THE RUBBER PACKING ON FUEL CAP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH THE E... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
DT: ON 7/15/05. THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN HE WAS JUST SITTING IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE BACK OF THE SEAT FELT LIKE IT MALFUNCTIONED. THE RECLINER FELT TOO LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE WHEN GOING UP HILL. THE SEAT MOVED BACK ABOUT A 1/4 INCH. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THAT THE SEAT WAS AS TIGHT AS IT WOULD GET, AND TH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2005
DT: SUZUKI 2005 BLVD. C90T -TOURING MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE KICK STAND. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE KICK STAND DOWN IT WILL NOT LOCK AND THE BIKE WILL FALL OVER. *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2003) — AIR BAGS
Jul 8, 2005
Incident date: Jun 19, 2005
DT: CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 6-19-05. SOMEONE HIT HER. THE CAR TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND LANDED ON ITS TOP. THE PERSON WHO HIT HER WAS GOING APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN SHE CAME ACROSS THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HIT HER. SHE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE FEELS THAT BECAUSE THE CAR FLIPPED OVER, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. SHE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: May 30, 2005
CROSS BAR ON THE VS1400 '' S83'' IS HITTING THE GROUND AND KICKING THE BIKE BACK TIRE UP AND THAT I NOT PLEASED WITH THIS BIKE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS BIKE FOR A MONTH AND THE CROSS BAR HAS HIT THE GROUND 4 TIMES AND THE 4TH TIME INVOLVED ME IN SLIDING THE BIKE ACROSS THE STREET IN A CURVE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ANOTHER PERSON WHILE RIDING THIS BIKE. I RIDE EVERY DAY 5 TO 7 DAYS A WEEK RAIN ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jun 28, 2005
Incident date: Jun 10, 2005
CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS ON THE 1999-2002 GRAND VITARI XL7. *MR OTHER PROBLEMS: BROKEN KEYLESS ENTRY WHICH OCCURRED TWICE, THE VEHICLE RADIATOR (TWICE), WATER PUMP (TWICE), AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED TWICE. TSB TS 07 03014R2 *SC
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2001) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Jun 28, 2005
Incident date: Jun 10, 2005
CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS ON THE 1999-2002 GRAND VITARI XL7. *MR OTHER PROBLEMS: BROKEN KEYLESS ENTRY WHICH OCCURRED TWICE, THE VEHICLE RADIATOR (TWICE), WATER PUMP (TWICE), AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED TWICE. TSB TS 07 03014R2 *SC
SUZUKI
SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE
(2000) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Jun 28, 2005
Incident date: Jun 22, 2005
DT: WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR COMING TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP JUST BEFORE IT DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP EVEN THOUGH WAS HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER HOT OR COLD.*AK
SUZUKI
SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE
(2000) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
Jun 28, 2005
Incident date: Jun 22, 2005
DT: WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR COMING TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP JUST BEFORE IT DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP EVEN THOUGH WAS HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER HOT OR COLD.*AK
Incident date: Jun 27, 2005
MY CAR KEEP STOPPING AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC, IT JUST STOPS. I HAVE BEEN IN THREE NEAR CAR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AT 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, IF ANYTHING THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE DEALER REPLACE A BRAIN, BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM
Incident date: Jun 4, 2005
DT: A 2005 SUZUKI VL800. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WHEEL HAS SPOKES, AND WHERE THE SPOKES TIE INTO THE METAL OF THE WHEELS IT IS CRACKING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONFLICTING RESPONSES, ONE SAYS IT IS DANGEROUS, AND ANOTHER SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS ONLY 823 MILES ON IT.*AK
Incident date: Jun 22, 2005
DT: CALLER HAS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CAR JERKS WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION LEARNING SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTE IS DEFECTIVE. CALLER SAYS THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS AFFECTED BY THE COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND THE CAR HUNTS BETWEEN GEARS, AND THAT IS WHY IT JERKS. CALLER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FAMILY BEING IN THIS CAR. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO FIX AT THIS TIME, DEALER WILL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 24, 2005
AFTER SEVERAL MISDIAGNOSES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR GOING INTO GEARS THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS CHARGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS COMPLETELY UNFAIR. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I WASN''T PUSHING HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKE. THE SECOND TIME HE SAID IT WAS DO TO THE COLD WEATHER. THE THIRD TIME HE SAID TH... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2003
DT: 2003 SUZUKI AERIO, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED UNLESS THE CONSUMER PULLS VEHICLE FORWARD FIRST, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DIRECTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THE CABLE BUSTED. THEN THE DEALER CHANGED A CABLE CORD. THIS STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TO DEALER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE A SEC... Read more