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 11, 2004
WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY TIME DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
Incident date: Dec 11, 2004
WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY TIME DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Jan 4, 2005
Incident date: Jan 4, 2005
CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HESITANTLY ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Incident date: Jan 22, 2004
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash
Incident date: Dec 29, 2004
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V396000; SUZUKI ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,DUE TO VIN. BUT, IT STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *AK......ALSO, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK
Incident date: Dec 29, 2004
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V396000; SUZUKI ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,DUE TO VIN. BUT, IT STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *AK......ALSO, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE OVERHEATING.*MR THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT OCCASIONALLY AND LEAK COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COOLANT, RADIANT, THERMOSTAT AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND WHITE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED AND NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE OVERHEATING.*MR THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT OCCASIONALLY AND LEAK COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COOLANT, RADIANT, THERMOSTAT AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND WHITE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED AND NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA XL-7
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Dec 28, 2004
Incident date: Dec 3, 2004
THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CEASE. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND CHAIN WAS $3600. THIS VEHICLE IS 38 MONTHS OLD WITH 52,000 MILES OF WEAR: 2001 SUZUKI XL7. *JB
Incident date: Dec 20, 2004
TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS DOWN SHIFTING FROM THE HIGH GEARS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK
Incident date: May 26, 2004
AFTER REC'D RECALL NOTICE FOR DEFECT RELATES TO VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. CAR LOST ALL POWER IN TRAFFIC. *BF RECALL NUMBER: 04V396000 SUMMARY: IN CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A FAULT IN THE ADAPTIVE FUEL CONTROL LOGIC CAN CAUSE SOME VEHICLES TO USE AIR/FUEL RATIOS DURING DECELERATION THAT ARE LEAN ENOUGH TO CAUSE ENGINE STALLING. CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEL LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DUSTY. THE VEHICLE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO STOP THE HORN FROM WORKING. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEL LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DUSTY. THE VEHICLE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO STOP THE HORN FROM WORKING. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEL LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DUSTY. THE VEHICLE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO STOP THE HORN FROM WORKING. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEL LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DUSTY. THE VEHICLE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO STOP THE HORN FROM WORKING. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEL LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DUSTY. THE VEHICLE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO STOP THE HORN FROM WORKING. ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEL LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DUSTY. THE VEHICLE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO STOP THE HORN FROM WORKING. ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 6, 2004
WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Dec 16, 2004
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE THREW THE PISTOL ROD, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Incident date: Dec 8, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 35 MP ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK....*AK
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Dec 14, 2004
Incident date: Dec 1, 2004
CONTINUALLY UPON STARTING VEHICLE, GO INSIDE AND CAME BACK OUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONSUMER HAD TO FILE FOR BANKRUPCY AND VOLUNTARY REPO BECAUSE HE COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FROM STATE TO STATE TO BE SERVICED. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V427000 *TC
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA PASSENGER VEHICLES. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V396000 CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART THE SERVICE DEALER REPROGRAMED IT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SHOULD RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE TO UPDATE THE PART ANY ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA PASSENGER VEHICLES. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V396000 CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART THE SERVICE DEALER REPROGRAMED IT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SHOULD RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE TO UPDATE THE PART ANY ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 16, 2003
A 40 MPH OFFSET FRONTAL CRASH TEST WAS PERFORMED ON A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA AT THE INSTITUTE'S VEHICLE RESEARCH CENTER. AFTER THE CRASH TEST, IT WAS APPARENT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. *PH THE AIR BAG ONLY PARTIALLY INFLATED AND PROVIDED LITTLE PROTECTION FOR THE DUMMY'S HEAD. ONCE THE DUMMY'S FORWARD MOMENTUM HAD STOPPED, THE FLAT AIRBAG BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INFLATE, WHICH PR... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Oct 17, 2003
RESPONSE TO A LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO SELLING HER 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL WHILE BRAKING, A SPEAKER WAS BLOWN, NONE OF THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WORKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *NM
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Oct 17, 2003
RESPONSE TO A LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO SELLING HER 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL WHILE BRAKING, A SPEAKER WAS BLOWN, NONE OF THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WORKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *NM
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Oct 17, 2003
RESPONSE TO A LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO SELLING HER 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL WHILE BRAKING, A SPEAKER WAS BLOWN, NONE OF THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WORKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *NM
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Oct 17, 2003
RESPONSE TO A LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO SELLING HER 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL WHILE BRAKING, A SPEAKER WAS BLOWN, NONE OF THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WORKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *NM
Incident date: Dec 6, 2004
CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE CONSUMER CAME TO A 4 WAY STOP, AS THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, IT BROKE DOWN. THIS WAS DUE TO THE REAR AXLE SHAFT.*AK *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Sep 4, 2003
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. (NAR) *LA THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED. THE PRESSURE APPLIED TOT HE BRAKES TO AVOID THE COLLISION DAMAGED THEM AND THE CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS NOT HE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER HAD... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Sep 4, 2003
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. (NAR) *LA THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED. THE PRESSURE APPLIED TOT HE BRAKES TO AVOID THE COLLISION DAMAGED THEM AND THE CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS NOT HE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER HAD... Read more
Incident date: Nov 24, 2004
THE BRACKET HOLDING THE TIP OVER SENSOR BROKE. MOTORCYCLE BECAME TOTALLY DISABLED AND STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 24, 2004
THE BRACKET HOLDING THE TIP OVER SENSOR BROKE. MOTORCYCLE BECAME TOTALLY DISABLED AND STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(1999) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Dec 2, 2004
Incident date: Dec 2, 2004
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING THE TOP OF THE HILL HE GRADUALLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, AS WELL AS LETTING THE GAS GO, FOR SOME REASON INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE STOPPING, IT KEPT GOING WITH INCREASED SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT JUMPED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. THERE WERE NO INJUR... Read more
Incident date: Oct 20, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK.......PROBLEM HAPPENED EVERY TIME CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR. DEALER REPAIRED IT, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED, THOUGH NOT AS REGULARLY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT, CLAIMING CAR... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2004
MY 2000 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500LC JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING PARTICULARLY. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ON THE SUZUKI USERS FORUM HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Incident date: Jul 1, 2004
FUEL TANK LEAKES FROM CRACK ON RIGHT FRONT MOUNT. TEMPORARY FIX WITH JB WELD. LEAK IS A LONG CRACK.*AK
SUZUKI
SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Nov 29, 2004
Incident date: Nov 28, 2004
I HAVE A 2003 SUZUKI INTRUDER LC1500. IT IS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS 5,100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RECENTLY I STARTED SMELLING GAS AND, AWARE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD CRACKS IN THEIR FUEL TANKS THROUGH THE LC FORUM, CHECKED THE SUSPECT AREA OF THE TANK. THERE WAS RESIDUE, I CLEANED THE TANK AND RECHECKED IT YESTERDAY. THERE WAS NEW RESIDUE AND THE CRACK IS VISIBLE.*AK
SUZUKI
SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Nov 28, 2004
Incident date: Nov 27, 2004
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE WELD ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 SUZUKI VL1500LC MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED IT AFTER OTHER OWNERS AND I HAVE STARTED COMMUNICATING AMONG EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK A COMMON FIX SEEMS TO BE TO USE JB WELD TO CLOSE THE CRACK. SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL WILL NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RUDELY TREATED MANY WHO HAVE CONTACTED THEM REGARDING THIS ... Read more
SUZUKI
SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Nov 24, 2004
Incident date: Nov 24, 2004
A SMALL SEPARATION OF THE TOP WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 SUZUKI VL1500LC MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS CHANGING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY BIKE, THE FIX IS TO USE JB WELD TO CLOSE THE CRACK. SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL WILL NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED NHTSA WOULD HAVE TO FORCE THEM TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. *NM
Incident date: Nov 20, 2004
2000 SUZUKI 1500LC INTRUDER GAS TANK DEVELOPED STRESS CRACK ALONG SEAM OF TANK. LEAKS FUEL DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH OPERATORS SCROTUM! ALL MODEL YEARS AFFECTED. PLEASE GO TO: HTTP://FORUMS.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/RLCMC/START THIS IS AN INTERNET FORUM CONSISTING OF HUNDREDS OF 1500LC OWNERS. SEVERAL OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. JOHN PONZO. *NM
Incident date: Oct 30, 2004
I HAD A FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED ON THE FUEL TANK ON MY 01 SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER. THE DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY. *NM
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Nov 23, 2004
Incident date: Nov 19, 2004
THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE ROTORS HAD COMPLETELY WARPED. *JB
Incident date: Nov 17, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A COLLISION OCCURRED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BAD INJURIES. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 1, 2004
FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A HAIR LINE CRACK ABOVE THE FRONT RIGHT MOUNTING TAB. THIS BEGAN LEAKING GAS VAPORS WHICH HAVE GROWN WORSE OVER TIME.*AK
Incident date: Oct 30, 2004
GAS TANK LEAK ON 2000 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500. MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IF LEAKS ON EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK
Incident date: Nov 11, 2004
TIRES OF NEW SUZUKI FORENZA WORE PREMATURELY. CAR HYDROPLANED ON A NIGHT WHEN IT WAS DRIZZLING AT A SPEED OF APPROX 35 MPH DURING LIGHT BRAKING INTO A SHALLOW CORNER. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR LEAVING THE ROADWAY OUT OF CONTROL AND OVERTURNING. DRIVER WAS SHAKEN BUT APPARENTLY UNINJURED ALTHOUGH IS UNDER CARE OF A PHYSICIAN AS A RESULT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED DUE TO THE ROLLOVER. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Nov 17, 2004
AT SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE IS LOUD AND SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE TOP END ROCKER ARM KNOCKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE THE CAR OVER 55MPH. I TOLD THEM IT ONLY DOES IT BETWEEN 65-75 WHICJ IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAYS SOUTH OF THE CAR DEALER. THEY ONLY TOOK IT ... Read more
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Nov 17, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTICE FOR HER 2003 GRAND VITARA XL-7. EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, THEY WERE WAITING ON THE PARTS. *TC *JB
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Nov 17, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTICE FOR HER 2003 GRAND VITARA XL-7. EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, THEY WERE WAITING ON THE PARTS. *TC *JB