*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Air bags
Currently have a airbag light on my dash that only goes away for a minute when i hit a bump as well as the passenger seat not detecting there is someone there so their airbag light says its off, no one will help when you call suzuki but they want to keep sending things like fuel tank may crack and occupant classification system or about the airbags, me and my passenger or just me are at risk of definitely a head injury because of our airbags not even working because the seat is not detecting us, my airbag light stays on never comes off since 2023 but suzuki dont want to offer any help, this car has become a problem with all the money being put into it just for there to be recalls and my car…
Oct 25, 2023Air bags
I have received multiple recall notifications for problems with air bag on the passenger side, and a fuel tank that Suzuki says may crack. It would be great to have these things taken care of, but the repair providers that Suzuki has authorized are both 3 HOURS away! That means 6 hours total driving time, which is quite unreasonable. Does the NHTSA have any authority to either 1) get Suzuki to authorize a shop a reasonable distance from me, or, 2) have Suzuki reimburse me for recall repairs done at a local facility? I have called Suzuki myself, but they are extremely unhelpful. They made their money when they sold the car, and seem to be extremely unwilling to promote any lasting good will.
Jan 25, 2024Power train
The vehicle goes in the limp mode while accelerating uphill. At one occasion it went into the limp mode and stalled, very unsafe for highway. Turing it off and restarting needed. The transmission has issues that hasn't been addressed by the manufacturer.
Oct 19, 2022Air bags
The contact owns a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact had received a recall letter regarding the front passengerâs air bag seat sensor. The contact stated that she was not aware of warning lights only a short beeping sound when any weight was placed on the seat. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and the seat cushion sensor was replaced. The contact later received another recall letter stating that the seat cushion sensor had to be replaced with a newer sensor. The vehicle was not repaired because the dealer did not have the part. The dealer informed the contact that the manufacturer had not responded to a request for a parts update. The manufacturer…
Oct 11, 2021 · 52,000 milesEngine
TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FOR THE CVT, THE TCM MAY DETECT AN ABNORMALITY IN THE CVT PULLEY RATIO UNDER AS A RESULT OF THE UNUSUAL MOVEMENT OF THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE CVT COULD GO INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LOSING ACCELERATION. CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CORPORATION AND THEY STATE MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING THIS RECALL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN OUT FOR THIS EXACT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT DENIES THAT IT'S FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VEHICLE WENT INTO LIKE A SAFETY TYPE MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT EXIT THE…
Mar 26, 2020 · 146,769 milesAir bags
THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE. FIRST THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WENT OUT. WE CALLED SUZUKI TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THEY SAID NO. WE HAD TO SEARCH FOR A PART AND FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED AT GREAT COST. NOW A FEW MONTHS LATTER THIS HAPPENS. THE PASSANGER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. CALLED TOYOTA DEALER. HE SAID IT IS PROBABLY JUST A BAD MSG, HAPPENS IN HAWAII ALL THE TIME, SO WE CONTINUED DRIVING IT. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON JAN 6, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, AS WE TURNED LEFT ONTO THE MAIN HIGHWAY HEAR OCEANVIEW, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO A SAFE PLACE. WE COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF UNTIL ABOUT 30…
Jan 6, 2020 · 37,000 milesSteering
ON JULY 10,2019 PULLED OUT OF A RED LIGHT MAKING RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN PULLED OVER TURN ENGINE OFF WAITED 5 OR 10 MINUTES TURNED ENGINE BACK ON STEERING WAS NORMAL, SAME THING HAPPENED NEXT DAY UNDER LOW SPEED CONDITIONS TURNED ENGINE OFF STEERING BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER STEERING PROBLEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN, PULLED OVER TURNED ENGINE OFF WAITED 5 OR 10 MINUTES THIS TIME STEERING CONTINUED TO BE HARD TO TURN TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS.
Sep 5, 2019 · 78,000 milesPower train
CAR HAS BEGUN LURCHING AND RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ABOVE 60 MPH). TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED AT 80K MILES BY SUZUKI DEALER, NOW AT 88K MILES AND HAVING ISSUE. THIS IS NOT SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY!
Apr 17, 2019 · 88,600 miles
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