Model year record

2009 Suzuki SX4 recalls & problems

The 2009 Suzuki SX4 has 3 safety recalls and 48 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is air bags (29 complaints).

Recalls3safety recalls

Complaints48filed by owners

Crashes · fires5 · 2reported in complaints

Injuries · deaths3 · 0reported in complaints

2009 Suzuki SX4 in an NHTSA crash test — NHTSA crash test

Safety recalls

Air bagsSep 6, 2013

Air bags

Recall 13V405000189,901 vehiclesopened after NHTSA action (ODI)

Problem: Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Grand Vitara and 2007-2011 SX4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, over time, the OCS sensor mat installed in the front passenger seat may fail due to repeated flexing of the mat from use of the seat. As a result, during a crash necessitating deployment, the air bag will deploy regardless of whether the front seat occupant is an adult or a child.
Risk: Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.
Fix: Suzuki will notify owners and dealers will replace the front passenger seat cushion assembly (which includes the OCS sensor mat) free of charge. Sufficient quantities of parts are not currently available to fix all of the affected vehicles. Owners will be notified of the recall in October 2013 and will receive a second notification when parts are available to have their vehicle repaired. The recall began on May 23, 2014. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's recall campaign number is VD.

VisibilityOct 19, 2010

Rearview mirrors/devices › Exterior

Recall 10V51300069,587 vehicles

Problem: SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 SX4 HATCHBACK AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 SX4 HATCHBACK AND SEDAN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE THREE SCREWS THAT SECURE EACH OF THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS TO THE MIRROR BASE CAN COME LOOSE DUE TO VIBRATION.
Risk: IF A REAR VIEW MIRROR FALLS OFF THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER WILL HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BASE SCREWS ON BOTH OUTER REAR VIEW MIRRORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-887-697-8985 OR VISIT SUZUKI'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SUZUKIAUTO.COM.

EquipmentSep 1, 2010

Electrical › Navigational system(global positioning system)

Recall 10V39200020,692 vehicles

Problem: SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 SX4, 2010 GRAND VITARA, AND 2009 THROUGH 2010 EQUATOR VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750, 760, AND 765 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
Risk: OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Fix: SUZUKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR SUZUKI AT 1-887-697-8985. OWNERS MAY ALSO VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Crash test ratings

2009 Suzuki SX-4 4-DR Wagon w/SAB

OverallNot Rated

Frontal crash	Not Rated
Side crash	Not Rated
Rollover	★★★★★
Rollover risk	13.3%

2009 Suzuki SX-4 4-DR w/SAB

OverallNot Rated

Frontal crash	Not Rated
Side crash	Not Rated
Rollover	Not Rated

2009 Suzuki SX4 NHTSA side crash test — NHTSA side barrier crash test

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.

Fuel economy

SX4 Sedan

26mpg combined

City / highway	23 / 31 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Automatic 4-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,600/year to fuel

SX4 Sedan

25mpg combined

City / highway	22 / 30 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Manual 5-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,700/year to fuel

SX4 Sport

25mpg combined

City / highway	22 / 30 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Automatic 4-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,700/year to fuel

SX4

25mpg combined

City / highway	22 / 30 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Automatic 4-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,700/year to fuel

SX4 Sport

24mpg combined

City / highway	22 / 29 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Manual 5-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,800/year to fuel

SX4

24mpg combined

City / highway	22 / 29 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Manual 5-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,800/year to fuel

SX4 AWD

24mpg combined

City / highway	21 / 28 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Automatic 4-spd · 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive · about $2,800/year to fuel

SX4 AWD

23mpg combined

City / highway	21 / 28 mpg
Fuel	Regular Gasoline

2 L · 4 cyl · Manual 5-spd · 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive · about $2,900/year to fuel

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.

What owners report

Problem area	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Typical mileage*
Air bagsFrontal	29	3	0	2	45,264 mi
SteeringColumn	5	1	0	1	18,500 mi
Engine and engine coolingEngine	4	0	2	0	17,063 mi
Seats	4	0	0	0	53,922 mi
Electrical system	4	0	0	0	54,900 mi
Engine	4	0	0	0	51,036 mi
Seat belts	3	1	0	0	—
Power train	3	0	0	0	38,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulicFoundation components › Master cylinder	2	0	0	0	—
TiresPressure monitoring and regulating systems	2	0	0	0	—
Vehicle speed control	1	0	0	0	—
Service brakes	1	0	0	0	—

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

Fuel/propulsion system
FUEL FILLER NECK LEAKS FUEL.
Sep 20, 2009 · 86,000 miles
Air bags
WHILE DRIVING SUCH CAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STATE SOLID SO I PULL OFF THE STREET TO CHECK WHAT'S GOING AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AFTER THAT THE CAR DO NOT START IMMEDIATELY SO TAKE THREE TIMES TO STARTED IT. SINCE THEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON.
Oct 18, 2019 · 187,000 miles
Air bags
TAKATA RECALL. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, HAS COME OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. NOW ON, LIGHT WILL NOT RESET. INDICATES PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION IS DEFECTIVE.
May 31, 2019 · 164,000 miles
Air bags
FIRST ISSUE IS THE AIRBAGS - DRIVER SIDE CENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2010. I HAD TO GET THE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO "ROD KNOCK" ONLY TO FIND THAT THE USED ENGINE OF 52,XXX MILES HAS A LEAK ON THE REAR MAIN SEAL. IT'S LIKELY THAT ISSUE THAT LEAD TO MY ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILING AT AROUND 74,000 MILES. THE DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER SAID ENGINE REPLACING. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE, IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT I'LL NEED TO DISH OUT OVER 1.1K TO FIX IT. I HAD THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, HAD THAT FIXED AROUND THE 74K MILE MARK. GOT THE CAR UNDER 20K MILES.
Nov 29, 2018 · 74,000 miles
Structure › Body
PAINT IS BAD CLEAR COAT IS GONE
Feb 2, 2010
Engine
CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND IN 3 / 6 LANE TRAFFIC 45 MPH IN TOWN WHEN A LOUD KNOCK STARTED KNOCKING UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AS SOON AS I FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OFF OTHERWISE COULD HAVE STALLED CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH OF VEHICLES. I CALLED AAA TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE REPAIR SHOP IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. CAR HAS 72,072 MILES ON IT. THE 7 YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT JULY 24, 2016. THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY AND 9 MONTHS AFTER LAST CAR PAYMENT. IT HASN'T REACHED 100,000 YET FOR THE DRIVE TRAIN. PRETTY SAD.
Jan 16, 2017 · 72,072 miles
Exterior lightingCrash
I WAS DRIVEN N THE LIGHTS FROM THE TOP ALL THE ELECTRICAL GOT ON FIRE , I FOUND OUT SINCE 2005 A BOYFRIEND TOOK MY IDENITY
Aug 10, 2016
Service brakes
MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS RELEASED. COMES ON GOES OFF. WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS? [XXX] I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOV 2015. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *BF *TR
Nov 25, 2015

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.

NHTSA defect investigations

Occupant Classification System FailureClosedLed to recall 13V405000
Suzuki Motor of America is conducting a safety recall to remedy the occupant classification system's (OCS) sensor mats in approximately 193,936 model year 2006-2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara and 2007-2011 Suzuki SX4 vehicles (see NHTSA recall 13V-405 for more details).The sensor mat installed in the front passenger seat can develop an electrical circuit disconnection as a result of repeated flexing of the seat from use of the seat.According to Suzuki, when the failure occurs, the OCS system, by design, will not suppress the frontal passenger air bag for a seated child or small-stature adult.A deploying passenger air bag can cause serious injury to such an occupant.The recall population excludes those vehicles that previously had proper remedies under the special coverage campaign for this issue (~11,600) that began in July 2012.The recall remedy will be to install a new front passenger seat…
PE13021 · opened Jun 14, 2013 · closed Sep 30, 2013