2008 Suzuki SX4

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2011· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG SAFETY SWITCH FAILED. THIS DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS NOT A FAIL SAFE DESIGN. IF THIS SWITCH FAILS, AIR BAGS SHOULD REMAIN ENABLED. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. YOU CAN REPLACE THIS SEAT SWITCH FOR $1,400 DOLLARS. SUZUKI WILL NOT REPLACE THIS SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MOST CUSTOMERS DO NOT REALIZE THEY HAVE NO AIR BAG PROTECTION. SUZUKI IS AT GREAT LIABILITY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. MANY COMPLAINTS ARE ON FILE.

• 12/20/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 SUZUKI SX4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DEALER DECEIVED MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BY NOT DISCLOSING PROBLEMS AND NOT SELLING EXTENDED WARRANTIES.

• 12/17/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMCrash

  WHEN TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE COMES FORWARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. I LOST CONTROL ON A STRAIGHT ROAD BECAUSE I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON A POWDERED SNOW COVERED ROAD. I DIDN'T SLAM THE BRAKES, I LIGHTLY APPLIED THEM. AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR ROLLED IN A VIOLENT SPIN. THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND ON THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER AND BLEW THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE THEN SLAMMED INTO A ROCK WALL WHICH BUCKLED THE ROOF TEN INCHES AND PUSHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR POST IN ABOUT EIGHT INCHES, AND PUSHED THE DRIVER'S DOOR IN ALMOST TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SPUN THEN IT HIT THE GROUND TWO MORE TIMES AND BLEW BOTH OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. NOT ONE OF THE EIGHT AIRBAGS WENT OFF. MY TOP SPEED THAT DAY WAS 40 MPH. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND OFF AN EMBANKMENT AND DOWNHILL I WENT. MY MAIN CONCERN ON THAT CAR IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ALSO SHATTERED AND I'M STILL PULLING TINY GLASS SLIVERS OUT OF MY LEFT EAR AND MUCH OF IT WAS PULLED OUT OF MY SCALP. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT SHATTERPROOFING A SIDE WINDOW, BUT IF IT CAN BE DONE, IT SHOULD BE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SIDE AIRBAGS AREN'T GOING OFF. THE JACK WAS STOWED IN THE TRUNK IN IT'S PROPER HOLDING POSITION AND THE HOLDER BROKE DURING THE IMPACT AND THE JACK WAS LOOSE IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR WHERE MY KIDS SIT. I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF IT HAD A MORE SECURE HOLDER OR IF IT COULD BE STOWED BETTER FOR TIMES WHEN THE TRUNK IS EMPTY. *TR

• 12/14/2011· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIRBAG LITE STAYS ON AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SYMBOL ON THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS ON. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THESE INDICATIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS CODED WITH A 10 DRIVEABILITY AND SAID IT WOULD BE $1100 FOR A NEW PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY SUZUKI. FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

• 12/04/2011· AIR BAGS

  I OWN A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. A FEW TIMES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THE PROBLEM USUALLY IS SOLVED BY UNLOCKING AND REFASTENING THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. MORE RECENTLY, (ACTUALLY LAST WEEK) THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM LIKE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, (YEARS 2007 TO 2009) COMPLAINING IN THE NET ABOUT THIS LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM . MOST OF THEM REFER TO THE B1061 AND /OR B1312 CODES AND THEIR VEHICLES ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD ALREADY. THIS LEADS ME TO THINK THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS COUNTRY. I UNDERSTAND THESE CODES AND WARNING LIGHTS PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM BEING DEPLOYED DURING AN ACCIDENT AND THE COST OF REPLACING THE SEAT WITH THE SENSOR CAN RUN UP TO $2,000 PER SEAT. *TR

• 12/02/2012· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. WHEN I START THE CAR UP, IT SAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT IN CONSISTENTLY ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND REGARDLESS OR WHETHER OR NOT THE SEAT BELT IS PLUGGED IN. I CHECKED MY OWNER'S MANUAL, AS I THOUGHT PERHAPS SOMETHING GOT SHUT OFF, BUT I SEE NOTHING IN THE MANUAL THAT TELLS ME HOW TO TURN THE AIR BAGS ON. I'VE SINCE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ, MY AIR BAGS MAY NOT GO OFF IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SX4 OWNERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/02/2011· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS B1312 - OCCUPANCY MAT PERFORMANCE DUE TO OPEN IN OCM. BASICALLY THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE AIRBAG CONTROLLER THAT IS BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT RENDERING ALL OF THE AIRBAGS NON FUNCTIONAL. COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $1500 FOR THE PART PLUS $300-$500 LABOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI IF YOU LOOK ONLINE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 30,000 MILES. SO THE REPAIR COST COULD BE UP TO $2000 FOR A PART THAT IS FAILING LEFT AND RIGHT ON SUZUKI OWNERS RENDERING THE COMPLETE AIRBAG SYSTEM WORTHLESS SO BASICALLY TWO OPTIONS, EITHER PAY THE $2000 OR DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD BE DEADLY IN A CRASH. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI CORPORATION IS OK WITH THIS? *TR

• 12/01/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/30/2022· AIR BAGS

  Cushion was change and diagnostic still shows like cushion wasn't changed

• 11/28/2012· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE AN ADULT PASSENGER WAS IN SEAT. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, SO THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 11/28/2011· AIR BAGS

  I PURCHASE THIS 2008 SUZUKI SEDAN X4 THREE YEARS AGO I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS A LOT OF THE PARTS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN BREAKING OFF THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON HAVE TAKEN TO SUZUKI SEVERAL TIMES THEY CLAIM THEY FIX IT IT WOULD WORK OKAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN THREE DAYS LATER. I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I AM REALLY FED UP WITH THIS CAR MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THIS CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME TO GET THE AIRBAG FIX HOPING THAT THEY FIX IT RIGHT THIS TIME THIS COMING FRIDAY IT MAKES NO SENSE . I HOPE YOU"LL CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS SITUATION IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE NOT BETTER AT ALL. *KB

• 11/25/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK AND INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 11/21/2010· AIR BAGS

  AT AN EARLY MILEAGE (~18000 MI) THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG WHEN ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG WAS DISABLED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID IF IT WAS NOT ON AT THAT TIME, THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL NOW THAT THE MAIN PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. I ALSO STARTED A RESEARCH ON THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC ON THIS CAR MODEL AND IT SEEMS IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THEM. SINCE THE DEALER REP. SAID NO A SINGLE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, I SUGGEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.

• 11/17/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LIT UP AND REMAIN ALWAYS ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A PERSON IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DO NOT TURN OFF. *TR

• 11/15/2012· AIR BAGS

  OUR AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE NEAREST SUZUKI DEALER WHICH IS ABOUT 100 MILES AWAY. AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SEAT BELT AND AGREED TO A GOODWILL REPAIR OF THIS. WE JUST CAME BACK FROM THAT APPOINTMENT AND FOUND OUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE A SENSOR WHICH WILL COST OVER 800.00. THEY SAID THE AIRBAGS WOULD PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY BUT COULDN'T BE SURE IS ONE OR BOTH BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY WILL CALL THE REP AND SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE CAN SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE A FATALITY FOR THIS TO BECOME A RECALL. *TR

• 11/13/2013· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DEACTIVATED ERRONEOUSLY WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) BUT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/12/2012· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE AN 2008 SUZUKI SX4 THAT RUNS GREAT, HOWEVER, AT AROUND 67,000 MILES THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON. I PAID $2000 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS TO DEAL WITH THE "COMPUTER" OF THE CAR-- WHICH IS COVERED. THEY SAY YOU NEED A NEW SEAT COVER THAT COSTS YOU BETWEEN $1000-$2000. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY $2000 FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED SINCE A SEAT COVER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS LISTED UNDER A "COMPUTER PROGRAM" PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED WHY THIS IS NOT LISTENED UNDER A RECALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN SUZUKI SX4S. IT IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WAS TO GET INTO A WRECK. *TR

• 11/09/2011· AIR BAGS

  I OWN A 2008 SUZUKI SX-4 CROSSOVER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY SUZUKI DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,125 FOR A NEW SEAT CUSHION AND $250 FOR LABOR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE COST, I COULD NOT HAVE THE SEAT CUSHION REPLACED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SX-4. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE SEAT WAS DAMAGED IN NORMAL USE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. *TR

• 11/09/2011· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SUZUKI DEALER TO HAVE A CHECK DONE AS TO WHY SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. THEY REPORTED A CODE AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AT A COST OF $1069.00! I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND WERE REPLACING SCREWS IN THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS TO PREVENT FALLING OFF....BUT THE SEAT CUSHION WAS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. SINCE WHEN ARE MIRRORS MORE IMPORTANT THEN AIRBAGS THAT ARE MANDATED IN VEHICLES. WHY HASN'T SUZUKI STEPPED UP AND DECLARED A RECALL AND ALSO WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA DEMANDED THAT THEY RECALL THESE VEHICLES. SO SCREWS FOR MIRRORS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN AIRBAGS...WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO. *TR

• 11/08/2011· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, I WENT TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WERE FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS IN THE SEAT AND THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000, THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK WITHOUT THE SEAT BEING REPLACED AND NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A SINGLE MOM, SCHOOL TEACHER AND BOUGHT THE VEHICLE EXPECTING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT OR LOOSE MY JOB AND DO NOT HAVE $2000 TO FIX IT. AFTER I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. *TR

• 11/08/2010· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS PARTIALLY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

• 11/04/2011· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED MY SUZUKI SX4 IN APRIL 2008, FROM A DEALER HERE IN PLATTSBURGH NY, THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WELL MADE FOR THE PRICE, AND THE CAR HAD A DECENT SAFETY RATING, HAD GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND WAS AWD. SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING WE NEEDED IN A CAR. THE DEALER SOLD A GOOD STORY. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON SUZUKI BEFORE I MADE THIS PURCHASE. AFTER COMPLETING THE PAPER WORK I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH A SMILE, THIS WAS THE FIRST BRAND NEW CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO DRIVING IT. I PARKED THE CAR THAT NIGHT WITH 30 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT MORNING I WOKE UP TO FIND MY MIRRORS HAD SHORTED AND CAUSED THEM TO SPLIT. I CALLED THE DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND THEY SAID TO DROP IT OFF AND THEY WOULD FIX IT NO PROBLEM. THE CAR DROVE WELL FOR ALL OF 2008 AND 2009 BUT THEN IN 2010 WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BARRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND BECAUSE THE WHEEL BARRING HAD WENT IT CAUSED ONE TIRE TO WEAR MORE THAN THE OTHER, SO MY TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR 2 REAR TIRES AND THEY FIXED THE WHEEL BARING. THE BEARING HAD TO BE ORDER SO I WAS OUT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS. THEN NOT 2 WEEKS LATER WE START TO HEAR A REALLY WIRED NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, SO I BRING IT BACK IN AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE CV JOINT HAD FALLEN APART. SO THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATTER I START HEARING A REALLY WIRED CLANKING NOISE IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR SO I BRING IN BACK IN AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THINGS SEEMED TO BE GOING GOOD UNTIL I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED AGAIN? GUESS WHAT IT NEEDS A NEW WHEEL BEARING AND A TIE ROD. THEY WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING AT NO COST BUT THEY WANT 300.00 TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD. *TR

• 10/28/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH ANOTHER CAR T=BONE ME ON DRIVER'S SIDE THE AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE DID COME OUT BUT THEY SHREDDED AND HAD SOME KIND OF SHORTAGE FROM UNDER THEM THAT SMOKED LIKE THEY WERE FIXING TO GET ON FIRE, ALSO THE AIRBAG OVER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID NOT COME OUT, WE WERE INJURED FROM THE CRASH I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE IMPACT BUT SCARES ME THAT THE CAR COULD OF CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE SHORTAGE SOME ONE NEEDS TOO CHECK ON THE MAKE AND MODELS OF THESE CAR BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE HAS A WRECK AND GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

• 10/28/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  COPIED THIS FROM THIS SITE"THE ECU ALSO PERFORMS REGULAR DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IF THE ECU IDENTIFIES A PROBLEM, THE AIR BAG READINESS (WARNING) LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT NOT PERFORM PROPERLY IN A CRASH." PART OF THE REQUIRED SAFETY FEATURES REQUIRED ON MOST NEW VEHICLES IS WHAT WAS STATED. CORRECTED THE MILEAGE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT.... MY 2008 SUZUKI SX4 SHOWS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT ON(EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED) ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT "WHEN THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT NOT PERFORM PROPERLY IN A CRASH." SO HERE I AM. I FOLLOWED UP WITH A VISIT TO SUZUKI DEALER AND $45 LATER THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS STATED ON SITES CODE B1312 AND THAT I NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, THAT THE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING. THEN THEY HIT ME WITH A COST OF $1009.82 + TAX TO REPLACE A CUSHION...MIND YOU A PART THAT IS MANDATED TO BE ON VEHICLE AND WORKING. THIS IS OBSCENE AND I REFUSED THEN THEY OFFERED TO CUT IT IN HALF $600 +...WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR SYSTEM AS INDICATED BY OTHER ENTRIES ON HERE AND OTHER SITES PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. IS EVERYONE WAITING FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ALSO THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF ALL WAS DISABLED, PART DISABLED OR NONE WERE DISABLED. ACTION IS DEFINITELY NEEDED BY SOMEONE OR SOME AGENCY TO STEP IN AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/27/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SX4 CROSSOVER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RESURFACED. ALSO THE FRONT TIRES AND THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKES HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED . THE DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

• 10/12/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE AIR BAGS WERE DEACTIVATED. ALSO, THEY INFORMED HIM THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

• 10/10/2012· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT FIRST CAME ON ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO ON MY COMMUTE FROM EDWARDS AFB, CA. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP IN RIVERSIDE CA, FOR AN INSPECTION THE AIRBAGS WERE RESET, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. ON A SATURDAY IN BETWEEN MAY OR JUNE 2012, COMING FROM THE VALERO HAND CAR WASH THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF, THEN DRIVING UP MT VIEW IN BARSTOW CA I HIT BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 25 MPH AND THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AGAIN AND HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AT WALMART IN BARSTOW AND THEY HAVE NOTED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE LAST TUNE UP IN DECEMBER 2011. THE REMEDY IS TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR TWO DAY TO RUN AND RESET THE AIRBAGS. ANY HELP TO REPLACE THE CAR AND/OR BAGS WITHOUT THE $1200 EXPENSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

• 10/10/2011· AIR BAGS

  THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. *KB

• 10/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  2008 SUZUKI SX4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICE, FOR INOPERATIVE TAILLIGHTS. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE POLICE OFFICER DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL, THE ONLY LIGHT WORKING WAS THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS. SOME FUSES WERE BLOWN AND REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, A MOTORIST INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TAILLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. AGAIN, THE FUSE HAD BLOWN. WHILE LEAVING WORK THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. HE LOOKED AT THE HOOD, THEN LOOKED INSIDE THE CAR AND HE FINALLY LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHERE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE TRUNK, AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRING COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TAILLIGHT, WHICH HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WELDED THEMSELVES TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WIRING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE BURNED WIRES WERE TRACED BACK TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THE HARNESS IN THE TRUNK HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED TWO OTHER HARNESSES.

• 10/08/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

• 09/19/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRYING TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE INSPECTION GUY INFORMED THAT THERE IS A PROBABLY LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE CAR EVEN WHEN NOT HIT HEAVY ON THE GAS PEDAL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS REASONABLE OLD, FOR 50K MILES SUCH BREAKAGE IS EXHAUST IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS COULD BE A RESULT OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT OR MISFITTING. BASICALLY I NEED TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAN PASS STATE INSPECTION.

• 09/18/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WENT ON AND WONT RESET THE MECHANIC CHECKED VIA DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER THE LIGHT AND SAID ITS A FAULTY SENSOR BUT CHANGING IT WOULD REQUIRE $1,500 PASSENGER SEAT REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE UNIT IS INTEGRAL MEANWHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON REGARDLESS IF BELT IS ENGAGED AND I DON'T KNOW THE IMPLICATIONS TO THE AIR BAG FUNCTIONALITY. *JB

• 09/17/2014· EQUIPMENT

  MY CD PLAYER STOP WORKING, AND MY RADIO HAVE STATIC IN IT. *TR

• 09/12/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  REAR WINDOW WIPER FAILURE, DOES NOT WORK. PASSENGER AIR BAG NONE FUNCTIONING, LIGHT COMES ON DASH INDICATING PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF! REMOTE TRUNK ENTRY FAILURE, REMOTE LATCH IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THERE IS NO KEY ENTRY LOCK. *TR

• 09/06/2012· STRUCTURE

  2008 SX4 HATCH BACK SUZUKI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BLIND SPOTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENCOUNTERS IN ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE BLIND SPOTS.

• 08/28/2013· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON, AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. DEALER FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE " SC-60 OPEN CIRCUIT B1312 ". HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT WORKING AIR BAGS UNTIL DEALER COULD WORK ON THE CAR. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY (NO CHARGE). SINCE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CUSHION WAS NOT REPLACED IT MIGHT EVENTUALLY FAIL JUST LIKE THE PASSENGERS SIDE. PLEASE HAVE SUZUKI RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE ALL THE FRONT SEAT CUSHIONS, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT FAIL. *TT

• 08/20/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD GOING SOUTH A MAN RUN A STOP SIGN HIT ME ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MY NECK WAS BROKEN, AND BACK PERMENTLY MESSED UP , MY DAUGHTER ON PASSENGER SIDE IT JAM HER HIP'S, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT ONLY FRONT ONES DID AND THE ONE ON THE STEERING WHEEL SHATTERED AS IT CAME OUT AND THE SWITCH UNER THE STEERING WHEEL SHORTED OUT ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE, I HAVE PICTURES THIS NEEDS TOO BE INVESTIGATED I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED NO ONE WILL LISTEN I HOPE YOU DO

• 08/19/2014· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE HAD THIS SX4 SINCE 3/1/11, ASIDE FROM THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I HAVE NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. LAST SPRING, AROUND MAY, I HAD THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. ONLY HAVING THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AT THE TIME, AND HERE I AM NEEDING THEM REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY PRIOR VEHICLE. I LOVE THIS CAR, I DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN. I WOULD FEEL GUILTY TRADING IT IN, AND PUTTING ANOTHER FAMILY IN THIS CAR, SHOULD SOMETHING GO TERRIBLY WRONG. MY HUSBAND AND I DEBATED WHAT THE CULPRIT COULD BE FOR THE NOISES THE CAR MADE FROM 15 MPH TO 70 MPH (ROCK IN A BOX) SOUND AND THE CAR SHAKING THROUGHOUT THE CAR, BUT ALSO IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I DIDN'T WANT TO ACCEPT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CONTROL ARM AGAIN. SO WE REPLACED THE STABILIZER BAR BUSHINGS. THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED THE BUSHINGS SAID REPLACING THE BUSHINGS WERE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE ENTIRE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE DONE, THEY NEEDED REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC ROTATING MY TIRES, HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. REPLACING THE STABILIZER BUSHINGS HELP THE ( ROCK IN A BOX) SOUND, BUT NOT THE SHAKINESS THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS FALLING APART THE WAY IT RATTLES ON THE SMOOTHEST STREET HERE. DOES THIS PROBLEM FALL UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY OR A RECALL INTRODUCTION? *TR

• 08/13/2015· ENGINE

  CAR CRANKS BUT WON'T START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS.

• 08/13/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 08/09/2012· AIR BAGS

  SUZUKI HAS RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION THAT WHEN THE FAULT IS PRESENT THE PASSENGER NOR THE DRIVERS AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT WILL NOT COME IN FOR THREE WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP IN PENSACOLA FLORIDA HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT GIVE A LOANER VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGHT THE SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND NEITHER THE PASSENGER OR DRIVERS AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. KNOWING THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WON'T GIVE A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY I CAN SEE A JUSTIFICATION FOR A LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD EVEN CONTACTED A LADY BY THE NAME OF [XXX] AT THE SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER OF 1-800-934-0934 AND IN THE RECALL LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A LOANER VEHICLE UNLESS THE ISSUE FALLS UNDER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD. IF THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF IT IS UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR NOT SINCE THIS IS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE AND A LOANER VEHICLE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/03/2013· ENGINEFire

  AFTER TAKING MY SX4 INTO KIPO MOTORS FOR INSPECTION AND CHECK FOR RICH FUEL AND TICKING, IT PASSED NY EMISSIONS BUT I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A $2000 CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE SLIGHT TICK. WITH IN 6 MONTHS MY ENGINE BLEW UP WELL DRIVING TO DINNER WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE HOOD AND OTHER DRIVERS REPORTED FLAMES POURING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AFTER IT EXPLODED. KIPO/SUZUKI REPLACED THE ENGINE, AFTER ASSEMBLY TWO CYLINDERS DIDN'T WORK. KIPO NEVER HECKLED ANY OTHER PARTS AND HAD TO REBUILD IT AGAIN AFTER THEY FOUND THE VALVES BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. NOW THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND AT 2084 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE THEY SAY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS STOPPING THE ENGINE FROM WORKING AND DUE TO THE CLOSENESS OF THE WARRANTY END THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT. THE ENGINE EXPLODED IN THE FRONT. THERE WAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF MY FIST IN THE BLOCK BEHIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CHUNKS OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WERE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AS WELL BUT THEY SAY NONE OF THIS IS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE EXPLODING. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME RICH FUEL AND ENGINE TICK AND WOUNDED ARE THESE TICKING TIME BOMBS? *TR

• 07/28/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER MAKING 5 TO 15 DEGREE TURNS WITH EITHER TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT CANCEL SOON ENOUGH OR AFTER COMPLETING A SHALLOW TURN. THIS IS NOT A DEVELOPED MALFUNCTION, BUT, ONE INHERENT ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE MANUFACTURE AUTOMATICALLY WHICH REQUIRED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TO MANUALLY BE ENGAGED TO DEACTIVATE THE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/13/2011 *LN *TR

• 07/18/2013· AIR BAGS,WHEELSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT WHEEL OF THE CAR SEIZED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED SOME SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. *TR

• 07/02/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS CROSSING A STREET (WITH THE GREEN LIGHT) ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, THERE IS A DIP AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE DRIVEWAY SO I WAS DOING ABOUT 3 MPH. A DODGE DURANGO SUV, RAN THE "RED" LIGHT AND STRUCK MY VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR TOTALING THE SUZUKI, KNOCKING THE CAR ABOUT 20 FEET SIDEWAYS, AND RENDERING ME UNCONSCIOUS.. THE DURANGO WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH UPON IMPACT, HE WAS NOT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING, HE WAS TALKING TO HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND CONSEQUENTLY DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES, UNTIL HE STRUCK MY CAR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE IMPACT, WHICH ADDED TO THE LATERAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF MY HEAD AND NECK, CAUSING SEVERE WHIPLASH. SUZUKI HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR, WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. IN FACT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY OF THE RECALLS ISSUED BY SUZUKI. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR OVER 100,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL, HOWEVER THE MAIN IMPACT SAFETY FEATURE WAS NOT OPERABLE AND SUZUKI KNEW IT AND FAILED TO INFORM ME. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I AM ALIVE, BROKEN AND BRUISED, BUT ALIVE. MY GRANDSON IS GENERALLY WITH ME, AND WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN KILLED, HAD HE BEEN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

• 06/30/2010· SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN A PASSENGER SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH MEANS THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. BOTH LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED MOMENTS AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER.THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. .

• 06/29/2011· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WOULD STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND EVENTUALLY GO OFF. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WAS INITIALLY BLAMED ON THE POSITION OF THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AS WIGGLING WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO THE LIGHT CAME IN AND STAYED ON, ALONG WITH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LIGHT. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED IT WOULD COST $2000 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. WHEN MY BOYFRIEND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM TO INQUIRE ABOUT A GOOD WILL REPAIR WE WERE ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TWO THINGS: FIRST THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SECOND THAT HE DOES THEM ALL THE TIME FOR LOCAL DEALERS BECAUSE OWNERS USUALLY TRADE THEM IN RATHER THAN PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO SELL THEM WITHOUT FIXING THEM. HE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, RE-STATING WHAT HE TOLD MY DAUGHTER, THAT IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO FIX. IT SEEMED TO US THAT HE CONTRADICTED HIMSELF, EITHER IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE DEALERS BRINGING IN USED VEHICLES TO HAVE THE SENSOR FIXED FOR $2,000 OR IT ISN'T. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET SUZUKI TO APPROVE A GOOD WILL REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT IS MORE THAN 75% OF THE REPORTED ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL CAR FOR 2008. *TR

• 06/27/2011· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

• 06/25/2013· AIR BAGS

  THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. INITIALLY, IT BLINKED ON AND THEN OFF. NOW THEY STAY ON CONSTANTLY, LOOKING AT YOUR SITE WE SEE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

• 06/20/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SEAT CUSHION WAS BENT OR BROKEN WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE GRID UNDERNEATH THE SEAT, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.