{"meta":{"dataset":"known-issues","title":"Wrench.Pro Known Issues clusters — Suzuki","level":"make","generated":"2026-09-20","source_freshness":"2026-09-20","source":"NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, grouped by failure theme by Wrench.Pro","source_url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","license":"CC BY 4.0 (derived data); underlying NHTSA records are US public domain","license_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/license","citation":"Wrench.Pro (2026). Known Issues clusters — Suzuki [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues","schema_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues#schema","method_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/methodology#known-issues","fields":["year","make","make_slug","model","model_slug","cluster_id","label","component_code","complaint_count","date_range","source_complaint_count","reviewed_at","quote_1_odi","quote_1_text","quote_2_odi","quote_2_text","quote_3_odi","quote_3_text","vehicle_page","data_page"]},"rows":[{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Grand Vitara","model_slug":"grand-vitara","cluster_id":"grand-vitara-2010-belt-tensioner-pulley-recall","label":"Belt tensioner pulley recall repair failures","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2014-01 → 2020-02","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11307570","quote_1_text":"MY MOST RECENT INCONVENIENCE WITH MY SUZUKI RECALL TENSIONER WAS ON 2/5/2020, I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN WHEN MY VEHICLE'S BELT TENSIONER AND DRIVE BELT CAME OFF OF THE RECALL TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY","quote_2_odi":"10557786","quote_2_text":"THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL STATING THE TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY FOR THE DRIVE BELT WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE PART AND HAD HIS LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/grand-vitara","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Grand Vitara","model_slug":"grand-vitara","cluster_id":"grand-vitara-2010-headlight-bulb-failures","label":"Headlight and low-beam bulb failures","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2013-08 → 2019-06","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11217646","quote_1_text":"THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. I KEEP REPLACING, BUT THEN THE GO OUT AGAIN","quote_2_odi":"10681649","quote_2_text":"HAVING TROUBLE WITH LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP NOT WORKING HAVE REPLACE BULBS MORE THEN ONCE. OWNERS ON INTERNET ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM","quote_3_odi":"10538207","quote_3_text":"I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO WORK AT 9:45 PM AND HEADING UP MY STREET WHEN MY LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO WORK DUE TO NO WORKING LIGHTS AND HAD TO CALL OUT OF WORK","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/grand-vitara","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Grand Vitara","model_slug":"grand-vitara","cluster_id":"grand-vitara-2010-airbag-warning-light-sensor","label":"Airbag warning light triggered by occupant sensor faults","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2014-12 → 2020-03","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10662010","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE WAS MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER","quote_2_odi":"11171548","quote_2_text":"PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR BY DEALER IN 2014 (RECALL ID CODE \"VD\") HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME DEALER WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE WORK PERFORMED SINCE IT WAS DONE ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO. PART ALONE IS $500 (PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT)","quote_3_odi":"11162114","quote_3_text":"AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/grand-vitara","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"suzuki-kizashi-2010-power-steering-loss","label":"Intermittent power steering assist loss","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-08 → 2020-01","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11254583","quote_1_text":"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","quote_2_odi":"10894328","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A LEVEL COUNTRY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH IN LIGHT RAIN, DURING THE DAY, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER","quote_3_odi":"11299427","quote_3_text":"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","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"suzuki-kizashi-2010-suspension-tire-wear","label":"Premature suspension and front tire wear","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2012-01 → 2017-08","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11014570","quote_1_text":"REAR SHOCKS FAILED PREMATURELY. THERE'S A LOUD \"THUNK\" WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP. SUZUKI ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN: TS 01 05223","quote_2_odi":"10456090","quote_2_text":"TIRES WENT BAD ON THIS CAR VERY FAST. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY EVEN AGREED THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING BALD","quote_3_odi":"10442736","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WOULD WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH NEW TIRES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"suzuki-kizashi-2010-cvt-limp-mode","label":"CVT limp mode and loss of acceleration","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2014-07 → 2022-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11115222","quote_1_text":"AT HI WAY SPEED THE CVT ENTERS LIMP MODE. YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DROPS IN SPEED AND YOU MUST PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES","quote_2_odi":"11329141","quote_2_text":"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","quote_3_odi":"11489992","quote_3_text":"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","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"suzuki-kizashi-2010-airbag-occupant-sensor","label":"Airbag and occupant classification sensor fault","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-02 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11754630","quote_1_text":"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","quote_2_odi":"11567905","quote_2_text":"I have received multiple recall notifications for problems with air bag on the passenger side, and a fuel tank that Suzuki says may crack","quote_3_odi":"11450991","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact had received a recall letter regarding the front passenger’s air bag seat sensor","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"suzuki-kizashi-2010-electrical-lamp-display","label":"Headlight bulb and instrument display electrical faults","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2010-11 → 2017-02","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10956523","quote_1_text":"2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN LIGHTS, AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS, REVERSE LIGHTS, AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. BULBS BURN OUT CONSISTENTLY WITHIN 6 MONTHS AND MUST BE REPAIRED TOO OFTEN","quote_2_odi":"10809585","quote_2_text":"HEADLIGHT BULBS BURN OUT MUCH TOO OFTEN. SINCE 2010, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ELEVEN TIMES TO REPLACE ONE OR SEVERAL BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS. ON ONE OCCASION ALL FOUR PRIMARY BULBS BURNED OUT AT ONE TIME","quote_3_odi":"10365593","quote_3_text":"THE DISPLAY INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, BLINKER, MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY SHUT DOWN. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN A MONTH FROM PURCHASE OF THE BRAND NEW SUZUKI KIZASHI 2010. *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"suzuki-sx4-2010-tire-pressure-sensor","label":"Tire pressure monitor sensor valve cracking","component_code":"TIRES, WHEELS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2011-08 → 2012-02","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10447935","quote_1_text":"I HAVE A 2010 SUZUKI SX4 AND HAVE HAD 2 FAILURES OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM MONITORS IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. BOTH TPSM VALVES HAVE FRACTURES/CRACKS LEADING DOWN THE THREADING OF THE VALVE ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS IN DEC 2011 AND RESULTED IN A FLAT WHILE PARKED","quote_2_odi":"10419640","quote_2_text":"I HAVE A 2010 SUZUKI SX4 AND IT'S 4 TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS HAVE CORRODED AND SPLIT ON THE STEM. LEADING TO LEAKS AND LOW PRESSURE. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK AND WENT T A TIRE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING WAS ABOUT AND THEY FOUND THE CRACKED STEM AND REPLACED IT","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"suzuki-sx4-2010-unintended-acceleration","label":"Vehicle speed control surge or unintended acceleration","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2010-04 → 2018-08","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11118577","quote_1_text":"AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I SLOWLY TURNED THE CORNER TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED ON THE CITY STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED - MINOR INJURIES","quote_2_odi":"10368347","quote_2_text":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD; THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS; THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE","quote_3_odi":"10323344","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 SUSUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CRASHING INTO A WALL AND A THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"suzuki-sx4-2010-airbag-nondeployment","label":"Air bag non-deployment during crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2010-09 → 2013-11","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10552668","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDER. A","quote_2_odi":"10370682","quote_2_text":"STOPPED AT FOUR WAY INTERSECTION, TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN VEHICLE BESIDE ME IN RIGHT LANE TAKES OFF, I TAKE OFF CROSSING INTERSECTION A VEHICLE COMING FROM LEFT FAILS TO STOP AT RED LIGHT, HITS ME ON LEFT FRONT CORNER ON CAR (DRIVER SIDE) PUSHES ME, MAKING MY CAR SPIN, WHERE","quote_3_odi":"10357358","quote_3_text":"MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT DRIVING A 2010 SUZUKI SX4. THE COLLISION WAS WITH A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, MY DAUGHTERS CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. NO AIRBAGS FRONT OR SIDE DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTERS HEAD HIT AND SHATTERED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"suzuki-sx4-2010-airbag-recall-delay","label":"Air bag recall part unavailability and repair delay","component_code":"AIR BAGS, SEATS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2014-03 → 2016-10","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10574673","quote_1_text":"RECEIVED A VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE--13V405000. THAT HERE WAS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SEAT SWITCH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER, CALLED SUZUKI AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME RUN AROUND. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE. IF THIS SWITCH FAILS THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK AND","quote_2_odi":"10913972","quote_2_text":"TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) AND 11V055000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2010,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"suzuki-sx4-2010-tensioner-steering-loss","label":"Belt tensioner failure with loss of power steering","component_code":"STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2012-10 → 2014-02","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10564650","quote_1_text":"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A THUMP. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON, AND I HAD LOST POWER STEERING. THE ENGINE STARTED HEATING UP SHORTLY THERE AFTER. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I'M VERY THANKFUL I","quote_2_odi":"10481120","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI SX-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, SO SHE ABRUPTLY ENGAGED THE BRAKES CAUSING NJURIES TO HER BACK. THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2011,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2011-transmission-neutral-fault","label":"Transmission failure and unintended neutral","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2015-07 → 2020-09","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11360355","quote_1_text":"I WAS DRIVING AND STOP ON A RED LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE SO PUT MY CAR ON PARKING THE LIGHT CHANGE SO I SHIFT TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STAY (NEUTRAL) NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS THE CAR STAY NEUTRAL . SO I STAY ON THE CAR BECAUSE THE WAS LOT OF TRAFFIC","quote_2_odi":"10871943","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUZUKI KIZASHI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIME. THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"10743983","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUZUKI KIZASHI. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2011,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2011-evap-recall-incomplete","label":"Evaporative system recall repair incomplete","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2014-09 → 2021-01","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10683690","quote_1_text":"WHILE AT IDLE THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE CAME ON. THE FOLLOWING CODE WAS PULLED VIA DIAGNOSTIC TOOL.CODE #456. GAS EVAPORATOR LEAK. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE REQUIRED RECALL PERFORMED. OBVIOUSLY NOT THE FIX FOR THE RECALL PROBLEM. *TR","quote_2_odi":"10638203","quote_2_text":"MY KIZASHI WENT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V464000 , THE EVAP CANISTER AIR VENT LINE WAS CLOGGED, SO THEY REPLACED. AS PER RECALL NOTICE THE GAS TANK WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED, AND DEALERSHIP DECIDED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY !!!! *TR","quote_3_odi":"11390441","quote_3_text":"BEEN TRYING TO GET MY REPAIRS ON MY CAR SINCE JUNE OF 2020 AND WAS JUST RECENTLY TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET MY CAR REPAIRED DUE TO SUZUKI CLOSING DOWN I CAN NOT GET MY TAGS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE RECALLS HAS TO BE FIXED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2011,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2011-headlight-bulb-burnout","label":"Low-beam headlight bulb burnout","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2013-02 → 2019-01","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11171785","quote_1_text":"SIX MONTHS AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVERS SIDE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT BULB. IT APPEARS TO BE OUT AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSUALLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO HAVE A HEADLIGHT GO OUT","quote_2_odi":"10522533","quote_2_text":"VEHICLE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME & OTHERS JUST A FEW DAYS APART. HEADLAMPS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FIXED AT DEALER SITE. THEY HAVE RUN CHECKS ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM & HAVE FOUND NOTHING. THEY HAVE OPENED TICKET WITH SUZUKI &","quote_3_odi":"10731592","quote_3_text":"REPLACED DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT JAN OF 2014, AUG OF 2014, DEC OF 2014 AND JULY OF 2015. IT IS ALWAYS THE DRIVER SIDE THAT GOES OUT EVERY 6 OR 7 MONTHS. BECAUSE THE BULB BURNS OUT SO OFTEN, ITS BECOMING A HAZARD TO DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME. I HAVE MADE SURE TO ALWAYS HAVE AN EXTRA","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2011,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2011-airbag-warning-nondeploy","label":"Airbag warning light and non-deployment","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2013-07 → 2020-09","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11361778","quote_1_text":"THE AIRBAG DEFECT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING OR THE CAR BEING ON. SUZUKI DEPOT IN SANT ANA CA REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION DUE TO A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT SOON ACTIVATED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP. I WAS","quote_2_odi":"10898117","quote_2_text":"MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN MY CAR AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE WAS IN THE INTERSECTION GOING AROUND 30 MPH, I AM NOT SURE HOW FAST THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AUGUST 12, 2016","quote_3_odi":"10523652","quote_3_text":"PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF SIGN ON IN THE DASH BOARD EVEN WITH A 130LB ADULT SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. CAR REQUIRED A SHUTDOWN AND A RESTART FOR THE WARNING TO GO OFF. *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2012-steering-suspension","label":"Power steering assist loss and suspension alignment defect","component_code":"STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2013-02 → 2020-01","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11297071","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES THE STEERING VERY HARD TO HANDLE. VERY SCARY ORDEAL. NOT BEING ABLE TO PULL IN SOMEWHERE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC HOPING NO ONE HITS US FROM BEHIND","quote_2_odi":"10928065","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HEAVY. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST IN STEERING","quote_3_odi":"10499341","quote_3_text":"MY CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION WITH IS CAUSING UNRESOLVED ISSUES WITH THE ALIGNMENT. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 01/2012 TWO MONTHS LATER I DISCOVERED MY ALIGNMENT WAS OFF","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2012-recall-repair-delay","label":"Recall repair delay and parts unavailability","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2019-08 → 2024-09","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11614804","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V187000 (Seats, Air Bags); however, the contact was informed that the dealer could not repair the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11243751","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR","quote_3_odi":"11486392","quote_3_text":"There is/are recalls on this vehicle regarding the fuel tank and vacuum lines on the fuel filler neck assembly, which causes check engine warnings that indicate \"evap emissions\" readouts, leaks during refills, interior gas fumes, and potential explosions","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2012-tcm-limp-mode","label":"Transmission control module failure and limp mode","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11740982","quote_1_text":"He attends a college 110 miles from home in PA. As the warmer/hot weather came along in 2025, he was experiencing random scary situations of the car just going into \"limp mode\" while driving 70 - 75 mph on [XXX]","quote_2_odi":"11530480","quote_2_text":"On long trips vehicle shuts down and goes into limp mode. It has a very rough idle after restart when it allows you to go","quote_3_odi":"11140846","quote_3_text":"WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE ON-RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO REDUCE IN SPEED, AND MAKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE SPEED OF THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW UNTIL IT STOPPED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"Kizashi","model_slug":"kizashi","cluster_id":"kizashi-2012-airbag-warning-light","label":"Airbag warning light and seat sensor mat fault","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2019-01 → 2021-09","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11434489","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated","quote_2_odi":"11403820","quote_2_text":"WAS DRIVING MY 2012 WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE B1084, B1312, AND B1015. THE CODES WERE CLEARED BUT THE B1312 STAYED ON","quote_3_odi":"11170659","quote_3_text":"PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF. THIS STATEMENT LIGHTS UP ON MY DASH BOARD WHEN A PASSENGER PLACES THEM SELVES ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND STAYS LIGHT UP UNTIL THE PASSENGER REMOVES THEM SELVES FROM THE SEAT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/kizashi","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"gear-shift-transmission-recall-repairs","label":"Gear shift lever and transmission recall repairs","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2015-07 → 2019-02","source_complaint_count":40,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11072796","quote_1_text":"RECALL FOR GEAR SHIFT LEVER REPLACED WITH DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT LEVER THAT CAN BE BUMPED INTO REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE","quote_2_odi":"11174811","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REACH 20 MPH","quote_3_odi":"10785026","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V811000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"power-steering-pump-failure-recall-delays","label":"Power steering pump failure and recall repair delays","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":15,"date_range":"2015-04 → 2025-02","source_complaint_count":40,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11641336","quote_1_text":"The contact stated while driving at approximately 73 MPH, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced","quote_2_odi":"11267941","quote_2_text":"I WAS NOTIFIED OF A SECOND RECALL (18V-804) OF THE POWER STEERING AT THE END OF 2018 STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MAY GO OUT UNDER REALLY COLD CONDITIONS. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA, THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID THE COLD!","quote_3_odi":"10704258","quote_3_text":"UPON ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE RESULTING IN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE FORCE REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"passenger-seat-airbag-sensor-warning-light","label":"Passenger seat airbag sensor warning light illumination","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2014-05 → 2024-02","source_complaint_count":40,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10651796","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CUSHION IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000","quote_2_odi":"10689842","quote_2_text":"AT 48648 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE. I CONTACTED SUZUKI IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY IN TURN INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED","quote_3_odi":"11000040","quote_3_text":"THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED TO REGISTER A PASSENGER AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER. THIS WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY AND CAN SERIOUSLY INJURE THE PASSENGER","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"},{"year":2012,"make":"Suzuki","make_slug":"suzuki","model":"SX4","model_slug":"sx4","cluster_id":"airbag-deployment-non-deployment-incidents","label":"Air bag deployment and non-deployment incidents","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2015-09 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":40,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11717298","quote_1_text":"The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and the engine was running, the air bags independently deployed","quote_2_odi":"10904649","quote_2_text":"TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, SPEED LIMIT 25-35, GOING UPHILL. UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_3_odi":"10764144","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUZUKI SX4. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH TO TURN INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/suzuki/sx4","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/suzuki"}]}