2010 Suzuki Kizashi

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. WE DO DRIVE MOSTLY HI WAY AND FEEL LIKE THIS IS DANGEROUS. WE ALSO OWN A 2013 SAME MAKE AND MODEL. WE DID RECEIVE A RECALL ON IT. THE 2010 VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 10/23/2010. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FOR US AS WE ARE IN FEAR OF BEING A HELPLESS SITUATION. THE DATE THAT I ENTERED WAS THE LAST EPISODE THAT WE HAD WITH VEHICLE.THE TWO PREVIOUS EPISODES ALSO HAPPENS AT THAT SAME SPEED.

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. I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE CITY DURING DRY WEATHER AT NIGHT, AT ABOUT 30MPH THE CAR AGAIN SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. I'VE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. I DID CHECK AN ONLINE FORUM FOR KIZASHI 'S WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE AND FOUND ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD A SIMILAR SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE. UNKNOWN, NO ANSWERS OR EXPLANATIONS FOR THE SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT.

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. I HAVE RECEIPTS OF EVERY VISIT. DURING THE LAST CHANGE ON 12/2/15 THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT SUZUKI WOULD NO LONGER COVER THE BULB REPLACEMENT AND LABOR . THE BUMPER NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE BULBS, SO THIS IS NOT A CHEAP EXERCISE, NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY PROBLEMS OF BULBS BURNING OUT SO OFTEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE A WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ

IN THE PAST 13 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS POURING CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CAR, I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP AFTER BEING REPAIRED FOR OVER A MONTH AT THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP IN CHARLOTTE, NC. I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES AWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AS I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER SEVERAL MORE WEEKS OF BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP I LEFT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH THE NEW MOTOR. 6 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP IN HICKORY, NC. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 6 MORE WEEKS WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN FOR A THIRD TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. NONE OF THESE BREAK DOWNS HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I FEAR THE TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR IS ENDANGERING MY LIFE AND MY CHILD'S LIFE. I HAVE HAD A SUZUKI ENGINE EXPERT FROM THE HICKORY SERVICE CENTER LOOK AT MY CAR AND HE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BREAKDOWN THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2014 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES I WAS TOLD AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DESTROYING IN THE INNER SIDE OF MY FRONT TIRES. I HAVE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS AND A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND AGAIN I AM NEEDING TO REPLACE THEM AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THIS IS HAPPENING JUST THAT THIS CAR IS PROBLEMATIC. I FEAR THAT I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER RESOURCES I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND IF I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW SUZUKI WOULD OF BEEN OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW BUT BECAUSE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. I PURCHASED SOMETHING THAT I FEEL COULD ENDANGER MY CHILD OR MYSELF. *TR

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. I REALLY DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR ELSEWHERE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK INTO MY WARRANTY. THE DEALER NOT EVEN ROTATED MY TIRES THE OTHER PLACE DID IT, I HAD TO PROVE THAT I HAD THEM ROTATED WHICH I DID. SUZUKI DID NOT CARE. THEY SAID THE TIRES ARE 24,000 MILE TIRES!! THERE HAS GOT TO BE A REASON TIRES GO AT 15000 MILES THIS IS WHEN WE NOTICE THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED TIRES. WATCH THEM WE ALWAYS THOUGH GOODYEAR/DUNLOP WAS A DECENT TIRE. *TR

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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE CASTER AND CAMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.