2007 Suzuki XL7

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WERE WET DUE TO WATER LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH BOARD. THERE WAS ALSO WATER INSIDE THE FRONT INTERIOR LIGHTING COVER ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER LINES WERE CLOGGED AND HAD TO BE FLUSHED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND AT TIMES, WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2007 SUZUKI XL7 WAS BEING SERVICED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS FOR ENGINE TROUBLE. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND STATED THAT DURING A TEST DRIVE THE STEERING HAD SEVERELY TIGHTENED UP AND WAS HARD TO DRIVE. THEY CALLED BACK AND QUOTED THE FIX TO BE ABOUT $2800. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR THE XL7. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT SUZUKI WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY OF THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINT FROM MANY 2007 XL7 OWNERS AND EVEN SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH SUZUKI AND THERE LACK OF ACTION ON THIS MATTER. *TT

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO WIRING SHORTING OUT ON TWO FAN MOTORS. NO FUSE WAS TRIPPED OR LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH MOTORS SHORTED CAUSING THE CONNECTORS IN THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. MELTING WAS DISCOVERED BY LOCAL DEALER. THE WIRING IS BEING REMOVED. I HAVE PICTURES AND I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. THE PARTS BEING KEPT DUE TO SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI XL7 AWD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MILES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

I HAVE A SUZUKI XL7 2007 KEEP MAKING NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING LIKE 2 PLASTIC SQUCE TO EACHOTHER. I CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID STILL LOOKING FULL AND I DON'T KNOW WHY KEEP MAKING NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING. I DON'T' KNOW ITS GOING TO SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE MAKING NOISE. CAN SOME ONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I HATE IT. I AM GOING TO TRADE FOR NEW CAR AND NOT SUZUKI CAR NO MORE. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE 2007 XL7. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY OF 07 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND COUNTLESS REPAIRS. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR ALOT WITH 5 ACTIVE CHILDREN SO I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FIRST ISSUE STARTED WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT ABOUT 50K MILES THE SYSTEM WOULD SHUT DOWN AND LOCK YOU IN THE CAR THIS WAS THE COMPUTER THAT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO IT WAS OUT OF POCKET COST OF ABOUT 1100.00 DOLLARS. I GOT THE CORP OFFICE TO PAY HALF AFTER PUTTING UP A FUSS. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTERWARDS AND HAVE PRETTY MUCH STAYED ON AND IT KEEPS TELLING ME THE GAS CAP IS LOOSE WHICH IT'S NOT BUT I PURCHASED ANOTHER GAS CAP BUT STILL SAME ISSUE. I THEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING HARD TO TURN AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHICH WAS ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF ABOUT 500.00 AND ABOUT 70K MILES.MY WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP STOPPED WORKING ALL THE SUDDEN. IT WOULD WORK ON THE BACK WINDOW BUT NOT THE FRONT AND IT HAS PLENTY OF FLUID IN IT. I HAVE NOW ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAINS AND THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT CHAINS ON THE CAR AND ALL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WILL COST ANOTHER 2500.00 PER THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT 15 TO 17 HOURS TO FIX. OVERALL THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED AND I REGRET IT DAILY. THE INSIDE IS MADE OF CHEAP MATERIALS. MY MIRRORS UNDER THE SUNVISORS FELL OF WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. I WOULDN'T WISH THIS NIGHTMARE ON ANYONE. THIS VEHICLE ISN'T WORTH IT AND I'M PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE FOR DRIVING. *TR

I PURCHASED MY XL7 NEW FROM SHORTLINE SUZUKI IN 2009. IT HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS DEVELOPED A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT, I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 2 YEARS!! THIS IS A DEFECT, NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS MANY HAVE COMPLAINED HERE AND IN THE SUZUKI FORUMS. I ALSO HAVE HAD WATER LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUN ROOF AS REPORTED BY ANOTHER OWNER. I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED NEW SO I WOULD NOT HAVE SPEND TIME IN THE SHOP, YET I HAVE HAD A MYRIAD OF ISSUES. *KB

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2007 SUZUKI XL-7 AWD LIMITED VERSION. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASH BOARD BEGAN TO SHOW AN OUTLINE IN THE DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS LIKE THERE IS SOME PRESSURE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE AIRBAG PUSHING UP AGAINST THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL AND CUTOUT FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA. THE AIRBAG HAS NOT YET DEPLOYED NOT HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. IT APPEARS THERE IS A POOR QUALITY DASH MATERIAL OR A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERN THAT WHEN THE AIRBAG IS NEEDED, IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. SUZUKI WOULD NOT EVEN REPLACE IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM IS STILL EVIDENT AND MAY BECOME WORST WITH TIME. *TR