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2003 Suzuki Aerio Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Reports on file since Sep 22, 2003

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Our database holds 36 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Suzuki Aerio. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Engine
Filed Oct 2, 2014
Fire reported

STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP, AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF DASH BOARD, MAKING GLASS WHERE SPEEDOMETER IS SMOKEY AND IT STILL IS. SMELT LIKE WIRE BURNING AND SHUT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. WHEN CHECKED ON, A WIRE INSULATION HAD BURNT OFF CAUSING THE SMOKE AND SMELL. AFTER REPLACING THE WIRE COATING, IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN COMING BACK FROM A TRIP TO AUGUSTA THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBER GOT DIMMER, BUT I DID NOT SMELL ANY SMOKE. SO NOT SURE WHAT THE DEFECT IS, JUST KNOW THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10640942
Incident
Sep 23, 2014
Mileage
15,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO SX WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION DISLODGED FROM THE FIFTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE FIFTH GEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR WAS EXTERNALLY HOUSED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE REMAINING GEARS WERE ALL INTERNALLY HOUSED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRS WERE AGAIN PERFORMED. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA ID
10458571
Incident
Sep 1, 2010
Mileage
82,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 6, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,586 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

NHTSA ID
10404571
Incident
Mar 1, 2011
Mileage
10,586 mi
Filed Dec 23, 2010

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS AND IT SEEMS IT NEVER ENDS. SERIOUS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF INCONVENIENCES FOR A SINGLE MOTHER LIKE ME, TAKEN TO SOME SHOPS, MONEY WASTED ON NOTHING BECAUSE IT SEEMS THIS IS ONE OF THE WEAKEST AND WORST PROBLEMS A SUZUKI AERIO 2003 COULD HAVE. CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ! *LN

NHTSA ID
10372230
Incident
Oct 14, 2010
Mileage
61,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 13, 2009

THE REASON IS THAT I BOUGHT ONE USED GOOD YEAR TIRE BUT I JUST RUN ON HIGH WAY FOR FEW MILES ONLY IT WAS SERIOUSLY FLAT ON LAST SATURDAY (MAY 9, 2009). I DID NOT KNOW WHY AN INFERIOR TIRE WOULD BE SOLD IN THE STORE, WHEN I PURCHASED IT SEEMS VERY GOOD LIKE A NEW GOOD YEAR TIRE, AND I WAS NOTICED I NEED TO PAY FOR REPLACE IT. I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE SOMETHING WAS MELTED---A FLIMSY PIECE OF MATERIAL. COULD YOUR OFFICE INVESTIGATE THOSE PROBLEMS, BECAUSE IF THOSE TIRES WERE EQUIPPED TO THE FRONT OF THE CARS WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS ON THE HIGH WAY?. COULD YOU INVESTIGATE WHY THEY HAVE/SELL THOSE INFERIOR TIRES? THE USED TIRE STORE INFORMATION: AFFORDABLE TIRE & WHEELS; 12099 BALLAIRE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77072. *TR WENLUO ZHANG

NHTSA ID
10268657
Incident
May 9, 2009
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Dec 13, 2008

2003 SUZUKI AERIO CV JOINT KEEPS COMING OUT DUE TO SNAP RING IN REAR END,CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. CAR DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY,SAYS REAR AXLE IS A AFTER MARKET PART, THIS IS NOT TRUE,WHY WOULD WE HAVE CAR WORKED ON WHEN UNDER WARRANTY, WE ARE THIRD OWNER OF CAR AND KNOW THE TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS WHICH IS A FATHER AND SON,THEY ARE ADAMANT NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR,THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET FIXED SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ITS VERY EASY FOR THE MECHANIC TO GET SOME REAR END AXLE AND SAY IT CAME OUT OF MY CAR ,JUST TO AVOID FIXING MY CAR,THEIR CLAIM IS IF SOMEONE ELSE WORKED ON THIS CAR THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY, SO THIS IS THEIR CONVENIENT WAY OF GETTING OUT OF FIXING MY CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10251693
Incident
Dec 7, 2008
Mileage
60,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 28, 2008

CRACKING AND BENDING OF RIM WHERE THE TIRE BEAD SEALS,HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE DIFFERENT RIMS IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10240139
Incident
Feb 16, 2005
Mileage
65,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 18, 2008

I AM WRITING IN REFERENCE TO TIRE DEBRIS BEING LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW YORK'S HIGHWAYS. THESE SITUATIONS CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE HANDLED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. TODAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON 495 GOING WEST AND A HUGE TIRE WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SWERVE SO IT CREATED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OF WHICH I AM SEEKING TO B E COMPENSATED. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID
10234856
Incident
Jul 18, 2008
Transmission
Filed Jan 24, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V307000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER IS GIVING THE CONTACT THE RUN AROUND. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER HAS THE PART, BUT THE DEALER STATED OTHERWISE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS NOT RETURNED HIS PHONE CALLS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN CALLING TO CONFIRM THE PART IS AVAILABLE ALWAYS RECEIVES THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER. UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

NHTSA ID
10215896
Incident
Nov 20, 2007
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 28, 2007

DRIVING HOME ON I-72 WESTBOUND FROM CHAMPAIGN, IL. 2003 SUZUKI AERIO HAD BEEN IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE AT 65MPH. TOOK OFF CRUISE TO PASS A SEMI TRAILER. CAR ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN RESULTING IN NO POWER FOR A MOMENT. WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK IN BEHIND SEMI, ALLOWING CAR FOLLOWING ME TO GO AROUND. LOST ALL POWER, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER JUST EAST OF THE EXIT RAMP TO RT 47. CAR WAS TOWED IN TO SHOP IN CLINTON, IL. MECHANIC LOOKED UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TS 02 06284- M/T LEFT DRIVESHAFT POPS OUT OF FINAL DRIVE. CAR HAS JUST OVER 108,000 MILES, SO IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION TO HAVE BEEN IN. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO SUZUKI VIA THEIR 800-934-0934 NUMBER. CASE NUMBER IS 1-140908504. THEY STATED THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO COVER ANY COSTS BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF THE 7 YEAR/100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. REASON FOR SUBMITTING THIS COMPLIANT- TO MAKE NSHTA AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION WITH THE SUZUKI AERIO. *TR

NHTSA ID
10213043
Incident
Dec 20, 2007
Mileage
108,575 mi
Engine
Filed May 10, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED AS TIME PROGRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

NHTSA ID
10190366
Incident
Apr 28, 2007
Mileage
73,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 5, 2006

I OWN A 2003 AERIO SUZUKI SX 5-SPEED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT'S BEEN POPPING OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND COULD NOT "DUPLICATE CONCERN". THE VERY RUDE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME EVEN IF PROBLEM WAS FOUND THEY DO NOT HAVE EQUIPMENT TO REPAIR IT AND TO TAKE IT SOMEPLACE ELSE. SHE ALSO MADE A COMMENT ABOUT NOT NEEDING "FREE WORK",LEADING ME TO BELIEVE BECAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO EXTENSIVE WORK FOR FREE!! I CALLED SUZUKI AND THEY SAID MOST DEALERS PROBABLY WOULDN'T TEST DRIVE IT MORE THAN 20 MILES AND IT IS HARD TO FIX AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER. DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAVING GEARS POP OUT SHOULD GET MORE ATTENTION THAN AN" INTERMITTENT PROBLEM". OTHER DEALERS ARE MORE THAN 30 MILES AWAY AND HARD TO LEAVE VEHICLE THERE. I READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON LINE AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE 'S DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS PREMATURE WEAR IN THE 5TH GEAR SYNCHRO ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRED HIS VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10164609
Incident
Aug 1, 2006
Mileage
54,400 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 20, 2006

DEVELOPMENT OF "BRAKE SHAKE" UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, I.E. USAGE UNDER 15,000 MILES ANNUALLY; WARPED FRONT DISCS DUE TO INFERIOR MANUFACTURE/MATERIALS; ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE UNDER WARRANTY; ADVISED BY SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE BRAKE PADS CHANGED AGAIN, NORMAL BRAKE PAD SEATING REACTION, OTHER LIES, ETC. *NM

NHTSA ID
10162993
Incident
Jan 1, 2006
Mileage
30,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 30, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BUTTON USED TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS JAMMED. THE OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK SEAT WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOOR WAS RIGGED WITH A SCREW DRIVER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGERS AND FIX THE DOOR JAM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA ID
10161132
Incident
Feb 15, 2003
Mileage
170 mi
Steering
Filed Jun 29, 2006

APPROXIMATELY IN JUNE 2005 A NOISE AND VIBRATION DEVELOPED WHEN RUNNING THE A/C AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE S-BELT TENSIONER, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, AT CRAWFORD SUZUKI ON AIRWAYS BLVD. IN EL PASO, TEXAS.ON JUNE 12, 2006, WHILE RETURNING FROM TUCSON, AZ, MY WIFE NOTICED A VIBRATION AND NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO CRAWFORD SUZUKI ON 6/15/2006 (SMCS345882). AFTER THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY THE TECHNICIAN I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MISALIGNED, FACTORY INSTALLED POWER STEERING BRACKET. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICEMAN ABLE AGUIRRE, I WOULD HAVE TO FULLY PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS THE CAR IS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD.ON SATURDAY 17, I SPOKE TO JAVIER, THE OWNER OF THRIFTY CAR SALES AND HE AGREED THAT SUZUKI SHOULD REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT. AT CRAWFORD THEY AGREE THAT THIS IS A MATTER OF A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.ON FRIDAY 23, I SPOKE TO A PERSON WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS ''MANNY'' THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT ALL HE COULD DO WAS TO CONTACT THE SUZUKI DISTRICT MANAGER AND HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME. HE ALSO, STATED THAT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN A ''SERVICE BULLETIN'' THEY HAD RECEIVED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THESE UNITS WERE PLACED ON THE MARKET AND A REPLACEMENT BRACKET WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. SOMETIME LATER, MANNY TOLD MY WIFE THAT THEIR SOLUTION IS THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE THE PARTS AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I ALREADY PAID A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A PROBLEM THAT NOW WE KNOW WAS CAUSED BY THIS FACTORY DEFECT. I THINK THAT SINCE THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT EARLY ENOUGH, THEY ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE SINCE THEY NEITHER THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIPS NOR THE FACTORY, DISCLOSED THIS DEFECT PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS, NEITHER DID THEY MAKE AN EFFORT TO CAUSE THE REPAIR. *NM

NHTSA ID
10161046
Incident
Jun 15, 2006
Mileage
58,000 mi
ElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 12, 2005

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BIRMINGHAM SUZUKI BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR IT WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE. THEY REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME IT WAS THE RACKING PINION AND THE TIE ROD. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CARE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED IT. I TOOK MY CARE BACK IN ON SEPT. 6, 2005 BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE REPAIR SHOP AT BIRMINGHAM SUZUKI INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC THAT MY ECM HAD LOOSE WIRING. THEY PUT IT BACK IN AND THEN THE CAR RAN FINE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THAT BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10136165
Incident
Aug 3, 2005
Transmission
Filed Jun 22, 2005

DT: 2003 SUZUKI AERIO, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED UNLESS THE CONSUMER PULLS VEHICLE FORWARD FIRST, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DIRECTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THE CABLE BUSTED. THEN THE DEALER CHANGED A CABLE CORD. THIS STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TO DEALER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME, AND DEALER CHANGED OUT THE GEAR BOX, THIS STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY . *AK

NHTSA ID
10126245
Incident
Jan 14, 2003
Mileage
257 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed May 24, 2005

TRUNK POPS UP WHILE DRIVING AND PAINT IS PEELING

NHTSA ID
10122019
Incident
May 6, 2005
Brakes
Filed May 13, 2005

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A LOUD BANGING SOUND WAS PRODUCED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. *AK BRAKE GRABS AND PULLS THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. BRAKES SNAP AND POP CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP IN A PECULIAR FASHION. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS OCCUR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID
10117775
Incident
Apr 7, 2005
Mileage
30,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 21, 2005

2003 SUZUKI AERIO ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF OIL.*MR THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHICH LEFT HER WITHOUT BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LACK OF OIL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAS ALL OF THE SERVICE RECORDS. (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER). *JB

NHTSA ID
10119188
Incident
Apr 1, 2005
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 2, 2005

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN DRIVER TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THE LEFT FRONT CV AXLE CAME OUT OF THE TRANS AXLE. THE CLIP CAME OUT OF THE CV JOINT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME IMMOBILE. OWNER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID
10113294
Incident
Feb 11, 2005
Mileage
27,961 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 31, 2005

VEHICLE TENDED TO SHAKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE . ALSO, VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TAKEN FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10109314
Incident
Jun 2, 2003
Visibility
Filed Jan 19, 2005

THE WINDSHIELD CONTINUED TO FOG OR FREEZE WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS ON. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID
10108526
Incident
Jan 13, 2005
Mileage
16,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 1, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK.......PROBLEM HAPPENED EVERY TIME CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR. DEALER REPAIRED IT, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED, THOUGH NOT AS REGULARLY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT, CLAIMING CAR IS OPERATING WITHIN SPECS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10101981
Incident
Oct 20, 2004
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Nov 8, 2004

EN MARZO DEL 2003, ESTA SERVIDORA COMPRO UN AERIO SX GRIS DEL 2003 EN EL. CONCESIONARIO DE NIMAY SUSUKI EN VEGA BAJA, PUERTO RICO. AL LOS SEIS MESES. APROXIMADAMENTE DE ESTAR UTILIZANDO EL VEHICULO ESTE COMENZ A REFLEJAR FALLAS. *AK HASTA QUE SE APAGA MIENTRAS EST EN MOVIMIENTO. EL MISMO COMIENZA CON UN LEVE TEMBLOR EN EL GUA Y EN SEGUNDOS SE APAGA. YA LLEVA DOS VISITAS AL DEALER PARA CORRECCIN DEL PROBLEMA, PERO RECIENTEMENTE, EL VIERNES, 5 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2004, ME OCURRI UN SERIO PERCANCE BAJANDO UNA CUESTA. SE APAG EL MOTOR MIENTRAS BAJABAMOS LA CUESTA Y NO PUDE DETENERLO HASTA LLEGAR AL FINAL, O SEA BAJ APAGADO UNA DISTANCIA CONSIDERABLE. UNA DISTANCIA DURANTE LA CUAL MIS HIJOS Y YO PENSAMOS QUE NOS IBA PASAR LO PEOR. GRACIAS A DIOS PUDE CONTROLAR LA SITUACIN. HOY ES 8 DE NOVIEMBRE Y AN NO NOS HEMOS REPUESTO DEL SUSTO. NO ME HE ATREVIDO GUIAR EL CARRO OTRA VEZ. EN ESTOS MOMENTOS ESTOY EN NEGOCIACION CON EL DEALER PARA CORREGIR EL PROBLEMA DE MI AUTO POR TERCERA OCASIN YA QUE EL VEHICULO REBAS EL MILLAJE DE GARANTA POR ESCASAS 147 MILLAS. LES NARRO MI EXPERIENCIA POR SI HA SUCEDIDO LO MISMO CON OTRAS PERSONAS TOMEN CARTAS EN EL ASUNTO, YA QUE EN EL DEALER NO HAN ENCONTRADO LA RAZN PARA ESA FALLA. POR FAVOR AYUDENOS. YO NECESITO EL CARRO PARA IR A TRABAJAR Y PODER MANTENER A MIS HIJOS Y NO ES LOGICO QUE EN MENOS DE DOS AOS ME TENGA QUE QUEDAR A PIE CON UN CARRO QUE ESTOY PAGANDO MENSUALMENTE Y EL CUAL NO ME BRINDA SEGURIDAD. NECESITO QUE ALGUIEN ME ORIENTE. MI TELEFONO ES 1-787-392-0067

NHTSA ID
10098457
Incident
Nov 5, 2004
Mileage
22,000 mi

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