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2013 Suzuki Kizashi Owner Complaints

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

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 17, 2025
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 28, 2022

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 Suzuki Kizashi. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 17, 2025

The contact owns a 2013 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact allowed the vehicle to cool down. The contact restarted the vehicle, and the system was independently reset. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, but was unofficially diagnosed with PTU failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to bring the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The contact stated that the closest dealer was located over an hour away, and the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact was fearful of driving the vehicle on the highway because of the persistent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V331000 (Power Train), with a similar failure description; however, the VIN tool information was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID
11687892
Incident
May 17, 2025
Mileage
80,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 14, 2024

The radio unit provides the view of the rear camera. When the radio fails there is no back up camera. Apparently there is a power defect in the radio system so it will not function and therefore no rear camera function.

NHTSA ID
11565475
Incident
Nov 12, 2023
Filed Oct 25, 2023

Was driving on the highway and the car started stuttering then stopped while I was driving. Had to pull over to the side of the road to avoid getting hit. The mechanic told me the transmission failed even though the car fluid was changed at the manufacturer suggest integrals. There was no warning lamps.

NHTSA ID
11551792
Incident
Feb 28, 2023
Steering
Filed May 29, 2023

I took my car to get a alignment n come to find out that they couldn't align the back wheels to to seize bolt and also my steering rack n pinionand it's also reading code c1122

NHTSA ID
11524313
Incident
May 23, 2023
Engine
Filed Mar 28, 2022

Driving on the highway to school the vehicle began to slow down and come to a stop even as I stepped on the accelerator. I parked on the side of the road and restarted and the same thing happened so I had my insurance company tow it. After researching I found that the manufacturer issued recalls for the vehicle but when I contacted them they said there were no found defects/recalls that caused these issues for my specific vehicle.

NHTSA ID
11458632
Incident
Mar 23, 2022

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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