Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Aug 12, 2017
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
20%
of 45 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Suzuki Xl-7 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesDriver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 12, 2017
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. AFTER NOTICING SOME ISSUES & LOOKING BACK OVER CARFAX, REPAIR REPORT, & RECALLS ONLINE, I CALLED SUZUKI. GAVE THE VIN# AND WAS TOLD A RECALL WAS DONE IN 2004 BY DEALER. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE OTHER RECALLS, SHE SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER RECALLS. ALL PAPERWORK I HAVE HAS NO INDICATIONS OF THE RECALL BEING DONE. I SEE 3 RECALLS ON THIS SITE AS WELL. WHAT SHOULD I DO OR WHO SHOULD I CONTACT?
NHTSA ID
11014782
Incident
Aug 9, 2017
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Jun 4, 2008
Crash reported3 injuries reported
ACCIDENTAL EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATION. ONLY ONE WHEEL LOCKED UP THAT ON PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL INTO A GUARDRAIL. ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEATBELT RESTRAINTS ALLOWED UPPER BODY TO MOVE FREELY INTO INTERIOR COMPONENTS. *TR
NHTSA ID
10229980
Incident
May 31, 2008
Mileage
48,500 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Oct 5, 2007
BRAKES MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISE, HAVE HAD BRAKE PADS/LINERS REPLACE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. PROBLEM WILL NOT RESOLVE. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES MUSHY AND ABS HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. SEAT BELTS LOCK AND STAY LOCKED AT THE SLIGHTEST BRAKING PRESSURE AND/OR VEHICLE SPEED AND DO NOT RELEASE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO ADDRESS. *JB
NHTSA ID
10205087
Incident
Sep 8, 2006
Mileage
15 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 21, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT IS CALLING ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL (05-V452000), THAT SHE RECENTLY RECEIVED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED HER CAR ON 11/20/03, AND ON 01/21/04 THE CONTACT HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HER BRAKES WERE GRINDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO BAD ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN A 2 YEARS PERIOD SHE HAS TAKEN HER CAR TO THE DEALER NINE TIMES AND TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH HER BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MANY TRIPS SHE HAS MADE TO HAVE HER BRAKES FIXED.
NHTSA ID
10176777
Incident
Aug 16, 2006
Mileage
47,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 2, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN SNOW WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V452000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
NHTSA ID
10151661
Incident
Feb 17, 2006
Mileage
29,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 2005
WE PURCHASED A 2004 XL7 MAY 28 2004 AND CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES. SO FAR WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINING TWICE SO THE VEHICLE IS NOW ON IT'S THIRD SET OF BRAKES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. MY FATHER ALSO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE, WITH 36K MILES. HE TOO HAS HAD THE BRAKE LINING REPLACED TWICE. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL! PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10138485
Incident
Aug 26, 2005
Mileage
16,500 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 2005
Crash reported
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT MY FRONT BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP @ SPEEDS LESS THAN 35 MPH CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SKID & NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I STOPPED IN TIME, THIS TIME I SLID FOR AT LEAST 4 SECONDS BEFORE MY VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER. CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND HALF OF MY FRONT BUMPER SCRATCHED, DISCOLORED, AND PUSHED IN.*JB
NHTSA ID
10108469
Incident
Feb 2, 2005
Mileage
3,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 21, 2004
ON THREE OCCASIONS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH STOPS SIGNS, AND LIGHTS. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BU TPROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10092928
Incident
Sep 7, 2004
Mileage
5,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 17, 2004
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND, AND LOST BRAKINGPOWER. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10092553
Incident
Sep 16, 2004
Mileage
25,000 mi
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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