2003 SUZUKI AERIO Problems & Recalls

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 FIN...

Mileage: 15,000

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...

Mileage: 82,000

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.

Mileage: 10,586

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...

Mileage: 61,000

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 N...

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 W...

Mileage: 60,000

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 W...

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

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 T...

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 DEAL...

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 ...

Mileage: 108,575

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 ...

Mileage: 73,000

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 ...

Mileage: 54,400

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,...

Mileage: 30,000

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.

Mileage: 170

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 NOI...

Mileage: 58,000

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 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. ...

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 CHA...

Mileage: 257

TRUNK POPS UP WHILE DRIVING AND PAINT IS PEELING

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 FA...

Mileage: 30,000

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 ...

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

Mileage: 27,961

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

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

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

Mileage: 16,000

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 R...

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 COMIENZ...

Mileage: 22,000

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 COMIENZ...

Mileage: 22,000

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 COMIENZ...

Mileage: 22,000

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 COMIENZ...

Mileage: 22,000

THE RIGHT FRONT RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS BEND EASILY AND ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE UPON THE SLIGHTEST IMPACT ON ROAD SURFACES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD ALUMINUM RIM BENT. THE PART WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC

Mileage: 8,000

MY CAR HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT, WENT TO GET NEW TIRES PUT ON FOR THE FIRST TIME TO FIND OUT THAT 2 OF MY RIMS WERE CRACKED AND BENT. I DON'T DRIVE FAR OR ON BAD ROADS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.*AK

PURCHASE CAR MAY 13, 2004 HAD 18,000.00 MILES IT WAS A 2003 SUZUKI AERIO. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I NOTICED A CLICKING, AND CLACKING NOISE WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR MAKE A TURN. I WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN ON JUNE 25, 2004. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET SERVICE ON JUNE 23,2004, AND TO FOUND OUT ...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT "THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS". THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONA...

Mileage: 44,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SUZUKI AERIO WITH MY INFANT GRAND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND THE RIM SNAPPED IN 2 PIECES AND THE WHOLE WHEEL FELL OFF AND THE CAR SLIP 175 FEET ON THE ROTOR. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL...

Mileage: 18,000

AT APPROX. 23,000 MILES FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED. WITH IN 20 MILES AFTER REPAIR FAILED AGAIN, AND HAS DONE SO FOR THE NEXT FIVE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE DEALER & OR SUZUKI REPRESENITIVES DON'T NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS SITUATION, ON THIS 2003 SUZUKI. THIS CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I FEEL TH...

Mileage: 23,000

GEAR DOESN'T SHIFT UNTIL REACHING 60 MPH. DEALER STATES THAT IS NORMAL PROCEDURE. *AK

Mileage: 13,000

ALUMINIUM RIM FAILURE ON 2003 SUZUKI AERIO - RIM MANUFACTURERED BY ENKEI.AUGHTER REALIZED SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT ON CAR AND TOLD HER TO TAKE IT TO LOCAL TIRE SHOP WE TRADE AT.TIRE SHOP SAID SHE COULD HAVE GOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SHE HAD NOT TAKEN IT IN.RIM CRACKED ON INBOARD SIDE AND CHUN...

Mileage: 14,250

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CLUTCH FAILED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM, CLUTCH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 1,194

PAINT CHIPS VERY EASILY. *JB