This Problem Across All Years
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AERIO. HE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED EVERY 2,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASE. THE BRAKES WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE CALIPERS TO FAIL. HE SPECULATED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE DESIGNED TOO LARGE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER HAS NOT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,867. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AERIO. HE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED EVERY 2,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASE. THE BRAKES WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE CALIPERS TO FAIL. HE SPECULATED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE DESIGNED TOO LARGE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER HAS NOT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,867. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON RANDOMLY FROM TIME TO TIME. IT THEN BEGAN TO COME ON WHEN I TURNED LEFT, THEN BEGAN TO LIGHT UP WHEN I USED THE BRAKES, THEN STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. MY BROTHER AND I BOTH OWN 2006 AERIOS AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. HE TOOK HIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE WARRANTY SERVICE. TURNS OUT THE BRAKES HAD WORN OUT AT 18,000 MILES! HE PAID $200 TO HAVE HIS REPLACED. BEING A FORMER MECHANIC, I DECIDED TO SIDESTEP THE EXORBITANT COST OF HAVING A DEALER REPLACE MY BRAKES PLANNED TO DO THE JOB MYSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO PART STORES THAT CARRY REPLACEMENT PADS FOR MY CAR. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASKED TO PAY $150 JUST FOR THE PADS! INSTEAD, I WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE/BRAKE SHOP AND, IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING TIME AND ENDING THE RUNAROUND, I ENDED UP PAYING THE $200 TO HAVE MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES. *JB
EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON RANDOMLY FROM TIME TO TIME. IT THEN BEGAN TO COME ON WHEN I TURNED LEFT, THEN BEGAN TO LIGHT UP WHEN I USED THE BRAKES, THEN STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. MY BROTHER AND I BOTH OWN 2006 AERIOS AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. HE TOOK HIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE WARRANTY SERVICE. TURNS OUT THE BRAKES HAD WORN OUT AT 18,000 MILES! HE PAID $200 TO HAVE HIS REPLACED. BEING A FORMER MECHANIC, I DECIDED TO SIDESTEP THE EXORBITANT COST OF HAVING A DEALER REPLACE MY BRAKES PLANNED TO DO THE JOB MYSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO PART STORES THAT CARRY REPLACEMENT PADS FOR MY CAR. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASKED TO PAY $150 JUST FOR THE PADS! INSTEAD, I WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE/BRAKE SHOP AND, IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING TIME AND ENDING THE RUNAROUND, I ENDED UP PAYING THE $200 TO HAVE MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES. *JB
2ND TIME REPLACING BRAKES, 35,000 MILES ON CAR, IT STILL IS NEW , 1 YEAR OLD. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, NO RECALL BEING MADE. HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED A LAWYER IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER, SHOWING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHATSOEVER THAT I SHOULD BE REPLACING THE BRAKES ON MY CAR FOR A SECOND TIME IN 1 YEAR. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE FROM SUZUKI TO GET OFF THEIR BACKS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER SUZUKI AGAIN FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE , AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANYONE I KNOW WILL NOT EITHER. *AK
2ND TIME REPLACING BRAKES, 35,000 MILES ON CAR, IT STILL IS NEW , 1 YEAR OLD. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, NO RECALL BEING MADE. HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED A LAWYER IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER, SHOWING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHATSOEVER THAT I SHOULD BE REPLACING THE BRAKES ON MY CAR FOR A SECOND TIME IN 1 YEAR. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE FROM SUZUKI TO GET OFF THEIR BACKS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER SUZUKI AGAIN FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE , AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANYONE I KNOW WILL NOT EITHER. *AK
I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES IN MAY. THERE WAS A HOT SMELL AND A LOT OF BRAKE DUST AROUND THE RIM AND TIRES. THE SUZUKI DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS JUST NEEDED BRAKE FLUID ADDED. AT THAT TIME THE PADS WERE AT HALF WAY. BUT THIS WAS DISMISSED. ON AUGUST 3RD I BEGAN TO HEAR SQUEALING ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT IN TO ANOTHER TIRE PLACE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED, THE MEN SAID THE BRAKES SOUNDED BAD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE NOISE. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKES FEEL VERY TIGHT WHEN I AM IN REVERSE ALMOST LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON. I WAS SENT TO THE DEALER SINCE I ONLY HAD 14,100 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT WAS SIX MONTHS OLD. THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE HISTORY. IT WAS OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER LATER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN COMPLETELY ON THE FRONT AND SHE WOULD ORDER THE PADS FOR ME. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD IT IN AT 9,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD NO, THAT BRAKES WEAR DIFFERENTLY ON DIFFERENT CARS AND BASICALLY I WAS ROUGH ON MY BRAKES. THERE WAS NO OFFER TO INVESTIGATE, OR CONCEDE THAT IS WAS UNUSUAL FOR BRAKES TO WEAR THAT QUICKLY. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY ISSUES WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE SAME CAR. AFTER REFUSING REPEATEDLY TO ACCEPT THIS AS MY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO GET A "ONE TIME GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENT OF MY BRAKES. IT HAS BEEN 12 DAYS AND I AM STILL WAITING TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT LEADS TO THE PADS BEING WORN DOWN SO QUICKLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER ESPECIALLY AFTER READING SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR AND MORE SEVERE COMPLAINTS. THE MOST COMMON OPINION I AM FINDING IS THAT THE CALIPERS ARE TOO BIG AND TOO TIGHT ON THE BRAKE PADS. *JB
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON NOV 2, 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET THAT RECTIFIED. EXACTLY 7 DAYS LATER IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND AFTER I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I PAID OVER $50 TO GET THE CAR ALIGNED AGAIN. IN JUNE AND JUST TODAY (AUG 15, 06) I TOOK IT TO SEARS FOR ALIGNMENT AGAIN. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN 10 MONTHS I HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK FOR ALIGNMENT. THE TIRES ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE AT 40 MPH AND OF COURSE, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. EVEN WITHOUT EVEN TEST DRIVING THE CAR. AMAZING. TO FIX IT, IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $160 BECAUSE THE BRAKE PADS ALONE, SUPPOSEDLY COST $120. LET ME TELL YOU THIS, I CAME BACK TO SUZUKI BECAUSE I WAS THE PROUD OWNER OF A CHEVY SPRINT RS 1985 MADE BY SUZUKI AND I HAD IT FOR 10 YEAR WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. MAYBE THAT WAS TOO MUCH LUCK BUT 4 ALIGNMENTS IN 10 MONTHS IS DEFENITLY NOT THE QUALITY I WAS EXPECTING FROM SUZUKI. I WILL GET RID OF THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN AND GUESS WHAT, I'M PASSING THE WORD ABOUT THE AEREO'S DEFICIENCIES TO. *JB
I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES IN MAY. THERE WAS A HOT SMELL AND A LOT OF BRAKE DUST AROUND THE RIM AND TIRES. THE SUZUKI DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS JUST NEEDED BRAKE FLUID ADDED. AT THAT TIME THE PADS WERE AT HALF WAY. BUT THIS WAS DISMISSED. ON AUGUST 3RD I BEGAN TO HEAR SQUEALING ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT IN TO ANOTHER TIRE PLACE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED, THE MEN SAID THE BRAKES SOUNDED BAD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE NOISE. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKES FEEL VERY TIGHT WHEN I AM IN REVERSE ALMOST LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON. I WAS SENT TO THE DEALER SINCE I ONLY HAD 14,100 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT WAS SIX MONTHS OLD. THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE HISTORY. IT WAS OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER LATER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN COMPLETELY ON THE FRONT AND SHE WOULD ORDER THE PADS FOR ME. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD IT IN AT 9,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD NO, THAT BRAKES WEAR DIFFERENTLY ON DIFFERENT CARS AND BASICALLY I WAS ROUGH ON MY BRAKES. THERE WAS NO OFFER TO INVESTIGATE, OR CONCEDE THAT IS WAS UNUSUAL FOR BRAKES TO WEAR THAT QUICKLY. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY ISSUES WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE SAME CAR. AFTER REFUSING REPEATEDLY TO ACCEPT THIS AS MY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO GET A "ONE TIME GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENT OF MY BRAKES. IT HAS BEEN 12 DAYS AND I AM STILL WAITING TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT LEADS TO THE PADS BEING WORN DOWN SO QUICKLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER ESPECIALLY AFTER READING SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR AND MORE SEVERE COMPLAINTS. THE MOST COMMON OPINION I AM FINDING IS THAT THE CALIPERS ARE TOO BIG AND TOO TIGHT ON THE BRAKE PADS. *JB
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON NOV 2, 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET THAT RECTIFIED. EXACTLY 7 DAYS LATER IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND AFTER I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I PAID OVER $50 TO GET THE CAR ALIGNED AGAIN. IN JUNE AND JUST TODAY (AUG 15, 06) I TOOK IT TO SEARS FOR ALIGNMENT AGAIN. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN 10 MONTHS I HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK FOR ALIGNMENT. THE TIRES ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE AT 40 MPH AND OF COURSE, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. EVEN WITHOUT EVEN TEST DRIVING THE CAR. AMAZING. TO FIX IT, IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $160 BECAUSE THE BRAKE PADS ALONE, SUPPOSEDLY COST $120. LET ME TELL YOU THIS, I CAME BACK TO SUZUKI BECAUSE I WAS THE PROUD OWNER OF A CHEVY SPRINT RS 1985 MADE BY SUZUKI AND I HAD IT FOR 10 YEAR WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. MAYBE THAT WAS TOO MUCH LUCK BUT 4 ALIGNMENTS IN 10 MONTHS IS DEFENITLY NOT THE QUALITY I WAS EXPECTING FROM SUZUKI. I WILL GET RID OF THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN AND GUESS WHAT, I'M PASSING THE WORD ABOUT THE AEREO'S DEFICIENCIES TO. *JB