Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V397000 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 101688 | MFR | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 08/14/2012 | 08/14/2012 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 forenza and model year 2005-2006 reno vehicles manufactured from september 23, 2003, through march 7, 2006. increased resistance due to poor contact between the terminals of certain wires can generate heat that can melt the splice pack used to connect the power circuit wires for the headlamps. this can result in intermittent or total loss of low/high beam headlamp function. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the headlamps fail to function, this will lead to reduced driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Suzuki will notify owners, and suzuki dealers will reconnect the affected wires with two heat-shrink crimps, free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during september 2012. owners may contact suzuki at 1-714-996-7040. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Suzuki's recall campaign number is nu.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0304054 | 01/01/2004 | 10006729 | Clock will not hold memory when ignition key is turned off. *tt | 05/11/2004 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| 0812177 | 12/01/2007 | 10023878 | P0441 or p0496 (evaporative emission system continuous purge flow). *nj | 02/11/2008 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 0808115 | 10017060 | Wire harness insulation damage behind the left front fender liner. *tt | 10/21/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 06/22/2012 | |||
| Exterior lighting in august 2011 went to dealer ship to have the recall done for the headlamp low beam or daytime running light (drl). so now it | |||
| 07/28/2007 | 50000 | 6 | 04/26/2006 |
| Car has trouble starting and check engine light comes on intermittently. july 2007 took car in with 'hard start problem. they found resonator assembly needed replacing. that repair was done on august 3, 2007. car ran for approx. 2 months and we took it back in october with the check engine light on and the same hard start problem. they replaced the starter october 18, 2007 and stated it was arcing to high. took car back october 21, 2007 with the same problem. october 26, 2007 the ecu computer was replaced. took car back to shop october 29, 2007 with the same hard start problem. moved the car to another dealership november 7, 2007 as no one was working on the car. this was suggested by the corporation. a repair was done on the car. december 13, 2007 took car back to this dealership with the same hard start problem. they checked the code and reset the check engine light. december 18, 2007 returned to the dealership with the same problem. they replaced the engine wiring harness. january 25, 2008 the car is having the same hard start problem and is sitting in the yard. *tr | |||
| 01/28/2005 | 6 | ||
| Electrical malfuntions, dashboard meters were moving up and down erratically. i took the car to the dealership about 5 times, they said the problem was corrected but it continued to happen. the dealership finally corrected the problem (or so they believed) and that took about 2 weeks to finish. now the doors are locking and unlocking by themselves. i'm thinking about getting rid of the car. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 08/20/2004 | 250 | 3 | 07/29/2004 |
| The car just dies on us in traffic for no apparent reason and then we have to let it set for about 20 minutes and it will start rigth back up. we have had it in at the dealers to be fixed on 2 different ocassions and they hook it up to their diagnostic tools and it shows no defects.they said they thought it was because of the cruise control they had installed aftermarket. so they removed that and told us it was fixed. the very next day it started dying on us again.*ak | |||
| 06/04/2004 | 2400 | 3 | 04/22/2004 |
| While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle had been to the dealer three times for this problem. once the dealer replaced a fuse, but that didn't fix the problem. *ak the dealer found a ecm fuse at the ip fuse blocked open. (ecm, eng fuse block, tcm, ip fuse) the shifting transaxle harness was rerouted between the firewall and connector c206 secure harness. *sc *jb | |||