Suzuki Xl-7 2006
Model Xl-7 made in 2006 by Suzuki got 35 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and engine and engine cooling. There were some recalls concerningservice brakes, hydraulic and steering.
Model 2006
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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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V452000 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | from 02/01/1998 to 08/31/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 801 | 11/10/2005 | MFR | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 10/05/2005 | 10/05/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 16-inch wheels, the front brake discs may break under severe driving conditions. the breakage can occur in conditions where the vehicle is driven on a regular basis on extremely steep paved down-slopes while continuously applying the brakes. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The front brakes may become inoperative and the vehicle may pull to one side. this could result in a crash without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the front brake discs on these vehicles. the recall began on november 10, 2005. these vehicles are located on st. thomas island (virgin islands). owners may contact suzuki del caribe at 787-622-0600. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Suzuki recall no. 99-hq.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V250000 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | from 06/01/2005 to 05/31/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 46549 | MFR | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 06/09/2010 | 06/09/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Suzuki is recalling certain model year model year 2006 grand vitara and model year 2005-2006 xl-7 vehicles. the tension adjuster pulley for the drive belt that operates the power steering pump and air conditioner compressor (if equipped) has an outer portion that is made of plastic. repeated heat stress can cause the plastic material to deteriorate and pieces of the pulley can break off. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Broken pieces of the pulley can get caught between the pulley and the drive belt, causing the drive belt to come off and resulting in the driver needing increased effort to steer the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the power steering pump drive belt tension adjuster pulley free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or before june 25, 2010. owners may contact suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Suzuki safety recall no.sb.owners may also 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 60200 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl7. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light would illuminate on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was then taken to the dealer and they advised her that the ocm sensor in the front passenger seat would need replacing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 60,200. | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 60200 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl7. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds her air bag warning light would illuminate on a intermittent basis. the vehicle was then taken to a dealer and they advised her that she was no longer under warranty and that she needs to replace the ocm sensor in the front passenger seat. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 60,200. tb | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 60294 | ||
| Air bag light came on all of a sudden, this effects my passenger air bag warning system also. i took the vehicle to a suzuki service department and was told it was not covered by my warranty service contract, i call my extended warranty co. and they said it was not covered also. this is an airbag sensor malfunction which could be a safety problem. | |||
| 03/30/2009 | 42000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl-7. the contact passed out while driving, but woke up right before crashing into a tree. the vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy. the police arrived and filed a report. the contact was the only occupant in the vehicle, but was not injured. he was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 42,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 03/10/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Safety issue ??? not sure if airbag will deploy with adult in the seat. seems unsafe to me. front passenger seat airbag sensor. light comes on and chimes (meaning a small person is in the front seat and seatbelt is off even when no one sitting in seat). onset came when vehicle was turned on. light does go off when an adult sits in seat. | |||
| 03/31/2007 | 1 | 06/01/2006 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl-7. while driving 40 mph in dry conditions, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. everyone in the vehicle was wearing seat belts. the vehicle sustained front end damage and there were minor injuries. the vehicle was towed and a police report was filed. the contact has pictures of the crash. the current mileage is 20,000 and failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/29/2006 | 7900 | 120 | 07/29/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph under normal road conditions, the engine stalled. the vehicle would not accelerate faster than 25 mph after depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who was not able to identify the cause. updated 12/28/06. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/29/2006 | 8000 | 250 | 07/29/2006 |
| After coming to a full stop in traffic behind another vehicle, attempt normal acceleration to continue in traffic flow. vehicle speed then stalls at under 25 mph with rpms greater than 3.5 and engine roaring. pulled over to curb and parked. with vehicle in park , revved engine to over come stall. when taking vehicle out of park it jumped forward and rear ended the vehicle in front. *jb | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 08/11/2007 | 1 | 12/10/2006 | |
| My husband unlocked our truck door. he put our son in the car seat and the keys dropped to the floor and he went to shut the door, the door caught and locked within not even 30 seconds. and its never done this before. so, why now? my husband had to broke our window to get our son out. he was in there for awhile cause no one would help us. so, i would like to know if there is anything you could do for us to help us replace the window. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/19/2008 | 43436 | 1 | |
| April 21st 2008 we had taken my vehicle to medved in wheat ridge, co. where they had did a diagnostic test and they had decided that they would replace the sensors, 4-low switch, and transfer case module. they had kept the vehicle until may 2nd, 2008. mid may 2008. july 25th 2008 i drove the vehicle back down to medved because suzuki america declined a tow, the reason for this was the same problem as above, this time they were able to recover codes from the diagnostic test they ran, they then decided that they would replace the actuator switch and sensors, my vehicle was kept in the shop until july 31st ,2008. september 3rd ,2008 i called medved and requested a tow to their shop because the vehicle was stuck in 4-low again, they sent a man to leadville for the suv that afternoon and took it to medved. the service department had discovered corrosion at the connectors on the right footwall area of the dash. they had then replaced the main harness on the vehicle. east bound on i-70, i had just passed the exit for edwards when the 4-low kicked on for a third time that morning, i couldn't get control of the car, the brakes locked up and started making a weird sound, i then hit a guardrail on the right hand side of the interstate then flew across 2 lanes and hit the guardrail on the left side of the interstate. i called 911 (approx 8:59 am) and reported the accident because no one had stopped to see if i was alright (the air bags didn't deploy), i was then transported to the vail hospital for the injuries that had occurred during the accident. please call me or e mail me i do have more info for you but it wont fit in this square 7192933068. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/29/2006 | 8000 | 250 | 07/29/2006 |
| After coming to a full stop in traffic behind another vehicle, attempt normal acceleration to continue in traffic flow. vehicle speed then stalls at under 25 mph with rpms greater than 3.5 and engine roaring. pulled over to curb and parked. with vehicle in park , revved engine to over come stall. when taking vehicle out of park it jumped forward and rear ended the vehicle in front. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/23/2007 | 16480 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl-7. whenever the contact depressed the brake pedal, she heard a severe grinding sound coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the front brakes on both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. approximately three months later, the failure recurred and her husband replaced the brake pads on the front of the vehicle only. once again in march of 2008, the contact's husband had to repair the brake pads and turned the rotors on the front of the vehicle. the failure has recurred again; therefore, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. the dealer stated that she would need the rotor turned again and also new brake pads. no repairs have been made. nhtsa campaign id number 05v452000 (service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor) was referenced. the failure mileage was 16,480 and current mileage was 32,000. | |||
| STEERING | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 59010 | ||
| I was leaving the parking lot and noticed some excessive movement in the steering wheel. it felt like it didn't respond to what i want it to do. i took the car to the dealer and they told me that the steering wheel was coming out, the bolt that holds the steering wheel to the column was loose. my car is a suzuki 2006 xl-7 with 59000 miles and never had a accident or any work done to it. i feel that this is not acceptable this is a major problem and it may come out while driven in the highway. | |||
| 02/28/2010 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl7. while the contact daughter drove at 35mph she heard a noise in the power steering area lost control of the vehicle crashed into a tree. the driver received injuries to the arm, neck, and stomach, the front passenger received injuries to the head, and neck, the passenger in the rear received injuries to the stomach, head, and face. the virginia state police report is available upon request. the contact stated after the crash he contacted the manufacturer they advised the vehicle didn't have any recalls and he could advised his insurance company to file a complaint against them for reimbursement. the insurance company destroyed the vehicle. he received recall notice 10v250000 steering: hydraulic power assist: pump august 2010. he will contact his insurance company. the failure and the current mileage was 120,000. li | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 01/14/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2006 suzuki xl7. consumer writes in regards to recall notice regarding power steering pump. *tgw the consumer stated he recently received a second recall notice regarding the power steering pump. the vehicle was repaired on january 14, 2010 and the information was submitted to suzuki along with the first recall notice which he received on or about august 20, 2010, which was seven months after the vehicle was repaired. the consumer was informed by suzuki, they would reimburse him for the repairs, because he did not know the part number. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 12/19/2008 | 43436 | 1 | |
| April 21st 2008 we had taken my vehicle to medved in wheat ridge, co. where they had did a diagnostic test and they had decided that they would replace the sensors, 4-low switch, and transfer case module. they had kept the vehicle until may 2nd, 2008. mid may 2008. july 25th 2008 i drove the vehicle back down to medved because suzuki america declined a tow, the reason for this was the same problem as above, this time they were able to recover codes from the diagnostic test they ran, they then decided that they would replace the actuator switch and sensors, my vehicle was kept in the shop until july 31st ,2008. september 3rd ,2008 i called medved and requested a tow to their shop because the vehicle was stuck in 4-low again, they sent a man to leadville for the suv that afternoon and took it to medved. the service department had discovered corrosion at the connectors on the right footwall area of the dash. they had then replaced the main harness on the vehicle. east bound on i-70, i had just passed the exit for edwards when the 4-low kicked on for a third time that morning, i couldn't get control of the car, the brakes locked up and started making a weird sound, i then hit a guardrail on the right hand side of the interstate then flew across 2 lanes and hit the guardrail on the left side of the interstate. i called 911 (approx 8:59 am) and reported the accident because no one had stopped to see if i was alright (the air bags didn't deploy), i was then transported to the vail hospital for the injuries that had occurred during the accident. please call me or e mail me i do have more info for you but it wont fit in this square 7192933068. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 4875 | 5 | 03/25/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl-7. the front control arm bolts on the suspension were very loose. the failure occurs frequently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately 4 or 5 times and each time they stated that the bolts were loose. the bolts have only been retightened instead of replaced. the bolts loosen every five months. the failure mileage was 4,875 and current mileage was 31,000. the vehicle had been in the shop on several occasions, for the control arm bolts being loose. the consumer had an accident as a result of the failed control arm bolts. updated | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 4875 | 5 | 03/25/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki xl-7. the front control arm bolts on the suspension were very loose. the failure occurs frequently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately 4 or 5 times and each time they stated that the bolts were loose. the bolts have only been retightened instead of replaced. the bolts loosen every five months. the failure mileage was 4,875 and current mileage was 31,000. the vehicle had been in the shop on several occasions, for the control arm bolts being loose. the consumer had an accident as a result of the failed control arm bolts. updated | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 01/24/2008 | 20625 | 1 | 04/08/2004 |
| I purchase my vehicle a 2006 suzuki xl7 in april of 2007 brand new. yesterday while driving on the florida turnpike at proximately 65-70 miles per hour my left rear tire, a bridgestone/firestone dueller ht 687 (p235/60r16) blew out. i am concern as i had no warning that that there was a problem and due to where this accident occurred and how fast i was driving i could have had a serious accident. my vehicle has just over 20,000 miles on it and these are the original tires on the vehicle. i would like o know if there have been other complaints about this tire as well. i two small children and had this occurred with my children in the car and had i not been able to control the vehicle this could ended our lives. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/29/2006 | 7900 | 120 | 07/29/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph under normal road conditions, the engine stalled. the vehicle would not accelerate faster than 25 mph after depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who was not able to identify the cause. updated 12/28/06. *jb | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | BAKERSFIELD | 93301 | GOLDEN STATE MOTORS | 661-325-9191 |
| DE | DOVER | LOU HIN COLLISION | ||
| FL | DEERFIELD BEACH | 33441 | KING SUZUKI OF DEERFIELD BEACH | 954-421-3330 |
| ID | POCATELLO | 83201 | DOCTOR D'S AUTO CLINIC | 208-233-5538 |
| NC | NEW BERN | 28560 | MAZDA AND SUZUKI | 1-800-846-3025 |
| TX | TYLER | 75701 | YATES WHAT EVER IT TAKES | 903-509-3777 |
| TX | TYLER | 75701 | YATES WHATEVER IT TAKES! | 9035093777 |