4.2

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,360 miles

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problem #5

Jan 062020

Kizashi

  • 37,000 miles
The car has low mileage. First the air conditioning system went out. We called Suzuki to see if there was a recall, they said no. We had to search for a part and finally had it replaced at great cost. Now a few months latter this happens. The passanger air bag light has been on for about 2 weeks. Called Toyota dealer. He said it is probably just a bad msg, happens in Hawaii all the time, so we continued driving it. While driving the car on Jan 6, on the other side of the island of Hawaii, as we turned left onto the main highway hear oceanview, all the dash lights came on. The car lost power steering but we were able to get it to a safe place. We could not shut the engine off until about 30 minutes later. We had the car towed to the dealer. While they were testing the car, it stopped in the middle of testing and they couldn't restart it. It had 12 - 15 codes that they had to clear. The air bag light came back and could not be cleared. Now one week later the car is still not fixed as there are no "air bag control modules" available in Hawaii. It will take 2-4 weeks to get one. We are having to pay for a rental car. We only have 37,000 miles!

- Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

problem #4

Nov 102018

Kizashi

  • 99,000 miles
The car has on numerous occasions while traveling at highway cruising speed on a sunny day will go into a failsafe mode, and no error is detected by the car, loses the ability to downshift, and loses acceleration. Has become a reoccurring issue on all long trips as the car must be on the road over an hour before the instance will occur. Almost always when in the middle of nowhere which causes driver to have to pull over and wait for the car to cool before the car will allow itself or the driver to downshift even in automatic or manu-matic configuration. Please issue the same recall for the 2010 that you did for the 2013. I have a video of the instance occurring if needed.

- Lenexa, KS, USA

problem #3

Feb 232017

Kizashi

  • miles
2010 Suzuki Kizashi has electrical issues with the headlights, turn lights, and rear brake lights, reverse lights, and daytime running lights. Bulbs burn out consistently within 6 months and must be repaired too often

- Elmira, NY, USA

problem #2

Dec 022015

Kizashi

  • miles
Headlight bulbs burn out much too often. Since 2010, I have taken the car into the dealer eleven times to replace one or several burned out light bulbs. On one occasion all four primary bulbs burned out at one time. I have receipts of every visit. During the last change on 12/2/15 the dealer informs me that Suzuki would no longer cover the bulb replacement and labor. The bumper needs to be removed to replace bulbs, so this is not a cheap exercise, not to mention the safety problems of bulbs burning out so often.

- Crystal Lake, IL, USA

problem #1

Nov 132010

Kizashi

  • 800 miles
The display including speedometer, tachometer, blinker, multifunction display shut down. This failure occurred within a month from purchase of the brand new Suzuki Kizashi 2010.

- Nashua, NH, USA