2007 Suzuki XL7 owner complaints

Traveling at 45-50 MPH on a flat road, clear conditions. Heard a loud bang inside vehicle, 4 side curtain (rollover) airbags deployed spontaneously. No impact with anything. Horrible smell inside vehicle. Felt a burning on my forehead. Don't recall pulling off road. *tr

I have this airbag light on problem stated below. It seems it should be a safety recall. Possible solution for Airbag light on Seat Sensor Ok, I'm going to ask a couple of questions and hope that [XXX] or someone with knowledge chimes in. I originally had this problem in my wife's car a couple of months ago, airbag light on, clock flashing after going over a bump with my 240lb ass in the passenger seat. We got home, turned the car off, restarted it and it went through the power-up self test I guess and the fault cleared itself. The other day it started up again, no bump but still had the fat guy in the seat. I noticed that I only saw this issue referring to 2004 model xl7s. I've looked and haven't seen 2003s, or 2005s. The TSB for this issue ONLY refers to 2004 models and says that t

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki xl7. While driving at various speeds, the passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the failure would occur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the flexibility of the sensor would make the sensor read the passenger's weight intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,225.

Side air bags deployed while driving down the street at approximately 30 miles an hour. There was no impact with anything. No rough road or potholes, it was a straight stretch of road, on a 4 lane road. The noise was so loud it almost made me deaf. The fumes were awful. I almost wrecked trying to pull out of the street. I did call the police whom wrote an incident report, because they had never seen this happen before. *tr

On august 27,2013 I was driving down the road with my 5 year old son in the backseat and we heard a noise and all of the I did not run up on the curve. They just popped out. Luckily my 5 year old did not get hit by the airbags. I received burns on my neck where the airbags hit my seatbelt. In turn it broke the drivers side seatbelt and the passenger side seatbelt. I called Suzuki and they sent me a form to sign that would release them from all liabilities and if I did not sign the would not even look at my car. I tried several times to contact them and when I refused to sign the paper they closed the case and will not reopen it until I sign the liability waiver. Since the airbags deployed there have been things going on with my car. It steadily rattles, like something is going to fall o

Check engine light came on in our car n was told it was timing chain tensioner n come to find out it just the cam shaft position sensor n our power steering is messed which u have to use all the muscles u can to turn it

It is a shame this vehicle has not been recalled for any of the problems we have encountered. 1. Steering wheel is difficult to turn at slow speeds and makes loud rubbing noise. 2. Door locks will not unlock using key fob. Have to manually unlock by hand from the inside. I consider this a danger. 3. Vehicle will not maintain one speed on its own. Even with cruise control, the car's power decreases. I am petrified to pull out in traffic with this car. 4. Sunroof leaked all over into the interior electric due to improper installation from the factory. 5. Turn signal switch does not work. 6. Heating and cooling system does not work properly. Can only adjust temp if you set it on windshield defrost mode. 7. Rear end has strange bang coming from it. Dealer can't determin

Hearing a noise in the steering, reported to dealership along with other service issues in feb. 2011..was told that something was going on with the power steering did not have repaired due to cost quoted at that time.... Reported again today -11/11/11 at dealership and am now told that the components in the steering gear are bad, and is not warrantied. Was also told that these components are not designed to go bad? Well what caused it then, and if that's the case then why won't Suzuki do something?? I was quoted a repair cost of $800!. Cannot have repaired today due to the cost. I asked question if the manufacturer would assist with the cost, was told no. I see several other complaints regarding this same issue and nothing is being done by Suzuki..is there a class action suit out there

I went to turn left this evening departing off of a sharp turn and the car without warning became almost impossible to steer. Meanwhile, another automobile came flying around the turn and barely missed hitting me. It took much arm muscle but I was able to get the car home. This is our only family car and I am not comfortable any longer driving it. Prior to this incident the readings on the dash began acting up and the remote start quit.

When I bought my 2007 Suzuki xl 7 luxury, I was not aware of any problems. I did notice I was always running low of power steering fluid. My parking space was starting to show signs of a leak. I thought it was oil or something, but only to find out it's power steering. By the time I found this out my 36k miles were over. I've been researching, and there's other people with the power steering problem. It is getting worse and I hate to have it affect everything else. I have to fill up every month, and the squealing is terrible. The power steering was defective in the first place. *tr

My vehicle had the initial issue of the gas leak one week after purchase. My heat stopped working in 2010 and now when the car is stopped for gas, it won't restart normally, have to twist the key in the ignition several times before the vehicle starts. The engine light stays on and no one seems to know how to get it off making it difficult to get my car inspected. Any recalls that would explain any of these issues? *tr

I have a check engine light that has come on. I took the car back to where I purchased the vehicle, they tell me it is too bad. That the car was sold as is. I take the car to a local mechanic who says that I need to have the timing chain and tensioner replaced. It will cost $600 plus parts to repair. My vehicle has 116xxx miles. There is paint chipping, and my instrument cluster is showing the temp gauge on hot and rests in the middle position after sitting over night. A class action lawsuit against Suzuki should be considered, because the number of complaints for this issue, and there has not been a recall, is outrageous. This is a 3 day repair job at minimum. Suzuki knew this was an issue, they should show some morality and ethics as to offer their consumers a remedy to this issue. Somet

There's a recall for fuel leaks at fuel pump (lines crack). Was informed recall had been preformed already. So I guess they used another faulty fuel pump. So what can I do now? Just got the car a little over a month ago. And could smell gas. Unknown exactly when it happened.

This car is spilling fuel from the fuel pump and this can cause a fire in the car and can end up in a fatality. *tr

Engine misfire, stretch timing chain. Engine light on, bad engine, poor desighn engine. We need a recall on this 3.6l engine

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki xl7. While driving 70 MPH she heard a clicking sound from under the hood area. She applied pressure on the accelerator pedal but there was a reduction of engine power. Next the engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two separate occasions for the identical failures. The failures were contributed to the tenioners in the engine compartment. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure and current mileages were 47,000.

I have a 2007 xl-7 & the metal stem leading from TPMS sensor in the tire just broke off which resulted in a blow out on the tire. Had I not have stopped or been traveling at a high rate of speed like on the interstate it could have caused an accident. Could you please look into whether or not this is an ongoing problem. I did some research & found several blogs of people reporting this to be a problem. Thanks for your help! *tr

2007 Suzuki xl7. Consumer writes in regards to a defective fuel pump module. *smd the consumer stated he/she didn't receive a recall notice, until five years later, following Suzuki's testing that a defect existed. The consumer would like to have the matter investigated and impose fines against general motors, Suzuki and bosch, due to their intentional concealment and untimely delay at issuing a recall. Updated 11/18/13 updated 11/25/13

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki xl7. The contact started the ignition and all of the doors automatically locked and could not be unlocked. After three attempts, the doors were eventually unlocked by a person on the exterior of the vehicle using the key fob. The vehicle was not diagnosed for the malfunction. The contact had not notified the manufacturer of the one time occurrence. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 12/20/11*lj updated 01/19/12

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki xl7. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and the traction control indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an unknown service center where a diagnostic test was performed and the transmission was replaced; however, the failure recurred and the ABS indicator illuminated. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that someone would call back. The contact was not called back. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,112.