Suzuki Swift

2000 SUZUKI SWIFT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS HE WAS TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LOSS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING FROM FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO TO MANATI, PUERTO RICO THROUGH MONTE BELLO TOWARD CORTEZ, WHEN THE HOOD OPEN AND DAMAGE THE WINDOW, HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND BECAUSE NOT SEE AND LOCK THE HOOD. ON JAN 23, 2015, I CALLED SUZUKI AT 1714-996-7040, I SPOKE TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF RECALLS AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE IN THE SYSTEM, I WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT CANADA AT 1 -905-889-2600 AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN REACHING THAT NUMBER. THE RELIEF I REQUEST IS THAT SUZUKI FIX THE…

VEHICLE HOOD LATCH UNLOCKS, CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN UP. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND VEHICAL PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH HATCHBACK LATCH OPENS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY HIT A DITCH AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

MARCH '02, TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TWO MONTHS LATER (5/18/02 AT 12,349 MILES ON ENGINE), TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM AT HIGHER SPEEDS UP TO 65MPH. LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE DEALER (CORPORATE MOTORS OF HAYWARD) FOR A FULL WEEK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AFTER MANY STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PERFECT TIME FOR CORPORATE MOTORS TO…

WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION AND AT A LIGHT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS FELL BACK, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. ALSO, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK *TT

COMPUTER FOR AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS TOTALLY FAILED AT 12,000 MILE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER A WARRANTY / RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK