https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Suzuki Kizashi. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:36:01 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-2131276 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact allowed the vehicle to cool down. The contact restarted the vehicle, and the system was independently reset. The vehicle was dr https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-2096502 Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Purchased car from family friend about two weeks ago. First day we got the car, it shifted extremely hard. The transmission is causing the RPMs to rise RAPIDLY when trying to shift gears. It also cut ALL movement to the vehicle, meaning could not move forward or reverse. Hard shifting or not shifting at all. Had to get it towed to my home. Tried changing the transmission fluid and also the filter. https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-2025198 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2012 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V187000 (Seats, Air Bags); however, the contact was informed that the dealer could not repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the dealer and the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not e https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-2025199 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2012 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V187000 (Seats, Air Bags); however, the contact was informed that the dealer could not repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the dealer and the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not e https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-2024567 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT I bought the vehicle in a dealer, the vehicle came with serious mechanical failures which, when purchasing it, asked the owner what problems the vehicle actually had, which responded that it could have a fault in the vehicle sensor, which is normal in vehicles of that brand. . The next day we took the vehicle to the inspection report which showed damage to the gearbox. He recommends that I go back https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1961629 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT I have received multiple recall notifications for problems with air bag on the passenger side, and a fuel tank that Suzuki says may crack. It would be great to have these things taken care of, but the repair providers that Suzuki has authorized are both 3 HOURS away! That means 6 hours total driving time, which is quite unreasonable. Does the NHTSA have any authority to either 1) get Suzuki to https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1961630 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT I have received multiple recall notifications for problems with air bag on the passenger side, and a fuel tank that Suzuki says may crack. It would be great to have these things taken care of, but the repair providers that Suzuki has authorized are both 3 HOURS away! That means 6 hours total driving time, which is quite unreasonable. Does the NHTSA have any authority to either 1) get Suzuki to https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1958101 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The radio unit provides the view of the rear camera. When the radio fails there is no back up camera. Apparently there is a power defect in the radio system so it will not function and therefore no rear camera function. https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1938270 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Was driving on the highway and the car started stuttering then stopped while I was driving. Had to pull over to the side of the road to avoid getting hit. The mechanic told me the transmission failed even though the car fluid was changed at the manufacturer suggest integrals. There was no warning lamps. https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1907254 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT On long trips vehicle shuts down and goes into limp mode. It has a very rough idle after restart when it allows you to go. The rims have massively lost large chunks of paint from them as well.It is never close to a dealership when it happens. This normally happens when you are running on the interstate and the vehicle dies in the middle of six lanes of heavy traffic. When this happens no warning https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1907255 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT On long trips vehicle shuts down and goes into limp mode. It has a very rough idle after restart when it allows you to go. The rims have massively lost large chunks of paint from them as well.It is never close to a dealership when it happens. This normally happens when you are running on the interstate and the vehicle dies in the middle of six lanes of heavy traffic. When this happens no warning https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1907256 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT On long trips vehicle shuts down and goes into limp mode. It has a very rough idle after restart when it allows you to go. The rims have massively lost large chunks of paint from them as well.It is never close to a dealership when it happens. This normally happens when you are running on the interstate and the vehicle dies in the middle of six lanes of heavy traffic. When this happens no warning https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1898167 Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT I took my car to get a alignment n come to find out that they couldn't align the back wheels to to seize bolt and also my steering rack n pinionand it's also reading code c1122 https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1848549 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle goes in the limp mode while accelerating uphill. At one occasion it went into the limp mode and stalled, very unsafe for highway. Turing it off and restarting needed. The transmission has issues that hasn't been addressed by the manufacturer. https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1843526 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT There is/are recalls on this vehicle regarding the fuel tank and vacuum lines on the fuel filler neck assembly, which causes check engine warnings that indicate "evap emissions" readouts, leaks during refills, interior gas fumes, and potential explosions. This car is currently leaking fuel during refills (and only during refills), has frequent interior gas fumes, and is also having check engine li https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1804301 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Driving on the highway to school the vehicle began to slow down and come to a stop even as I stepped on the accelerator. I parked on the side of the road and restarted and the same thing happened so I had my insurance company tow it. After researching I found that the manufacturer issued recalls for the vehicle but when I contacted them they said there were no found defects/recalls that caused the https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1804302 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Driving on the highway to school the vehicle began to slow down and come to a stop even as I stepped on the accelerator. I parked on the side of the road and restarted and the same thing happened so I had my insurance company tow it. After researching I found that the manufacturer issued recalls for the vehicle but when I contacted them they said there were no found defects/recalls that caused the https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1793376 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact had received a recall letter regarding the front passenger’s air bag seat sensor. The contact stated that she was not aware of warning lights only a short beeping sound when any weight was placed on the seat. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and the seat cushion sensor was replaced. The contact later receiv https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1770413 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2012 Suzuki Kizashi. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact had previously received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V343000 (Air Bags) in 2019. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer on 7/18/2021 and had the recall repair completed. The contact stated that on 8/18/2021, the front passenger’s side a https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1734950 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING MY 2012 WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE B1084, B1312, AND B1015. THE CODES WERE CLEARED BUT THE B1312 STAYED ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS STAYING ON WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, AND BUCKLED OR NOT. THE AIR BAG B1312 SAYS THAT THE ISSUE IS SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT PERFORMANCE. THIS CAR IS CLEAN AND HAS NEVE https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1723062 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT BEEN TRYING TO GET MY REPAIRS ON MY CAR SINCE JUNE OF 2020 AND WAS JUST RECENTLY TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET MY CAR REPAIRED DUE TO SUZUKI CLOSING DOWN I CAN NOT GET MY TAGS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE RECALLS HAS TO BE FIXED https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1723063 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT BEEN TRYING TO GET MY REPAIRS ON MY CAR SINCE JUNE OF 2020 AND WAS JUST RECENTLY TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET MY CAR REPAIRED DUE TO SUZUKI CLOSING DOWN I CAN NOT GET MY TAGS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE RECALLS HAS TO BE FIXED https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1721018 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE B1084, B1312, AND B1015. THE CODES WERE CLEARED BUT THE B1312 STAYED ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS STAYING ON WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, AND BUCKLED OR NOT. THE AIR BAG B1312 SAYS THAT THE ISSUE IS SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT PERFORMANCE. THIS CAR IS CLEAN AND HA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1721019 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE B1084, B1312, AND B1015. THE CODES WERE CLEARED BUT THE B1312 STAYED ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS STAYING ON WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, AND BUCKLED OR NOT. THE AIR BAG B1312 SAYS THAT THE ISSUE IS SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT PERFORMANCE. THIS CAR IS CLEAN AND HA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1721020 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE B1084, B1312, AND B1015. THE CODES WERE CLEARED BUT THE B1312 STAYED ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS STAYING ON WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, AND BUCKLED OR NOT. THE AIR BAG B1312 SAYS THAT THE ISSUE IS SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT PERFORMANCE. THIS CAR IS CLEAN AND HA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1715433 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1696180 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE AIRBAG DEFECT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING OR THE CAR BEING ON. SUZUKI DEPOT IN SANT ANA CA REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION DUE TO A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT SOON ACTIVATED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CODE C1312 WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT RECALL CODE BY SUZUKI CORP. THEY DIDN'T TOUGH THE SEAT. I CALL https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1694233 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING AND STOP ON A RED LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE SO PUT MY CAR ON PARKING THE LIGHT CHANGE SO I SHIFT TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STAY (NEUTRAL) NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS THE CAR STAY NEUTRAL . SO I STAY ON THE CAR BECAUSE THE WAS LOT OF TRAFFIC THANKS GOD A COP STOP TO HELP ME TO PUSH THE VEHICLE . I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP NO ONE KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHI https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1669602 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FOR THE CVT, THE TCM MAY DETECT AN ABNORMALITY IN THE CVT PULLEY RATIO UNDER AS A RESULT OF THE UNUSUAL MOVEMENT OF THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE CVT COULD GO INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LOSING ACCELERATION. CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CORPORATION AND THEY STATE MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING THIS RECALL HO https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-kizashi#complaint-1669603 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FOR THE CVT, THE TCM MAY DETECT AN ABNORMALITY IN THE CVT PULLEY RATIO UNDER AS A RESULT OF THE UNUSUAL MOVEMENT OF THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE CVT COULD GO INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LOSING ACCELERATION. CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CORPORATION AND THEY STATE MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING THIS RECALL HO