2003 SUZUKI XL-7

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FIREWALL CAN CRACK DUE TO EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO FORCES FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND INSUFFICIENT LONG-TERM DURABILITY OF THE PLASTIC CASING CAP. IF THE CASING CAP BECOMES CRACKED, MOVEMENT OF THE IN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

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.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN .. I GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FIRE COMING OUT OF THE BACK AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AS I RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR I COULD SEE THE FIRE DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM . *TR

Mileage: 170,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN .. I GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FIRE COMING OUT OF THE BACK AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AS I RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR I COULD SEE THE FIRE DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM . *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY 2003 SUZUKI XL-7 STARTED MAKING NOISES AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP AND I HAD TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER HELP ME PUSH MY CAR THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE DEPT. THE HEAD MECHANIC INFORMED ME AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THAT MY INTERNAL FUEL PUMP BURNT ALL MY WIRING HARNESSES UP IN THE ENTIRE CAR. I WAS

Mileage: 145,020

MY 2003 SUZUKI XL-7 STARTED MAKING NOISES AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP AND I HAD TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER HELP ME PUSH MY CAR THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE DEPT. THE HEAD MECHANIC INFORMED ME AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THAT MY INTERNAL FUEL PUMP BURNT ALL MY WIRING HARNESSES UP IN THE ENTIRE CAR. I WAS

Mileage: 145,020

SUBTLE BUT NOTICEABLE VIBRATION FELT IN REAR AXLE; WHILE UNDER TOW (BEHIND MOTORHOME) RIGHT REAR WHEEL (TIRE, WHEEL, HUB) SEPARATED FROM AXLE AND LEFT VEHICLE. VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN WAS IN MFG RECOMMENDED POSITION FOR TOWING (TRANSMISSION IN D, TRANSAXLE SET TO N). HEAT GENERATED FROM FAILURE (POSSIBLY BAD WHEEL BEARING) LED TO FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY POLICE. SUZUKI REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS FAILURE UNDER THEIR 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN COVERAGE. SUBSEQUENT TO REAR-END REBUILD FROM THIS IN

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN, IT WENT FROM 40 MPH TO 5 MPH, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE GOING IN A REVERSE MOTION. *AK

Mileage: 19,000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES.*AK

ON DECEMBER 31, 2003, THE 2003 SUZUKI XL-7 WITH 6301 MILES WAS DRIVEN BY OWNER'S MOTHER, MAXINE MARTIN, ON HWY 95 IN COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO. AS DRIVER WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT WHICH TIME THE CAR ENGINE ACCELERATED VERY FAST. IN ORDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISON WITH THE CAR AHEAD, THE DRIVER SWERVED INTO OTHER LANE HITTING A STATE OF IDAHO PICKUP. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND THE SUZUKI DRIVER WAS CITED FOR IMPROPER LANE CHANGE. SUZUKI DRIVER HAD SLIGHT I

Mileage: 6,886

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL# 03 V 512 000 SUBJECT: ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER FOR 12/26/2003. ON 12/22/2003, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE DEALER INFORMATION ALONG WITH ANY OTHER DETAILED INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 9,000