Problems with 2004 Suzuki Verona ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 suzuki verona. the contact stated that the headlights would intermittently fail. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v262000 (exterior lighting) and contacted the manufacturer. the manufacturer was under liquidation and was not able to honor the recall repair at a local dealer due to a lack of dealers in the contact's state. the closest dealer to the contact was over 120 miles from his residence. the contact was not comfortable driving the vehicle that far due to the potential risk of a fire erupting in the vehicle from the headlight failure. the manufacturer advised the contact that if he wanted the vehicle repaired, he would have to pay for the recall repair himself. the failure mileage was 74,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 suzuki verona. while the vehicle was parked, the engine warning light illuminated. the failure recurred on multiple occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electrical system failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

I am the owner of a 2004 suzuki verona. within 2 weeks of purchase this car has been in the shop up to at least 20 times. check engine light goes on and off every other day or so. that really did not bother me so much. last winter the car decided to not accept fuel. they fixed the problem after about 2 weeks. for the last 4 or more months this car stalls, it surges, it accelerates above 3000 rpm at stop lights, it almost or does die at intersections, it just decides to not go 60 and slows you down to 40 like the brakes have come on. i carry around my 4 year old everyday in this car i work 60 miles from my home. everyday i do not know what this car will do and it scares me that my son and i will be in an accident or how will it be like on ice and snow this winter. this car takes a big chunk of my paycheck and i feel it would be better if i didn't drive this car. suzuki this car is a joke never again would i ever buy another suzuki anything. i believe this calls for some action on all these people in this situation. make it right suzuki. *jb

dt: contact owned a 2004 suzuki verona where the engine light was staying on. consumer took the vehicle to the service dealer about 7-8 times. they replaced the fuel cap, computer, and the oxygen sensor. consumer inspected the fuel cap and found that the rubber packing on the fuel cap was crooked. consumer reinstalled the rubber packing on fuel cap and this remedied the problem with the engine light staying on. consumer did go to the local service dealer and examined a fuel cap for a 2005 suzuki verona and found the same assembly of the fuel cap as for fuel cap. the sales consultant of the dealership witnessed the assembly of the fuel cap. *ak

Purchased 2004 suzuki veron lx demonstrator with 4,000 mi. car is constantly stalling in traffic. this creates a serious safety hazard to me and other motorists. dealer matthew suzuki claims they cannot duplicate the problem and therefore cannot fix the problem. car continues to stall and be a hazard to operate.*ak

While driving at low speeds vehicle stalled. driver was able to restart the vehicle and drove it the dealer for inspection. *ak

Dt*: the contact stated while stopping at an intersection the engine stalled. there were no warning lights illuminated prior the incident. a recall letter was received in reference to the ignition switch however the recall was not listed in the office of defect investigation database. the dealership performed several repairs but the problem persisted every time the vehicle was stopped at an intersection. there was progressively worsening difficulties to restart the engine. there was also a loud noise in the engine while driving on interstate highways. the vehicle was taken to the dealer twenty times. an attempt was made to pursue the lemon law but advice was provided to give the dealership another attempt to solve the engine defect. the engine was even replaced but the problems persisted. eventually, the lemon law was no longer applicable because the vehicle had more than 18,000 miles. the dealership finally determined the engine problem was due to defective injectors. the manufacturer was contacted who left the resolution up to the dealership.

While driving at 30 mph, vehicle stalled, engine failed (after owning vehicle three days). owner/driver was able to restart vehicle. dealer service department "looked at" and "tested" vehicle, but found no problem. owner told to drive a few days, and return vehicle if problem recurs.*ak

1) engine light has came on 3-4 times since vehicle was purchased on 4/27/04 and the car doesn't idle correctly (slow to idle) 2) took vehicle into dealer 4-5 times to be repaired and the car still doesn't run right- also received a recall on the engine module 9/16/04 but still hasn't been corrected. 3) replaced computer 3 times and plug- still same problems. *ak

Dt: consumer had to put a new engine in the car. the check engine light came on before they replaced the engine. the engine light came on 4 times on after they replaced the engine. they replaced some of the sensors. the car was jerking and cutting off every now and then. the consumer noticed the car was riding differently. the ignition has a buzzing sound. they were supposed to fix the tachometer. the air conditioner doesn't work. *ak the drivers side window would continue go down. smoke was emitting from the exhaust. *jb

The vehicle shut down when accelerating. the vehicle would start back up but the problem continued. currently the vehicle has been at the dealer for at least 30 days. however, the problem still exist. provide further details. *jb pe04062_cat