2004 Suzuki Verona

WHILE DRIVING A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. *NM THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NEITHER THE ENGINE LIGHT NOR OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THAT THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REQUEST THE CONSUMER'S OIL CHANGE RECORDS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE RECORDS BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RECORDS AND THAT SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. *NM

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA PASSENGER VEHICLES. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V396000 CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART THE SERVICE DEALER REPROGRAMED IT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SHOULD RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE TO UPDATE THE PART ANY DAY NOW. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MALFUNCTION ONLY OCCURS AT SEVERE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES. *TC

AT SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE IS LOUD AND SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE TOP END ROCKER ARM KNOCKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE THE CAR OVER 55MPH. I TOLD THEM IT ONLY DOES IT BETWEEN 65-75 WHICJ IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAYS SOUTH OF THE CAR DEALER. THEY ONLY TOOK IT AT 55MPH AND DID NOT HEAR IT. THERE IS ONE OTHER REFERENCE COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE FOUND HERE THAT STATES HE IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. REF # 10095916 . *AK

PURCHASED SUZUKI VERONA IN APRIL, 2004. NOTICED EARLY ON THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED TOO LOUD. WHEN CAR IS HEATED AND UPON ACCELERATION IT GETS LOUDER. THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE AND AT TIMES KNOCKS. I HAVE MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE DEPT. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T HEAR OR KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. I EVEN HAD THE TECH. RIDE AROUND WITH ME SO THAT HE COULD HEAR WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE MENTIONED IT COULD BE LIFTERS OR TIMING CHAIN AND WOULD HAVE THE OFFICE CALL TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. VERY RELUCTANT TO DO ANYTHING. FINALLY IN SEPTEMBER THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. STARTED UP AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE ECM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NO MORE STALLING SO FAR, BUT THE ENGINE JUST DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. CURRENTLY CAR ONLY HAS 6,800 MILES ON IT BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TWENTY YEARS OLD. AGAIN NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER. THEY DON'T SEEM INTERESTED IN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE AND AM SORRY TO SAY THAT I REGRET PURCHASING THE SUZUKI VERONA. *JB

04 396 000/ENGINE STALLING: CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY FROM ACCELERATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED CONCERNING THIS RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS MADE DURING THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HER VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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