NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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53 reports89,000 miles · Dec 30, 2009
Fuel System, Gasoline
MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A MONTH AFTER I GOT THE CAR IN 2007. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. IN 2008 MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NOW, MY CAR IS COMING UP WITH THE SAME CODE AGAIN. THIS IS KEEPING ME FROM GETTING …
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MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A MONTH AFTER I GOT THE CAR IN 2007. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. IN 2008 MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NOW, MY CAR IS COMING UP WITH THE SAME CODE AGAIN. THIS IS KEEPING ME FROM GETTING MY CAR INSPECTED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10297599
45,102 miles · Mar 19, 2009
Electrical System
I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA LX AND MY ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT WAS COMPUTER SCANNED AND FOUND C1200 C1201 AND FOUND A SHORT TO GROUND IN WIRE NEAR LEFT FRONT FENDER WELL. SHORT WAS REPAIRED. AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE ABS LIGHT COME ON. I RETURNED TO DEALER A…
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I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA LX AND MY ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT WAS COMPUTER SCANNED AND FOUND C1200 C1201 AND FOUND A SHORT TO GROUND IN WIRE NEAR LEFT FRONT FENDER WELL. SHORT WAS REPAIRED. AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE ABS LIGHT COME ON. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART FOR THE HUB ON THE CAR. IT HAD TO BE ORDERED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10262489
80,000 miles · Jan 25, 2009
Air BagsCrashInjury
I REAR ENDED A COMPLETELY STOPPED VEHICLE DOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO SUFFER A LACERATION OF MY EYE, MULTIPLE FACIAL BRUISING, CONCUSSION, TEMPORARILY KNOCKED OUT, WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. MY AIR BAGS DID N…
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I REAR ENDED A COMPLETELY STOPPED VEHICLE DOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO SUFFER A LACERATION OF MY EYE, MULTIPLE FACIAL BRUISING, CONCUSSION, TEMPORARILY KNOCKED OUT, WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CRASH IS AS FRONTAL OF A CRASH AS YOU CAN GET AND I ASSURE YOU THE SPEED WAS 40-45 AND THAT THE COLLISION WAS SEVERE.. THE SUZUKI MANUAL SAYS AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY ON FRONTAL OR NEAR FRONTAL COLLISIONS AT 9MPH -- 13MPG IF YOU HIT SOMETHING THAT WONT MOVE, BUT IF YOU HIT A PARKED CAR THE AIRBAGS REQUIRE YOU TO BE SLIGHTLY OVER THAT FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I RESEARCHED THIS AND SUZUKI RECALLED 5 MODELS IN 2005 FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS, 2 MODELS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY WERE RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. THE (2004) VERONA FAILED ITS CRASH TEST DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT DUE TO HORRIFICALLY LOW SALES OF THIS MODEL, SUZUKI FELT THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO LITIGATED ACCIDENTS THEN TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. SO IN THIS INSTANCE THEY WILL HAVE THEIR CHANCE TO LITIGATE!! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10256263
610,000 miles · May 16, 2008
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury
MY CAR KEPT STALLING DIDN'T KNOW FOR WHAT REASON. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT THE DEALER THEY FIXED IT. NOW AGAIN THE CAR IS STALLING AND THEY DON'T SAY WHAT IT IS UNTIL IS FIXED AND THE BILL IS ALWAYS HIGH. RECENTLY I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALL, ONE TIME GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC I OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND BATTERY LIQUID WAS …
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MY CAR KEPT STALLING DIDN'T KNOW FOR WHAT REASON. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT THE DEALER THEY FIXED IT. NOW AGAIN THE CAR IS STALLING AND THEY DON'T SAY WHAT IT IS UNTIL IS FIXED AND THE BILL IS ALWAYS HIGH. RECENTLY I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALL, ONE TIME GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC I OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND BATTERY LIQUID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE INCLUDING MY HANDS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10228051
250 miles · Apr 3, 2008
Engine And Engine CoolingSteeringTires
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START AND THE BATTERY WAS NEARLY DRAINED. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250.
NHTSA ODI #10223248
21,813 miles · Mar 2, 2008
Air BagsEquipmentCrashInjury
2005 SUZUKI VERONA, THIS VEHICLE HAD TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF, I WAS INJURED WITH NECK AND BACK PAIN. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE OF THIS. THIS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG COULD HAVE ALLOWED ME TO RECEIVE TREMENDOUS MORE INJURIES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10219857
11,000 miles · Oct 2, 2007
Air Bags
I'VE OWNED MY CAR SINCE FEB 2006 AND IT HAS WENT INTO THE SHOP GOING ON 6 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAGS NOT WORKING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10204719
42,000 miles · Aug 10, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ON OCCASIONS WOULD NOT START. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE MAP SENSORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
NHTSA ODI #10199112
17,175 miles · Jul 23, 2007
Power Train
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATION PAMPHLET TO COMPLETE. HE FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT THROUGH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OFFICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,200 AND FAILURE M…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATION PAMPHLET TO COMPLETE. HE FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT THROUGH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OFFICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,175.
NHTSA ODI #10197244
17,000 miles · Jun 11, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION AND IN IDLE; THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT HAS A HARD TIME RESTARTING AFTER STALLING; ONCE ENGINE IS RESTARTED IT ATTAINS HIGH RPM'S DUE TO LATE SHIFTING; THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTERWARDS; ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURING STALLING AND TURNS OFF AFTER 24 HOURS; PROBLEM FIRST …
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ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION AND IN IDLE; THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT HAS A HARD TIME RESTARTING AFTER STALLING; ONCE ENGINE IS RESTARTED IT ATTAINS HIGH RPM'S DUE TO LATE SHIFTING; THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTERWARDS; ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURING STALLING AND TURNS OFF AFTER 24 HOURS; PROBLEM FIRST ORIGINATED WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE HAS HAD OVER 13 VISITS TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN LESS THAN A YEAR WITH NO REMEDY; SUZUKI CORP. DISTRICT MANAGER HAS BEEN INVOLVED BUT THE ENGINE STALLING ISSUES STILL EXIST. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10192922