Side/window Air Bag Problems of Suzuki Grand Vitara

Suzuki passenger seat airbag control sensor is defective and often does not turn off the passenger side airbags for very light passengers as it was designed to do. Suzuki has a kit to rectify the issue, but will not send me the parts. They will only send the parts to a kia dealer, and the nearest one to the location where my vehicle is kept is about 250 miles. I have asked them for the parts kit so I can perform the installation and calibration myself.

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On 15 Sep 2008, my wife was driving her 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara, I was in the passenger seat, and our 2 small children were in the rear. A driver in a Ford pickup ran a red light and t-boned us on the drivers side, near the rear door & rear wheel well, near where the air bag sensor is, at appr 30-35 mph. None of the side air bags deployed.

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The contact owns a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The contact stated that the passenger air bag warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger side air bag seat sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3000 and current mileage was 61,675.

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Drivers' side air bag did not deploy in the event of an accident while driving 35 mph.

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Wife has had three major crashes with two Grand Vitaras. During none of the incidents did the driver's side or passenger's side air bags deploy. First incident was in December of 98. That vehicle was totalled. Second incident was in April of 99, and the third incident was in September of 99 . Second vehicle was repaired, and is back on the road.