Four problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2007 Suzuki XL7. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Suzuki XL7 based on all problems reported for the 2007 XL7.
Passenger side seat does not properly recognize presence of passenger. Service airbag message on hud alerts failure of proper recognition. Suspect there is malfunctioning electrical/pressure sensor. As ~100lb passenger shifts weight, passenger airbag indicator will turn off/on. Problem first noticed at roughly 85k miles in 2016. Unable to repair due to lack of parts. Concern is airbag will not deploy appropriately.
Passenger side seat is not recognizing a passenger is in the seat, so air bag is off and alert light stays on and off periodically. The light comes on once we are stationary and may go off and on as the car is in motion. Vehicle has 72200 miles a and I am worried the air bag will not deploy if needed. The sensor in the passenger seat appears to not work as it should.
The airbag would not turn on regardless of the weight in the passenger seat. When inquired with dealer, we were told there wasn't enough weight even though it ranged from 120- 250. Then the air bag idicator came on and the air bag on/off passenger light is always on off, the airbag on/off light never goes on. Now the dealer is telling us we need to replace the pad in the passenger seat. . . Probably, they can't be certain until it's been changed at a fee of $800. This seems to be a constant issue for this vehicle and the plant that it was made in. The Xl7 and other gm cars with same body frame have the same problem except the Xl7 is not being recalled. Why not? I fear it's because the Xl7 has had a smaller production than other gm cars and now with Suzuki no longer in production, we owners have no one to investigate and initiate a recall - isn't this where/when the government should be stepping up? this cannot be meeting mandatory safety standards. My research shows these vehicles were effected in addition to the Xl7:GMC/acadia 2007, Saturn/outlook 2007 manufacturer: general motors corp. Nhtsa campaign id number: 07v062000 mfg's report date: February 21, 2007 component: air bags: frontal: sensor/control module summary: on certain vehicles, the sensing and diagnostic module (sdm), which controls the function of front air bags, may not operate properly. As a result, the front air bags may fail to deploy in a frontal crash. Also, the air bag warning lamp on the instrument panel may fail to provide warning that the system is inoperative. Consequence: n the event of a crash, this condition could increase the risk of injury to occupants in the front seat. Remedy: dealers will reprogram the sdm computer module. Why is the Xl7 not included in this recall/ repair/ reprogram?.
I am an owner of a 2007 Suzuki xl-7 awd limited version. About a year after purchase, the passenger airbag located immediately below the passenger side front dash board began to show an outline in the dashboard. It appears like there is some pressure from the inside of the airbag pushing up against the dashboard material and cutout for the airbag deployment area. The airbag has not yet deployed not has the vehicle been in any accidents. It appears there is a poor quality dash material or a defective airbag. I am concern that when the airbag is needed, it will not deploy. Suzuki would not even replace it while under warranty because they determined there was nothing wrong with it. Now that its out of warranty, the problem is still evident and may become worst with time.