Seat Belt Problems of Suzuki XL7

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?.

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On February 4, 2011, I was driving between 10-15mph on a very rough road due to the city of tulsa not clearing the roads after 12 inches of snow. All of the sudden all side air bags went off. That day I drove it to the dealership. I did not get it back until April 23, 2011. I was giving every excuse in the book on about every day on why it was taking so long to get fixed. An insurance check was issued to the repair shop February 18th. The parts were not ordered until around the 28th. I was told they could not find the seat belts and I was asked to try to find some online. Once I provided two sites to the repair shop they claimed they can only order from Suzuki. My wife informed the dealership she was going to report this to the local media outlet. All of the sudden seat belts appeared 1000 miles away. They even argued about having to get them. The insurance company (farmers) wants a recall on the rollover sensor, and requested the repair shop to contact Suzuki. The repair shop want me to do this. I had to pay for the sensor being farmers thinks it is defective. $447. 49 total bill $5766. 73.

The contact owns a 2003 Suzuki xl-7. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact stated that the seat belt buckle became loose and afterward, would not buckle. She called an authorized dealer where she was informed of the price of a full seat belt replacement. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The current mileage was approximately 111,000.

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Was told that I was hearing a noise that wasn't there when the rack n pinion started to fail. And that the dash board was suppose to crack. I really don't have enough characters to tell you how unsafe this car is so I'll just give you a list. Which take another 100+ out off my pocket, I can't fix the car but must pay for the insureance. I also can't register the car. And it is to dangerous todrive any way. While Suzuki files chapter 11. Lets see it one of the higher ups in the company will pay for it out of his bonus. 1 rack n pinion 2 dash board crack a passangers air bag was replaced crack again 3 rear strut had to be replaced on a 9 month old car because it was leaking4 front passengers seat came off 4 front passanger seat came off had to be replaced 5 drivers side door handle came off 6 driver side window works intermittently 7 drivers side lock dosen't work 8 replaced 4 power steering pumps at my cost 9 engine light code p0008 on can't register car. Causes possible causes of obd code p0008 10 stability control lights randomly go on and off 11 randomly lose speed from 65 to 25 on freeway 12 tire psi always wrong 13 windshield fluid motor no longer works. 14 " wiper in back goes off with out power 15 2nd row seat belts always get stuck 16 rear doors randomly have to be pried open 17 climate control in all 3 sections, as well as ac no longer work 18battery although in working order randomly needs to be jumped. 19 stereo although replace once switches from radio to aux. 20 1st time the jack was needed tire iron broke 21 metallic covering on inside door handles is peeling off causing hands to be sliced 22 console clip broke was replaced, now vanity mirror drivers side broke off.

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The contact owns a 2005 Suzuki Xl7. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle, the rear middle row seat belt failed to retract making it impossible to buckle the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The seat belts were replaced but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

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The rear passenger seat belt latched and, upon arrival at destination, would not unlatch therefore trapping the child in the car. The child had to extricate them self from the latched belt to become free of the car. The seat belt is still latched and will not release. I contacted the service department at the local dealer and they are unwilling to fix or replace the belt at their expense. If I had been involved in an accident, this type of failure could result in death. This is a serious malfunction to the originally installed safety equipment. The vehicle is a 2005 Suzuki Xl7.

Accidental emergency brake activation. Only one wheel locked up that on passenger side causing the vehicle to spin out of control into a guardrail. Also, airbags did not deploy and seatbelt restraints allowed upper body to move freely into interior components.

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The contact owns a 2005 Suzuki xl-7. The contact stated that the rear second row seat belts could not be retracted or fastened due to the seat belt material becoming shredded. The vehicle was taken to a local auto-body dealer to have the seat belts and retracting system replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.

Brakes made loud grinding noise, have had brake pads/liners replace 3 times in the last several months. Problem will not resolve. Brake pedal becomes mushy and abs has failed several times. Seat belts lock and stay locked at the slightest braking pressure and/or vehicle speed and do not release for several minutes. This is a serious problem that no one seems to want to address.

Letter of complaint and frustration on the poor quality of 2003 Suzuki xl-7 and subsequent pathetic lack of service at the dealer. ***** the molding on the running boards on both sides of the vehicle came off. All the seat belts except for the front driver and passenger lock for no reason. Once locked the seat belts can not be loosened. The seat belt has to be unbuckled the allowed to retract fully before it will function properly. When the interior lights were in auto mode the light did not come on when the doors were opened. A consumer smell a foul odor like oil or something burning. The dealer said that the smell was from the undercoating applied to protect the undercarriage and that it would go away in a few months. The smell persisted beyond a few months. The instrument panel light would go off intermittently. The brakes made noise. The dealer blamed the noise on the brakes being new. The battery terminals corroded.

While driving on flat road, the vehicle did not accelerate over 50-60 mph. The dealership was unable to duplicate the problem. The consumer purchased the vehicle with what she thought was minor cosmetic problems then they started to get worse as time went on, there was a dragging which came from the rear interior, the seat belt holders rattled, the leather seats had sink holes where the batting was coming from the leather, and there was a loud roar coming from the engine.