Steering Problems of Suzuki XL7

My stability traction light came on which turned stc off, in addition it turned off the awd. The power steering only works at faster speeds. I've almost wrecked this car on many occasions due to this. It's horribly unsafe in the rain. It will literally get stuck in a little mud puddle bc of the st n awd being off. So many complaints! it should be recalled soon! it's 7 passage vehicle I'm assuming mostly for kids n it's stc,awd,power steering just stops n it shakes when u slow down. I'm scared to death to drive mine especially in bad weather!!!.

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Driving the Suzuki on multiple occasion when I begin to turn the steering wheel stiffens and it almost impossible to turn. I must you both hands and forcefully turn the steering wheel. I have had the power steering replace 3 times and it is still occurring!!! it happens while motion on city streets and the highway. It so stiff its difficult to take an exit. This last occurred yesterday 7/4/2018.

Power steering is out, timing belt and tensioner, cooling in front not back.

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki Xl7. While the vehicle was stationary, the power steering malfunctioned. The contact stated that the power steering made a squeaking noise. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 78,180.

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I went to turn left this evening departing off of a sharp turn and the car without warning became almost impossible to steer. Meanwhile, another automobile came flying around the turn and barely missed hitting me. It took much arm muscle but I was able to get the car home. This is our only family car and I am not comfortable any longer driving it. Prior to this incident the readings on the dash began acting up and the remote start quit.

My 2008 Xl7 serivce stability control and abs light stays on and it's very difficult to turn.

Check engine light came on in our car n was told it was timing chain tensioner n come to find out it just the cam shaft position sensor n our power steering is messed which u have to use all the muscles u can to turn it.

I was driving my children home and I heard a thudding in the engine like something was breaking. The air conditioner went hot instantly and I tried to change lanes to pull to a stop to look at it. When I stopped and tried to turn the corner, I found it very difficult to steer. I couldn't turn properly and was turning wide into the other lane because of this. My 4 wheel drive went into motion and now I have to click the button to be able to reverse or steer properly (so that I'm not on the 4 wheel drive setting) but the light for the 2 wheel drive blinks. My brake light and check engine light are on.

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This was the 2nd time this problem occurred. This time I was coming back from a drive on the hwy and my wheel started to shake. It was a drastic change of a smooth ride to a weird shaking. I exited the hwy and went the street way. Still it did not improve got worst could barely accelerate . The brakes were so sensitive I barely pushed them down and it stopped. By the time I got home the and parked the car in the garage it stated to run hot. So I wanted to remove it out the garage it was very hard to reverse I got it half way out of the garage and grabbed my son we ran because it was smelling hot and running hot.

It is a shame this vehicle has not been recalled for any of the problems we have encountered. 1. Steering wheel is difficult to turn at slow speeds and makes loud rubbing noise. 2. Door locks will not unlock using key fob. Have to manually unlock by hand from the inside. I consider this a danger. 3. Vehicle will not maintain one speed on its own. Even with cruise control, the car's power decreases. I am petrified to pull out in traffic with this car. 4. Sunroof leaked all over into the interior electric due to improper installation from the factory. 5. Turn signal switch does not work. 6. Heating and cooling system does not work properly. Can only adjust temp if you set it on windshield defrost mode. 7. Rear end has strange bang coming from it. Dealer can't determine any problem.

This 2002 Suzuki Xl7 limited started to have touchy steering at 55 mph and up. It is so sensitive that it can even change lanes. When the steering acts up the whole vehicle vibrates. I had new tires and alignment and checked for any slack in anything under the vehicle and it checked out good. I have checked on the internet and found that several people have had the same problem. Some of the people spent hundreds of dollars and still have the same problem. I think that it is dangerous to drive and other people need to know about the problem.

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The steering wheel makes a rubbing sound when turning back and forth. I had it fixed once while still under warranty. Went away for a while but now I'm at 101,000 miles and it's back. Unfortunately I'm not under warranty anymore, so this repair will have to be out of pocket. Disappointed, had I known that I was getting a Suzuki with gm parts I would have never considered buying it. I had a 2002 Suzuki Xl7 and never had a problem with it. Another problem that I encounter on my vehicle is that it burns way too much oil. The oil changes come around alot sooner that the indicator displays on the panel. Dealership has no explanation for it.

The contact owns a 2006 Suzuki Xl7. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph and attempting to switch to lanes, the power steering assist suddenly malfunctioned. The vehicle then drifted abnormally to the right and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact suffered a mild concussion. A police report was not available. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not repaired. The contact was not informed by the mechanic what caused the defect. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.

I purchased my 2007 x7 new from a dealership that closed within 6 months of the purchase (that should have told me something) fortunately, I haven't had any major issues since the purchase until recently. Thank goodness, because there are only 2 Suzuki dealerships within 120 miles of me. Over the course of the last several months, the power steering has become very sluggish and difficult to turn, and makes a lot of noise whenever I turn. In reading the many other vehicle complaints, I see this is a common problem with this make and model. I've been to one of the 2 dealerships in all of houston, texas and was told it needs a new steering gear box, which would run about $800+ . This vehicle has about 68000 miles on it, and of course although it has an 80,000 power train warranty, and despite the fact that this appears to be a common problem with the Xl7, Suzuki will not cover this problem under this warranty. I hope the NHTSA will help represent the many Suzuki owners who are being shafted by this company's apparent lack of concern for the safety and well being of it's customers. There should be an immediate recall of vehicles impacted by this issue. I will never buy a Suzuki again!.

I was driving around the school, waiting to pick up my kids and when I attempted to turn the corner my steering locked up. I could hardly move the wheel and couldn't figure out what had happened. I thought I had something caught in my tires, which really scared me being near a school. I got out and didn't see anything, but when I got in and continued to drive, I couldn't steer well at all. After some time driving with this condition, I realized that I could steer better if I accelerated into the curve, but that doesn't seem very safe, especially on icy roads. My steering always had a little "growl" to it, but when this happened, it got much louder. I have read on this page and others that other Suzuki Xl7's have this same issue, there was even a recall on the 2006 model, but they are not helping on the 2007 model. This is extremely frustrating. It is a safety hazzard and should be addressed. I have three kids that I need to drive around and I don't have money to keep sinking into this car. I had to replace the timing chain at 70,000 miles, which is also ridiculous. I continue to have electrical problems with this vehicle as well. At one point last year, my car turned off while driving 55 mph. I had to pull over and try to restart it. After a few minutes, it did start, but they couldn't recreate the problem or tell me what was wrong. My battery also keeps dying, the factory cd player thinks it has a cd in it and won't work, the temperature display is never correct, and the front tire pressure displays on the rear tires. Not to mention that the oil change techs rarely can figure out how to reset the indicator in this model. Extremely poor design/parts. I can live with the inconvenience of the displays, but please do something to address this steering issue - it is not safe, and it is happening to lots of us! I will never buy another Suzuki.

My 2007 Suzuki Xl7 was being serviced for approximately two weeks for engine trouble. The dealer called me and stated that during a test drive the steering had severely tightened up and was hard to drive. They called back and quoted the fix to be about $2800. The dealer stated they had seen this issue before and that there is a defect in the steering system for the Xl7. They also told me that Suzuki would not pick up any of the cost for this repair. I have researched online and found similar complaint from many 2007 Xl7 owners and even saw that there was a recall for steering problems for the 2006 model year. Needless to say, I am very disapointed with Suzuki and there lack of action on this matter.

I went to the dealer after I saw the recall and asked to have the pulley replaced since the enormously loud screeching of the belt makes it unbearable to drive. They refused to have it replaced stating that even though my vehicle is a 2005 Xl7, the VIN my vehicle has does not qualify me for the free replacement. I lose control of the steering constantly and am at risk of crashing. I have replaced the belts that have broken when they came lose do to the faulty pulley.

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My 2007 Suzuki Xl7 (48,000 miles) has become very difficult to steer, which has also become a safety issue. Research has told me that, what seems to be a very similar, if not exact, problem exists with the 2006 model. Suzuki apparently was not willing to fix the 2006 problem free of charge initially but in some cases, after multiple complaints, did. This steering problem should not be an issue on a car with 48,000. I will be calling Suzuki and hopefully get some results before something serious occurs.

My steering wheel on my 2007 Suzuki Xl7 has always made a little noise when turning,but in the past 6 mos. It sounds horrible and is more difficult to steer. Saw there was a recall on 06,could you please check on this and see if same problem. Dealership want help me. I read recall on o6 and mine sound like the same thing and im afraid it will get worse and cause me not to be able to steer it and have an accident. . . Any recommendations? thanks,belinda s. Feiner.

I have had multiple issues w/my 2007 Suzuki Xl7. However, the most concerning is the steering wheel problem. Not only have I had work done on the rack in 2008 but the noises have returned. Our local service station said that they could not duplicate the noise no matter what they tried. Yet, when I went to pick up my car I immediately heard the noise, went inside to grab a tech and made him ride w/me to hear the noise himself. He said that the noise was different from before and simply was a rubber seal that needed to be replaced. He said that it wasn't covered and "I was safe to drive w/it like this". I have multiple problems w/this vehicle that I'm now responsible for. I do not even know where to start in reference to what should be fixed first. Financially it is a burden and most definitely an irritant as I am making monthly payments on a vehicle that is in major negative equity! I hope for my children's sake that nothing major goes wrong in this vehicle while we are riding in it!.

The contact owns a 2002 Suzuki xl-7. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a knocking sound. The air conditioning shut off and she exited off the interstate. In addition, the power steering would not allow her to turn properly. She turned off the vehicle and attempted to restart it, but the failures continued. The contact managed to drive to a service station and the mechanic stated that the issue may have been the power steering. She purchased fluid, but another mechanic stated that the belt failed. The contact went to an auto parts store and a mechanic replaced the belt. She then took the vehicle to a dealer who stated that the air conditioning compressor needed to be replaced and would cost approximately $2,500. She went to an auto service shop and the mechanic disabled the air conditioning mechanism because it could potentially be a safety hazard, if activated. The compressor has not yet been replaced. A report was filed with the manufacturer and they stated that they could not assist. The current mileage was approximately 62,000 and failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

2007 Suzuki Xl7, this is the second time within 6 months that the steering gear needs to be replaced and now the part is on backorder (it has been on backorder for over a month now), I don't understand why this part is on backorder and now I'm driving the vehicle that needs repair. What other problems could driving this vehicle cause. Someone please look into this and find out why the steering gear is on back order and why is their a problem six months after a new part was put in by the dealer. .

While driving the 2004 Suzuki xl-7's steering wheel locked up causing consumer to lose control of the vehicle and strike a guardrail.

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Vehicle does not drive straight and wanders. This car has been in the shop many times for the same problem but no fix.