NHTSA — Engine Problems

2.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
49,268 miles

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This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2009 Suzuki SX4 engine problems

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2009 Suzuki SX4 Owner Comments

problem #4

Nov 292018

SX4

  • 74,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

First issue is the airbags - driver side censor light has been on ever since I purchased the vehicle back in 2010. I had to get the engine replaced due to "rod knock" only to find that the used engine of 52, xxx miles has a leak on the rear main seal. It's likely that issue that lead to my original engine failing at around 74,000 miles. The driver airbag light is still on after said engine replacing. After reading the complaints on here, it's safe to say that I'll need to dish out over 1.1K to fix it. I had the recall for the passenger side airbag, had that fixed around the 74K mile mark. Got the car under 20K miles.

- Wichita, KS, USA

problem #3

Jan 162017

SX4

  • 72,072 miles
Car was running fine. I was driving southbound in 3 / 6 lane traffic 45 mph in town when a loud knock started knocking under the hood. I immediately pulled off the road as soon as I found a place to pull off otherwise could have stalled causing a major crash of vehicles. I called aaa to have it towed. The repair shop in my neighborhood said I needed a new engine. Car has 72,072 miles on it. The 7 year warranty ran out July 24, 2016. This happened less than 6 months after warranty and 9 months after last car payment. It hasn't reached 100,000 yet for the drive train. Pretty sad.

- Ocala, FL, USA

problem #2

Dec 172014

SX4 4-cyl

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Suzuki SX4. The contact stated that the drive belt slipped causing a squeaking noise. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 11V055000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 02/18/15 the consumer stated the vehicle's blower fan would slow down. The steering would become difficult and pull to the right. Updated 4/4/16/2016

- Warsaw, NY, USA

problem #1

Dec 132012

SX4 4-cyl

  • 21,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Suzuki SX4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds he noticed that the check engine light was illuminated. The contact used a personal scan tool which read that the catalytic converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer cleared the check engine light and never diagnosed the failure. Approximately 72 hours later, the check engine warning light was illuminated again. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000. The current mileage was approximately 23,000.

- Levittown, PA, USA

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