NHTSA Complaint #10285166 — 2007 SUZUKI SX4

THE FRONT PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR FOR THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF WITH SOMEONE IN THE SEAT AND OUT OF THE SEAT. THIS BEGAN WITHIN 100 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, AND OCCURRED VERY FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NEVER REPLICATE THIS. THEY STATED THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO WORK THAT WAY EVEN WHEN A 300 LB. TECH WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OFF. THE SENSOR IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT INDICATOR BOTH STAY LIT CONTINUALLY. NOW THAT THE SENSOR IS COMPLETELY OUT I AM OUTSIDE OF MY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND AM NOW IN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE SX4. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER A NEW SENSOR WHICH HAS BEEN QUOTED TO ME AT $2,600.00. THEY ARE SNEAKING THROUGH A LOOP HOLE THAT EXCLUDES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AFTER AN ACCIDENT. IN WHICH THEY WON'T PAY IF THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN DEPLOYED. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT HAS AIRBAGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. I WAS TOLD CHANCES ARE IN AN ACCIDENT THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HOPE TO NEVER HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A SAFETY SYSTEM YOU WANT IT TO WORK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SUZUKI SX4'S. VERY FEW SX4'S DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. AND GIVEN LONG ENOUGH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN IF THE SENSOR IS NOT REPLACED, AND IF THIS HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY YOUR STUCK DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. I SIMPLY HOPE I'M NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SUDDENLY DECIDES IT'S TIME TO DEPLOY. I LOVE THE CAR I JUST WISH SUZUKI WOULD FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEIR SENSOR FIX IT AND REPLACE IT FOR ALL OF US OWNERS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT FROM A LACK OF SAFETY RESTRAINTS. *TR