2004 SUZUKI VERONA Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

MY 2004 SUZUKI VERONA CURRENTLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT, BUT STARTED HESITATING AND STALLING AT 50,000 MILES. UPON STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR COULD BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN SURGE FORWARD. IT WOULD ALSO STALL AT INTERSECTIONS AT TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD LIGHT AT TIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BEGAN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AT 50,000 MILES AND FOLLOWED THE REPAIRS APPROVED BY THE SUZUKI REP. THIS LED TO THE VEHICLE BEING IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR. SUZUKI CONTINUED TO APPROVE PARTIAL REPAIRS, BUT NEVER APPROVED THE COMPLETE REPAIR OF THE ISSUE. THIS RESULTED IN A RECURRENCE AS RECENTLY JUNE OF 2010, AND ONCE AGAIN PARTIAL REPAIRS WERE APPROVED. ONCE THE VEHICLE PASSED THE 100,000 MARK IN SEPTEMBER, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT SUZUKI REFUSED...

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLS. MOST RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING AT ABOUT 7 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A STOP THE CAR JERKS AND LUNGES FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR RUNS ROUGH. WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR HESITATES AND JERKS. CUSTOMER HAS TAKEN CAR INTO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR THESE PROBLEMS - MOST RECENTLY TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING. VARIOUS ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THE ROUGH RUNNING (SPARK PLUGS, ALIGNMENT CORRECTION), BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,248 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND JERK. THE DEALER STATED THAT OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD ASSEMBLY GASKET AND PC FILTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF AUGUST 14, 2007, THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,431 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON 3 OCCASIONS. UPDATED 09/11/07. *JB

ENGINE KNOCKS, STALLS & DIES, ROUGH IDLING, HESITATES, JERKING, ENGINE SURGES WHEN STOPPED..DIES WHILE SLOWING DOWN..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER RESET COMPUTER, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSY, PERFORMED TSB & RECALIBRATED PCM, REPLACED BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE INCIDENT. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER THE RECALL WAS NOT LISTED IN THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION DATABASE. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SEVERAL REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING DIFFICULTIES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWENTY TIMES. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW BUT ADVICE WAS PROVIDED TO GIVE THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE ENGINE DEFECT. THE ENGINE WAS EVEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. EVENTUALLY, THE LEMON LAW WAS NO LONGER APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN 18,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY DETERMINED THE ENGINE...

2004 SUZUKI VERONA STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *KB DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT YET THE DEALER STILL HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY COMPONENTS (O2 SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY ENGINE COIL) BUT NONE HAVE RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. *NM

AFTER FOX VALLEY SUZUKI REPROGRAMMED MY COMPUTER DUE TO RECALL, THE ENGINE HAS A LIFTER KNOCK, ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING 55-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL, BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL. ALSO WHEN AC IS ON, THERE IS A WHING NOISE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT HEAR. LEFT TURN SIGNAL STICKS, DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY FIXED, BUT STICKS ON DURING HOT WEATHER. I AM AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO BLOW, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WITH THE LIFTER KNOCK. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. *JB

DT: CONSUMER HAD TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 4 TIMES ON AFTER THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED SOME OF THE SENSORS. THE CAR WAS JERKING AND CUTTING OFF EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CAR WAS RIDING DIFFERENTLY. THE IGNITION HAS A BUZZING SOUND. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX THE TACHOMETER. THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WOULD CONTINUE GO DOWN. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST. *JB

WHILE DRIVING A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. *NM THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NEITHER THE ENGINE LIGHT NOR OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THAT THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REQUEST THE CONSUMER'S OIL CHANGE RECORDS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE RECORDS BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RECORDS AND THAT SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. *NM

RE DEFECTIVE ENGINE FOR A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA EX, REQUESTING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *BF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN ALL 2004 SUZUKI VERONA PASSENGER VEHICLES. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V396000 CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART THE SERVICE DEALER REPROGRAMED IT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SHOULD RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE TO UPDATE THE PART ANY DAY NOW. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MALFUNCTION ONLY OCCURS AT SEVERE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES. *TC

I BOUGHT MY SUZUKI VERONA JAN 2004 AND HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE FIRST WEEK. THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CODE SO THEY HAD TO TAKE IT OUT TO REPROGRAM, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, THEN WORST OF ALL IT WOULD JUST CUT OFF WHETHER SITTING STILL OR IN MOTION. IN THAT SIX MONTH PERIOD, I HAD TO DRIVE 6 LOANER VEHICLES. PEOPLE BEGAN TO ASK ME IF I OWNED A CAR LOT BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS IN A DIFFERENT CAR! ;O)SO I FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM AND AFTER 6 MONTHS I GOT A BRAND NEW VERONA. BUT THE STORY DOESN'T END THERE BECAUSE AFTER 1 MONTH AND A HALF OF MY NEW VERONA REPLACEMENT, IT CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. SAME PROBLEM AS MY FIRST VERONA. THE...

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE STALLING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE 02 SENSORS 4 TIMES, BUT FAILURE RECURRED. *AK PE04062_CAT *MR

INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETELY STOP BEFORE IT COULD BE RESTARTED. ALSO VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND STILL COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK PE04062_CAT

COLD START RUNNING WILL STALL. POOR ACCELERATION . STALLING . THIS DEALER FIXED MY CAR THE FIRST TIME. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE MNGMNT CONTROL BOX UNDER RECALL KC.*AK PE04062_CAT

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD. *AK PE04062_CAT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER ON 8/2/2004 WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL 8/21/04. *TC

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK PE04062_CAT

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM WHENEVER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK PE04062_CAT *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO CONSUMER DUE TO SAFETY PROBLEM, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK PE04062_CAT

THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WOULD START BACK UP BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB PE04062_CAT

I BOUGHT A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA 4 DOOR SEDAN, IN OCTOBER 2003. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY KEEP SENDING ME AWAY WITHOUT FIXING IT, THEY SAY WHEN THE CAR STALLS THATS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. AND ALL THE CARS I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THEM BEING DESIGNED TO STALL!! IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, THE CAR STALLS MISS FIRES WHEN COLD, IT DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT, THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT IT WAS MY DRIVING (BULL)! THE MECHANIC SUPPOSED TO FIX THE CLOCK THREE TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK, THE HEATED SEATS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, THE CIGERETTE LITER DOESN'T WORK, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUSE BUT THE FUSES ARE GOOD. I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH THE PROFORMANCE OF THIS CAR, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS HAD ANY COMPLAINTS, THAT MINE IS THE FIRST.THERE NEEDS...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTDOWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD IT FOR OVER A WEEK AND THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO GET BACK INTO IT BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE MAY GET KILLED. *AK THE ELECTRONIC KEY WOULD NOT OPEN THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD RELOCK ITSELF CONTINUOUSLY AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD ENTER, THE SEAT BELT WOULD DISENGAGE ITSELF, THERE WAS A STALLING PROBLEM, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ADJUST ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION, AND THE A/C WOULD CHOKE. *SC *JB PE04062_CAT

FROM THE MOMENT I PURCHASED MY 2004 SUZUKI VERONA, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS INCLUDE RIGHT SIDE PULLING (THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE BUT IT CONTINUES TO PULL. HOWEVER DEALER CLAIMS "THERE IS NO PROBLEM, YOU JUST DON'T LIKE THE VEHICLE"). PROBLEMS WITH IDLING AND THE CAR CUTTING OFF. PROBLEM WITH GEARS NOT SHIFTING FAST ENOUGH (MINE IS AN AUTOMATIC) BUT IT STALLS ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BUY A SUZUKI. I'VE PRETTY MUCH BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT THEY CANNOT FIND MY "MYSTERY COMPLAINTS" AND THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO THINGS THEY CAN'T FIND. IT'S ALL A BUNCH OF BULL! I DO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT, IT'S NOT ALL IN MY HEAD!*AK PE04062_CAT

I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR THE STALLING ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM. THEY CANNOT HIND THE PROBLEM .THIS HAPPENS ALOT WITH TIS CAR. SUZUKI NEED TO STEP UP AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.*AK PE04062_CAT

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART WAS ABLE TO START AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVE. *NM *NM PE04062_CAT

THIS CAR STALLS AND MISSFIRES WHEN COLD. SUZUKI HAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CONTRY. THE DEALERS I CALLED DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL #XC PE04062_CAT

I HAVE A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA AND ABOUT 3000 MILES IT STALLED AFTER DRIVING IT WITH THE AIRCONDITIONER SET AT ABOUT 72 DEGREES IN HOT WEATHER THE CAR RESTARTED ABOUT 2-3 HOURS AFTER COOLING OFF. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT 3 TIMES NOW. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR AN 1 1/2 IN HOT WEATHER AGAIN. IT IS CURRENTLY THERE AND WHAT MADE IT INTERESTING IS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER VERONA BEING SERVICED FOR THE SAME REASON. BOTH SUZUKI HEADQUATERS AND THE DEALER ARE BEING VERY COOPERATIVE AND ARE WORKING WITH ME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.*AK PE04062_CAT

I HAVE A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA THAT HAS A POOR RUNNUNG CONDITION . THE DEALERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SERVICE INFORMATION FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT ALL THE CARS HAVE. WHEN AT MILD TEMPS. IT WIL IDLE VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST DIE UNLESS YOU REV THE MOTOR FIRST AND LET IT IDLE ITSELF SMOOTH.*AK PE04062_CAT

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN OCT 2003. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES, WHERE I WAS TOLD AT ONE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS "DESIGNED TO STALL". NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE. ANYHOW, IT STALLS, EVEN NOW THE WEATHER IS WARMED UP, IT STILL STALLS FROM TIME TO TIME. IT ALSO DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, I HAD CONTACTED SUZUKI WHO CLAIMED THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK AND NEVER HAVE TO THIS DAY. I HAVE HAD A FUEL PUMP PUT IN, THE HOLD BUTTON NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT DEPRESSED AND WOULDN'T DEPRESS (WHILE I WAS CLEANING VEHICLE). IT HESITATES WHEN DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE AS WELL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM BOTH THE DEALER AND SUZUKI IS TERRIBLE. WHENEVER I AM APPROACHED IN PUBLIC WHILE TRAVELING AND PEOPLE ASK HOW I LIKE MY SUZUKI AND IT'S WARRANTY, I TELL THEM DON'T BUY IT AND YOU...

PURCHASED A 2004 VERONA ON 10/01/2003 AND THIS IS MY FOURTH TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION AND THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED AND I CONSIDER A SAFETY RISK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE OR WHEN TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES OR GOING UP AN UPGRADE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT AT TIMES.*AK PE04062_CAT