Suzuki Verona Complaints

216 consumer complaints on file.

#10178237January 9, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *JB
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#10173680November 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES QUICKLY TO BE ABLE TO STOP COMPLETELY WITHOUT USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF ABS LIGHT TURNING ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. PAID FOR REPAIRS. CAR CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION: AFTER DRIVING ONLY 95 MILES, ABS LIGHT STILL ON AND BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW OR TO GET DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT PROBLEM SATISFACTORILY. *JB
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#10172253October 31, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
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#10173282October 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER STATED THAT HER 2005 SUZUKI VERONA HAS BEEN DECLARED A LEMON AND WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT OR THE DEALER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. *KB ***NAR*** HERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT DATE OF PURCHASE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LITTLE ISSUES ANS SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUES. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN, AFTER BEING FIXED IN MARCH, NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE STARTER, AND THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *NM
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#10171135October 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA 5 MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I'LL BE ON THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL HOLD BACK (STALL) AND DROP TO LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. I'VE ALSO TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER OVER 6 TIMES BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF, AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THAT. THEY'VE PUT IN NEW SENSORS TWICE, FLUSHED THE COMPUTER VARIOUS TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIXED MY CAR WON'T EVEN PASS INSPECTION TO GET MY PLATES AND IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 20,000 MILES ON IT YET. *NM
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#10170707October 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE INJECTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO LEFT THE RESOLUTION UP TO THE DEALERSHIP.
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0
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#10167203September 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE IDLE WILL NOT STAY AT ONE SPEED / GOES FROM 750 DOWN TO 300 BACK UP TO 1200 . THE DEALERS ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE 2 DEALERS IN MY AREA HAVE NOW CLOSED UP AND I HAVE TO GO FARTHER NOW TO GET IT SERVICED. *JB
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0
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#10167975August 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
2005 SUZUKI VERONA DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. MECHANIC WAS NEVER ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *KB THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RESURFACED AGAIN, AND THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT SEAT HARNESS. THE THIRD TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE NOISE WAS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. *JB
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#10166607August 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
APRIL 28, 2006 AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION P.O. BOX 1100 BREA, CA 92822-1100 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I BELIEVE THAT MY PASSENGER VEHICLE IS A LEMON UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LEMON LAW (N.J.S.A. 56:12-29 TO 56:12-49). I AM HEREBY MAKING A WRITTEN DEMAND FOR RELIEF UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LEMON LAW. I PURCHASED A SUZUKI, VERONA 2005, ON MARCH 4, 2006 FROM MATT BLATT IMPORTS LOCATED AT 2445 SOUTH DELSEA DRIVE, VINELAND, NJ 08360. SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO A SUZUKI AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS A TOTAL OF 2 TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TOTAL OF 29 CALENDAR DAYS AND COUNTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 10876. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR ON THE FOLLOWING DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: MARCH 15, 2006 AND OUT THE SAME DAY. THIS TIME WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON SUZUKI WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH SUZUKI SINCE THE FOLLOWING DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: APRIL 1, 2006 AND REMAINS THERE AT THIS TIME. MOVING MY DRIVER SEAT FORWARD CAUSED THE WIRES TO GET CAUGHT IN THE SEAT MOTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN MELTING THE POWER SYSTEM OR FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THESE PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY HAVE IMPAIRED THE USE, VALUE, SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE OF MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS IN SUZUKI, AND SUZUKI PRODUCTS AND ITS ABILITY REPAIR. I AM HEREBY ALLOWING YOU ONE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *JB
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0
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#10165978August 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP UP TO AT LEAST 20 TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO. THAT REALLY DID NOT BOTHER ME SO MUCH. LAST WINTER THE CAR DECIDED TO NOT ACCEPT FUEL. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS. FOR THE LAST 4 OR MORE MONTHS THIS CAR STALLS, IT SURGES, IT ACCELERATES ABOVE 3000 RPM AT STOP LIGHTS, IT ALMOST OR DOES DIE AT INTERSECTIONS, IT JUST DECIDES TO NOT GO 60 AND SLOWS YOU DOWN TO 40 LIKE THE BRAKES HAVE COME ON. I CARRY AROUND MY 4 YEAR OLD EVERYDAY IN THIS CAR I WORK 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. EVERYDAY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS CAR WILL DO AND IT SCARES ME THAT MY SON AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR HOW WILL IT BE LIKE ON ICE AND SNOW THIS WINTER. THIS CAR TAKES A BIG CHUNK OF MY PAYCHECK AND I FEEL IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I DIDN'T DRIVE THIS CAR. SUZUKI THIS CAR IS A JOKE NEVER AGAIN WOULD I EVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THIS CALLS FOR SOME ACTION ON ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THIS SITUATION. MAKE IT RIGHT SUZUKI. *JB
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#10165864August 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: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
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No
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No
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0
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#10163437July 25, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO CORROSION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM THE DEALER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY.
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#10162780July 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON OR ABOUT JULY 26, 2005, DR. ____PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA EX FROM THE SUZUKI DEPOT. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, MANY OF WHICH SUZUKI HAS BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO FIX. SINCE ITS PURCHASE ELEVEN MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, CAR SEAT WARMER PROBLEMS, CAR DOOR PROBLEMS, RECURRING ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND, MOST RECENTLY, SHAKING AND LURCHING ISSUES WHICH HAVE RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ENLIGHTENED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. WHEN DR. ____FIRST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED A ENGINE THROTTLE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, REPAIRS PROVED INEFFECTIVE AND THE PROBLEMS QUICKLY RESURFACED CAUSING DR. ____ TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. WILLING TO GIVE SUZUKI YET ANOTHER CHANCE, ON MAY 30, 2006, DR. _____ BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME AS THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHAT DID HAPPEN WAS THAT THE ENGINE ISSUES PERSISTED, CAUSING DR. ______TO BRING HIS VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A FIFTH TIME ON JUNE 6, 2006, AT WHICH TIME HE SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER JOHNNY VIERA. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, DR. _______ HAS CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOTWITHSTANDING THE ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. NOW, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND SHAKES WHEN DRIVEN RENDERING IT POTENTIALLY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. FRANKLY, WE BELIEVE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND ARE NO LONGER INTERESTED IN WASTING DR. ______'S TIME WHILE INEFFECTUAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS ARE MADE. THE VEHICLE, QUITE CLEARLY, CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED A "LEMON" AND DEMAND IS HEREBY MADE THAT SUZUKI TAKE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE AND REFUND THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE AND ALL ASSOCIATED COSTS TO DR. ____. *NM
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0
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#10160771June 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE RPMS WILL VARY FROM 300 TO 600 OR MORE AT IDLE. *JB
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No
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0
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#10159616June 12, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AT ANY SPEED THE SWITCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/05/06 *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10159482June 5, 2006
TIRES
2004 VERONA'S RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. *TS THE VEHICLE SPUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FROM THE DRIVER'S HEAD IMPACTING IT BUT HE CLAIMED HE WAS NOT HURT. *NM
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No
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No
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0
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#10158648May 31, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT DIM BELOW HALF BRIGHTNESS. WITH THE WHITE FACE GAUGES ON THE VERONA THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10157172May 10, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
COMPLAINT NO. 1 THE FUEL LINE OF MY 2004 SUZUKI VERONA BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE ROADWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED BY FRANKLIN SQUARE SUZUKI. HOWEVER, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE AGAIN BECAME DISCONNECTED CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING FUEL TO BE SPILLED ON THE ROADWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY MALMSTROM SUZUKI. COMPLAINT NO. 2. THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH HAS BECOME INOPERABLE SIX OR SEVEN TIMES. WHEN THE SWITCH BECOMES INOPERABLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION LEVER CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM PARK UNLESS I USE THE KEYHOLE OVERRIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED EACH TIME (OCCASIONALLY AFTER A FEW VISITS), BUT NEVERTHELESS, HAS OCCURRED WAY TOO MANY TIMES, EVEN AFTER SUZUKI SUPPOSEDLY CAME UP WITH A FIX FRO THE PROBLEM BY REDESIGNING THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. THE MOST RECENT DATE IS INDICATED BELOW.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10156144April 26, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER 5 TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SUZUKI COMPANY WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE IS A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CODE THAT MUST APPEAR WHILE DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LEGITIMIZE THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10155511April 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA LX THAT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT THE CRUISE CONTROL WANDERS OR SURGES. IT IS GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. IT WILL VERY AS MUCH AS 10 MPH BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AT BEING REAR ENDED WHEN IT SLOWS DOWN SUDDENLY. I HAVE HAD IT TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THE SAME THING. THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. THEY TELL ME IT WAS FIXED IN THE 2005 & 2006 MODELS. THEN WHY CAN'T THEY RETROFIT THE 2004'S. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS GETTING WORSE AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER. IT HAS 20000 MILES ON IT NOW, WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN IT HAS 50000? QUIT RUNNING TOTALLY!!! *JB
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Deaths:
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