2003 Suzuki Aerio

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #07V307000July 15, 200714,251 vehicles affected

  power train: manual transmission

  On certain vehicles equipped with 5-SPEED manual transmissions, due to improper shape of the clip, the retaining clip that keeps the gear shift cable attached to the gear shift lever Can contact the gear shift lever housing if excessive lateral force is applied when shifting to first gear.

  Repeated shifting in this manner Can eventually cause the retaining clip to break. If the retaining clip breaks, the shift cable Can become disconnected from the shift lever, resulting in loss of the ability to change transmission gears.

  Remedy

  Dealers will replace the gear shift cable retaining clip with a clip that has a different shape. The recall began on august 13, 2007. Owners may contact american Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934.

• NHTSA recall #03V223000June 16, 20035,319 vehicles affected

  visibility: windshield

  Certain passenger (111 my 2002 esteem, 777 my 2002 Aerio, 2,368 my 2003 Aerio) and sport utility (324 my 2002 grand vitara, 274 my 2003 grand vitara, 684 my 2002 grand vitara XL-7, and 781 my 2003 grand vitara XL-7) vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, 'windshield mounting." the windshield may not be properly secured to the vehicle body due to insufficient adhesion between the paint applied during the second-stage painting process and the paint applied during final-stage painting.

  If the windshield is not properly secured, it may separate from the vehicle during a crash which could result in the ejection of unbelted occupants, increasing the risk of severe injury or death.

  Remedy

  Dealers will inspect these vehicles. Vehicles that are found to have insufficient paint adhesion will either have the problem remedied by repainting, or will be replaced, or repurchased and destroyed. Owner notification began on july 8, 2003. Owners should contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934.

Other model years

• 2003
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