2011 Suzuki Kizashi problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi, and 31% of them involve lighting. After that come electrical system (17%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 20 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 68,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported.
It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My husband was driving on a city street in my car and was in an accident. He was t-boned on the driver side and the air bags did not deploy. He was in the intersection going around 30 MPH, I am not sure how fast the other vehicle was going. This accident happened august 12, 2016 at 9:30 pm.
2011 suzuki kizashi. Consumer writes in regards to problems with tires and alignment. *smd the consumer stated as he was preparing for a trip, he decided to check the tires and discovered the front tires were bald and the vehicle was out of alignment. Also, the back-up camera and GPS had to be replaced.
My headlights have gone out either one or sometimes both. Either low beam or day lights. All dealership does is replace the bulb but not fix the problem. This has happened more than a handful of times since 2012. This is frustrating and I hate this car. It sounds to me like an electrical issue but they can't find anything wrong with it.
I purchased this vehicle about a year ago. December of 2014 one of my low beam headlights burnt out. Followed by the second burning out a couple of days later. Now I went to a trade school for auto mechanics and know how to replace headlight bulbs as I have done it plenty of times on other vehicles. After replacing both bulbs with oem replacements they worked fine, no issues, just it was a pain in this vehicle to change. After about 2 months one went out again.