2010 Suzuki SX4 problems
Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Suzuki SX4. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. After that come cruise control (14%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 19 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 19 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 30,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 14 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Suzuki SX4 with enough data (23 complaints in that window). 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.
The contact owns 2010 susuki sx4. While driving 20 MPH, he attempted to engage the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated on its own crashing into a wall and a the vehicle in front of him. The vehicle was towed and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact and passanger suffered major injuries from the impact of the crash. The current and failure mileages were 329. Gg
Stopped at four way intersection, traffic light turns green vehicle beside me in right lane takes off, I take off crossing intersection a vehicle coming from left fails to stop at red light, hits me on left front corner on car (driver side) pushes me, making my car spin, where my left rear quarter panel hits the car in question, then he proceeds to push me two lanes over to right. Vehicle was a total loss and no airbags deployed. Estimated speed of the other driver was 40 to 45 give or take.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 suzuki sx4. The contact stated that the driver side floor mats were interfering with the brakes and accelerator pedals as she was driving. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and repaired several times to no avail. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 9,000. The VIN was not available.
I was driving down the road and I heard a thump. I then realized that the battery light was on, and I had lost power steering. The engine started heating up shortly there after. I feel that this was a major safety issue because the power steering went out. I'm very thankful I was close to home and not on a major highway, otherwise this may have resulted in a crash. The belt tensioner in this vehicle had previously been replaced as part of a recall. Upon consulting the mechanic, that was again the problem.