2004 Suzuki XL7 problems
The 2004 Suzuki XL7 has 63 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (44%) concerns air bags. After that come brakes (17%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 52 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 | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 52 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 44,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 10 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% 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 2004 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Suzuki XL7 with enough data (36 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
That suzuki feels that it is easier to pay people off that have lost there life or that have been hurt in a car accident than to put in a simple part that will prevent there cars they have built from crushing! I am letting you know this because my mother was killed on may 18, 2008 while driving her suzuki xl 7 (2004) on the way home from spending the weekend with her 3 grandchildren in cape coral, fl. She was traveling north on I-75 and when her car and another collided. Our lives where changed forever.
Accidental emergency brake activation. Only one wheel locked up that on passenger side causing the vehicle to spin out of control into a guardrail. Also, airbags did not deploy and seatbelt restraints allowed upper body to move freely into interior components.
Brakes made loud grinding noise, have had brake pads/liners replace 3 times in the last several months. Problem will not resolve. Brake pedal becomes mushy and ABS has failed several times. Seat belts lock and stay locked at the slightest braking pressure and/or vehicle speed and do not release for several minutes. This is a serious problem that no one seems to want to address.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 suzuki xl-7. When the contact started the vehicle, the battery and ABS warning lights illuminated. The 4x2 light began flashing on and off. While driving 50 MPH, the radio began blinking off and on. The contact attempted to roll the window down and the radio completely shut off. He pulled off the expressway when he noticed the gas warning light indicating that there was no fuel left in the vehicle. He attempted to turn a corner and the vehicle shut off.