Ownership Cost for 2012 Suzuki Kizashi (Sport GTS)
Estimated: $38700 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2424
$1164
$1018
$921
$824
$6351
Insurance
$1808
$1871
$1937
$2005
$2075
$9696
Fuel
$1592
$1640
$1697
$1765
$1844
$8538
Maintenance
$2204
$1503
$962
$927
$2034
$7630
Repairs
$765
$943
$1071
$1194
$1384
$5357
Taxes & Fees
$761
$761
$761
$761
$761
$1127
Total Ownership Costs
$9554
$7207
$6797
$6882
$8260
$38700
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Destination Market: U.S., Canada, Mexico
Displacement CC: 2400.0
Displacement CI: 146.45698582735
Displacement L: 2.4
Doors: 4
Drive Type: FWD/Front Wheel Drive
Engine Model: J24B
Make: SUZUKI
Manufacturer: SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 1048
Model: Kizashi
Model Year: 2012
Note: Design Code for US, Canada
Other Restraint System Info: 2nd row outboard 3-point manual belts; 2nd row center 3-point manual belts
Plant City: Sagara
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Kumamoto Prefecture
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Trim: Sport GTS (US)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE'S LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT EVERY 2-3 MONTH.. SOMETIMES BOTH AT A TIME, MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS. LIGHT BULBS WERE CHANGED BY DEALER AND MYSELF ALREADY 6 TIMES. USED OEM AS WELL AS OTHER BRANDS - MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. ALWAYS USED RUBBER GLOVES DURING REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND NEVER TOUCHED THE GLASS PORTION OF THE BULB. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE AND SUZUKI DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT OR FIX. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO SUZUKI'S DEALER ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES DURING BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY PERIOD. DEALER SAYS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, BUT HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES AND SUZUKI SAYS THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
2012
SUSPENSION
MY CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION WITH IS CAUSING UNRESOLVED ISSUES WITH THE ALIGNMENT. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 01/2012 TWO MONTHS LATER I DISCOVERED MY ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE AN ALIGNMENT MACHINE SO I WAS TOLD BY SUZUKI CORP USA I COULD TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL AND HAVE IT ALIGNED. THE PULLING WENT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. FINALLY I DECIDED TO TAKE TO A DEALER OVER AND HOUR AWAY WHO ALSO DID NOT HAVE A FRONT END MACHINE. I DROPPED IT OFF BECAUSE THEY HAD TO USE A SISTER DEALER WHO HAD A FRONT END MACHINE. THE ALIGNMENT WAS SOMEWHAT FIXED BUT MY CAR WAS LOWER AND LEANING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOTHING TO THE HEIGHT OF MY CAR AND DONŠ??T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT WHY THE CAR IS LEANING. AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I WAS ABLE TO FIND SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE U.S., CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND INDIA HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHEN I GOT MY CAR IN JANUARY OF 2012, I DECIDED TO GOOGLE THE CAR TO READ AS MUCH AS I COULD AND EVEN READ SOME REVIEWS ON YOUTUBE. THERE WERE FAR MORE POSITIVE REVIEWS THAN BAD. I EVEN FOUND 3 RECALLS WITH THE 2012 KIZASHI. TODAY I AM UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY RECALLS, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FINDING ANY BAD REVIEWS ABOUT THE CAR AND VIRTUALLY NO BAD YOUTUBE REVIEWS. TO ME IT'S CLEAR SUZUKI HAS PAID A COMPANY TO CLEAN UP ALL NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND VIDEOS ABOUT THE CAR. THERE ARE MANY GREAT CARS SOLD IN AMERICA BUT YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING BAD IN A REVIEW. I HAVE CONVINCING EVIDENCE I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE. IF YOU GOOGLE SUZUKI SUSPENSION ISSUES THERE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT COME UP VERY SIMILAR TO THE KIZASHI BUT IT LIST OTHER SUZUKI, CARS AND TRUCKS BUT ALL LISTINGS ABOUT THE KIZASHI HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THIS POOR WELDING AT THE FRONT BALL JOINT COULD PROVE DANGEROUS. *TR