This deal is profitable. The price is 30.2 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $2299
Fair price: $3296
High price: $4292
MPG: 25 mpg city / 30 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Black
Color: Orange
Dealer: Macrocar Sales Inc.
Mileage: 179,554
Year: 2007
Ownership Cost for 2007 Suzuki SX4 Sport
Estimated: $36008 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1734
$832
$728
$659
$590
$4543
Insurance
$1561
$1615
$1672
$1730
$1791
$8369
Fuel
$1418
$1461
$1512
$1572
$1643
$7606
Maintenance
$2763
$1701
$926
$651
$2291
$8332
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$473
$473
$473
$473
$473
$701
Total Ownership Costs
$8926
$6801
$6204
$6073
$8003
$36008
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Destination Market: U.S., Canada, Mexico
Displacement CC: 2000
Displacement CI: 122.0474881894
Displacement L: 2
Doors: 5
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Make: SUZUKI
Manufacturer: SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 1048
Model: SX4
Model Year: 2007
Note: Design Code
Other Engine Info: 4valve
Plant City: Kosai
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Shizuoka
Series: Hatchback/Notchback
Trim: Trouing Pkg ESP (US)/JLX (Canada)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MULTIPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HARD TO START. IT CRANKS FOR A WHILE BUT DOES NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. ON THE SECOND IT CRANKS FOR A WHILE AND JUST BARELY STARTS. ONE TIME IT STARTED ON THE THIRD TRY. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT PRIMING THE LINES IN TIME. *TR
2007
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL SUZUKI OWNER SINCE 1993. I HAVE NEVER HAD A MAJOR REPAIR ON ANY SUZUKI, UNTIL NOW. THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED. THE LIGHT STARTED TO APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY A FEW MONTHS AGO. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS OFFICIAL. I NEED A NEW AIRBAG SENSOR --- AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET ONE IS TO BUY AN ENTIRE NEW SEAT. MY DEALER?S EARLY ROUGH ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $800 FOR THE SEAT AND ABOUT $200 FOR THE INSTALLATION. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, $1000 IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY. MY INTERNET SEARCH HAS ALSO SHOWN THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE. I REQUEST THAT THE NTSB CONSIDER A RECALL FOR THE FOLLOWING FOUR REASONS: 1)THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND WARRANTS A RECALL. 2)THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND WARRANTS A RECALL. 3)THE BASIC SAFETY FEATURES ARE COMPROMISED, WHICH WARRANTS A RECALL. 4)THE REPAIR IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE (7% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE) WHICH WARRANTS A RECALL. JUST IN CASE I AM BEING TOO SUBTLE, I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND THAT CUSTOMERS BE REIMBURSED IF THEY HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR. A RECALL IS A MUCH BETTER OPTION THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE THAT WILL TAKE TOO MUCH TIME. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE PART PRECLUDES AN EASY REPAIR. IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE IF THE SENSOR COULD BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT. THE $1000 + PRICE TAG WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM MAKING THE REPAIR. IN REALITY, THERE ARE TWO DESIGN FLAWS; 1) THE FAULTY SENSOR AND 2) THE WAY THAT THE SENSOR IS INTEGRATED INTO THE SEAT. AS A RESULT OF MY DIRECT CONTACT WITH SUZUKI, THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PART IF I PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION. THIS MAKES THE REPAIR AFFORDABLE, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T WILLING TO APPEAL TO THE COMPANY. PLUS, IF THEY ADMIT THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE WHY AM I REQUIRED TO PAY FOR INSTALLATION? *TR