2008 Suzuki SX4 Engine Problems

CAR CRANKS BUT WON'T START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

AFTER TAKING MY SX4 INTO KIPO MOTORS FOR INSPECTION AND CHECK FOR RICH FUEL AND TICKING, IT PASSED NY EMISSIONS BUT I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A $2000 CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE SLIGHT TICK. WITH IN 6 MONTHS MY ENGINE BLEW UP WELL DRIVING TO DINNER WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE HOOD AND OTHER DRIVERS REPORTED FLAMES POURING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AFTER IT EXPLODED. KIPO/SUZUKI REPLACED THE ENGINE, AFTER ASSEMBLY TWO CYLINDERS DIDN'T WORK. KIPO NEVER HECKLED ANY OTHER PARTS AND HAD TO REBUILD IT AGAIN AFTER THEY FOUND THE VALVES BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. NOW THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND AT 2084 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE THEY SAY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS STOPPING THE ENGINE FROM WORKING AND DUE TO THE CLOSENESS OF THE WARRANTY END THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT. THE ENGINE EXPLODED IN THE FRONT. THERE WAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF MY FIST IN THE BLOCK BEHIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CHUNKS OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WERE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AS WELL BUT THEY SAY NONE OF THIS IS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE EXPLODING. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME RICH FUEL AND ENGINE TICK AND WOUNDED ARE THESE TICKING TIME BOMBS? *TR

ENGINE STARTED TICKING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES, THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY AND NEVER RESTARTED. AFTER DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAILED ROD BEARING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FAILURE WAS BASED ON A LACK OF LUBRICATION, AND THEREFORE THE WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED. AFTER AN ARBITRATOR REVIEWED THE CASE, IT WAS FOUND TO BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, SITTING THAT THE ENGINE WAS USING AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL BETWEEN CHANGES, AND WAS THEREFORE STARVING THE BEARINGS OF OIL DURING OPERATION. THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE USING ANY OIL, AND AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THESE ENGINES TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING ENGINE BEARING ISSUES OR FAILURES EVEN IF THEY HAVE THE OIL CHANGED PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR