2009 Suzuki SX4 Brakes Problems

MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS RELEASED. COMES ON GOES OFF. WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS? [XXX] I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOV 2015. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *BF *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY BRAKES FAILED, FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES, THEN A MOMENT LATER I HAD SOME, I WAS TERRIFIED BUT MADE IT HOME. MY HUSBAND DID A TEST DRIVE AND TRIED FILLING UP THE FLUID BUT REALIZED IT WAS NOT JUST A FLUID PROBLEM. I CALLED SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM WE SUSPECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER. BY NOW THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WOULD INSPECT IT AND DECIDE WHETHER TO PAY FOR PARTS OR LABOR OR BOTH OR PERHAPS NOTHING AT ALL. WITH MY HUSBAND OUT OF WORK WE COULD NOT AFFORD ANY REPAIRS AT ALL NOR COULD WE AFFORD TOWING. SO OUR MECHANIC COUSIN LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER 27,480 MILES!! HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. I THEN WROTE A LETTER TO SUZUKI THINKING THEY WOULD WANT TO KNOW THIS FAILED SO SOON, I TOLD THEM THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, EXPLAINED WHY I DID NOT GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM I HAVE THE PART WE TOOK OFF IF THEY WANTED TO INVESTIGATE. I HEARD NOTHING BACK. TODAY I SPOKE TO THEM AFTER GETTING A PHONE CALL CHECKING ON THE ORIGINAL CALL AND ASKING WHAT HAPPENED? I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY ON THE PHONE EVERYTHING AND SHE SAID BECAUSE I HAD THE CAR DONE LOCALLY I COULD NOT GET ANY REIMBURSEMENT. I DO NOT AND AM NOT SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT! I TOLD HER I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM SUZUKI BUT THEY SHOULD BE AWARE A PART FAILED SO EARLY AND I HAVE THAT PART FOR INVESTIGATION SHOULD THEY WANT ME TO DROP IT OFF. THEY DIDN'T CARE! I AM STUNNED! SO I AM PUTTING IN THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT PERHAPS I SAVE ANOTHER SUZUKI OWNER DYING BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES FAIL DOING 70!! THANKS.

MY CAR'S ISSUE IS THAT AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP TO FIX AN OTHER ISSUE ON BRAKE SYSTEM, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO HAD STAYED ON. THE SERVICE MECHANICS SAW THE FRONT PANEL OF MY CAR WHERE THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT WARN ME ABOUT IT. IF THEY HAD TOLD ME, THE COSTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. AT THAT TIME, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATED (I.E. AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHEN I GOT AN ACCIDENT) AS A DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR DID NOT WARN ME ABOUT IT ALTHOUGH IT ALREADY STAYED ON WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND AIRBAG SYSTEM ITSELF OF SUZUKI. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN AND WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH SUZUKI SX4 AS I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, WHICH ARE THE SAME AS MY ISSUE, ON SAFECAR.GOVE AND OTHER WEBSITES. FURTHERMORE, LOOKING AT THOSE INFORMATION, THOSE CARS HAD THE ISSUE AT A QUITE EARLY STAGE OF CAR USAGE (E.G. WHEN PURCHASED AND MILEAGE), WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT. THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEAD SO SUZUKI SHOULD RESOLVE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY EITHER RECALLING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OR EXTENDING THE WARRANTY SO THAT CAR OWNERS CAN FIX IT WITH NO COSTS AND SAVER OUR LIVES. OTHERWISE, CAR OWNERS WHO COULD NOT AFFORD THE COSTS COULD NOT FIX IT. ALSO, CAR OWNERS WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH AIRBAG LIGHT/SYSTEM WOULD NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, SUZUKI SHOULD NOTIFY CAR OWNERS ABOUT THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. I HOPE THAT NHTSA ALSO WOULD TAKE THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY, INVESTIGATE IT AND GIVE THE NECESSARY DIRECTIONS TO SUZUKI TO SAVE OUR NATION OF U.S.A 'S LIVES FROM A DEFECT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR