2009 Suzuki SX4 Electrical System Problems

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL OF THE 2009 SUZUKI SX4 FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A USED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA DIRECTLY BY TWO SEPARATE LETTERS TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE NECESSARY REPAIR MADE; ALSO I HAVE CALLED THREE DESIGNATED DEALERSHIPS THAT HANDLE SUZUKI WARRANTY REPAIRS IN ORLANDO, TAMPA, AND ST. PETERSBURG, FL TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, AND THE DEALERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL, OTHER THAN VERIFYING THAT MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT, SHOULD THIS VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD, THUS POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A SERIOUS PASSENGER INJURY. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING SUZUKI TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 6/29/12. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS LATER. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT MY AIRBAGS ARE NOW DISABLED. AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALER/REPAIR FACILITY IS 125 MILES AWAY. ON LINE BLOGS AND THIS WEBSITE INDICATE PROBLEMS WITH DISCONNECT IN SEAT SENSOR EMBEDDED WITHIN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. SUZUKI WILL NOT COVER COSTS TO REPAIR/REPLACE SEAT CUSHION. SAFETY ISSUE SEAMS TO BE WITH ALL SUZUKI SX4'S. HOW DO WE, THE CONSUMER, GET AMERICAN SUZUKI TO RECALL THIS AIRBAG ISSUE? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR BOTH COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,419.