Here we go yet again. Suzuki announced late last week that it is recalling a total of 90,617 units of its Swift hatchback in Japan to fix a problem with the cars’ door mirrors. A further 192,000 vehicles sold globally are also possibly subject to repairs (might the cars sold here be on the list, one wonders?)
Suzuki said that over time, vehicle vibration could loosen the screws used to secure the door mirrors, causing them to dislodge or fall off. The rectification work involves using adhesive to further secure the screws. Thus far, 77 complaints regarding the defect have been reported in Japan, but there have been no accidents due to it.
The recall, which began last weekend, applies to Swifts produced between May 2007 and September 2009. It also affects 19,426 vehicles sold in Japan manufactured by Suzuki for sale by Nissan, these being the MR Wagon, Cervo and Moco.
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2010 will be remembered as the year of the recall…man, when will the recall problems end?
Well, this model was launched in 2005….now is 2010….and 2011 model will be out soon!
YET!!! SUZUKI STILL HAVE NOT RECTIFY THEIR STEERING RACK PROBLEMS!! 5 YEARS JUST TO RE-DESIGN A RACK?? I have been following the problem highlighted thru the suzuki forum for a while now yet still more worried owners are confirming the same problem! My fire for this awesome car has been doused already.
Anyway, Is there any other car which has much fun as this yet more reliable ( minor problems i.e side mirrors screws or wipers rattling accepted.. bill won’t come up to 5k unlike..”just for a problem part”) than a swift sport? No Latios pls ;)
Hehe..what a lovely month for automotif industries.. :)
Proton never do the same eventhough thousands of their cars have the same problem. Why proton, why??? :( :(
man admits mistake
do u hav prove? r u referring to power windows
Is it true Naza is going down?
Check it out
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Where have all the Proton Bashers gone?
when proton make recall, there were hundred of comments (mostly bashing) posted very fast..
this time with suzuki.. why feel a bit quiet eh.. somemore still drag proton into this…
hmmm… wonder why…
old stories bro
weird!!! the first post for SUZUKI SWIFT topic is about NAZA!!!
this is sooo cooooollll man.
to all car manufacturer …
let’s just recall all your car back…
LOL
Or give them for free. We wont mind..
happy-recall trend…
got party ka? everyone make a recall
malaysia sure wont affected!!! so no recall!!
Recall is the new pink in the motoring world!!!! Everyone should have did it once…..or more!!!!!
no bashers here?
wow…..
it’s like a carnival of recalls…
who’s next?
Mcm mcm la these days
nice to see a manufacturer recalling because of a quality issue, not just a safety issue.
if proton did this they’d have to recall pretty much all their cars lol.
nothing nor nobody is perfect!
however is good to know they admit thier short comming…that’s the sprit!
better than waja power window!
aiyooo…now is musim recall kereta kaa?? so what’s next??..
Who said Car manufacturer cant recall by just a simple mirror, window or whatever minor defect??? Suzuki did it after 77 complaints, what about our beloved Proton? How many complaints have been made?? Or there’s no one actually complaint to Proton, so they are not aware.. LOL…
side mirror could be considered as safety items what.. without side mirror, it will be dangerous to drive around….
let’s see whether toyota, honda and suzuki in malaysia are all free from defects and not included in the recall yet again…
and all the previous gen Kia/Hyundai too…latest one not too sure….
but I remember my friend’s spectra dropped off one of the side mirror when the thunder strikes 2 years ago…funny eh….
oh ya and you’ll know who they are…those who thumb you down….
what about toyota? few hundred cases already and a few deaths baru they minta recall…
Why did you drag Proton over this? Proton did a voluntary recall not to long ago and got bashed to hell because of that. This Suzuki get recalled only after 77 complains and I assume most people will think this is a good decision. Remember, Toyota were FORCED to recall their car and Mitsubishi simply hid their problem.
Any recall is a good thing. It means that manufacturers are taking responsibility on their products. Maybe previous Proton’s Management did not bother about people perception but don’t lump it out with current management. That is not fair.
Proton should have replaced all the faulty power window switch/motor for all its WIRA or WAJA model VOLUNTARY… as you called it.
i think gov should put mental stress subsidy in 2011 budget.
Recall the farking power windows! mine is still not working! I will want to know who is the supplier of the Waja power window.
Again, Malaysia is not affected? lol :)
can citizens recall their votes in election bcos thy made a mistake ??!!
“..using adhesive to further secure the screws”??? u mean superglue?? common man, this is taking cbu type cars a bit too far. dread to think what proton would do.
if this also can be recalled, even when it doesn’t cause any safety issue. … what about . lol . i better hold my words. i am not a basher anyway.
who said side mirror don cause safety issue…..drive car without side mirror or drive with power window prob which car u dare to drive…even jpj don bother u if power window prob but surely the will book u for driving car without side mirror
they should recall all the swifts for steering rack as well. well known issue which they r hiding
bro…nice to see you here again. let’s just say they recall them over this issue now, how many units would be involved? Hundreds of thousand, I guess, because virtually every unit has this problem. Well, we’ll just have to suck it up and live with it until something bad happens?
Anything wrong with your steering rack? It vibrates or steer loosely?
erm, got swift but ckd…is it ckd include in this call back?
Well it’s nice to know that Japanese manufacturers are paying close attention to quality improvement. So far most of the recalls have not involved any fatalities, and only one or two had any accidents.
Recall, and you are covered in every media.
Not bad.
Who said foreign car doesn’t have a defect?
its here paul and a picture too on the recall issue. though in japanese, nowadays we all have automatic google translate :). and from the article it also affect SX4.
http://response.jp/article/2010/10/15/146448.html
Haha…Any car in this world with “Zero Defect”.?
Had this issue 3 months back. Went back to service centre and they just added loctite.
Not sure how true is this, maybe Paul or any other Nissan Grand Livina can feedback ?
NISSAN GRAND LIVINA NEARLY KILLED MY FAMILY!
http://drjacobgeorge.com/myweblog/?p=1264
hah, Suzuki dah recall.. kenapa tak bash?
Kalau Proton recall, bukan main kutuk lagi..
Is this a design issue or assembling issue? because, it seems in India this recalling is not happening. I need to get clarify. Any body have idea??
I think SX4 also facing the same problem. Mine, siap boleh goyang2 tha side mirror. I reported it to Suzuki service center and they repair my side mirror FOC. they said something to do with the screw and it is not covered in the warrany..