Faults:

All tires had to be replaced 8 months after I bought the car.

Interior door handles have fallen off in my hand.

Radiator had to be replaced when car was two years old.

Just replaced the entire air conditioning system.

My hood is rusting already, and all the paint has peeled off the exterior door handles.

Power window and lock buttons had to be repaired.

The shifter (automatic) became hard to use, and had to have some repair.

General Comments:

It's a very cheaply made car.

Faults:

Suzuki? Enough said! Piece of junk.

General Comments:

For starters, there are many things wrong with the car.

The struts started leaking at about 80 thousand miles.

In order to turn the car completely off, you need to hold the gear shifter into park while turning it off.

All door handles fall off about one month after I purchased it.

Transmission chip had needed to be replaced, transmission sometimes jumps around.

Paint is starting to chip off and exposed a yellow undercoat. I am not sure why the paint is chipping since the car is stored in our garage when it is not in use.

I really wish someone would steal it and total it. Like I told Suzuki Corp, we have had more issues with this car than we have had with our 1997 Ford Truck that was purchased brand new and has 237,000 miles on. Have never had to replace a transmission chip, struts, transmission, nothing. Just needed an oil change, tune up and new tires from time to time.

Faults:

Ran over rock when avoiding deer, and suspect it affected the alignment at about 10,000 miles, as I just noticed uneven tire wear on right front and had four wheel alignment completed at 21,300 miles. This is the only maintenance to date other than oil changes I've done myself every 3,000 miles...

General Comments:

Great power to weight ratio, in normal range, really quick in power range.

Relatively large travel and soft suspension.

Spacious cabin, and the ergonomics are very comfortable, outstanding for this class, and a real buy compared to others in its class.

I bought this from Car Max August 2008, after calling Suzuki who verified the dealer had used it as demo, sold at auction to Carmax in July 08, and that warranty would be 9 years 11 months and remainder of 100,000 warranty, i.e. It was as close as I could get to brand new for steep discount compared to other makes or models, new or used.

Routinely obtain 29.5 mpg in mixed highway and city driving, approx 33 mpg when driving 65 mph on highway for trip.

This is lighter car than the 2001 Saturn L200 we have with its 185,000 miles, and therefore is subject to some crosswind movement on highway if the wind gusts or a transfer truck speeds by...

The content and operation of power mirrors, locks, windows, and superb stereo system are real joy to use. Touch and operation is light and crisp to all switches.

The headlights, daytime running, low beam and high beam, are fantastic.

This is best purchase I've made in my life. My wife borrows it every chance she gets when she wishes to visit relatives about 250 miles away.

Can't say enough good things about it...