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2002 SUZUKI XL-7 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

crash · 540443 · 2005-06-20

Vehicle

Make
SUZUKI
Model
XL-7
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
21,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE NOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ENGINE SURGED AND PULLED MY TRUCK INTO THE FRONT WALL OF MY GARAGE RESULTING IN BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER. AFTER HITTING THE WALL, THE WALL BEING WHAT STOPPED ME, MY TRUCK CAME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE. AT THIS POINT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER THE INCIDENT MY POWER WINDOWS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, BUT MADE A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD PRESS THE BUTTON TO ROLL THEM DOWN. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX ANYTHING. HOWEVER, LAST TIME I HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SUZUKI WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY SORT OF SOLUTION TO ME AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10125986
Machine
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