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SUZUKI WHEEL — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 653822 · 2008-01-16

Vehicle

Make
SUZUKI
Model
WHEEL
Year
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAD PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 5/23/2006,AROUND 3/2007 MY ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF,I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUZUKI DEALERSHIP HERE IN MIAMI,FL.,BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE,ONE DAY AS I WAS TRAVELING THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK, AS I WAS SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD AND IT FROZE, AND COST ME AN ACCIDENT. I LOST TIME FROM WORK,THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/02/2006,I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR ABOUT 9MTHS., AND EVENTUALLY THEY LAID ME OFF FROM WORK, BECAUSE I COULD NOT RETURN BACK TO WORK AT 100%.I HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY LEFT KNEE, MY BOTH WRIST, AND MY RIGHT SHOULDER. IT IS GOING TO COST ME FOR THESE SURGERIES ABOUT $64,000.00,AND I HAVE TO GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE REHAB. IN ORDER TO BE BACK AT 100%,I HAVE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY PLACE ME ON HOLD OR GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT MY SITUATION. I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED YET AN ATTORNEY, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER,BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10215097
Machine
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