NHTSA — Power Train Problems

1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
83,800 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2012 Suzuki Kizashi drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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2012 Suzuki Kizashi Owner Comments

problem #5

Mar 172023

Kizashi

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On long trips vehicle shuts down and goes into limp mode. It has a very rough idle after restart when it allows you to go. The rims have massively lost large chunks of paint from them as well.It is never close to a dealership when it happens. This normally happens when you are running on the interstate and the vehicle dies in the middle of six lanes of heavy traffic. When this happens no warning lights nor messages appear on the dash. It just shuts down and you literally have to limp it off the road and let it set for a long period of time before it will restart. When it restarts it idles roughly for a long period of time.

- Bruno, WV, USA

problem #4

Jan 032020

Kizashi

  • 130,000 miles
While traveling on the Ohio and Pennsylvania turnpike the vehicle loses power and the ability to accelerate. Speed limit is 70 miles per hour in this zone loss of acceleration led to a abrupt stop going uphill. Pedal is fully push to the maximum acceleration point. This usually takes place when driving the vehicle for more than one hour. This issue has happened numerous times with the excess of 30 plus.

- Castalia, OH, USA

problem #3

Feb 142019

Kizashi

  • 79,000 miles
Smell gas and I cant git a appointment with desantion Kia in albany been tring 4 5 mouth

- Troy, NY, USA

problem #2

Jun 292019

Kizashi

  • 90,000 miles
While driving of the freeway, car lost the ability to accelerate causing loss in speed while going 75 on the freeway.

- Riverside, CA, USA

problem #1

Oct 052018

Kizashi

  • 120,000 miles
When accelerating onto the on-ramp of the highway, the car began to reduce in speed, and make a high pitched whining noise while the rpms increased, but the speed of the car continued to slow until it stopped. The check engine light came on, and I took it to my mechanic, who told me that the the transmission control module had failed. The mechanic was unable to fix it, and when trying to drive it home, the car continued to reduce in speed, and had to be towed back to my home.

- Erie, PA, USA

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