Suzuki Swift - common issues

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They provide very good service with very affordable price.

My previous review of Swift:

Previous problems with Swift:

Swift vs Myvi

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[ahmedaljehani]

You got scammed by the garage yet you blame it on the car.

[rinunculartoo]

I have one of these same colour same year and its been perfect.
Great paint, no mechanical issues
Plus outstanding fuel economy.

[pauloalexandre]

After chanching all those unnecessary parts i would make a big complain when the solution was so easy as u manage to discover for yourself. Great job👍

[kevingarland]

If you were to try and tie it up here in New Zealand with just a piece of string then it will fail a Warrant Of Fitness (WOF) Certificate. Which is a safety check list where a lot of things are checked over for it to pass a WOF. For instance like rust, structural damage, lighting, brakes just to name a few and all cars must go through it every 6 or 12 months. Depending on what year the car is. If it's under the year 2000 then you get a 6 month WOF and if its over the year 2000 then you're allowed a 12 month one. They're very strict when it comes to passing a WOF in our country but necessary for the safety of the people on our roads.

[bootroota]

I have a 2012 (owned since new) 1.4L swift and I've put 285000km on it and it still runs fine. It does splutter when it's cold but other than that I really can't fault it if you just need a car to get you from A to B and back. One full tank gets me on average 650-700kms.

[lunchie]

To stop the rear panel rattling, put some thick foam UNDER the panel as well as possibly some butyl sound deadener(and brand but Dynamat is a well know brand)

[joginderrohilla]

Great video and info. Will definitely connect with the shop for paint ✌🏻

[F-Khan]

change your mechanics please, they spent days with the car and couldn't see a loosened pipe : (

[randolphhaslam]

a very good detection. you can use double sided tape to solve the problem of the panel in the booth of the car.

[drumstick]

Thanks and greetings from Denmark!
I am considering this car myself, it seems you get a lot of value for the money, and it is cheap in insurance and road fee/tax.

[pursangedition]

From what you've described about the sound coming on when moving off/coming to a stop/stationary, I'm surprised your mechanic saw fit to replace suspension components.

Worn parts like strut mounts, stabiliser links, stabiliser bushings, lower control arms etc make a clunking noise only when driving over humps or uneven surfaces esp on one side.

As for the o-ring, they must've discovered a leak around your VVT solenoid & decided to replace it.. though it's usually not critical or at all related to the sound.

May be good to have your mechanic ride with you to understand the problem, and try sourcing your own parts if you can! Suzuki parts are generally affordable & widely available online in Malaysia 😁

(Speaking from experience as a Swift Sport owner)

[ΝικόλαςΠαναγιάρης]

m13a series engine is build like a tank, i recommend after 150.000 km ( if you run it on red line ) the first to change is radiator cup, thermostat, SEAL of PCV VALVE .... radiator cup is critical becouse have a pressure release valve if not open something will blow on engine.

[shark]

False information. It’s your car problem.not random or common.

[mysteryman]

I hope you got your money back on the unnecessary "repairs" to resolve the noise that you fixed yourself at no cost. Which the so called trained people could not do themselves. I remember I had a problem with a vehicle some years ago. The rear brakes would lock on when very little pressure was applied (but only sometimes) At one point it sent me spinning out of control through a red light across traffic lanes, Luckily for everyone at the time the road was empty. I had reported this to the mechanic before hand and he replaced the brake disks and pads at high cost to myself. which di not fix the very dangerous problem. I them took it for an MOT at the local authority who failed it and told me it was the load sensing valve seizing and all I needed to do was spray it with wd40. That actually worked!

[dagonGate]

I agree but I also want to add some. Interior plastic trims rattling, the windows also had a lot of play and rattle, purge valve broke every time a !non cautious! technician wants to replace the air filter. 2/3 of m13a swifts have winning noise from gearbox(only the manuals). Need to replace the imput shaft bearing witch is inside the gear box(having the gearbox out of the car make the fix expensive, the bearing only cost 30euros).Most of the owners change all the bearings, bolts and seals once they had their gearbox opened and they never had problems again.(cost is 200-450€) BUT! The most serious problem with these cars are the "ATE" abs units. Over 2.000 owners experienced problems and some of them had accidents. The brake pedal sunk and the car don't brake.Pumping the brake pedal save some people's from crashing. (There is no abs warning light). Suzuki never admit the gearboxes problems or abs modules malfunctions. The engine and all the electrical system is bulletproof.

My opinion for Abs module is you should service the brakes by changing the brake fluid every year or two and always using a obd tool to properly bleed the abs module from any air or bad/rasty brake fluid. My opinion about gearbox issue is to prevent fast/hard shift from 1st to 2nd gear or downshift to 2nd from 3rd wth a lot rpms.

[lindsaykelly]

Got a 2010 RE4 man the rolling stones don't rock as good as this

[musoseven]

I'm sorry you've been through all of that. I'd complain to the garage and seek a refund (giving them the benefit of the doubt those parts may have needed replacing - did they show you the worn out/old parts?).

I'd replace the wire with cable ties for a stronger fix - I wonder how the car left the factory, if a bracket has broken can Suzuki sell you an OEM replacement?

Japanese spec paint? Always an issue, sadly, very thin too. Also several of the later Suzuki's have plastic interior trim rattles too especially around the parcel shelf and tailgate. Always best to buy a car mid way through its product lifecycle Eg when they've been released for 3 years as all the problems are ironed out. Later in the lifecycle you may get Eg nice alloys, tinted glass, updated stereo but the manufacturer will only be using up spare parts whilst in other, less obvious areas cutting costs/cost down.

Mechanically Swift's are pretty good, your model did require a modification to the rear suspension iirc, as they had excessive tyre wear etc. Hopefully yours will be free from such.

I've the later model, I can get 50 mpg without trying (if I did try I'm sure that 55mpg or more would be possible) on a good trip, although if on a motorway it's always best to use a higher octane perol as the fuel burn on lower octane petrol is higher so less MPGs are achieved. General running about and the lower octane fuel is fine, it's just at higher speed and revs higher octane fuel performs better and it cleans the fuel system as it has better additives etc.

🤞✌️😊👍

[SandunLabs]

wow you amazing reviewer, Very honest.

[deeangel]

I used double sided tape, it works. Hope this helps you

[dfwnick]

Good job suzuki owner, ...the mechanic love you.