Beware the cheap Suzuki's

Contact Suzuki Head office to log a complaint . From there see the Ombudsman.
Get the gearbox place ( hopefully they RMI to do a report on reason for failure)

The agents can be difficult. They have cancelled warrantees for fitting mag wheels.
My brothers ranger tore the loadbin on a 6 month old bakkie. When he took it back they said the solid cover caused the loadbin to tear and that they will not repair. Untill my brother reminded them that he bought it with the solid cover that was fiited by Ford on a demo unit. They apologized and fixed it.
 
fanie1954 said:
So, one of the Suzuki S-Presso's belonging to my wife just developed gearbox problems at 30,000 km. The dealer in Polokwane decided that the guarantee on the vehicle has lapsed due to the fitment of a connected brake on the passengers side. This has been done to about 120 vehicles in the last 20 years. Not a single gearbox failure. It just cannot stress the gearbox. It was fitted to 21 Fords, 40 Toyotas, 20 Chevs and even 20 Suzuki Alto's. Then to a whole bunch of Isuzu and Toyota trucks. Some of these vehicles did more than 200,000 km before sold. Lots and lots of clutches, but no gearbox failures.
The gearbox centre who opened the gearbox comments on the abnormal small Indian made bearings fitted and would not even consider re-fitting factory parts, they are obviously crap. I think Suzuki cut a lot of corners in order to sell these vehicles cheaply
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You should have checked with the manufacturer on the warranty before you fitted the brake. That's on you.
 
The cheaper Suzukis and Toyotas are all Indian cars.
 
It's entirely obvious that @pinball wizard knows plenty about consumer protection law in SA, including the fact that there needs to be proof that the failure of a component was caused by a modification. So I'm sure @pinball wizard knows that a modified wheel nut is grounds to void the warranty of the car's audio system.

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@fanie1954, Suzuki SA/the dealer has to prove that the connected brake caused the bearings in the gearbox to fail. Sure, they could argue that the brake modification voided the warranty of the brake system but not of the gearbox, which isn't connected to the brakes in any manner. Suzuki SA has become infamous for trying to dodge warranty claims on their poorly built cars. Just look at the rusty Swift saga, where Suzuki practically claimed that the car's owner had parked it in the sea. https://www.timeslive.co.za/motorin...-watch-the-rusty-suzuki-swift-saga-continues/
 
lkpat said:
Best selling Toyota non-pickup of 2022 was a Suzuki.
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True but South Africans are not known for their intelligence, these are the same people buying Haval and Chery. Cheap Junk is South Africans favorite.
 
darste said:
It's entirely obvious that @pinball wizard knows plenty about consumer protection law in SA, including the fact that there needs to be proof that the failure of a component was caused by a modification. So I'm sure @pinball wizard knows that a modified wheel nut is grounds to void the warranty of the car's audio system.

/s

@fanie1954, Suzuki SA/the dealer has to prove that the connected brake caused the bearings in the gearbox to fail. Sure, they could argue that the brake modification voided the warranty of the brake system but not of the gearbox, which isn't connected to the brakes in any manner. Suzuki SA has become infamous for trying to dodge warranty claims on their poorly built cars. Just look at the rusty Swift saga, where Suzuki practically claimed that the car's owner had parked it in the sea. https://www.timeslive.co.za/motorin...-watch-the-rusty-suzuki-swift-saga-continues/
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Yay for you. Another simp.
 
darste said:
Why not try responding like an adult instead of being grossly obtuse?
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Indian car sucks.
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Happy now?
 
Tman* said:
Whats this?
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Like one of those learner cars. Where the passenger / instructor can take control over the brake if need be. Literally and extension from the original brake pedal.
 
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