0.8% of complaints about the 2008 Suzuki XL7 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (26 complaints), typically at 6.1 yr or about 62,000 miles.
POWER STEERING WHEEL HARD TO CONTROL. POWER STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE. POWER STEERING FLUID GETS VERY LOW. NEEDS TO BE REFILLED VERY OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SUZUKI XL7 2006. THE RECALL IS #10V250000 STEERING HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST-PUMP POTENTIAL UNIT AFFECTED #46549. MY VEHICLE IS SUZUKI XL7 2008. I HAD THIS VEHICLE INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE SUZUKI XL7 2006 AND AGREED THAT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR
POWER STEERING WHEEL HARD TO CONTROL. POWER STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE. POWER STEERING FLUID GETS VERY LOW. NEEDS TO BE REFILLED VERY OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SUZUKI XL7 2006. THE RECALL IS #10V250000 STEERING HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST-PUMP POTENTIAL UNIT AFFECTED #46549. MY VEHICLE IS SUZUKI XL7 2008. I HAD THIS VEHICLE INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE SUZUKI XL7 2006 AND AGREED THAT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI XL7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MANUFACTURERS FAULTY DESIGN OF THE RACK AND PINION. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI XL7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. *TR