after three weeks....

lookin · Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:52 pm

spot on ghost what is this this is not roughness this is the sound of the engine you must hear something its an engine is this a complaint i really dont think so i think this is nit picking at its best and no my steering wheel dont vibrate[maybe some of you have a problem] and yes my engine is very quiet when idling i dont even know and if i do hear a sound when driving i like that sound except for the heavy acceleration sound[almost choking] but i wont complain about that and this car has exceeded my expectations i think you guys have nothing to complain about so you must find something well if you must you will as with any car..also with heavy stop and go traffic my mpgs go down as expected with any car amongst other things like whats in the trunk a/c windows open or close, accelaration..just enjoy the car damn

speedsterz · Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:01 pm

well, i'm taking another hit of bad news on my Kizashi. I took it in today to get the blown tweeter replaced under warranty and have my aluminum side sills installed. it appears the blown speaker is still shorting out and the dealership has no clue what it could be. they are going to put a call out to suzuki engineering tomorrow. i told them about the amp problem that's been described on the boards.

i'm still hoping that one day i will ride my sexy bad ass Kizashi worry free....

if they cannot find the answer to the speaker problem, and it's not resolved in three tries i am going to look into florida's lemon law and if it gets to the point that the lemon law is enforced then i will have my 2011 six speed Kizashi sport.

to be continued......

lookin · Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:12 pm

now this is a legitimate complaint .......maybe you should ask them to change everything head unit and speakers and wiring hmmmm but the sport sounds good too me.....good luck

Minority · Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:51 am

lookin wrote:..just enjoy the car damn

I would love to "just enjoy my car", however it is rough at low revs and low load and my fuel consumption is worse than my last cars, with the same driving conditions, when it should be better (Suzukis says it is in there advertising) . These things are spoiling my enjoyment.

lookin · Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:26 am

like i said i dont think its rough at all the car has a sound..if you want no sound try an electric car ... maybe it aint for you you know what you could do i guess everyone aint gonna be happy as with any car...hehe

speedsterz · Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:48 am

In addition, as I'm driving home and running errands my door keeps rattling like an old beater. My first thought is they must have not hinged the door back where it was supposed to latch on. Sure enough, as I'm taking things out of my car I find some screws and anchors on the floor under the diver's seat ARGH!!!!!!!!!!

lookin · Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:59 am

oh wow you have my sympathy speedsterz ive been thinking that sport idea sounds good lol

Shaneous · Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:45 am

Minority wrote:
babacu wrote:
Similarly, for the low rpm vibrations, if you accelerate slightly at low speeds, when the rpms are below 1500 (but not too hard so you get a quick downshift), do you notice a lower tone grumbling (almost diesel engine like) before getting towards 2000 rpm (when it sounds a bit more "round")? If so, that's what I think we're talking about here...

Another related aspect that can contribute to this is the gas. Yeah, I know it only requires 87 and it runs fine with it. However, with my other cars I always managed to find a type of gas they ran smoother with, usually a premium one (but not always), even if the fuel consumption was not significantly different. And different engines find different types of gas better (I have a friend whose V6 Toyota Camry sounded horrible with the same gas my Outlander purrs with), so I'm still looking for the best match for the Kizashi.
That's a perfect description of what I'm experiencing and what I didn't expect in the Kizashi!

I also tried a higher octane fuel, 95 RON (as standard the Kizashi runs 91 RON fuel here in Australia), it didn't make any difference to the roughness and I'm only half way through the tank, so we'll see how the fuel consumption goes.

Just had a thought, maybe they only run rough in ex-british colonies

Hi there

.. yeah I experience this.. but I can't say it annoys me or makes me think of my engine as rough.. i just put it down to CVT ratios set for the car. I drive a lot in manual mode.. so maybe it annoys me less than some others?

Also, at high speeds I have no roughness and no adverse feedback through the car, seat or wheel.. - did 145kph overtaking a ford falcon on the freeway the other day and I felt no difference between that speed and 40kph.... in fact I had a hard time believing I was doing 145kph... and had to keep an eye on myself re speed cameras for the rest of the trip!!

Minority · Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:57 am

Shaneous wrote:Also, at high speeds I have no roughness and no adverse feedback through the car, seat or wheel.. - did 145kph overtaking a ford falcon on the freeway the other day and I felt no difference between that speed and 40kph.... in fact I had a hard time believing I was doing 145kph... and had to keep an eye on myself re speed cameras for the rest of the trip!!

Yes, at speed or under faster accelleration no problem at all, its a lovely smooth car to drive (the chassis dynamics are definately smoother than my old Mazda 6). Its that contrast that I find frustrating.

babacu · Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:05 pm

Minority wrote:
lookin wrote:..just enjoy the car damn
I would love to "just enjoy my car", however it is rough at low revs and low load and my fuel consumption is worse than my last cars, with the same driving conditions, when it should be better (Suzukis says it is in there advertising) . These things are spoiling my enjoyment.

I think you can safely ignore this type of comments. Exchanging unbiased opinions is what this forum should be for, maybe we can ask the admin to create a fanboy section for those who cannot stand to hear/read any sort of discussion that is short of 100% praise.

I find these threads very helpful in finding out what the normal behaviour is for this car. I'm very happy with the car so far, but that does not make me think it's the best thing after sliced bread. It sure has its shortcomings, and I'd like to be able to find out what is considered "normal" for this car (as in experienced by most owners) and what might be a problem that warrants a trip to the service shop.

So please do continue to share your observations, I'm sure most readers will be able to filter out the noise and extract the relevant info from these discussions.