SUZUKI JIMNY GEN 4 - DEATH TRAP & HORROR RIDE!!!

Two months ago we purchased a Suzuki Jimny Gen 4.

During a 2000 km road trip two weeks ago, we found this vehicle to become very unstable on the road in windy conditions, which caused the vehicle to sway from side to side and at higher speeds it became almost too dangerous to drive!

This was reported to the Dealer in Stellenbosch during our trip and on our return, who then took the car for a "test drive" and could find nothing wrong, reason being they drove the vehicle under normal weather conditions, where there was no wind!

The Dealer's findings were sent to Suzuki SA, who concluded that - "The Jimny has a soft suspension therefore it is prone to have body roll which is the characteristics of the vehicle" and that "the Jimny has a soft suspension hence body roll is experienced, and this is how the vehicle is designed"

I pointed out to Suzuki SA the numerous amount of Jimny Owners who complained about the exact same issue (swaying) on social media some being - Facebook's - Suzuki Jimny SA (37 comments), Suzuki Jimny JB74 (32 comments) and New Suzuki Jimny (29 comments), to which they they didn't even bother to address nor comment on.

During a poll held on Suzuki Jimny JB74 FB site - 87% of Jimny Owners were not satisfied with the Jimny's stock standard suspension and only 13% were satisfied.

It is quite obvious that Suzuki SA is very autocratic in this regard, as well as very unprofessional when it comes to dealing with Customers Concerns.

I have in the meantime requested Suzuki SA to provide me with an Official Letter, wherein it states that the vehicle in question is 100% safe to drive and operate and should any incident occur due to the “soft suspension”, Suzuki SA will be held solely responsible.

Suzuki SA declined this request.

So my advice to any future Suzuki Jimny buyer, stay away, stay far away!