2002 Suzuki XL7 Engine cooling Problems

“Ac compressor went out twice in my 2002 Suzuki XL-7. Once in august 2009 and again in may 2012. I had to have it replaced twice because it was a pretty hot summer. It assume if the car last another few years, I will have to replace it again. How annoying! Also, after the summer months, during the winter months when I need to turn on the heat, the service engine light comes on. I got this tested and it had to do with the AC compressor. This makes sense because the XL-7 compressor is dual. It's runs AC and heat. Power steering has been leaking for the past year. …”

“2002 Suzuki xl7 A/C compressor. While driving at 65-70 MPH on the highway, the air conditioning compressor locked up and snapped the belt causing the power steering to stop working and the car to overheat. I paid 1200 to have it fixed about 2 years ago. Now the new one is making a lot of noise and needs to be replaced. I looked on message boards and see that this is a huge problem on these cars for hundreds if not thousands of people. This company needs to correct this problem. It's a major safety issue and very expensive to fix multiple times.”

“No event lead up to the failure of the compressor it just started to squeal one day. The failure happened in about march in my Suzuki XL-7 2002 when I tried to turn on the heat and the fan would not pump out the heat and it made a load squealing noise. I have taken it in to a mechanic and he said the compressor went out and not only did that go out but when it died it created metal shavings which were sucked into two other parts. The mechanic said that it is rare that a compressor should go out at 63,000 miles and it could effect the power steering. …”

“I have a 2002 Suzuki XL-7 and in jan 2005 newburgh Suzuki had to replace the A/C compressor because locked up. Veh only had 13,247 miles on it. Now again nov 2008 veh only has 38,000 miles on it compressor is starting to lock up again.”

“Brought vehicle to one dealer, multiple times regarding engine coolant empty, overheating. First dealer stated was bad radiator cap. Replaced, and problem still occurred. Went to this dealer 3 times for problem with no resolution. Finally went to another dealer, and found cylinder heads to be bad, stated problem could have been avoided if diagnosed earlier. Original dealer wanted fee for diagnosis, even though car still under full warranty. After replacement, engine now makes constant ticking/knock and ping noise when driving, and more pronounced when accelerating. …”