Suzuki Celerio Fails Brake Test: Sales Stopped in UK

[THE XOVER]

Suzuki Celerio fails in braking test conducted by two magazines in UK. .Here is the link:Suzuki Celerio sales halted following brake failure during Autocar tests | Autocar

Suzuki Celerio sales have been suspended in the UK and Republic of Ireland with immediate effect, and all customers advised not to drive their cars, after two test vehicles suffered total brake failure during controlled tests by Autocar and What Car?.During the first full-force braking test, however, all stopping power was immediately lost upon application of the brakes. The brake pedal became stuck in the fully depressed position and had no effect on the Suzuki's speed. No braking effort could be exerted by forcing the pedal up and reapplying it.

 

[Razor]

New Suzuki Celerio sales suspended in UK after brake failure during tests

Very scary scenario....see detailed news below

The Celerio city car was undergoing testing off the back of a full UK media launch last week. During the first full-force braking test, it is said that all stopping power was lost immediately when the brakes were applied. The pedal became stuck in the fully depressed position and had no effect on the Suzuki’s speed. No braking effort could be exerted by forcing the pedal up and reapplying it.

Apparently, the Celerio in question was brought to a safe stop using only the handbrake and engine braking. Suzuki subsequently recalled the car and delivered another for retests – but the replacement failed again in exactly the same scenario.

As a result, Suzuki is recalling all UK Celerio models will immediate effect. It relates to retraction of the brake pedal and affects right-hand-drive vehicles for UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It does not affect left-hand-drive vehicles or other right-hand-drive markets. Those cars are all built at the Maruti plant in India, while UK models have just begun production at the Rayang factory in Thailand.

New Suzuki Celerio recalled after brake failure | Auto Express

While it is still possible that only a few cars are affected I am not really ready to take Suzuki's word at face value....feeling very scared as a Celerio owner

 

[charithao]

This might probably be an issue with ABS and/or ESP which is only an option in the ZXI variant in India. But as far as I know Euro version is different and it's not the same car (At least by the options it has) sold in India. If you don't have ABS then you just have a mechanical brake system which is highly unlikely to fail except for a major fluid leak in the break system. So I don't think you need to worry about this. I am from Sri Lanka and there are loads of Celerios here. No problem so far.

 

[charithao]

Apparently the faulty vehicles are from the Thailand plant.

Suzuki brake failure: the facts - IOL Motoring

 

[vm2011]

Maruti's Celerio pass the barke tests conducted by Autocar India

Autocar India’s emergency braking tests are normally conducted from 80kph to a standstill, however for in this we raised the speed to 130kph or 80mph to match the parameters of Autocar UK’s full-force braking test, which resulted in brake failure in the UK car.

However, the Maruti Celerio took 77.18 meters and 5.84 seconds to smoothly come to a halt from 130kph and while these figures are not segment best, the Celerio’s ABS-equipped brakes worked reliably even after multiple tests.

Though the Indian made Celerios are not affected by the recall, Maruti is understood to be conducting its own investigation just to be sure.

Source:Autocar India

 

[vm2011]

Suzuki Celerio brake issue rectified, cars go on sale March 1 in Australia. Indian Models are not affected ( see above post)

Here is the issue and solution:
The braking pedal includes a safety mechanism link that is designed to collapse the brake pedal in the event of an accident so as to avoid contact with the driver’s legs.
That component was detaching due to a deformation under the testing regime that the UK media outlets .

Solution:

Suzuki developed a new link mechanism that was fitted to a revised brake assembly, and the media outlets in the UK – as well as Suzuki’s internal test team – have successfully rectified the problem.
The company is “replacing the entire brake pedal assembly” including the revised link system in all cars in stock before the Celerio goes on sale in March.

Suzuki Celerio brake issue rectified, cars go on sale March 1

 

[vm2011]

Re: New Suzuki Celerio sales suspended in UK after brake failure during tests

While it is still possible that only a few cars are affected I am not really ready to take Suzuki's word at face value....feeling very scared as a Celerio owner

Here seem to be the reasoning for the above malfunctioning only on RHD vehicles only.

A Safety Feature Caused The Suzuki Celerio's Brakes To Fail At 80mph -

In the event of a crash, the pedals are designed to retract, protecting the driver’s legs. When the Celerio was converted to right-hand drive, a fault was introduced.
It’s designed to break away in an accident and cause the pedal to retract from the feet. It’s not the same design as the left-hand drive car…What we had was a safety mechanism anticipating a crash and activating way too early

Subsequent tests on Indian built Celerio's by Autocar India confirms the Celerio passing the braking test.


A Safety Feature Caused The Suzuki Celerio's Brakes To Fail At 80mph

 

[generalmax]

To tell the truth, I don’t understand why the fault even occurred, considering the car is manufactured by a japanese company in thailand and india, all of which are right hand drive countries.

 

[vm2011]

To tell the truth, I don’t understand why the fault even occurred, considering the car is manufactured by a japanese company in thailand and india, all of which are right hand drive countries.

The failure is due to the the mechanism involved in RHD vehicles as an additional safety measure that is there to retract the pedals .
India and Thailand are LHD countries - but irrespective of where it is made this problem would be there due to the malfunction of the component.

In LHD markets this additional safety feature is not there and hence this faulty component is not present and hence the problem will not be seen in these cars (LHD market)