2006 SUZUKI XL-7 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2006 Suzuki XL-7 has 2 recalls, both addressing the same issue: a plastic drive belt pulley that can crack and shed pieces under repeated heat stress, causing the drive belt to slip off and leaving the driver with significantly heavier steering. When the pulley breaks apart, fragments can wedge between the pulley and belt, stripping the belt from the system entirely. This cuts power to both the power steering pump and, on equipped vehicles, the air conditioning compressor. The immediate result is that steering effort increases sharply, which can make the vehicle harder to control, particularly at lower speeds or during turns.