So I think the door thing is definitely related to the problem somehow. If you listen closely, the mechanism in the steering column that tells it to lock makes an obvious noise when you turn the car off and open your door. The times when I was having issues with it not starting I noticed that if I g...

Odd, mine has not acted up lately either.

kizashi11 wrote:And it's not starting again.

Still having this problem?? I was stranded for about an hour today and it finally decided to start. I didn't perform any magic tricks. I like my Kizashi but I can't keep doing this. She's getting traded in soon

Just left the dealership and they of course could not find any codes related to the steering lock issue. Serviceman siad he did have one other owner with same complaint and he had called Suzuki and they have not had enough " complaints" to view this as something that needs addressed.

Sooo.... my push button unlock on the door handle wouldn't work today but the unlock from the key fob did so I replaced the battery in the fob. If the key fob battery was getting weak, could that have caused the car to think the steering wheel was locked because it didn't sense a signal from the fob...

I stumbled on that when trying to find some info. Made an appointment for service because it doesn't look like I can purchased this part?.

My newer battery is fine. All accessories run. Strong lights, no dimming.
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Did anyone ever find a solution for this? Mine has started to do the same thing. Wheels are straight when parked. Car tells me the wheel is locked yet I am able to turn steering wheel and I can't start it.