2009 Suzuki SX4: Living Dead Pedal

I appreciate cars that have a "dead pedal", that cryptically-named foot rest located on the far left side of the driver's footwell.  To clarify, not all cars have a dead pedal.  In fact, it used to be only high-performance cars had one so your left foot/leg wouldn't slip while you ripped through some tight corners. 

The SX4 has a dead pedal -- nothing fancy, just a piece of semi-grippy black plastic that does the job of keeping one's left foot from sliding.  But as it turns out, this dead pedal is alive. Press down on it a little and it flexes and squeaks as if it's one of those old-school, floor-mounted headlight high/low-beam switches.  A minor build-quality issue, evidently as there's space underneath the SX4's dead pedal that allows the flexing, as opposed to it being affixed solidly to the floor pan. 

John DiPietro, Automotive Editor at 18,787 miles.

Categories: 2009 Suzuki SX4