Suzuki Grand Vitara Complaints

639 consumer complaints on file.

#877388January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE 5 MINTUES AFTER CONSUMER PARKED IT, VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND, DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND SUZUKI STATED THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO FILE THIS WITH HIS INSURANCE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876542December 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS SNOW ON GROUND. ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLE HAD LOST CONTROL. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND TURNED WHEEL TO LEFT. TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER HYDROPLANED, AND VEHICLE HIT MERIDIAN STRIP HARD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733454October 4, 2000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731725September 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729135August 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I FIRST REPORTED THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR. SOMETHING WAS CAUSING INTERMITTENT SEVERE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH AT APPROX. 12:30AM WHEN THIS OCCURED AGAIN AND I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FOOT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE BRAKE BY VIBRATION. THE FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE WAS TRANSFERED TO THE ACCELERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLAMMED INTO A SOLID ROCK LEDGE AND RECEIVED INJURIES TO MY BACK AND NECK. BOTH OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE COMMENTED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. THEIR ANSWER HAS BEEN TO BALANCE THE TIRES OVER AND OVER, ALTHOUGH THEY DID SUPPOSEDLY REPLACE THE BODY BUSHINGS. STILL NO RESULTS. NOW I HAVE A WRECKED VEHICLE AND A MESSED UP BACK TO SHOW FOR MY $20,000 DOLLAR INVESTMENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#868136August 18, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES SHOULDER BELTS WILL LOCK UP UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING/SITTING AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER AND PASSNEGER TO MOVE SIDEWAYS . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866258July 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH INTERSECTION & ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE LEFT TURN IN FRONT. APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY BUT HIT DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD & SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES. HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#725247July 11, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN THE CAR IS HOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT; A SMELL FORMS SIMILAR TO EXHAUST FUMES IS RELEASED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I MADE THE COMPLAINT TO SHORTLINE WHEN IT WENT INTO SERVICE SHOP. THEY RETURNED THE CAR SAYING THEY DID NOT SMELL ANYTHING?? I RETURNED THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN THE SMELL WAS PROMINENT AND THEY ADMITTED THAT OTHER COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE! THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE SOME COMPONANTS IN THE A/C AND TURN IT DOWN TO STOP IT FROM FREEZING! IT IS NOT A POWERFUL A/C. THEY SAID THAT CONDENSATION IS CREATED WHEN CAR IS HOT AND ANY BACTERIA WHICH HAS FORMED GIVES OFF THIS NON-TOXIC SMELL??? PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864834July 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT DISENGAGE. ALSO,HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724716June 28, 2000
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AIRBAG - WHEN IT'S BELOW 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WINDSHIELD - MAKES A HOWLING NOISE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 80 MPH. PASSENGER SEATBELT - WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. AIR CONDITION - YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PRESS THE A/C SWITCH AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY ACTIVATE. AIR CONDITIONER - THE FRESH AIR/RECIRCULATION LEVER DOES NOT STAY ON RECIRCULATE, IT MOVES BY ITSELF BACK TO FRESH AIR. FRONT AXLE - THE 4WD ALWAYS POPS BACK INTO 2WD ALL BY ITSELF. THE AXLE LEAKS CONSTANLY. IT'S BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 10000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720834March 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
4 WHEEL DRIVE, SLIPS GEAR, CONTACTED DEALER, NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720018March 12, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
I WAS PROCEEDING SLOWLY, IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. IT WAS SNOWING LIGHTLY. I FELT A SLIGHT "THUMP" UNDER THE CAR, AS IF I'D RUN OVER A SMALL STICK OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK A SNOWBANK, AND THEN SPUN AROUND, COMING TO REST WITH THE LEFT FRONT AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL. THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAD FRACTURED. THE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDESIGNED, AND HAS BEEN REINFORCED AT THE EXACT SPOT THAT SNAPPED. IS THERE A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719369February 28, 2000
SUSPENSION
THE DASHBOARD, STEERING WHEEL, & GAS PEDAL ALL VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 50 AND 65 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719087February 22, 2000
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TIRES ARE TOO SMALL AND TREAD IS INADEQUATE FOR INCLEMENT DRIVING CONDITIONS, BRAKES LOCK UP TOO QUICKLY, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO DIP FOWARD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: DMA518 TIRE SIZE: P235/R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856341February 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FLASH WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PROBLEMAND IT RETURNED. CAN'T DUPLICATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856343February 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TRAVELING BRAKE INICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT IT RETURNED. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856277February 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WIFE HAS HAD THREE MAJOR CRASHES WITH TWO GRAND VITARAS. DURING NONE OF THE INCIDENTS DID THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 98. THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. SECOND INCIDENT WAS IN APRIL OF 99, AND THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 99 . SECOND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, AND IS BACK ON THE ROAD. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550708February 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
SEAL BAD ON WINDSHIELD CAUSING A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715193November 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, TIRES
THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT,DIFFERENTIAL,ALL FOUR TIRES,TURN DRUMS & ROTORS AND THE CAR STILL VIBRATES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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