Suzuki Grand Vitara Complaints

639 consumer complaints on file.

#10045044October 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 GRAND VITARA WITH 60K MILES NEEDS A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PART SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 60K MILES. HAVE READ INFORMATION FROM OTHER SUZUKI GRAND VITARA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AFTER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044680October 24, 2003
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AIR COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ALL WINDOWS WERE CLOSED. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL CAME ON AND WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THIS WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042068September 23, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE TIE ROD BROKE.*MR THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK A CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL AND THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. *PH (PER ALBERTO JIMENEZ THIS DOCUMENT IS CONSIDERED A MAILED IN VOQ) *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038112September 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE CLEANING WINDSHIELD CLEAN FLUID LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE THROUGH SEAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033289August 21, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
I HAVE 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING TO THE FLOOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BROKEN LINKAGE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEED IT MAKES A WEIRD GRUNTING GURGLING SOUND. I PLANNING ON HAVING IT CHECKED OUT WHEN I HAVE MY 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033535August 11, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, TIRES
CONSUMER STATES AT 12,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT. 5000 MILES LATER, ALL 4 TIRES HAD CUPPED ON THE INSIDE. AT 15000 MILES TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE AND WEARING THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032099August 5, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022369August 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY HAD NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE HE SUGGESTED CHANGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031718July 31, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. SIZE#1956515 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024571July 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029769July 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE MAKE RATTLING NOISE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017458July 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRES AT THE BACK OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER MELTED. WHEN THE CONSUMERS BRAKE ASSIST WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IT BURNED UP, BECAUSE THE WIRE WAS TOO THIN AND WAS UNABLE TO CARRY THAT TYPE OF LOAD. LUCKILY THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW OUT. *NLM *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020450June 26, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, WHICH PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *JB *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017956June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT 30,000 MILES BECAUSE OF A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE TENSION ON THE TIMING CHAIN. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *NLM *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021056June 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT OVER 57 MPH. 24,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ITS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE! LOOKING AT IT ON LIFT FOR A HOUR, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE, SAYS EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. THERE IS A DRONING TYPE NOISE DEFINITELY DRIVELINE RELATED, ANY PASSENGER WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED CAN TELL WHEN YOU ARE GOING OVER 57 MPH. EITHER DRIVESHAFT PROBLEMS OR TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE,REAR END PROBLEM. ORIGINAL TIRES HYDROPLANING AT 24,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE TIRES, ALSO ALIGNMENT WAS OFF VEHICLE PULLS TO SIDE. SECOND DEALER ALSO SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020630May 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEAD CELL BATTERY AT ~48,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, BUT EVENTUALLY DID AFTER A JUMP START. THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS, WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO TRY AND START THE ENGINE, ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS A CLICKING NOISE. JUMP STARTING WAS INEFFECTIVE. IT WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS IS ENGINE SIEZURE. THE VEHICLE IS FOUR YEARS OLD, WITH ~48,000 MILES, AND PERFECT SERVICE RECORDS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RUN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011689March 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008757February 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CALIPER FROZEN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005869February 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004325January 21, 2003
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASOLINE LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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