1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-05 | 03V512000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 196,876 | — | Details |
| 2001-04-27 | 01V146000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 59,888 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE ROTTED AWAY ALL BRAKES AND FLUID LOST |
| 2012-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR WILL LOSE COMPLETE POWER DROPPING FROM 45 OR 55 TO 10 OR 15 … |
| 2010-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOU… |
| 2008-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE… |
| 2008-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHI… |
| 2007-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN I BRAKE MY CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND LOSES CONTROL. IT IS LIKE IT IS ON ICE AND ONE TIME IT SPUN AROUND, EVEN THOU… |
| 2005-12-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES COMPLETE ENGINE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND VEHICLE SPEED RAPIDLY DROPS TO UNDE… |
| 2005-11-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V427000L FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR FIRST IN 2004. WHEN CALLIN… |
| 2005-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THERE NO LONGER BEING A SUZUKI DEALER IN HIS AREA AND CAN NOT GET RECALL WORK DONE. *TS … |
| 2005-03-13 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 2 | DT: DRIVERS' SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. *AK |
| 2005-03-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT THEN SKIDDED AND FLIPPED OVER, HITTING THE F… |
| 2004-12-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING THE TOP OF THE HILL HE GRADUALLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, AS WE… |
| 2004-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE SUZUKI RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE 4 OXYGEN SENSORS. *BF THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE GEAR WOULD NO LONG… |
| 2004-09-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE MUFFLER WAS BROKEN. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IN… |
| 2004-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MADE LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND FAILED.. AAA CALLED TO TOW VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY INDEPENDENT … |
| 2004-03-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ON RAINY DAYS, OR IN COLD WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP. TURNING … |
| 2004-01-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VARTARA AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER VEHICLE HITTING A @36'' TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A… |
| 2004-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES PRODUCE A GRINDING NOISE. *AK |
| 2004-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | I DID RECEIVE NOTICE OF A RECALL OF THE 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA REGARDING AN PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND TH… |
| 2004-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT R… |
| 2004-01-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | RECALL 03V512000 CONCERNING ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP FAILURE. DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WER… |
| 2004-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE NO MATTER WHAT SPEED IT WAS TRAVELING. CONSUMER TOOK V… |
| 2003-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | Yes | 1 | AFTER PURCHASING MY USED VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2003 THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK, OR SWITCHING… |
| 2003-08-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | I HAVE 1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING TO THE FLOOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO… |
| 2003-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION AND FAILS TO TURN. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE. THEN, W… |
| 2003-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES ENGINE MAKE RATTLING NOISE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *… |
| 2003-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FENDER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE IS VERY LOOSE. THE ENTIRE FENDER IS HELD ON BY PLASTIC FASTENERS. VEHICLE W… |
| 2003-05-20 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE TIE ROD BROKE.*MR THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK A CON… |
| 2003-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEAD C… |
| 2003-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY HAD … |
| 2003-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE WIRES AT THE BACK OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER MELTED. WHEN THE CONSUMERS BRAKE ASSIST WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE… |
| 2002-12-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | REAR MAIN SEAL ON ENGINE BEGINS TO LEAK, DRIPPING OIL ONTO CHASSIS CROSSMEMBERS AND EXHAUST PIPES, LEAVING AN OIL BURNI… |
| 2002-11-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AXLE ASSEMBLY SLID OUT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS |
| 2002-10-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | BROAD SIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DT |
| 2002-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP-HAD A LOUD SOUND-WE ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL-THE SALES PERSON ATTACHED A $15… |
| 2002-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AT 25-30 MPH, NOT A PANIC STOP, BRAKE LOCKED UP ,AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 180 DEGRE… |
| 2001-12-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | FUEL ODORS/FUME GETTING INTO VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVID… |
| 2001-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE AS WELL. *MJ |
| 2001-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V146000 IN JUNE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT NO PARTS … |
| 2001-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 01 F 011 000/FUEL PIPE: UNABLE TO GET A PROPER SCHEDULE FROM DEALER; FEDERAL HIGHWAY SUZUKI; DENVER, CO; PHONE# 303/404… |
| 2001-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 01V146000. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT C… |
| 2001-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS CALLING DEALER IN REGRAD TO NHTSA RECALL#01VF011000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 101V14600 FOR REGULATOR HOSE. … |
| 2001-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSMER IS CALLING TO REPORT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE FOUR TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.… |
| 2001-07-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF AT 70 MPH. DEALER ADMITS DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING. ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY SINCE IT'S OVER 36,000… |
| 2001-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECLL NOTICE 01V146/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL X4, AND CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET REC… |
| 2001-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V146000 NOTICE. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILAB… |
| 2001-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE LAST REPLACEMENT, AND A 3RD… |
| 2001-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 01V146000/ MANUFACTURERS RECALL X4, CONSUMER CALLED DEALER CONCERNING RECALL REPAIRS, DEALER HAD NOT RECE… |
| 2001-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | PARTS FOR RECALL 01V146000 REPAIRSHAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE JULY 2001. DEALERSHIP KEEPS CANCELLING APPOINTMENT AFTE… |
| 2001-07-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | PLASTIC WINDOW GUARDS DO NOT SECURELY ATTACH TO WINDOW FRAME. IN EVENT OF HIGH SPEEDS OR HIGH WIND GUARDS WILL JUST… |