1999 Suzuki Vitara
Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-15 | 99V273002 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 8,408 | — | Details |
| 1999-06-28 | 99V154000 |
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1,273 | — | Details |
| 1999-06-28 | 99V155000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1,273 | — | Details |
| 1999-02-09 | 98V324002 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 38 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUZUKI VITARA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN TH… |
| 2010-03-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP TO AVOID HITTING A DEER RUNNING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. TH… |
| 2008-08-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUZUKI VITARA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REPAIRING THE BRAKES, HE DISCOVERED CORROSION ON THE F… |
| 2008-08-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON MY 1999 SUZUKI VITARA. THE CHEVROLET TRACKER, WHICH IS THE SAME CAR … |
| 2008-06-28 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUZUKI VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING COLUM… |
| 2004-12-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MP ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED TH… |
| 2004-11-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A COLLISION OCCURRED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG… |
| 2004-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 1999 VITARA HAS LOUD VIBRATION BETWEEN 55 TO 65 MPH. HAVE TO DRIVE BELOW OR ABOVE MPH RANGE TO STOP VIBRATION. SAFETY… |
| 2003-09-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN CRUISE MODE. WHEN TRYING TO DISENGAGE … |
| 2002-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 04V427000. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CORPORATI… |
| 2002-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | FROM DAY ONE, THE BELT ON THE CAR MADE A CHIRPING NOISE. THE CAR HAD GONE BACK TO THE DEALER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS… |
| 2001-07-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASE CAR HAS EXHIBITED SERIOUS VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND CRUISE CONTROL UNIT OPERATES … |
| 2001-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR AXLE BROKE AND TIRE COMPLETELY CAME OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO COLLISION/ INJUR… |
| 2001-07-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER WILL ATTACH COPY TO COMPLAINT FORM FOR FUEL PIPE HOSE IN THE BEGINNING OF JU… |
| 2001-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED THE ENGINE WILL DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10+ TIMES SINCE 2/2000. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND… |
| 2001-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE SWERVES AT ANY SPEED, IT'S DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE AND TIRES WERE REPLACED, H… |
| 2001-03-28 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT WOULD BLOW HOT INSTEAD OFF COOL AIR. TOOK VEHICLE TO GET PART FOR AIR COND… |
| 2001-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE STARTS TO RATTLE AND SHAKE. IT SEEMS AS IF CAR IS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. HAVE BEEN CO… |
| 2000-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERHOOD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2000-03-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PLASTIC USED IN THE DOOR TRIMS IS VERY BRITTLE. SUZUKI SAYS IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THERE IS NO SUPPORT UNDER IT. |
| 2000-02-17 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS FA… |
| 2000-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD BEEN PURCHASED MORE THAN 30 DAYS AGO & IT ALREADY HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT SHAKES … |
| 2000-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAN ALL OF THE CARS I HAVE OWNED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR TO BE SAFE AND NEVE… |
| 1999-12-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V273002. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR BRAKE LAMP … |
| 1999-12-03 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE 4 WHEEL DRIVE, INCLUDING THE SHIFTER. *AK |
| 1999-08-13 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE OVER 60 MPH THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IT ALSO VIBRA… |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT EASILY GO INTO 3RD GEAR. THERE WAS A HORRIBLE VIBRATION AND NOISE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD… |
| 1999-07-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE WOULD DRIFT RIGHT LIKE ITS STEERING BY ITSELF. WOULD HIT BUMPS OR ROUGH PATCH IN ROAD & LOSE… |
| 1999-07-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | INTENSE VIBRATION/SHAKING AT 60 MPH AND OVER, LOUD ENGINE NOISE WHEN IN GEAR, |
| 1999-07-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SEVERE SHAKE/VIBRATION AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH, FEEL A LOSS OF CONTROL. WHEN STOPPED NOISE IN DRIVE BUT NOT PARK. |
| 1999-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED, IT WOULD STALL OUT. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL THE CLUTCH WAS PUSHED. FI… |
| 1999-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BUMPY/VIBRATION FELT AT 35+ MPH, SMOOTHS OUT TO SOME DEGREE ABOVE 45 UNTIL YOU REACH 60+. VIBRATION ABOVE 60 FEELS AS … |
| 1999-06-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE BOUNCES, CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTR… |
| 1999-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 MPH OR MORE) INTENSE VIBRATION IS FELT. IT MAKES ME FEEL AS IF I AM OUT OF CONTROL. I TES… |
| 1999-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL PAN CRACKED CAUSING AN OIL LEAKED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FIRST TIME ON OPEN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A VERY BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS … |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS KEPT BLOWING OUT ON THEIR OWN. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED SIX TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | DURING SUDDEN STOPS THE BRAKES FADE AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | CONSUMER HEARING A HUMMING NOISE FRON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND IS FEELING VIBRATIONS WHICH MAKE HER FEEL SHE IS LOOSING… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF 5TH GEAR THE SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL GATE BETWEEN 5TH AND REVERSE, OTHER TIMES E… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT COME UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, HAD TO MANU… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | OEM TIRE DESIGN AND SIZE CREATES DANGEROUS HANDLING PERFORMANCE ON SNOW COVERED/ICEY ROADS. VEHICLE PERFORMANCE SUFFERS… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, GRINDS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR, AND SOMETIMES WON'T GO INTO GEAR. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IS LEAKING, CAUSING FUMES, RESULTING IN DISCOMFORT. *YC |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 99V273002 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE … |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN GOING ABOVE 60 MPH AND THERE IS SOME VIBRATION. DEALER HS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOW… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SKIDDED ON HITTING ICE AND CRASHED. YH |
| — | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CURVE WHEN STEERING SPINDLE FAILED ,COMPLETLY SNAPPED, CAUS… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WITH ONE OR TWO WINDOWS OPENED, AND IN 2ND THROUGH 5TH GEAR, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHICH COULD CAUSE… |