Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-26 | 00E080000 |
WHEELS | 98 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHEN I TRY TO PUT IN DRIVE I HAVE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TWO FOR IT TO GO ON DRIVE WHEN I GO TO PUT IT IN PAR… |
| 2010-08-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE S FRAME OF MY 2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA JLS STARTED VIBRATING AND I TOOK IT TO MIKE ALBERT LEASING AND WHEN THEY PUT… |
| 2008-04-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DRIF… |
| 2007-12-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT HAS HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED TWICE FOR TWO RECALLS (NHTSA … |
| 2006-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NOISE COMING FROM TIMING COVER. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBL… |
| 2006-03-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE KICK DOWN CABLE OF THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK A… |
| 2005-11-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT W… |
| 2005-04-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING THE POOR SALES AND SERVICE ETHICS OF THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHE… |
| 2004-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *… |
| 2004-11-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S FUEL LINE RUPTURED. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FAULTY PART AND ALL PARTS REPLACED I… |
| 2004-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | OWNER COMPLAINTS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR. NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSU… |
| 2004-10-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT WHEN SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPA… |
| 2004-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2004-04-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED ON JANUARY 7, 2004 NHTSA RECALL 03V512000 REGARDING ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP THAT WAS ATTACHED … |
| 2004-03-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.UPON IMPACT, NEITHER … |
| 2004-03-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR TWO MONTHS FOR PARTS TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CLAIMED THERE WA… |
| 2004-01-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A FUEL SMELL WAS COMING THOUGH THE VENTS. THIS HAPPENED ONLY I… |
| 2004-01-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE SLID ON ICE, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER INTO A 15 FOOT EMBA… |
| 2004-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *… |
| 2004-01-04 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A SPEED OF 15 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE A… |
| 2003-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2000 GRAND VITARA WITH 60K MILES NEEDS A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PART SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLAC… |
| 2003-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTRO… |
| 2003-07-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. SIZE#19565… |
| 2003-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | LEAK IN AC CONDENSER FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, LEAK IN SAME LOCATION ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. PULL TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2003-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HIT… |
| 2003-06-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD AND TURN OF… |
| 2003-05-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, WHICH PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *JB *SCC *JB |
| 2003-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE RE… |
| 2003-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE REPAIR |
| 2003-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GASOLINE LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER IS AWARE OF PR… |
| 2002-12-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CONSUMER STATES HEARD A BIG POP. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE ALUMINUM MOLDING… |
| 2002-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BRAKES SYSTEM OVERHEATED, CAUSING VEHICLE LOCK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL I… |
| 2002-08-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMELLED OIL, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VERY HARD. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN … |
| 2002-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, DID… |
| 2002-06-02 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLOWER HAS GONE OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONE… |
| 2002-03-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROX. ONE MONTH WE RETURNED TO THE SALEMAN AND TOLD HIM THE STEERING DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT… |
| 2002-01-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | EACH TIME CONTACTED DEALER TO GET RECALL 00E080000REPAIRS DONE ON STEEL WHEELS, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE ON THE W… |
| 2001-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL ON TOP OFF ENGINE, AFTER 2-3 INSPECTIONS DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK. OIL LEAK GOT WORS… |
| 2001-11-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V146000, DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAI… |
| 2001-11-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END LOCKED UP. VEHICLE STARTED TO SPINNING AND ENDED UP IN THE… |
| 2001-10-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | ALL 4 TIRES ARE CUPPED, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE AS PER BRIDGESTONE DEALER, SUSUKI DE… |
| 2001-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 01 F 011 000/FUEL PIPE:DEALER, GERALD SUZUKI; NAPERVILLE,IL; PHONE# 630/355-3900 UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL… |
| 2001-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 45 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, … |
| 2001-08-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 01V146000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL X4. GOT RECALL NOTICE, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. DEALE… |
| 2001-08-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | LITTLE BY LITTLE RIMS HAD BEEN CRACKING WITHOUT A PRIOR NOTICE JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 00 E 080 000 ON DECE… |
| 2001-08-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS CALLING IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL# 01F011000 FOR FUEL HOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS, BUT IS … |
| 2001-08-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00E080000 CONCERNING STEEL WHEELS OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND SPOKE TO… |
| 2001-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON… |
| 2001-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS CALLING IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL# 01F011000 MFR# 101V14600 FOR REGULATOR HOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED… |