Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2000 Suzuki Vitara.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2010-07-08	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	MY SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER FAIL WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES ON AN OFFRAMP ON MY 2000 SUZUKI VITARA. MY WHOLE VEHICLE STARTE…
2008-03-17	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 3/18/08 AND AS I LEFT THE GAS STATION I HEARD THIS POP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR CUT OFF. L…
2007-03-28	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI VITARA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE STEERING ABILITY. …
2007-03-04	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE FRONTAL IMPACT AT ROUGHLY 550 MPH. *JB
2006-06-06	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	SUZUKI IS AWARE OF LATENT DEFECTS CONCERNING TIMING CHAIN COVER SEALS THAT LEAK OIL AND WILL WORSEN OVER TIME. IT IS D…
2005-12-30	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	MOTOR BLEW AT 94000 MILES RINGS WORE OUT AND POURED OIL. *JB
2005-08-01	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	Yes	0	1. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PUT INTO PARK POSITION. KEY WITHDRAWN. KEY TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK FAULTY 2. PARK POSITION DI…
2004-09-26	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR	No	0	OWNER OF A 2000 SUZUKI VITARA 2.0L AND CAR IS NOT EVER 4 YEARS OLD YET BUT HAS 74,000 MILES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALR…
2003-10-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	REAR MAIN SEAL IN THE V-6 ENGINE FAILED AND SPRAYED OIL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. SMELLED LIKE IT COULD CATCH FIR…
2003-09-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	No	0	AFTER PURCHASE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND MOTOR WENT OUT ON THE POWER WINDOWS. NEXT PROBLEM …
2003-08-05	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	No	0	DEFECTS AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER DAMAGE BEHIND FAN ASSEMBLY. FAILURE OF CONDENSER IN LOCATION CONSISTENT WITH OTHER FA…
2003-06-30	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	No	0	THE BRAKES ON MY 2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. THEY WERE REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2003 3 …
2002-06-15	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	No	0	CONDENSER FINS BEHIND ELECTRIC FAN ARE BENT/SMASHED; FAN BLADES APPEAR NOT TO HAVE CONTACTED FIN AREA; NO FRONT END DAM…
2002-06-01	VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR	No	0	WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL VIBRATE HARD, AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE …
2002-05-29	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM	No	0	THE LOWER CONNECTOR ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SNAPPED IN HALF CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. AUTO BODY SHOP AND INSURANCE …
2002-05-29	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH FELT A THUMP AND PULLED OVER, GOT OUT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL …
2002-05-07	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC	No	0	POWER ASSIST BOOSTER FAILED WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY …
2002-01-12	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	DEALER SAID THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS OUT OF BALANCE. ON ONE OCCASION WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE BADLY, WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS PU…
2001-11-06	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD COME TO A STOP. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS…
2001-10-23	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS	No	0	BRAKES WENT UP ONLY AFTER PUTTING 11032 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BRAKES PADS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT THE PROPER PADS FOR T…
2001-09-15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	No	0	THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SPRINGS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, THANK GOD IT WAS N…
2001-05-15	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY	No	0	CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE BROUGHT IT IN TO ROYAL SUZUKI TUCSON,, ARIZONA REPEATEDLY WHILE STILL UNDER WARRAN…
2001-05-08	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH STEERING WHEEL WILL START VIBRATING. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE OFF ROAD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DE…
2000-10-22	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	WHEN SITTING IDLE IN OR OUT OF GEAR ENGINE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF.*AK
2000-09-29	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	No	0	I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIME AND THE BELTS WERE CHANGED 3 TIMES. I AM STARTING TO EXPIERIENCE THE SAME PRO…
2000-09-01	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT. DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE, BUT IT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT…
2000-05-26	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PR…
2000-04-18	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	No	0	THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS THE 3RD GEAR SHAFT GRINDING, THEN TRANSMISSION, HEATER DIDN'T WORK, TURN SIGNALS DON'T W…
2000-04-10	SUSPENSION	No	0	SUV HAS A VIBRATION THAT DEALER AND SUZUKI REFUSES TO FIX OR GIVE OUR MONEY BACK!
2000-03-01	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	EXTERIOR PAINT IS CHIPPING OF ALL OVER THE LOWER PORTOIN OF THE CAR.MINOR CONTACT WITH THE PAINT CAUSES SCRATCHES OR CH…
2000-02-15	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END VIBRATION COMMENCING AT 45 MPH OR UP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO C…
2000-01-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK
1999-10-08	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	MY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE A 200 SUZUKI VITARA, AND WITHIN THE FIRST MONTHS I NOTICED IT …
—	AIR BAGS	Yes	0	WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN INTO A 15 FEET EMBAN…
—	TIRES	No	0	SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION PRESUMED FROM TRANSMISSION LASTING APPROX. 10 …