Recalls (1)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
2001-03-02	`01V070000`	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	14,911	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2016-12-28	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED…
2015-09-26	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	MY CAR WAS CALLED BACK YEARS AGO BUT NEVER SERVICED . THEY SAID THEY'D CALL NEVER DID. NOW I'M EXPIERIENCING PROBLEMS …
2013-10-03	AIR BAGS	Yes	2	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER …
2013-10-03	AIR BAGS	Yes	2	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHE…
2013-01-08	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND PULLING OU…
2005-11-03	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	I PURCHASED A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARTA WITH 8000 MILES. AT 24,500 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER…
2005-06-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS ON THE 1999-2002 GRAND VITARI XL7. *MR OTHER PR…
2004-11-16	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS	No	0	THE TIMING TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO MALFUNCTION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT THREE CYLINDERS. T…
2004-11-10	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	Yes	0	WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE CAR PORT VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLE, AND HIT A BRICK WALL. NO INJURIES REPORTED.…
2004-10-18	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V427000) REGARDING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
2004-04-13	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V51200 IN FEBRUARY 2004 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE …
2004-03-16	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP ON FEBRUARY 2, 2003. DEALERSHIP DID N…
2004-03-15	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP . DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS …
2004-03-03	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES	No	0	CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL LETTER 03V512000 CONCERNING ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL…
2004-01-27	AIR BAGS	Yes	0	2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *MR CONSUMER WAS HIT ON THE REAR …
2003-10-30	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP ACCELERATION VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT O…
2003-05-30	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	No	0	DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT OVER 57 MPH. 24,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ITS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE! LOOK…
2002-11-01	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM	No	0	FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGGED WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR ALL THE WIND…
2002-10-21	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM	No	0	POOE, VISIBILITY, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW. TS. *AK
2002-10-18	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL CONDITIONS APPLIED THE BRAKES, ALWAYS LOCK UP. DEALER HAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PRO…
2002-09-29	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LOST OIL DUE TO A OIL LEAK. PH MR
2002-07-17	TIRES	No	0	TIRE HAS EXTREME WEAR AND CUPPING, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON, HOWEVER, BRIDGSTONE/FIRESTONE REFUSES TO WARRANTY DEFECT…
2002-02-04	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	Yes	0	NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND A NIGHTMARE TO OWN.. DEALER NOT SYPATHETIC. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
2001-11-19	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BEGINNING AT ABOUT 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT DA…
2001-11-01	SUSPENSION	No	0	VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND OVER ,THERE IS VIBRATION. DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE TWICE, DID NOT REMEDY TH…
2001-10-20	INTERIOR LIGHTING	No	0	MY 9 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING IN THE BACK RIGHT SEAT WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD NO WARNING THAT SHE…
2001-08-15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
2001-08-08	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF …
2001-08-01	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	No	1	I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. THE CONDINSER FOR THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSIDLY ON BACK ORDER; H…
2001-06-20	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	No	0	CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 01V146000 NOTICE.PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER, AND NO AVAILABLE DATE HAS BEEN GIVEN. DEALE…
2001-01-13	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	No	0	WHENEVER EXHAUST GOT HOT FUME ODORS GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO BECOME SICK. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP …
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN T…
—	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY DEALER TECHNICIAN ALIGNMENT AFTER …
—	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH	No	0	TAIL LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. AK MR
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES	No	0	CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 3 WEEKS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASTING RECALL 03V512000 REPAIRS PERFOR…
—	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT	No	0	BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 4 DAYS AGO. HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN. IN FOR SERVICE TWICE AT DEALER (1ST TIME REPLACE…
—	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD	No	0	CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE CLEANING WINDSHIELD CLEAN FLUID LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE THROUGH SEAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BE…