Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Suzuki Vitara.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI VITARA. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM ZERO TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH,… |
| 2006-12-23 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL7 (2001) THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN… |
| 2006-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. … |
| 2005-10-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WENT INTO A MEDIAN AND HIT A TREE. THE … |
| 2005-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 SUZUKI GR.VITARA 25,000 MILES ON ENGINE. TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE,LOSS OF POWER. SUZUKI STATED TIMING TENSIONER I… |
| 2005-03-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT: RAN OFF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 25 MPH ONTO THE SIDEWALK. CONSUMER HIT AN ELECTRICAL BOX AND STREET SIGN. THE CAR ST… |
| 2005-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | OWNED VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS HAD OIL CHANGES EVERY 3 MONTHS NO PROBLEM TIL ON THE MARCH 14TH, 2005 I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A… |
| 2005-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 48,000 MILES THE TIMING TENSIONER WENT OUT IN MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THIS HAS CAUSED COMPLETE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE … |
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL LEAK THAT HAS BEEN A KNOWN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND NOT YET CORRECTED BY SUZUKI |
| 2004-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMP IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLAC… |
| 2004-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF MY 2001 SUZUKI VITARA. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALE… |
| 2004-04-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 2001 GRAND VITARA 4 DOOR R235-60-16 TIRES; VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY SWERVES SUDDENLY TO THE SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; FORCES … |
| 2004-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DRIVING AND SUDDENLY ENGINE MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE AND STOPPED. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHT CAMEON, I DID NOT START THE VEH… |
| 2004-02-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 1 | DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE BEEN STOPPED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR FAULTY REAR TAILLIGHTS. IT SEEMS THE LIGHT BULBS WILL W… |
| 2003-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN DISSATISFIED WITH MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA SINCE I GOT IT. MY HUSBAND HAS HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL NUMBEROUS TIM… |
| 2003-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES AND STEERING WILL VIBRATE. *AK |
| 2003-02-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE MOVING AND WITHOUT WARNING! THERE IS NO DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ON DASH TO ALERT DRI… |
| 2002-04-26 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | DRIVESHAFT CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING 35-40MPH. VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. CONS… |
| 2002-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH REAR END WOULD START TO RATTLE. THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AN… |
| 2002-01-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE KEYLESS REMOTES WOULD NOT WORK, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WRONG MODULE HAD BEEN INSTALLED… |
| 2001-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | 2001 GRAND VITARA XL-7 4WD, FUEL LINE FEED (PIPE) TO THROTTLE BODY HAD CRACK CAUSEING GAS TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. FUEL PIP… |
| 2001-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. 2ND ROW SAFETY BELTS ARE FRAYED ON PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDE FROM RUBBING … |
| 2001-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RENTAL FROM DOLLAR RENTAL, RETURNED IT TO BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FRO… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE TAIL LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, THEN CAME BACK ON SOME HOURS LATER. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEA… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE LIFTS WHEN TIGHT TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT IS TAKEN TO THE POINT OF ROLLOVER. |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SWERVE, AND ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE IS TOO LIGHT WEIGHT TO BE … |