Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-07 | 19V187000 |
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 31,302 | — | Details |
| 2018-09-25 | 18V667000 |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 304 | — | Details |
| 2007-12-07 | 07V554000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 40,424 | — | Details |
| 2005-12-01 | 05V548000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 95 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought this car used one year ago and have had to change the low beam lights twice and now they are out again. At nig… |
| 2022-01-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the headlig… |
| 2020-11-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHERE I T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA BECAME IMMOBILI… |
| 2020-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE … |
| 2018-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA HAS BLOWN AT LEAST 4 HEAD LIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. SUZUKI SAYS THAT THERE IS A PR… |
| 2017-10-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RECORD ACCIDENT |
| 2017-07-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WONT GO OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN SEAT OCCUPIED PASSENGER SEAT BELT WONT GOOUT WHEN ENGAGE BEFORE IN MOTION WAS… |
| 2016-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT CONSTANTLY. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEA… |
| 2015-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED TO A SUZUKI DEALER IN PUERTO RICO AND THEN SHIPPED BACK TO THE USA. ONCE SHIPPED TO PUERTO RICO… |
| 2015-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL |
| 2015-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR CAN'T SEEM TO JUST BLOW 1 HEADLIGHT , BOTH GO OUT AT SAME TIME TAKING WITH IT A SMALL LIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE HAD … |
| 2015-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGH SAFERCAR.GOV TO CHECK IF THE AIRBAGS I HAVE IN MY CAR ARE ON THE RECALL. I GET NO … |
| 2015-04-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | MY WIFE AND I JUST LEFT MY MOTHER'S CONDOMINIUM PREMISES, I TURNED RIGHT ON GENEVA AVENUE IN SAN FRANCISCO. AS I STARTE… |
| 2015-04-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | MY VEHICLE WAS AT A STANDSTILL AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE B… |
| 2015-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS … |
| 2015-02-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY WIFE'S VEHICLE IS SO DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS BULBS. SUCH A SMALL COMPACT AREAS. YOU CAN BARELY FIT YOUR H… |
| 2015-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, BELT TENSIONER SEIZED BREAKING BELT AND OVER HEATING CAR. BOTH BELT TENSIONERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THERE… |
| 2014-10-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED CLAY COOLEY SUZUKI IN ARLINGTON TX BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE , RECALL IDE… |
| 2014-09-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SI… |
| 2014-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CA… |
| 2014-07-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | CAR IS ABANDONED. *TR |
| 2014-07-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V405000 … |
| 2014-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A SUPER HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. WHEN… |
| 2013-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING UP MY VEHICLE ON A COLD MORNING THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK IMMEDIATELY. THE FIRST TIME I HIT THEM AFTER P… |
| 2013-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I LOST BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. THE FOG LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON, BUT BY THE NEXT MORNING I HAD NEITHER… |
| 2013-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE OCS SENSOR MAT INSTALLED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH MAY FAIL DUE TO REPE… |
| 2013-09-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE YEARS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERV… |
| 2013-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOTICE WHILE DRIVING THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING THAT MY PASSENGER WASN'T BUCKLED IN EVEN IF TH… |
| 2013-07-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR |
| 2013-07-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THEM BURNING OUT. HAVE CHECKED SOCKET CONNECTION AND FOUND THAT TH… |
| 2013-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT BURNS OUT CONSTANTLY ~4 MONTHS. REPLACED THEM AT LEAST 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. *TR |
| 2013-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURN OUT. I HAVE TO CHANGE THE LOW BEAMS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND I AM BEYOND TIRED OF IT. SUZU… |
| 2013-02-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I HAD PULLED INTO THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE I WORK AND WAS PULLING INTO MY SPACE. THE CAR REVVED UP AND TOOK OFF. I HIT… |
| 2013-02-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT INDICATOR STAYS ON REGARDLESS OF HAVING SOMEONE SIT IN THE SEAT OR NOT. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIG… |
| 2013-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON. THEN TH… |
| 2012-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. I HAVE CHANGED THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM BULB FOUR TIMES AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE … |
| 2012-07-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER … |
| 2012-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOSE AND… |
| 2012-04-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN BLUE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUS… |
| 2012-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE THE VEHICLE … |
| 2012-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD SEVERE HEADLIGHT ISSUES WITH THIS 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR T… |
| 2012-03-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IL… |
| 2012-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT AIR BAG SYSTEM DUE TO FAILURE OF A PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. … |
| 2012-01-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INTERMITTENT SENSOR FAILURE. SEAT INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT SENSE AN ADULT IN THE SEAT CREATI… |
| 2012-01-18 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS … |
| 2012-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS FAILED. THE CONTACT ME… |
| 2011-12-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A WHEEL BEARING AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC LIFT THE CAR I NOTICED THE CROSSMEMBER FOR THE TRANSM… |
| 2011-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND DRIVE… |
| 2011-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR RELEASED FROM THE VENTS… |
| 2011-11-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I ENGAGED MY BRAKES AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT GOING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6 INCHES AWAY FROM T… |