Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
42
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While stopped at traffic light at idle, I can hear a knocking noise in the engine compartment. Took it to my mechanic, … |
| 2025-06-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The Air Bag Light remain on . The vehicle was checked in a scanner and the codes B1312 and B1319 where found..I want t… |
| 2023-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I received 3 urgent letters telling me my2008 suzuki grand vitara has an airbag recall passenger side and needed to be… |
| 2018-09-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA HAS A BAD RIGHT SIDE SEAT CUSHION OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDS THE SEAT CUSHION REPLACED. ISN'T T… |
| 2018-05-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA IS A 2007. BOUGHT NEW. I DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE LIGHTING UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD RUN … |
| 2017-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND MAKING A SOUND WHEN NO ONE IN THE SEAT |
| 2016-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED… |
| 2016-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THOUGHT I WAS BACKING UP, BUT WHEN I PUT SHIFTER IN DRIVE, IT KEPT GOING BACKWARDS. I REALIZ… |
| 2016-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A ENGINE KNOCK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY THINK IT … |
| 2016-04-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS USED, BUT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS, HIGH BEAMS, DAY RUNNERS SINCE OWNING THIS GRAND VITARA TOO MANY… |
| 2016-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS IN APRIL 2014 WITH 30K MILES, HAVE REPLACED BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS 4-5 TIMES EACH, ALSO BEAMS ARE LOW VIS… |
| 2015-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT BULB BURNS OUT EVERY 2 MONTHS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED … |
| 2015-06-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS IN THAT 6 YEARS I CAN NOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS … |
| 2014-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUZUKI PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG CONTROL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND OFTEN DOES NOT TURN OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FOR VER… |
| 2014-11-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT PREMATURELY EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF I DO NOT N… |
| 2014-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND REVVING OF THE ENGINE IN MY SUZUKI. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO… |
| 2013-12-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS IN THAT TIME I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU THE COUNTLESS … |
| 2013-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V4050… |
| 2013-09-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REA… |
| 2013-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THEN IN DRIVE TO EXIT TH… |
| 2012-06-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE JUST ENTERED THE MILEAGE OF THE LAST TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. MY 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA KEEPS BLOWING THE H… |
| 2012-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ESP LIGHT CAME ON, BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY SAY IT HAS A BAD HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT AT THE COST OF $1200, SUZUKI WON… |
| 2011-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE… |
| 2011-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JUST RECEIVED SOME RECALLS ...MANY OF THEM BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO SEND ME TO..I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TOUCH BA… |
| 2011-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. IN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS,… |
| 2011-05-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. IT IS WEARING THE BACK TIRES DOWN TO NOTHING REALLY FAST AND MAKING LOUD ROARIN… |
| 2011-02-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE … |
| 2010-11-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2008 ONLY 3 YEARS OF USE AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ALREADY WENT BAD. *TR |
| 2010-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM BULB AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND HAVE CHANGED THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES… |
| 2009-12-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER KEEP BLOWING HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ATLEAST 10 TIMES NOW. I CARRY EXTRA … |
| 2009-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULBS 8 (DRIVER), 6 (PASSENGER)… |
| 2009-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 6 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. NOW BOTH DRIVER AND… |
| 2009-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS IN MY VEHICLE NEARLY EVERY 6 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. LAST YEAR I REPLAC… |
| 2009-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE SAID. MY 2008 GRAND VITARA LOW BEAM H7 STYLE HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT CONSTANTLY. VERY UNSA… |
| 2009-06-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA, I NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE SO LOW THAT I COULD NOT S… |
| 2009-03-02 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVERS' SIDE OF MY CAR WAS HIT, AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, BY A CAR TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH. THAT CAR HAD RUN A … |
| 2009-01-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO BEGIN REPLACING LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS, SEEMINGLY DURING RANDOM ST… |
| 2009-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED APPROX. 150 LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS, THEY BLOW OUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. *TR |
| 2008-12-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AT NIGHT HE COULD NOT SEE BEYOND APP… |
| 2008-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A REGULAR BASIS (AT LEAST TEN SO FAR) AND THE PLASTIC IN THE BASE IS MELTED (COU… |
| 2008-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING MY NEW 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA, NOTICED EXCESSIVE TIRE WIRE AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. WHEN REP… |
| 2008-06-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS AN ESP SYSTEM AND THE BUTTON READ, "PUSH ESP… |