2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Complaints

SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL AND GRINDING FROM FRONT RIGHT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. YET WHEN I DRIVE MY 07 KIA I ALMOST SEND MYSELF THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD EVERYTIME I PRESS ON THE BRAKES (SAME THING APPLIES WHEN I DRIVE MY 1988 C2500) BECAUSE I'M SO USE TO HAVING TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND MULTIPLE TIMES. I'M SURE THIS ISN'T NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T THINK THAT SAFETY IS A CONCERN. *TR

2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE: STEERING SHAFT, ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, GASOLINE ODOR FROM ENGINE AND SEAT WARMER NOT WORKING. *KB THE ENGINE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT WHICH NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. *JB

2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA WITH RECALL ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. DEALER TRIED A COMPUTER UPGRADE FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DID NOT WORK. *KB UPDATED 05/15/08. *JB

I PURCHASED MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA IN 2006 BRAND NEW. WITHIN 15K MILES, THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT, SO I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD PUT 2 NEW TIRES ON IT, IF I PURCHASED AND ALIGNMENT, WHICH I DID. NOW AT 33K MILES, MY TIRES ARE WORN OUT AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY HAD CHANGED THE SPECS ON SUZUKI'S ALIGNMENTS, SO NOW MY ALIGNMENT IS OUT DUE TO OLD SPECS. THEY DID OFFER TO PUT 2 NEW TIRES AND ALIGN IT IF WE PURCHASED 2 MORE TIRES @ $380.00. I TOLD THEM I COULD GET TIRES CHEAPER THAN THAT AND THEY PULLED THE OFFER. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, AS LONG AS THE ALIGNMENT IS OUT, IT WILL CONTINUE TO EAT MY TIRES OFF. IT IS VERY UNFAIR THAT I HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY TO GET SUZUKI TO FIX MY CAR THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I KNOW THE TIRES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE ALIGNMENT IS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE STEERING BOLTS. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING COLUMN FELL ON THE FLOOR CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HER NECK AND BACK. UPDATED

2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 6,500 MILES STEERING COLUMN. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR STEERING COLUMN BEING LOOSE. TOLD US THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY IT GOT LOOSE BUT THEY TIGHTENED UP. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED ONTO LAP CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A SUZUKI GRAND VITARA IN JULY OF 2006. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, 4 WEEKS AT THE MOST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER FAULKNER SUZUKI (HARRISBURG, PA) AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THEY CHANGED THE SENSORS. BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEREAFTER, APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 TO 8 WEEKS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - TO WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FAULKNER RESPONDED BY CHANGING THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND REPLACING THE ASSOCIATED COMPUTER. ALSO OF NOTE, THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS ON THE CAR (WHICH IMPAIRED STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) TO WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED WITH HAVING ME PURCHASE NEW TIRES - THE CAR WAS 8 MONTHS OLD AT THIS POINT (THIS DID NOT FULLY RESOLVE THAT PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT DID IMPROVE SOMEWHAT). DURING ALL THIS, THE CAR WAS EMITTING A SMOKE SMELL/EXHAUST INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS (I WAS TOLD THAT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DETECT THE SMOKE SMELL/EXHAUST). WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND, I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUSINESSES PRACTICES OF SUZUKI. WHEN THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BEGAN, I ASKED TO HAVE MY TRADE IN VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME OR TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (AS I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR I PURCHASED) NEITHER REQUEST WAS HONORED. I HAD NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH A NEW CAR, NO ONE DOES. SO WHEN A PROBLEM AROSE, MY EXPECTATION WAS THAT IT WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. OVERALL, IN MY OPINION, THIS MATTER WAS POORLY HANDLED - IT TOOK OVER A YEAR AND LEGAL INVOLVEMENT BEFORE SUZUKI WOULD BUYBACK THEIR FAULTY VEHICLE. AS A CONSUMER, I FEEL THAT THIS COMPANY SHOWED LITTLE CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY, TIME, OR MONEY. I IMPLORE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT ANY FUTURE SUZUKI CUSTOMERS RECEIVE BETTER SERVICE AND A BETTER (SAFE) PRODUCT. *TR

FAULTY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT, BOTH SIDE WERE BLOW OUT OR MELTING, ONE OF THE EVENTS WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN FIRST TIME, I CALL THE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE USE AND TIME OF THE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I ACCEPTED THEIR EXPLANATION. BUT, AGAIN AT JUNE THEY BLOW OUT OR DAMAGE AGAIN, THIS TIME AT NIGHT. I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY SAID THE SAME REASON THAT THEY GAVE ME WHEN I CALL. AGAIN I ACCEPT, BUT THEY DIDN'T CHANGE IT. AGAIN ONE WEEK AGO THEY BLOW OUT, THEN I DECIDE TO DO THIS COMPLAINT. EVERYTIME I CHANGE THE LIGHTS I CHANGES FOR THE ONES THE MANUAL SAID. SINCE THE SECOND EVENT I SAW SOME VEHICLES LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE LOW HEADLIGHT WERE BLOWOUT. *TR

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MINE AND MANY OTHER 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MODELS WHERE THE REAR ALIGNMENT IS WAY OUT OF SPECIFICATION CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO GO BALD WITHIN 10,000 MILES. SUZUKI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING, THEY HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THE ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE BAD TIRES. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE TREAD LEFT ON THE INSIDE EDGES INDICATING A SCRUBBING SITUATION. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE, AND I NOW CANNOT DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD.

AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF PHIL LONG SUZUKI 9 TIMES IN AN 8 MONTH PERIOD. THE HEATER INSIDE THE SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XSPORT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE DEPT HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. I'VE BEEN CAUGHT IN 4 BLIZZARDS HERE IN COLORADO WITH 2 BABIES IN THE CAR AND NO HEATER! THE SUZUKI CORPORATION REFUSES TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT! THE DISTRICT MANAGER, MIKE WETSTONE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT RUDE AND REFUSES TO HELP WITH THIS MATTER. THE SUZUKI CORPORATION REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS CONTINUOUSLY PUSHED US OFF ON THE DISTRICT MANAGER. I DEFINITELY PURCHASED A LEMON AND WAS THREATENED BY MIKE WETSTONE THAT IF I GO THROUGH WITH FILING A REPORT THROUGH THE LEMON LAW, IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET!!! *TR