2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE CLEANING WINDSHIELD CLEAN FLUID LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE THROUGH SEAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION MAKES HUGE GRINDING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE - THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN WRITING BY AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE CENTER AS NORMAL YET SOUND. NLY OCCURRED IN 24TH MONTH OF OWNERSHIP.*AK

DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT OVER 57 MPH. 24,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ITS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE! LOOKING AT IT ON LIFT FOR A HOUR, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE, SAYS EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. THERE IS A DRONING TYPE NOISE DEFINITELY DRIVELINE RELATED, ANY PASSENGER WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED CAN TELL WHEN YOU ARE GOING OVER 57 MPH. EITHER DRIVESHAFT PROBLEMS OR TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE,REAR END PROBLEM. ORIGINAL TIRES HYDROPLANING AT 24,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE TIRES, ALSO ALIGNMENT WAS OFF VEHICLE PULLS TO SIDE. SECOND DEALER ALSO SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NLM

A BURNING ODOR IN THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. HAVE SPOKEN WITH SUZUKI COMPANY WHO HAS TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TAKING IT TO DEALER. THE DEALER ONLY STEAM CLEANS THE ENGINE. *NLM

POOE, VISIBILITY, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW. TS. *AK

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY DEALER TECHNICIAN ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR VEHICLE WAS STILL TRAVELING THE SAME RESULTING TIRE WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGGED WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR ALL THE WINDOWS WILL FOG OVER AT THE SLIGHTEST CHANGE IN WEATHER EVEN WITH THE DEFOGGER ON HIGH POWER. *JG

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL CONDITIONS APPLIED THE BRAKES, ALWAYS LOCK UP. DEALER HAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TIRE HAS EXTREME WEAR AND CUPPING, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON, HOWEVER, BRIDGSTONE/FIRESTONE REFUSES TO WARRANTY DEFECTIVE TIRE AND MY VEHICLE HAS NO FRONT-END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.*AK

SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN LOCKING THE SEAT BELT BELT WILL GET STUCK, AND CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE BELT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK