2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Complaints

I HAVE GRAND VITARA 2006 WITH 21,500 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURN ON 21,000 MILES. I CHECK INTERNET A LOT OF THIS SUV HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IS DAMAGE. REPLACE FULL SEAT $2,200 TO $2,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OFA CRASH, UNLESS THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT IN APRIL OF 2000; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM BULBS WERE REPLACED FIFTEEN DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE HEAD LAMP SOCKET. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITS FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DOWN SHIFTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI - GRAND VITARA, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY SAID MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IS OUT AND IT WOULD COST $2000 FOR THE PART ONLY. THE LIGHT SENSOR STARTED FLICKERING A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH NOTHING OR ANYONE IN THE SEAT TODAY 06/29/11 FINALLY TOOK CAR INTO DEALER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T EVEN TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNLESS I REPAIR AND PAY FOR COST ON MY OWN. WHAT IS THAT? *TR

MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2006, HAS ERROR CODE B1312 WHICH IS A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WILL NOT DEPLOY ANY AIRBAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DODGING THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI SHOULD PAY FOR THIS ENTIRE REPAIR AS A SAFETY RECALL. YOU MAY ALSO FIND MORE SUCH CASES HERE: HTTP://WWW.SUZUKI-FORUMS.COM/2G-2006-GRAND-VITARA/42300-ERROR-CODE-B1312.HTML HTTP://WWW.SUZUKI-FORUMS.COM/2G-2006-GRAND-VITARA/26724-AIRBAG-WARNING-SERVICE-LIGHT-CAME.HTML HTTP://WWW.SUZUKI-FORUMS.COM/2G-2006-GRAND-VITARA/38714-AIRBAG-SENSOR-LIGHT.HTML THANK YOU.

STARTED TRUCK THE OTHER MORNING PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT.. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON EVEN WHEN NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THEREFORE, WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SUZUKI DEALER. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. HOWEVER, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, BUT TO NOTE THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WE FELL THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, AND THE COST FOR REPAIR IS SO PROHIBITIVE. WE FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH REPAIR. QUESTIONS: HAS THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED FROM OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS? IF SO, WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR? OR IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THIS TYPE OF ISSUE HAS SURFACED?

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI - GRAND VITARA, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY SAID MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IS OUT AND IT WOULD COST $2000 FOR THE PART ONLY. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

EARLIER TODAY, 6 MAY 2011, MY MOTHER WAS BEGINNING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE BANK DRIVE-THRU WINDOW WHEN HER VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO CRASH IT AGAINST A WALL TO AVOID IMPACTING OTHER CARS AND PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, A FEW MONTHS AGO, AGAIN JUST BEGINNING TO MOVE, SPED OUT OF CONTROL IMPACTING THE NEIGHBORS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SUZUKI DEALER FOR A MECHANICAL EVALUATION, BUT NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS FOUND. THAT SAME SUZUKI DEALER HAS BEEN THE ONLY PLACE WHERE SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THAT SUV AND I DON'T BUY FOR A SECOND THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER A SECOND INCIDENT. *TR