SUZUKI GRAND VITARA PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

SUZUKI GRAND VITARA PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of SUZUKI GRAND VITARA recalls and defective parts found on SUZUKI GRAND VITARA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the SUZUKI GRAND VITARA manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For SUZUKI GRAND VITARA

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2009-2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Recall
2009-2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Units affected: 32291	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2011-01-27
Summary: SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-CYLINDER ENGINES; MODEL YEAR 2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 17, 2010; MODEL YEAR 2010 SUZUKI SX4 PASSENGER VEHICLES; AND 2011 SUZUKI SX4 PASSENGER VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 14, 2010. THE TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY FOR THE DRIVE BELT THAT OPERATES THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND POWER STEERING PUMP, HAS AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED INTERNAL SPRING THAT CAN BREAK DUE TO REPEATED STRESS. IF THE SPRING BREAKS, THE DRIVE BELT WILL NOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND CAN SLIP, CAUSING A SQUEAKING NOISE. OR THE DRIVE BELT COULD COME OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO INCREASE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE INDICATION TO RISE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING, OR CAN CAUSE THE CHARGING LIGHT TO COME ON, WHICH CAN LEAD TO BATTERY DISCHARGE AND ENGINE STALL.
2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) Recall
2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) Units affected: 20692	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2010-09-01
Summary: SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 SX4, 2010 GRAND VITARA, AND 2009 THROUGH 2010 EQUATOR VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750, 760, AND 765 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP Recall
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP Units affected: 46549	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2010-06-09
Summary: SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR MODEL YEAR 2006 GRAND VITARA AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 XL-7 VEHICLES. THE TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY FOR THE DRIVE BELT THAT OPERATES THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR (IF EQUIPPED) HAS AN OUTER PORTION THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC. REPEATED HEAT STRESS CAN CAUSE THE PLASTIC MATERIAL TO DETERIORATE AND PIECES OF THE PULLEY CAN BREAK OFF.
2006-2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Recall
2006-2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Units affected: 40424	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2007-12-07
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, 'THEFT PROTECTION. ' THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER "PARK" LOCK FUNCTION MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A STICKING SHIFT LOCK ARM. THE SHIFT LEVER MAY BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF "PARK" WITH THE KEY REMOVED AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Recall
2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Units affected: 95	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2005-12-01
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RETAINER REAR DRIVE SHAFT MAY CRACK AND THE GEARS MAY GET STUCK DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE BY THE RETAINER.
1999-2005 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Recall
1999-2005 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Units affected: 801	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2005-10-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 16-INCH WHEELS, THE FRONT BRAKE DISCS MAY BREAK UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR IN CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON A REGULAR BASIS ON EXTREMELY STEEP PAVED DOWN-SLOPES WHILE CONTINUOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES.
1999-2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Recall
1999-2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Units affected: 172093	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2004-08-30
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, UNDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW -25 DEGREES CELSIUS, MOISTURE CAN FREEZE IN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. AS A RESULT, FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE MAY INCREASE AT THE TIME OF ENGINE START UP, CAUSING FUEL LOSS AT THE FUEL PIPE/FUEL HOSE CONNECTION.
1999-2004 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Recall
1999-2004 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Units affected: 196876	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2003-12-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FIREWALL CAN CRACK DUE TO EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO FORCES FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND INSUFFICIENT LONG-TERM DURABILITY OF THE PLASTIC CASING CAP. IF THE CASING CAP BECOMES CRACKED, MOVEMENT OF THE INNER ACCELERATOR CABLE THROUGH THE CAP CAN CAUSE THE INNER ACCELERATOR CABLE TO BECOME FRAYED.
2002-2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Recall
2002-2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Units affected: 5319	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2003-06-16
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER (111 MY 2002 ESTEEM, 777 MY 2002 AERIO, 2,368 MY 2003 AERIO) AND SPORT UTILITY (324 MY 2002 GRAND VITARA, 274 MY 2003 GRAND VITARA, 684 MY 2002 GRAND VITARA XL-7, AND 781 MY 2003 GRAND VITARA XL-7) VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, ¬WINDSHIELD MOUNTING.¬ THE WINDSHIELD MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE BODY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ADHESION BETWEEN THE PAINT APPLIED DURING THE SECOND-STAGE PAINTING PROCESS AND THE PAINT APPLIED DURING FINAL-STAGE PAINTING.
1999-2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Recall
1999-2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Units affected: 59888	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Report Date: 2001-04-27
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. UNDER TEMPERATURES BELOW -25 DEGREES, MOISTURE CAN FREEZE IN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE COULD INCREASE AT THE TIME OF ENGINE START UP, CAUSING FUEL LOSS AT THE FUEL PIPE/FUEL HOSE CONNECTION.