Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / GRAND VITARA / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000041143 Incident Date: Apr, 30 2000
Consumer's City: AURORA Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: GRAND VITARA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TD62VIX4 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the car is hot, especially when at a stop sign/light; a smell forms similar to exhaust fumes is released through the air conditioner. i made the complaint to shortline when it went into service shop. they returned the car saying they did not smell anything?? i returned the car a few days later when the smell was prominent and they admitted that other complaints had been made! they said they need to replace some componants in the a/c and turn it down to stop it from freezing! it is not a powerful a/c. they said that condensation is created when car is hot and any bacteria which has formed gives off this non-toxic smell??? please investigate.*ak