Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / VITARA / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001089251 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2001
Consumer's City: LONDONDERRY Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: VITARA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2S3TD52V5Y6 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 28 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The right front brake springs snapped while driving, causing brakes to lock while car was in motion, thank god it was not at highway speed! two different dealers with no parts took two months undrivable for repair. next failure was a major oil leak, dealer says can't tell where its coming from as oil is everywhere , caused metal shavings in oil and reportedly needs new engine. no warning lights activated though dealer stated that there was less than a quart of oil left in engine.*ak