| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003283150 | Incident Date: Jun, 29 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LAS CRUCES | Consumer's State: NM |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | 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:rotor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TE62V8Y4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 25 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The brakes on my 2000 suzuki grand vitara have been replaced 4 times in 4 years. they were replaced in june of 2003 3 times within 2 months because they squeak and make grinding noises. i have been told by my service people that they contacted suzuki directly and were told to put on special no squeak brakes so they did---they still squeak and sometimes grind. i have had the service people check them several times and there is nothing they can do to fix the problem. when we replaced the first set of brakes--the brakes were worn really strange. one pad was completely gone on the bottom half and really thick on the top half. i thought i kept them but am not sure. they have not failed me but i am not sure that they won't sometime if i have to put them on quickly. i have heard other grand vitara's with the same problem--have talked to a couple of owners and they are just as frustrated as i am. i also had the same ignition switch problem as another person here. i had to have my switch replaced 2 years ago and now it is doing the same thing. i agree with that person--if i had not had it done under warranty--it would have cost 360.00 to fix. i will have to pay the 360.00 this time when it goes out. someone needs to look into suzuki's manufacturing of these cars. i also had my condenser go out on me in august of last year. that is a part that is not covered under warranty because they so seldom go out. my car has 95000 miles on it and already i have put lots of money into it!!! please help me out and do some investigation on these cars. thanks. *ak |
