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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004014169 | Incident Date: Mar, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CRESTWOOD | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
| Model Name: VITARA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2S3TD52V816 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving and suddenly engine makes a horrible noise and stopped. all the dashboard light cameon, i did not start the vehicle. had it towed to a mechanic. once the mechanic got it started he told me that he thought i had major engine problems. decided to have vehicle towed to my nephew's mechanic whom i would trust, and the found that the time chain appartently jumped stopped which caused major engine damage. also, they had come to the conclusion the reason why the timing chain did this was due to a foreign piece of medal that looked like a washer which evidentially worked its way and got caught into the the chain. he said that the only way this piece of medal could have gotten there was during the time the vehicle was built. suzuki was not much help. they said that i should have brought the vehicle to the dealer which was not close by nor did i know at the time what the problem was.*ak |
