Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / VITARA / 2001

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0 Injured
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270725 Incident Date: Apr, 13 2004
Consumer's City: GOLDEN Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: VITARA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TD62V514 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 18 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 grand vitara 4 door r235-60-16 tires; vehicle dramatically swerves suddenly to the side at highway speeds; forces constant control of vehicle; experienced by at least 2 other drivers of the vehicle; tires replaced; alignment done; no change; vehicle appears to be unsafe on te highway; if tires encounter an imperfection in the road such as an indentation where the asphalt meets, it will hit that spot and jump to the side; several near accidents; reported to dealer who said there is nothing out of the ordinary; however, it appearded in the last year; acts as if something is wrong with steering mechanism; had this problem once before on a differnt vehivle & it was the steering column *ak