Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / VITARA / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024044 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2005
Consumer's City: LATROBE Consumer's State: PA
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:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TD62V014 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 09 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 suzuki gr.vitara 25,000 miles on engine. ticking noise from engine,loss of power. suzuki stated timing tensioner is the cause. repaired under extended warranty 3 times, within 6 months. extra costs placed on comsumer. suzuki recommended replacement of timing chains,and would not cover the cost. the engine from what i understand could have seized. first repair on 12-21-04, second on 03-15-05, last repair on 06-06-05. at pickup on date of last repair, belts from front of engine were shredding of the pulleys! on that day i traded-in the car, as i was tired of fighting with suzuki and my former dealership for rerpairs.