| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
