Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / GRAND VITARA / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050317 Incident Date: Nov, 21 2005
Consumer's City: SIOUX FALLS Consumer's State: SD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: GRAND VITARA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TD62V1Y4 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 19 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 10 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated while driving a fire started under the hood. pulled the vehicle over and the fire department was called to extinguish the fire. a fire report was taken. the vehicle was towed to the dealership and they determined the fire started in the cruise control. the vehicle was totaled. prior to the fire the vehicle had cruise control problems. when driving on a steep hill the cruise control deactivated. vehicle was taken to the dealership multiple times and they made several repairs to the cruise control. *ak updated 2/7/2006 - *nm