2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara problems
The 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara has 106 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns fuel system. Next are cruise control (9%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 106 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara with enough data (78 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was involved in a head on collision at 20 MPH and the air bags did not deploy. The consumer considered the car to be a very unsafe vehicle and has made a request for a safer car.
While driving in bad weather, snow/rain at 20 MPH the vehicle started to fishtail. Consumer lost control and vehicle turned on its side. After vehicle was upright again, consumer wanted to drive vehicle to dealer. Steering was pulling toleft/ steering came loose from wheels. Vehicle towed to dealer. *slc
While driving 40 MPH vehicle slid on ice, resulting in a head on collision. Vehicle rolled over into a 15 foot embankment. Upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained severe head injuries.
The consumer has been on a waiting list for two months for parts to get to the dealership. The dealer claimed there was a six hundred person waiting list for the recall.
The s frame of my 2000 suzuki grand vitara jls started vibrating and I took it to mike albert leasing and when they put it up on the lift the s frame on the drivers side was completely rusted out and the wheel was detached from the frame. They called suzuki and they said that the corrosion warranty had expired the end of february 2010 so they would not cover it. I am more concerned about other vehicles possibly having this problem and other people not being aware.