2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara problems
The 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara has 231 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns air bags. Next are lighting (13%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 231 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 181 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 | 43 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 181 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara with enough data (163 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Frontal collision (50 MPH impact) air bags did not deploy. Engine cut-off did not work. Engine had to be turned off manually. Vehicles totaled by missouri highway patrol.
2006 suzuki grand vitara 6,500 miles steering column. Brought to dealer for steering column being loose. Told us they did not know why it got loose but they tightened up. Thought problem was fixed. About two months later while driving steering column collapsed onto lap causing driver to lose control of car.
I was involved in a front end collision where I t-boned another vehicle and my 2006 suzuki grand vitara became immobilized because the impact was so hard that the driveline broke. But the driver airbag did not deploy at all!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki grand vitara. While at a stop light, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 13v405000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki grand vitara. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technicians stated that the air bag sensor located in the front passenger seat needed to be replaced and advised that the air bags would not deploy in the event ofa crash, unless the sensor was replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.