2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara lighting problems
20 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 36% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 suzuki grand vitara. While driving approximately 55 MPH at night he could not see beyond approximately 50 feet with the low beam headlights on. The failure recurred whenever he drove at night with the low beams on. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two occasions where he was told that the headlights met federal standards. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 31,000. Updated 02/08/11
Had to constantly replace drivers side low beam headlight 6 times since I have owned this vehicle. Now both driver and passenger side do not work, bulbs are not blown, and fuses are fine. My mechanic says that it is a known problem that suzuki refuses to acknowledge. I should not have upwards of $1200.00 out of pocket for a known problem. I still have 2 payments to go and I bought this brand new. Something needs to be done now before someone gets killed because of this. That's if it hasn't happened already.