Table 1 shows seven common power train related problems of the 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission column shift (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the manual transmission (three problems).
4 wheel drive, slips gear, contacted dealer, nothing they will do about it. . . Read details...
I have had continual problems with my manual transmission, it continues to lock into 5th gear and also is hard to shift at times. The transmission was replaced at 10,000 miles and new transmission does the same thing. The latest "fix" on it doesn't work either. Read details...
Recall campaign for the Suzuki recommended replacing the 4 oxygen sensors. The 4-wheel drive gear would no longer shift, it was discovered years later that it was not assembled correctly. The consumer had emission problems. Read details...