Two problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara based on all problems reported for the 2006 Grand Vitara.
After starting up my vehicle on a cold morning the brakes failed to work immediately. The first time I hit them after putting the car into gear and moving they did not stop the car. I started to roll through the stop sign, but pumped the brakes several times and stopped. This also occurred on very cold evening at work the temperature was somewhere around 10 deg f. This time I had to pull the parking brake to stop. After pulling into the garage and letting the car warm up it did not happen again. I am concerned this could happen when driving and cause an accident.
My rear brakes are making a loud noice like metal against metal. I had the brakes checked at several places, including a Suzuki dealership (wright Suzuki) in addition to firestone and mr. Tire. All three said my rear brakes are in excellent condition as well as the front. I also reported that the brake pedal seems to go down a little further than what I precive as normal (compared to other vehicles). This started about 6 months ago and I just had them checked again on 8/28/10 at mr. Tire again, and nothing is wrong. When I took my car to wright Suzuki to have another recall on the same vechicle certified that I had the work done earlier, another Suzuki Grand Vitara like mine was pulling into the service bay and it's rear brakes were making the same noice as mine. I spoke to the owner and he said his started about 2 weeks earlier and he too noticed his brake peddle going down further than it had before. Now I only have mine and the other Suzuki owner with this problem, I am filing a complaint to see if others have had the same issue. I'm afraid my brakes may fail when I need them most. I'm trying to have something done but no one can find the problem.