general problems of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara

I bought this car used one year ago and have had to change the low beam lights twice and now they are out again. At night I drive with the high beams on and they are so weak no one can tell. Last month the engine started surging making the car try to take off wether in neutral, park or drive. I have to hold the brake very strongly to keep the car from taking off. This is extremely dangerous for obvious reasons and someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed because Suzuki will not acknowledge or fix this problem. This will be my last Suzuki product ever. I can't afford to get another vehicle right now so I'm having to drive this nightmare daily.

My wife and I just left my mother's condominium premises, I turned right on geneva avenue in san francisco. As I started to accelerate at 23 miles per hour, the car took on a life of its own! the car took off, the engine revved up, by it self and sped up, even me my right foot stepping as hard as I can on the brakes! I steered the car to the side of the road, but I needed to hit the bumper of a parked car in order to stop. In my opinion, my wife and I were subjected by this car into a life threatening situation. I left a note and my phone number on the windshield of the car I hit, apologized, and asked the driver to call me as soon as possible. I thought the frightful experience was over! after I left my note for the driver of the parked car I hit, we decided to proceed. After half a block, the engine powered up by itself, again, and was launching forward. I managed, with all the force I can muster, to step on the brakes and stop on a red zone. We decided to have the car towed to my hometown, 44 miles away. The 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara should be examined thoroughly by the manufacturer in my opinion, correct this this huge problem before it kills. Better yet, it should be bought back by the manufacturer. Other people might be driving at 45 miles, not 23, by the side of the cliff. I advised Suzuki USA about this. The matter is pending. I was told nonchalantly by a richard travis that they will have the vehicle examined. They will try to 'duplicate' the harrowing experience. I did not feel any compassion at all from Suzuki. - camaclangs, fairfield, CA, USA.

My vehicle was at a standstill at a red light. I had the automatic transmission in neutral, with my right foot on the brake. While with my foot still on the brake, I shifted into drive and the car instantaneously sped forward at an uncontrollable high rate of speed causing me to hit the car in front of me.

I had pulled into the parking garage where I work and was pulling into my space. The car revved up and took off. I hit the parking curb, flew up and back down crashing into another vehicle it was still going and was going to hit another vehicle when I got the steering wheel turned away and out into the middle where there was nothing and got it stopped. If anyone had been walking in the garage at that time I could have hit and killed them. This is a serious problem and needs to be addressed. My car is a total loss.

I engaged my brakes and pulled into a parking spot going about 10 miles per hour. When I was about 6 inches away from the sidewalk curb (about 6 inches high) with my brakes applied fully my vehicle revved up really loud and lunged forward violently and crashed through a brick office building. I did not step on the gas at all. My air bags did not deploy either.

Earlier today, 6 may 2011, my mother was beggining to drive out of the bank drive-thru window when her vehicle took off on its own until she was able to crash it against a wall to avoid impacting other cars and people that were in the area. This is the second incident for this vehicle, a few months ago, again just beggining to move, sped out of control impacting the neighbors home. The vehicle was taken to a local Suzuki dealer for a mechanical evaluation, but nothing unusual was found. That same Suzuki dealer has been the only place where services have been performed on that SUV and I don't buy for a second that nothing is wrong with the vehicle, especially after a second incident.

The contact owns a Suzuki Grand Vitara. The contact stopped at a traffic light with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the vehicle in front of her. A police report was filed. The contact stated that her front end was damaged. The vehicle was towed to a local auto body shop. The vehicle was been repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage were 45,000.