Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Suzuki Grand Vitara

Suzuki Grand Vitara owners have reported 10 problems related to engine belts and pulleys (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Suzuki Grand Vitara based on all problems reported for the Grand Vitara.

1 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 09/15/2010

I read in your page that 46,500 Suzuki Grand Vitara has a parts that have to be corrected by Suzuki,without any cost. I went today to autoland of mayaguez,puerto rico. Mr. Emanuel lopez told me that he just have to order the pulley because he don't know anything about the part for the air condition. Can you help me? what can I do to see if they replace it? Grand Vitara Suzuki 2006. He told me that it is false information some people write on internet.

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2 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 05/15/2009

The contact owns a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The contact heard a knocking noise in the engine. While performing an oil change, the mechanic noticed that the tensioner pulley was cracked. The manufacturer recognized this issue and replaced the tensioner pulleys from plastic to metal on all models after 2006. The contact feels that the manufacturer should pay for the repairs since they were already aware of the issue. The current and failure mileages were 54,000.

3 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 08/27/2007

2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara with several problems. Consumer states that the problems are: steering shaft, engine making a knocking noise, engine light illumination, gasoline odor from engine and seat warmer not working. The engine noise was due to the camshaft timing belt which needed to be re-torqued. The purge valve was replaced due to the engine light being on.

4 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 04/11/2005

My wife's 2001 Suzuki xl-7 has made an engine noise since she bought it. We had it serviced at 32,000 miles for a recall and nothing was said by the service department ( still under warranty ) again at 64,000 plus we had it serviced and the service department said that the vehicle needed a new timing belt tesioner put on for around $1300. 00 dollars. I called the customer service department and they said to go by a dealership and get the district manager's number to talk to him about the problem. I did , and I called : only to be totally disrespected by the district manager ( paul eisenberg 1-678-641 2847) , he really didn't like the fact that I got his phone number and told me so ; I hope he likes it now! the service department where we bought this vehicle has really not shown any concern about my family having problems with this vehicle either so I'm telling everyone that donald craig Suzuki in mooresville , nc could care less about your problems after you buy a car from them and their service department is even worse. Their service manager hasn't bothered to even contact me even after a complaint to the district manager ( who's a real jerk) and a complaint to Suzuki's corporate headquarters. I hope that noone else gets mixed up[ with this group but if you do or have please give them a call and voice your complaint : I'm sure they would love to here from you!.

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5 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 11/16/2004

The timing tensioner failed, causing the timing chain to malfunction. This caused damage to the left three cylinders. There was a loss of proper timing, and valves tensioners started to knock.

6 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 04/05/2004

While driving engine made loud rattling noise and failed. . Aaa called to tow vehicle. Upon inspection by independent mechanic determined timing chain failed. Was mentioned that this was a common failure with this particular vehicle.

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7 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Failure Date: 01/01/1901

Consumer complaining about engine noise involving the 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Consumer was told noise is from timing chain and had the tensioner adjuster assembly replaced. J53ty92v614100683 is the VIN.

8 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara

While driving 65 mph consumer heard a noise coming from the vehicle. Consumer pulled over and inspected the vehicle. Then, vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the timing chain needed to be replaced.

9 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara

While driving the vehicle started making a rattling noise. Upon inspection of the vehicle by the dealership they indicated that the noise was due to the tensioner going bad. The hub bearing and senor also went bad and needed to be replaced at 40,000 miles. Please provide any additional information.

10 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem of the 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara

The vehicle was taken to the dealer at 30,000 miles because of a "clicking noise" coming from the engine. The dealer stated there was no problem with the engine. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who found a problem with the tension on the timing chain. The part was on back order.


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