Transfer Case Problems of Suzuki Grand Vitara

Put vehicle in reverse and thought I was backing up, but when I put shifter in drive, it kept going backwards. I realized being on a down slope, that shifter was not working and I had idled backwards. I put shifter in drive position and continued idling backwards into a snow bank. I had to shut off and restart several times and it eventually went into drive. I was unable to take it to work due to a possibility of causing an accident. I had someone look at it and they thought transfer case was the issue, as there was a noise from that area. I did research on it and found all of the Suzuki vitara, Grand Vitara, from 2006-2009 had issues with transfer case leaking and there fore going out of commission. This is happening at various mileages, but primarily at 100,000 -138,000. I am wondering why there was not a recall on this, as it is quite obvious its a factory default in transfer cases. It is also a safety issue, should the transfer case go out while driving or maneuvering vehicle around to park, with oncoming traffic. I am very surprised that Suzuki has not gotten a law suit filed on them yet, for this definite issue. I also have to wonder if there were any fatalities due to this issue, that Suzuki owners and families, were unaware of at the time. This is a factory made and default part. The 2006 - 2009 transfer case on these vehicles should definitely have a recall on them.

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I received a recall notice regarding the air bags malfunction in the early part of 2014. In fact my air bag light stays on and will not turn off. I took my car to the recommended dealer, and waited 3 hours, while the dealer (big red) tried to sell me another car for all that time, only to be told 3 hours later that they didn’t have the part to repair this problem. This was done in March 2014 and to date - July 2014 as of this letter, I still haven’t been notified that they ever received the part, so this condition remains unfixed. Report receipt date: Sep 06, 2013 NHTSA campaign number: 13v405000 component(s): air bags could you please also help me with this, I noticed that I have replaced the same head lights over 4 times in one year, the last time the light went out the gentleman at o’reily’s showed me that the headlamp switch was burnt, and told me there must be some electrical problem with the switch and to be very careful. I did read where there are recalls for problems with overheating headlamp switch and module that poses a risk of fire. Please help me with these issues, where I can go to get these things repaired, and not just waste my time with a dealer who is just trying to sell cars and not fix the recalls, by the way I did call before I came and scheduled an appointment, so they knew what I came for and they told me to bring the car in for the recall of the air bag situation. Lastly do you think it is possible that my transfer case has anything to do with the power train recall? currently my car is still under dealer warranty so they are covering this repair, I was just wondering if you knew if these problems maybe related. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated! report receipt date: Dec 07, 2007 NHTSA campaign number: 07v554000 component(s): power train.

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I received a recall notice regarding the air bags malfunction in the early part of 2014. In fact my air bag light stays on and will not turn off. I took my car to the recommended dealer, and waited 3 hours, while the dealer (big red) tried to sell me another car for all that time, only to be told 3 hours later that they didn¿t have the part to repair this problem. This was done in March 2014 and to date - July 2014 as of this letter, I still haven¿t been notified that they ever received the part, so this condition remains unfixed. Report receipt date: Sep 06, 2013 NHTSA campaign number: 13v405000 component(s): air bags could you please also help me with this, I noticed that I have replaced the same head lights over 4 times in one year, the last time the light went out the gentleman at o¿reily¿s showed me that the headlamp switch was burnt, and told me there must be some electrical problem with the switch and to be very careful. I did read where there are recalls for problems with overheating headlamp switch and module that poses a risk of fire. Date of incident: 02/12/2013 NHTSA id number: 10618387 component(s): exterior lighting lastly I have a transfer case problem and the car gets stuck in 4wd has anything to do with the power train recall? all my 4wd lights are blinking, I was just wondering if you knew if these problems maybe related. Report receipt date: Dec 07, 2007 NHTSA campaign number: 07v554000 component(s): power train.

Iat first I thought it was a wheel bearing after having a mechanic lift the car I noticed the crossmember for the transmission hanging, after close inspection of the crossmember seem ther were no drain holes for water to exit the mount. And maybe defective metal used to produce the part caused premature failure of the part luckily I found the problem as this part is supposed to support the weight of the transmission and keep the alignment of the engine to transmission , to drive shafts, to the rear end , transfer case drive line to the fron wheels. A total filure may cause drive shafts to break possibly catapulting the car, not to mention the excellerated ware and tear on all parts that are engineered to to high tolerances to line up. This 4x4 vehicle has 79, thousand highway miles, no off roading .

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While under power after shifting through the automatic gears, I have a vibration between 2-3 thousand rpm. The warmer it is, the harder it vibrates. Dealer has tried everything Suzuki has recommended but it hasn't helped. They also have another one doing the same thing. How can I find out how to fix this problem? are there others having the same trouble??????.

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. The consumer stated when he took the vehicle in for repairs for two problems, the vehicle came back with unrelated problems such as the brakes which the dealer stated needed to be adjusted, the front bumper was hanging off and was missing the securing bolts, the vehicle did not have any head lights, it was subsequently determined by an electrical repair specialist that the head light relay was internally damaged, the consumer stated the was also an unidentifiable fuel leak.

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Four-wheel drive system failed, pops out of gear, almost caused two severe accidents due to loss of control.