Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2001 Suzuki Vitara

Four problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2001 Suzuki Vitara. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Suzuki Vitara based on all problems reported for the 2001 Vitara.

1 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 03/30/2006

The cigarette lighter pop's out when it done to were I can't find it, it has burnt several items in my tray,and floor. Also the gas pedal stick's when you push down on it to give a verbal acceleration to get around someone etc. The air in the tire's are always going down. The oil says it low everytime I look at it once every two weeks. The belt on the ac keep losing and now it needs replaced because it now has freezed up on me. The radio at 12:00 am and pm reads 00. Then the minutes only displaced. There's a rattle under the car, don't know what that is? when I put the 4x4 on it has a hard time going back into the regular gear. So really just needed to see if there were recalls on theses problem's?.

2 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 06/06/2005

2001 Suzuki gr. Vitara 25,000 miles on engine. Ticking noise from engine,loss of power. Suzuki stated timing tensioner is the cause. Repaired under extended warranty 3 times, within 6 months. Extra costs placed on comsumer. Suzuki recommended replacement of timing chains,and would not cover the cost. The engine from what I understand could have seized. First repair on 12-21-04, second on 03-15-05, last repair on 06-06-05. At pickup on date of last repair, belts from front of engine were shredding of the pulleys! on that day I traded-in the car, as I was tired of fighting with Suzuki and my former dealership for rerpairs.

3 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 03/14/2005

Owned vehicle for 3 years had oil changes every 3 months no problem til on the March 14th, 2005 I was driving through a neighbor going around 10 mph and all of the sudden the engine makes a horrible noise and stops. All the dashboard lights came on. Did not start the vehicle up. Had it towed to a mechanic. Mechanic had trouble getting it started and once he got it started he told me that he did not know what went wrong but he advised that my engine had gone bad. I then had vehicle towed to my nephew's whom I can trust. And they found out the the timing chain apparently jumped stopped and caused major damage to my engine which the engine had to be replaced.

4 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 07/09/2001

Vehicle burns 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles. 2nd row safety belts are frayed on passenger & driver side from rubbing against interior plastic of vehicle.


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