1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara

THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEAD CELL BATTERY AT ~48,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, BUT EVENTUALLY DID AFTER A JUMP START. THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS, WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO TRY AND START THE ENGINE, ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS A CLICKING NOISE. JUMP STARTING WAS INEFFECTIVE. IT WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS IS ENGINE SIEZURE. THE VEHICLE IS FOUR YEARS OLD, WITH ~48,000 MILES, AND PERFECT SERVICE RECORDS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RUN AGAIN.

VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP-HAD A LOUD SOUND-WE ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL-THE SALES PERSON ATTACHED A $1500 WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WAS A PART OF THE DEAL-THIS VEHICLE WAS SELECTED BY THE SALES PERSON WE NEVER SAW THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE SALE OR ONE LIKE IT-WE WENT ALONG WITH THE DEAL ONLY BECAUSE WE NEEDED A VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY-AN THEY WERE WILLING TO HAVE IT FINANCED-AND OUR CREDIT WAS NOT TERRIFIC-NOW WE KNOW WHY THEY ATTACHED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE BAD ENGINE-THE VEHICAL WAS SO SMALL FOR OUR FAMILY THAT WE WENT TO TRY TO TRADE IT IN FOR A FAMILY VAN AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP-THE SALES MAN TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SOUNDING THIS LOUD-HE SAID THAT YOU SHOULD NOT HEAR THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE-THATS WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP-AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WOULD ONLY TAKE 2DAYS FOR REPAIRS-BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING AT LEAST ONE WEEK AND THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE MUST BE TAKEN APART-AN THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN-SINCE THEY DID NOT OFFER US A LOANER WE HAVE TO TRANSPORTATION-WE THOUGHT THAT IF YOU PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM A PLACE LIKE THE FORD DEALERSHIP -WHO IS WELL KNOWN! WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING FRAUDED BUT WE GUESS WE WERE WRONG -THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE TO OUR FAMILY-PLEASE NOTIFY US ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE-WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A LEMON FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE LAST REPLACEMENT, AND A 3RD REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED ALONG WITH A DRIVESHAFT REPLACEMENT. DEALER HAS RECOGNIZED DEFECT, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED ACCURATE REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HOWLING/WHISTLING NOISE FROM THE REAR AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 65, AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT THERE WAS HEAVY VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, ANOTHER REPLACEMENT AND STILL NO REMEDY MADE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY AND DRIVESHAFT. LATCH BROKE OFF OF THE AIR FILTER BOX, DEALER REPLACED THE FILTER BOX. CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKS WHEN BEING RELEASED FAST. *SLC

2.5L V 6 HAS TWO EXHAUST COMING OFF OF IT, ONE ON THE LEFT AND ONE ON THE RIGHT. UNDER THE VEHICLE WHERE THEY JOINED THE TWO TOGETHER THEY ONLY USED FLEX HOSE,AND IT BURNED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE, AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. THE PIECE IN QUESTION ALSO HOUSES A O2 SENSOR WITCH HAS SCREWED UP EMMISSIONS AND COMPUTER. THE PIECE IS ALSO MORE THAN 400.00 DOLLARS.