2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara: raw data

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vehicle	2001 / suzuki / grand-vitara
known issues	8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints	54 on file (2001-04-11 → 2016-12-28)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Timing chain tensioner noise and failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2004-12 → 2005-11grand-vitara-2001-timing-chain-tensioner

10111147 THE TIMING TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO MALFUNCTION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT THREE CYLINDERS
10104657 THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CEASE
10141739 AT 24,500 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS TIMING CHIN TENSIONER

Accelerator cable casing cap recall repair delaysVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7 complaints2004-01 → 2004-04grand-vitara-2001-accelerator-cable-recall

10063106 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA 03V51200 REGARDING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CASING CAP. DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS
10061210 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT WAS GOING TO LAST
10056076 CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 3 WEEKS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASTING RECALL 03V512000 REPAIRS PERFORMED

Seat belt locking and retraction malfunctionSEAT BELTS3 complaints2002-08 → 2004-06grand-vitara-2001-seat-belt-malfunction

10067170 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND THE CHILD'S WAIST
10032099 SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED
8016119 WHEN LOCKING THE SEAT BELT BELT WILL GET STUCK, AND CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE BELT OFF

Vehicle pulling to one side with tire wear after alignmentSUSPENSION3 complaints2002-03 → 2002-11grand-vitara-2001-pull-and-uneven-tire-wear

8006233 VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND OVER ,THERE IS VIBRATION. DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE TWICE, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM
8023109 CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY DEALER TECHNICIAN ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR VEHICLE WAS STILL TRAVELING THE SAME RESULTING TIRE WEAR

Unintended acceleration and sticking accelerator pedalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints2001-05 → 2016-12grand-vitara-2001-unintended-acceleration

10046085 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP ACCELERATION VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF
10938340 WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING
10099810 IN BOTH INCIDENTS CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED

Air bags not deploying in collisionsAIR BAGS4 complaints2001-08 → 2013-10grand-vitara-2001-air-bag-non-deployment

895099 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION
10547077 THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UNTIL MOMENTS AFTER IMPACT
10073319 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED

Fuel pressure regulator recall and fuel pump failureFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3 complaints2001-08 → 2007-06grand-vitara-2001-fuel-regulator-recall

10097082 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V427000) REGARDING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE
894563 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 01V146000 NOTICE.PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER, AND NO AVAILABLE DATE HAS BEEN GIVEN
10193330 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS BURNING INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WHICH CAUSES NO CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE

Hydraulic brake lockup and brake line failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints2001-11 → 2009-03grand-vitara-2001-hydraulic-brake-failure

10262245 TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT
8021552 CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL CONDITIONS APPLIED THE BRAKES, ALWAYS LOCK UP
755048 COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BEGINNING AT ABOUT 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT DATE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
54	2001-04-11	2016-12-28	9	0	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:12; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11; AIR BAGS:7; SERVICE BRAKES:6; TIRES:5

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_years	occupant_deaths	match_type	vpic_recovered
2010-2024	0	legacy-code	0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/suzuki/grand-vitara

@misc{wrenchpro_2001_suzuki_grand_vitara_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/suzuki/grand-vitara}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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