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vehicle
2002 / suzuki / grand-vitara
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-03)
complaints
53 on file (2002-08-27 → 2020-01-02)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
10062961 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE CABLE CASING CAP. THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT THE RECALL REPAIR
10063188 DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO PLACE IN PUERTO RICO THAT HAD THE PARTS AVAILABLE
10055763 THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO CALL BACK IN 5 DAYS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP RECALL 03V512000 PERFORMED, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A POLE
8017350 WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BRAKES. ONE MONTH LATER, GRINDING STARTED AGAIN
10101553 THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE ROTORS HAD COMPLETELY WARPED
8020674 FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE JULY 6, 2002, BRAKES SQUEAKED EXCESSIVELY/CONSTANTLY LOUD EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS TWICE AND SHAVING THEM
Steering pull, alignment and uneven tire wearSUSPENSION4 complaints2002-11 → 2004-06grand-vitara-2002-alignment-tire-wear
769342 ON 11/04/02 AT 4,500 MILES CAR RETURNED TO DEALER CAR WILL NOT STEER STRAIGHT AND TIRES WENT BALD
10033535 CONSUMER STATES AT 12,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT. 5000 MILES LATER, ALL 4 TIRES HAD CUPPED ON THE INSIDE
10080182 ALSO, FRONT TIRES WERE NOT ALIGNED, AND THE INNER PART OF THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY
Gear shifter and reverse selection failurePOWER TRAIN2 complaints2003-11 → 2007-11grand-vitara-2002-shifter-gear-selection
10042651 THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND SUDDENLY GOT STUCK IN THE GEAR THAT IT WAS IN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED
10210568 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO REVERSE WITH NO HELP FROM THE DRIVER AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL LOCK UP AND NOT GO INTO REVERSE
Engine racing and sudden accelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints2004-01 → 2010-02grand-vitara-2002-unintended-acceleration
10090387 THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE
10053884 WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON BUSY STREETVEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION
10312651 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A STOP WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO REV WITH THE RPM LEVELS VIGOROUSLY FLUCTUATING
Smoke or fire from electrical componentsELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2002-10 → 2004-09grand-vitara-2002-electrical-fire-smoke
10086600 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. DRIVERS HEATED SEAT WIRING FIRE
10091884 CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED
8020675 WHILE THE TRUCK WAS LEFT RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER IN USE, THE TRUCK BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT
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.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/suzuki/grand-vitara
@misc{wrenchpro_2002_suzuki_grand_vitara_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/suzuki/grand-vitara}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
