1999 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA

DT: DRIVERS' SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. *AK

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT THEN SKIDDED AND FLIPPED OVER, HITTING THE FRONT FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

1999 SUZUKI GRAND VARTARA AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER VEHICLE HITTING A @36'' TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD, POSTED SPEED 45MPH, DUE TO ICEY,AND SNOWEY CONDITIONS , DRIVER TRAVELED AT @ 30 MPH. CRESTING A HILL THE VEHICLE HIT A SNOW COVERED ICE PATCH., ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE THE VEHICLE MOVED RIGHT THE LEFT BEFORE MY DAUGHTER ( THE DRIVER) COULD REACT THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE TREE. MY DAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD AND FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY WIFE HIT SOMETHING THAT

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN VEHICLE HIT SNOW, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING RECALL REPAIR MADE ON ACCELERATOR CABLE. *LA

Mileage: 71,761

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN VEHICLE HIT SNOW, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING RECALL REPAIR MADE ON ACCELERATOR CABLE. *LA

Mileage: 71,761

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN VEHICLE HIT SNOW, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING RECALL REPAIR MADE ON ACCELERATOR CABLE. *LA

Mileage: 71,761

AFTER PURCHASING MY USED VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2003 THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK, OR SWITCHING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE AND SO ON. OCCASIONALLY IF FELT LIKE THE GAS PEDAL MAY BE STICKING A BIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & THE DEALER HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP THE SHIFTING PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 11, 2003 AROUND 4:00 AM, I WAS RETURNING FROM DOWN STATE ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND AROUND 34 DEGREES.

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER PURCHASING MY USED VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2003 THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK, OR SWITCHING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE AND SO ON. OCCASIONALLY IF FELT LIKE THE GAS PEDAL MAY BE STICKING A BIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & THE DEALER HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP THE SHIFTING PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 11, 2003 AROUND 4:00 AM, I WAS RETURNING FROM DOWN STATE ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND AROUND 34 DEGREES.

Mileage: 88,000

VEHICLE TIE ROD BROKE.*MR THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK A CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL AND THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. *PH (PER ALBERTO JIMENEZ THIS DOCUMENT IS CONSIDERED A MAILED IN VOQ) *JB

VEHICLE TIE ROD BROKE.*MR THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK A CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL AND THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. *PH (PER ALBERTO JIMENEZ THIS DOCUMENT IS CONSIDERED A MAILED IN VOQ) *JB

BROAD SIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DT

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE AS WELL. *MJ

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AT 25-30 MPH, NOT A PANIC STOP, BRAKE LOCKED UP ,AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES. VEHICLE HIT THE CURB. DEALER REPLACED HUB ASSEMBLY/ KNUCKLE JOINTS/ FRONT ASSEMBLY, AND FRONT STABILIZER. DAMAGE WAS $ 3000-4000. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 01V146000/ FUEL PIPE: FUEL HOSE. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO CORRECT DEFECT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TOTALED THE TRUCKIN A ROLE OVER, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

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.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS SNOW ON GROUND. ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLE HAD LOST CONTROL. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND TURNED WHEEL TO LEFT. TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER HYDROPLANED, AND VEHICLE HIT MERIDIAN STRIP HARD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS SNOW ON GROUND. ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLE HAD LOST CONTROL. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND TURNED WHEEL TO LEFT. TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER HYDROPLANED, AND VEHICLE HIT MERIDIAN STRIP HARD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. *AK

I FIRST REPORTED THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR. SOMETHING WAS CAUSING INTERMITTENT SEVERE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH AT APPROX. 12:30AM WHEN THIS OCCURED AGAIN AND I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FOOT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE BRAKE BY VIBRATION. THE FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE WAS TRANSFERED TO THE ACCELERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLAMMED INTO A SOLID ROCK LEDGE AND RECEIVED INJURIES TO MY BAC

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH INTERSECTION & ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE LEFT TURN IN FRONT. APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY BUT HIT DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD & SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES. HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK