Total Complaints
2 filings
SUZUKI VS1400GLPK4 · model year
2 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2004SUZUKIVS1400GLPK4 carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2004 VS1400GLPK4 is engine and engine cooling with 1 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 14 investigation files overlapping the 2004 VS1400GLPK4. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
THE CAR SURGES AND STALLS. IT WOULD JERK AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC GOING AT 40 TO 50 MPH. AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON THREE OCCASIONS. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE MAY OF 2005. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSORS,CLEARED CODES AND REPLACED ENGINE HEAD. AS OF TODAY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND REPAIRS. *JB
Mileage: 8,000
THE CAR SURGES AND STALLS. IT WOULD JERK AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC GOING AT 40 TO 50 MPH. AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON THREE OCCASIONS. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE MAY OF 2005. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSORS,CLEARED CODES AND REPLACED ENGINE HEAD. AS OF TODAY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND REPAIRS. *JB
Mileage: 8,000
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2004 SUZUKI VS1400GLPK4; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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