Model year record
2000 Suzuki Vitara
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 42 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: automatic transmission | 4 | — |
| Suspension: front | 4 | 108,519 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 3 | 52,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 62,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 3 | — |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2 | 1 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 2 | 1 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 2 | — |
| Air bags | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 1 | 35 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | 130,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: hydraulic | 1 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 108,519 mi |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 1 | 29,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: heater core | 1 | — |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | — |
The 1999 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2001 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Suzuki Vitara model years
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