Model year record
2001 Suzuki Vitara
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 4 | 25,800 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 57,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 3 | 12,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | 24,000 mi |
| Interior lighting | 2 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 67,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 1 | 57,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Equipment | 1 | — |
| Equipment adaptive/mobility | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights: switch | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 28,900 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail | 1 | 13,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft | 1 | 78,390 mi |
| Power train: driveline | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 1 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | 14,500 mi |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
The 2000 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2002 model has 40 times as many 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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