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.
1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara brakes complaints
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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 back and neck. Both of the air bags failed to deploy, the officers on the scene commented that they should have. This vehicle has been to the dealer three times for the vibration problem with no results. Their answer has been to balance the tires over and over, although they did supposedly replace the body bushings. Still no results. Now I have a wrecked vehicle and a messed up back to show for my $20,000 dollar investment.
Tires are too small and tread is inadequate for inclement driving conditions, brakes lock up too quickly, causing the front end to dip foward, resulting in loss of control. *ak( dot number: dma518 tire size: p235/r16 )
While traveling brake inicator light would flash. Dealer replaced brake problem, but it returned. Dealer can't duplicate. Please provide further informton.
Brake light would flash without indication. Dealer replaced brake problemand it returned. Can't duplicate. Please provide further informaton.
They had to replace the driveshaft,differential,all four tires,turn drums & rotors and the car still vibrates
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