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2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara problems

Owners filed 20 complaints about the 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara with NHTSA between May 2013 and Dec 2020. The most-cited component is air bags (10).

Complaints
20
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Air bags10
  2. Electrical system6
  3. Exterior lighting5
  4. Power train3
  5. Electronic stability control (esc)2
  6. Seats2
  7. Engine1
  8. Engine and engine cooling1
  9. Other / unknown1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20133
20143
20153
20161
20170
20181
20195
20204

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Air bags

10 reports1 related recall
“THE VEHICLE IS CONFRONTING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS SECURITY SYSTEMS IN MOTION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE, WHICH DESERVES A DETAILED INVESTIGATION.. DUE TO THE INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO US. RECALLS MAY HAVE BEEN ORDERED.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 28, 2020Air bagsODI 11385223

Electrical system

6 reports1 related recall
“THE GPS WAS RECALLED ON THE NAVI SYSTEM. I HAVE A 765 NAVI SYSTEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. THE GPS GOT SO HOT THAT IT STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 6, 2020Electrical systemODI 11343709

Exterior lighting

5 reports
“THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. I KEEP REPLACING, BUT THEN THE GO OUT AGAIN.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 3, 2019Exterior lightingODI 11217646

Power train

3 reports1 related recall
“MY MOST RECENT INCONVENIENCE WITH MY SUZUKI RECALL TENSIONER WAS ON 2/5/2020, I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN WHEN MY VEHICLE'S BELT TENSIONER AND DRIVE BELT CAME OFF OF THE RECALL TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY. I COULD NOT TURN MY VEHICLE, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT WAS ON, AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET ALL OF MY RECALL PARTS FOR MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA REPAIRED SINCE MAY 2019. ROYAL NISSAN BATON ROUGE, IS THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING SUZUKI'S RECALLS, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO HONOR ITS WARRANTY POLICY CAUSING ME TO SPEND OVER $500 IN REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THE BELT HAS SLIPPED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS , I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR A NEW BELT TENSIONER BECAUSE MY LIFE WAS AT RISK. THE COMPANY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES AND RECALL PARTS THAT ARE STILL INCOMPLETE IS ROYAL NISSAN BATON ROUGE, I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF NATHAN.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 6, 2020Power train, Air bags, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11307570

Electronic stability control (esc)

2 reports
“ELECTRONIC STABILIZING SYSTEM ESP STOPPED WORKING, NEEDING SERVICED. BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS ON WITH EPS LIGHT AS WELL. ON TOP OF A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR BOARDS SWELLS AND SOAKS WITH WATER IN FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE FLOORS, ITS WORST WHEN A/C IS RUNNING... ITS LIKE A SPONGE WHEN U TAKE YOUR HAND TO IT. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 30, 2013Power train, Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 10522474

Seats

2 reports1 related recall
“PROBLEMAS CON EL A CIENTO DEL CONDUCTOR Y LA BOLSA DE AIRE”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 6, 2019Exterior lighting, Air bags, SeatsODI 11194317
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.