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Suzuki Grand Vitara (2005 and earlier)

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#409 of 500 Re: Rear Main Seal problem [jeannebo] by jpowell

Jan 21, 2005 (9:50 pm)

Replying to: jeannebo (Sep 15, 2003 1:50 pm)
My rear main seal on a 2000 GV LTD. also went out. A mechanic told me that Suzuki has posted a bulletin on this for technicians because consumers are running into this same problem with the GV. Does anyone have more details? Apparently, it's a faulty part. I'm out of warranty and want Suzuki to cover this repair. How many other people out there have had such problems?

#410 of 500 Re: GV Performance Parts [jboucheb] by pter

Feb 14, 2005 (5:00 pm)

Replying to: jboucheb (Oct 01, 2003 8:41 am)
That's te best site I've found with GV upgrades, etc.
 
Peter

#411 of 500 stereo removal on '02 GV by johnsons

Mar 20, 2005 (8:36 pm)

Any ideas on where I start to remove the stereo on a 2002 GV? The one I purchased Feb 9, 2005 had the OEM wiring harness cut and I want to see if I can find one to match up. I called several Suzuki phone #s and dealers to get a harness but have just been given the run around. I really would like to listen to a radio once in a while, especially one that is in the vehicle already. Any hints would be welcome. Thanks in advance.

#412 of 500 Is it worth it? by larry3333

Mar 23, 2005 (4:38 pm)

Replying to: dixie100 (Dec 02, 2003 8:37 pm)
Is it worth buying a Grand vitara new or should i buy it second hand and save some money? Is the A/C really good or are u still going to sweat like hell after 15 minutes?? Reliability?? Noise????
Any other comments welcome!
 
Thanx a lot guys!!!!!!!

#413 of 500 Valve lash specs? by brisray

Apr 05, 2005 (4:08 pm)

I have 99 Grand Vitara V6 that sounds much like a diesel engine. The sound is all top end and I believe I need to adjust the valve lash. I am unable to find any specs reguarding the factory lash clearances. Does anyone have access to a service manual that could provide this information? Is the lash adjustable on this type of engine?
 
Thanks.
 
brisrayyahoo.co.uk

#414 of 500 Re: Transfer shifter noise! [dgrzybow] by tsanderlin1

Apr 06, 2005 (8:14 am)

Replying to: dgrzybow (Nov 06, 2000 7:04 pm)
Dave
I own a 2004 GV and have experienced the same problem. It is a very annoying buzzing in the transfer shifter and seems to be getting louder with age. I presently have about 28,000 miles in my GV and other than that I have experienced zero problems. I owned a 1999 GV and it did not have any problems. The dealer says it is an inherent problem with some of the 4WD GV's. This is unacceptable to me and I plan to persue this further. Anyone else having any luck I would appreciate their input.
Thanks
Tom

#415 of 500 Noise by brisray

Apr 07, 2005 (1:43 pm)

My V6 VT has around 68,000 miles. It's an ex-lease car, so it probably got thrashed a bit, hence my preious post about the engine valve lash specs.
 
Apart from that it's still running very well, the only work its needed doing is the recall mods and changing two tail-light bulbs.
 
The wind noise from the drivers side window is sometimes very loud. I thought it was just mine until I read some of the other posts. I found the best way to cure that was to drop the window all the way down then, whilst raising it, pull the front edge towards the rear.
 
Ray

#417 of 500 Re: Rear Main Seal problem [jpowell] by turtlegirl

Jun 18, 2005 (7:24 am)

Replying to: jpowell (Jan 21, 2005 9:50 pm)
I have experienced the same problem - but be firm with the dealership because they like to give the run around. I am the original owner of a 2000 GV 4x4 with manual Transmission - It took me almost a year to get them to fix it right - they had to replace it twice. Thank God for my extended warranty. The Valve Cover Gaskets, Rear Main Seal...They ended up replacing the whole transmission because it was still leaking oil.
Now that my extended warranty is over - I am having probs w/ the AC - which I was told that Suzuki posted a bulletin about faulty hoses/clamps. I was quoted about $1000 for having it fixed. Does anyone have any info about the AC unit?

#418 of 500 Re: Valve lash specs? [brisray] by princegary

Jul 05, 2005 (3:48 am)

Replying to: brisray (Apr 05, 2005 4:08 pm)
Just seen this... I have a 2001 GV V6 and probably have the same noise.Mine is very ticky, has been like 6 months in from when I bought it new and gradually got worse - most noticably when cold. well it's been a few years now and I got tired of the noise so attempted to investigate the problem. I came across the Suzuki technical bulletin in regards to faulty timing chain tensioners. This sounds about right so I have now taken the GV to my local garage who are going to replace the parts. went around last night and the front of the engine was all open and I must say it looked (from what I have seen of engines) very complicated and impressive. Very clean too. My mechanic showed me the parts and the faulty tensioners and I could see how it would make the engine noisy.....luckily I go there for work on my cars like once a month so he's only charging me £120 labour ($220) and parts are like £120 for all 3 tensioners. Even though the tech bulletin says only to replace the 1st tensioner I thought it would be better to just replace them all since the engine was open..... Should be getting the car back this week, possibly later today.
Just hope the noise is gone.....when I first got the car the engine was silky smooth and quiet....still is silky smooth, just noisy like a lawnmower.

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