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#1002 of 1006 Re: Excessive tire wear, alignment problems [budman3] by dlcorbin Sep 05, 2009 (9:56 am)
Replying to: budman3 (Sep 04, 2009 5:40 pm) How funny! I guess I would be better off buying real estate and possibly buying a scooter as well.   From what I have been told, if you put a 50,000, 25,000, etc., mile tire on a vehicle, the tires under normal driving conditions specified for that tire by the manufacture, should last up to the 50,000, 25,000, etc. limit. Rotating my tires was not an option for me because the wear had begun way before my tires were do for rotating. So, I had to have new ones put on.   It has been only 2 months since the new ones were put on and now they are completely bald. Still way before recommended rotation. I don't even get a chance to rotate. Now, it is really scary to find out that my GV can not be brought back into spec or properly alignment at all. NTB tried however, after they tried to align my GV, did another spec report and showed me were they were not able to bring it back into spec. So, my tires will always wear at a very fast rate, I will always have stability and handling problems.   After speaking with my attorney, it was indicated to me that there are more cases like mine that have been filed against Suzuki. Gosh, one would think that Suzuki would recall the SUV.
#1003 of 1006 Here we go again. Wake Up, Suzuki by xostnot Sep 05, 2009 (7:01 pm)
This problem was mostly reported for 2006 GV's, and it may be the first 2008 I've heard of with the problem. I've heard that Suzuki very quietly bought back some of the earlier ones with this problem, which would suggest they had something wrong with them that Suzuki could not fix. I have not heard what happened to the buybacks, and suspect they may have ended up back on the market.   Anyway, this is not just a costly hassle and a ripoff. It's a serious safety hazard. GV's with fast treadwear means they are always in a bit of a skid. It means you will cross the threshold into loss of control very easily. Cases of this should therefore be reported to the NHTSA/carsafe website. And I would drive the thing only very cautiously until it's sorted out. Or not at all if you can afford it.   You might try sending a registered letter to Suzuki America about it as a last resort before calling in the lawyers.   Our '06GV has 40,000km on it. The original Geolander tires have 35,000km on them, and are less than half worn out. Tracking and stability are perfect. Only Suzuki knows for sure how common this problem was, but it's ridiculous that so many people who ran into it had bad customer treatment added to the harm they already suffered. I'd estimate that half the people with the defect could not get Suzuki to fix it. And obviously they were never compensated for the effort they put into it.   Enough reports on the NHTSA site should eventually trigger a recall. Good luck with it.
#1004 of 1006 2008 Grand Vitara - Immobilizer? by amorak Sep 21, 2009 (9:41 am)
Hey everyone,   Looking to import a 2008 Grand Vitara in to Canada from the USA. Does anyone know if the 2008 Grand Vitara is fitted standard with an immobilizer in the USA?
#1005 of 1006 Re: Excessive tire wear, alignment problems [dlcorbin] by fishwar Oct 09, 2009 (9:26 am)
Replying to: dlcorbin (Sep 04, 2009 5:09 pm) My 2006 GV is a tire eating machine. It has been a excellent vehicle. I have 53,000 miles with absolutely no problems but I have to count on replacing the tires every 25,000. Replies to this message: xostnot (Oct 11, 2009 9:29 pm)
#1006 of 1006 Re: Excessive tire wear, alignment problems [fishwar] by xostnot Oct 11, 2009 (9:29 pm)
Replying to: fishwar (Oct 09, 2009 9:26 am) If you're rotating the tires regularly, 25,000 miles is on the low side. Some people have done far worse, of course. 25,000 miles would be doing well if you don't rotate them.   We have about 35,000km on our original tires, and they have about half the original tread depth.   It seems most of the GV's didn't have this tire wear/alignment problem. Of the ones that did, some were fixed on the first try, some took many efforts, and some were never fixed no matter how hard the owners tried.

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