2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara Brakes Problems

“Spongy brake pedal and grinding from front right of vehicle. Dealership states that this is normal. Yet when I drive my 07 kia I almost send myself through the windshield everytime I press on the brakes (same thing applies when I drive my 1988 c2500) because I'm so use to having to hit the brakes hard and multiple times. I'm sure this isn't normal. The dealership doesn't think that safety is a concern.”

“After starting up my vehicle on a cold morning the brakes failed to work immediately. The first time I hit them after putting the car into gear and moving they did not stop the car. I started to roll through the stop sign, but pumped the brakes several times and stopped. This also occurred on very cold evening at work the temperature was somewhere around 10 deg f. This time I had to pull the parking brake to stop. After pulling into the garage and letting the car warm up it did not happen again. I am concerned this could happen when driving and cause an accident.”

“Reference: 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara, continuing rear brake problem please help me secure a safe fix for my car and any others drivers / passengers that might be at risk due to this rear brake defect. The rear brakes: the last warranty repair did address the problem of the noise and vibration. But now it has returned for the third time with a more pronounced noise and vibration with the additional problem of no stopping correctly during a recent sudden stop. …”

“We purchased a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara luxury in 2006. We had the car about 6 months and noticed the back tires were wearing faster than normal, also there was this grinding sound when you brake, it was sporadic. From 2006 till 2012 we were given dozens of reasons why and solutions for a cost, none of them fixed the problem. The last complaint in 2012 we refused to leave the dealership (one of the two in northern california that would still allow you to bring in a Suzuki) until we were given a answer, we were told it is a inherent problem with the car and there is nothing that could be done? …”

“Excessive tire wear on 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. I have had to replace my tires on my vehicle four times in three years and all Suzuki will say is it is an alignment problem and a wear problem and they are not responsible for it. I have spent more money on tires in the last three years for this vehicle than I can afford. And my tires keep going bald within 12k miles or less and I have put three different types of tires on the vehicle. There are several blogs about this problem but Suzuki refuses to acknowledge that there is a problem with the vehicle and not the tires. …”