2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 4%of 161 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,942miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara, 4% of the 161 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,942 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This happened day after we bought vehicle. Valve tapping coming from motor at idle. Rattling noise from engine at 50 MPH. Passenger heated seat works 10% of the time. Took vehicle to dealership gave back in one hour. The help ticket states need to order part to heat seat and they need to call tech support to resolve tapping. I took SUV two weeks ago I call every other day. They say they are still waiting for tech support and they want to fix both problems at once. Are they waiting until the motor has serious damage before moving on to fix it?”
NHTSA complaint #10155832, filed 2006-04, 5 miles“2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara with several problems. Consumer states that the problems are: steering shaft, engine making a knocking noise, engine light illumination, gasoline odor from engine and seat warmer not working. The engine noise was due to the camshaft timing belt which needed to be re-torqued. The purge valve was replaced due to the engine light being on.”
NHTSA complaint #10219509, filed 2008-02, 3,963 miles“Engine makes knocking noise it has been in the Suzuki shop twice and its still not fixed. The car sounds like a diesel. Dealer states the noise are in other Suzuki Grand Vitara. They need to recall and stop selling vehicles until their quality improves.”
NHTSA complaint #10179002, filed 2007-01, 1,000 miles“Sat 1/3/09: 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara died while driving at 30 MPH on mtn loop highway. The vehicle simply died-no warning-speedometer fell to zero. Engine light and transmission lights came on after trying to restart engine. Restarted vehicle and drove a short distance to get it off of the road. Could not start it later. Had it towed. 1st repair shop found spark plugs gummed-removed the valve cover. Requires replacement gaskets and other parts-it appears the key for the timing chain broke and came off-need to dismantle more of the engine. They did. …”
NHTSA complaint #10258356, filed 2009-02, 38,407 miles“The contact owns a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. When she started the vehicle, the check engine light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice and was told that the sensor displayed a failure code. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 35,921 and the current mileage was 48,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10343918, filed 2010-07, 35,921 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10022653Sep 18, 2007Engine rpm flare when shifting gears
- 10019351Mar 10, 2006Malfunction indicator lamp on; diagnostic trouble code p0456 (evaporative emission system leak detected).
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara
50 complaintsExterior lighting
30 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsSteering
22 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaintsSeats
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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