2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 6%of 161 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 41,702miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the seats of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara, 6% of the 161 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 41,702 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.
“We recently purchased a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara from an individual. On the way home the passenger seat belt off and air bag lights remained on. When we took it to a Suzuki dealer for diagnosis the results was the passenger seat sensor was not working therefore the passenger air bags were disabled. The service manager quoted $1800. To $2000. For replacement. We are very disappointed to find this to be a common problem with Suzuki.”
NHTSA complaint #10426703, filed 2011-09, 66,500 miles“At apx. 10000 miles, the air bag light came on with the car, and did not go out. Took the vehicle to the dealer; was informed that the driver's side air bag weight sensor had failed in the seat, and would be replaced under warranty. At apx. 25000 miles, the air bag light again came on. The car was now out of warranty. I took the car to the dealer, and was informed that the air bag weight sensor in the seat had failed, and needed to be replaced. When I informed the service manager that this was the second time that this had happened, they offered to replace the sensor for $300 dollars. …”
NHTSA complaint #10426813, filed 2011-09, 10,000 miles“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“Premature failure of the passenger restraint air bag system due to failure of a pressure sensor in the passenger seat. Suzuki refuses to repair it as they consider it out of warranty and the dealer wants $1,200.00 to replace the seat.”
NHTSA complaint #10450746, filed 2012-03, 70,000 milesSeats: 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 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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