There are 7 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitarain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
HELLO,, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES,I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA IN 2007,I HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, I BOUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO GET A OIL CHANGE.THEY TOLD ME I AM GOING TO NEED NEW TIRES IN THE NEXT 3,000 MILES. THEY CAME WITH YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER G92 TIRES, I CALLED YOKOHAMA TIRES ABOUT SIX TIMES THEY KEPT ON TELLING ME THAT THE TIRES THAT COME WITH THIS SUV DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY, THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A YOKOHAMA DEALER WERE I LIVE, SO I WENT OVER THERE THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING.I PULLED UP ON GOOGLE, OTHER PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT SIMILAR SUV'S IN 2000 7/2008, HAD THE SAME ISSUES, AND A LOT OF THEM HAD BLOWOUTS WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING THERE SUV'S.ONCE I READ THEM ALL. I MADE COPIES OF THE ALL TO SHOW YOU,I CALLED YOKOHAMA TIRES AGAIN I TOLD THEM THAT IF I GET A BLOWOUT, AND GET INTO A ACCIDENT AND ME OR MY FAMILY GET HURT OR WORSE THAT I AM GOING TO SUE THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LETS COMPANIES LIKE YOKOHAMA SELL PRODUCTS TO US, AND THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY AT ALL, I THINK THAT YOKOHAMA TIRE COMPANY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING TIRES TO THE USA, I HAVE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, THERE IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, ALL I WANT IS TO BE REFUNDED THE AMOUNT THAT FOUR NEW TIRES WOULD COST ME,AND THAT YOKOHAMA SHOULD NOT BE SELLING TIRES IN THE USA, THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE TIRES TO BE ON OUR CARS, YOKOHAMA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, THEY JUST CARE ABOUT ALL THE MONEY THEY MAKE, CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKE INSPECTION REVILED LOOSE WHEEL BEARING. BEARING WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, COVERED BY WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30000. THIS IS SECOND WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON THE SAME VEHICLE. SEE ODI NUMBER 10315503 FOR REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *TR
VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE, TENDS TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SUSPECTED TIRES ISSUE. TIRE CENTER TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB IS LOOSE AND HAS A HUGE PLAY AND RECOMMENDED TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SUZUKI SERVICE CENTER. *TR
JUST PLACED NEW TIRES ON MY CAR AS THE REAR RT., WAS WEARING BADLY ON THE OUTSIDE. 23000 MILES ON 2007. SUZUKI MCKINNEY, STATED THEY WERE AWARE THAT THIS HAPPENS, AND THEY NO LONGER HAD EQUIPMENT TO DO ALIGNMENTS. HAD ANOTHER SHOP ALIGN, AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR WITHIN RECOMMENDED SPECS. SPOKE TO SUZUKI, AND MANAGER THAT WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS, NO LONGER WORKS THERE, NEW ACTING MANAGER HAS NEVER HEARD OF PROBLEM. IN INTERNET SEARCHES, APPEARS THAT IT IS RAMPANT WITH THE 2006-2007 MODELS, WHICH APPEARS TO BE MECHANICAL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA TIRES, SIZE 225/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, SHE NOTICED WIRES STICKING OUT OF THE TREAD. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $517. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,021. UPDATED 2/17/09 *CN UPDATED 02/19/09. *JB
I HAVE A 2007 GRAND VITARA, IT HAD YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER G92 255/70 R16 TIRES. THE BACK TIRES WORE OUT BY 13000 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED I WAS OVER INFLATING THE TIRES. THE PROBLEMS IS THAT THE TSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON SO I WOULD PUT AIR IN THEM AND IT WOULD GO OFF. I HAD A WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES BUT NO ONE WOULD HONOR IT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I PUT TO MUCH AIR IN MY TIRES. I ARGUED WITH THEM STATING THAT THE TSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. EVEN THE FRONT TIRES HAVE WORN SIGNIFICANTLY AND HAS SOME BULDGING AND I NEVER PUT AIR IN THOSE ONES. I ENDED UP BUYING 2 NEW TIRES, NOT YOKOHAMA! EVEN AFTER I CHANGED THE TIRES THE TSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES AFTER FOR THE SAME, TSP LIGHT COMING ON. *TR
NEEDED TO REPLACE TIRES AT 14,000 MILES. NOW AFTER 6,000 MORE MILES, THE REAR TIRES ARE WEARING BADLY AGAIN. FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL GRAND VITARA OWNERS IN MY AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026