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I have heard good things about the Jeep Liberty's as well...but wanted to give you my personal experienced opinion. My Grand Vitara does not do well on wet or snow covered roads though...even in 4WD...it tends to slide on the curves and when trying to slow down on snow/ice, it gives me a wild ride...but it all has to do with the weight of the vehicle...the 2000 Grand Vitara is very light! Mine averages 22-24 mpg. All in all I love it!
I bought my 1999 GV last August and everything was good for 3 months. Then I need a new timing change tensioner $1200(of which there was a bulletin posted on that part) and now I am buring oil like crazy and smoking out the exhaust every time I start the car. My garage (not a dealership) said that I need my engine rebuilt or replaced. This is $5500! Has anybody else had these problems? My car only has 74,000 miles. Surely I should not be having this much problem with the car?
a.) where the fuse box is located and b.) what number i would need to replace
p.s. its a 2003 suzuki grand vitara
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You know i have the same exact problem with my vitara 2000 i bought. It's got blue smoke what they call it coming out of exaust pipe and it happened right after i had a guy change the tensioner. Did you ever got that problem fixed? what happened?
please tell me i'd like to get my car fixed.
I am in search of genuine help with the above query. I own a 2000 GV that has not given me any major issues. I have just passed the 112K mark with "Nelly", and I am getting concerned about how much time I may have before I need to have a car payment again??? I've been given mixed advice which does not lend itself to helping me make an informed decision about this??? I am on my own, and travel a great deal for my profession (nurse)...henceforth, I am frightened about getting stranded, etc. However, I would really like to keep "Nelly" for as long as possible??? Does anyone else own a similar vehicle, and what advice can you give regarding life span, etc. I am NOT knowledgeable about cars, and would appreciate any advice??? Thanks so much for any assistance!!!
What I know (or think I know) so far is the part is usually called a ‘Mass Air Flow Meter’ or ‘Air Flow Meter’. A picture of the unit and a diagram of its position on the throttle body can be found here - http://yfrog.com/e8suzukicombinedj. This is NOT the cylindrical ‘Air Mass Meter’ or the ‘MAP Sensor’. It's a black plastic part, approximately 3 inches long by 1.5 inches wide. It's attached to the side of the throttle body forward of the MAP Sensor. It has a plug connection on top, a small cylindrical protrusion on the side which inserts into the throttle body and two bolt holes for attachment to the side of the throttle body. The part has a Hitachi part number AFH55M-13 on the unit with a second number 8903 (the part shown in the picture is a generic after market part I took off a website in the Netherlands)
Here’s the thing; the AFH55M-13 part is used on a lot of engines and I think the second number (8903) may designate the engine size and/or model and/or year but I’m not sure. I’ve seen the part for 1.6 & 2.0 liter engines with 5### numbers for different (older) years and someone tells me they have a part with 8629 number they think will work but will charge me an unbelievable ‘restocking fee’ if it doesn’t.
So to make a long story even longer; does anyone know if/what the second number actually means and if I’m right in thinking it’s specific to size or model or year, what numbers can I put on my particular engine?
Also, does anyone know of any good Suzuki salvage/parts dealers in the US or Canada? Most of the yards I’ve talked to don’t ‘stock’ much in the way of Suzuki engine parts. You can get a whole engine but not much in the way of individual ‘non-dealer’ parts.
Thanks for any help you can offer. I’m about out of ideas (and patience)
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I'm having the same problem. Did you ever get an answer for the Mass Air Flow Sensor problem? I have a 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara - 2.5L V6 and I really like the car but spending 2K on this issue may be a problem.
Thanks,
bankshot
Any suggestions?
has a constant beep, repeats every 60 sec. coming from passenger side under dash. I have crawled over, under, key on, off, searched all sites for cell ph. or gps, or anything that would have a low battery alert.
took apart glove box, has only just started for last 4 days.
Is driving me nuts!
Any ideas??