Solution The Grand-Vitara has a known issue with its water pumps, which are prone to seizing up. Those pumps run off the timing belt, so seizure leads to a timing belt slip which is causing the engine to stall. In most cases, you will need to order both a new water pump and a new timing belt from BreakerYard. Ican only talk for the 2.0 auto. Practical and does everthing i ask of it, even towing my 1500kg boat/trailer. Owned it from 14000 miles and 2 1/2 years now on 31000 miles, only things it needed was a rear window due to two elements burning out and chrome plastic grille trim sort of pickled, both done under warranty. Weare retired seniors and original owners of a 1996 Pontiac Sunrunner GT with only 45,000 original miles and are considering replacing it (due to a rodent infestation) with a low (40 K) mileage 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara with a 3.2 V6 engine or a 2011 or 2012 Grand Vitara with a 2.4 four cylinder engine and automatic transmission (wife won't drive ByKipsterswife from Wichita, KS. Owns this car. We purchased our 2009 Grand Vitara in February 2010 with just over 4K on it. Have kept it serviced at Suzuki 5Thanked: 0 Suzuki GV Overheating Hi Everyone, So I bought a second hand GV 2.4man 2012 about a year ago with 90 000kms on the clock. One of the main SuzukiGrand Vitara Rankings. The 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara's #15 ranking is based on its score within the 2009 Affordable Compact SUVs category. Currently the Suzuki Grand Vitara has a score of 7.8 out of 10, which is based on our evaluation of 76 pieces of research and data elements using various sources. #15. in 2009 Affordable Overheating2002 Grand Vitara. Hello to all - I just bought a 2002 Grand Vitara Limited from a co-worker's daughter who had rear ended someone with it. The radiator was shoved into the block and both air bags were deployed. It's been sitting about a year. I installed a new radiator and got it running pretty easily. Maximize2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara Overheating? RepairPal will help you figure out whether it's your Coolant leak (water pump, radiator, hose etc.), Radiator Fan, pkVrPm.