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Jeff ASKED THE GUIDE

What could be making my '09 Suziki Grand Vitara sluggish?

I have a sluggish problem with my 2009 2.4-litre Suzuki Grand Vitara automatic. Could you give some possible problems that it could be?

ANSWERED BY Graham Smith
18 May 2018

There are a number of things it could be. Start by replacing the spark plugs and air cleaner, and clean the throttle body. You could add for fuel system cleaner to the petrol when you fill up, and you could give it a longish hard run to blow out any carbon build-up.

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