SUZUKI WHEEL Complaints

I ADDED A LUGGAGE RACK MANUFACTURED BY MC ENTERPRISES TO MY SUZUKI GZ250 MOTORCYCLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. MY CYCLE HAD ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN 2 PEOPLE WERE RIDING ON IT, THE MOUNTING BRACKET CUT INTO THE SIDE OF MY REAR TIRE DESTROYING IT (GOUGED A CIRCLE ALL AROUND THE SIDE OF THE REAR TIRE). ONLY BECAUSE WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE TURNED FOR TRAVEL ACROSS TOWN (LOWER SPEED, MORE STOPLIGHTS) INSTEAD OF TOWARDS AND ON THE HIGHWAY WAS A MASSIVE ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY WITH INJURY OR DEATH, AVOIDED. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO DIDN'T CARE, AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TO AVOID POSSIBLE FUTURE INJURY/DEATH.. I HAVE THE CORRESPONDENCE, WITH PICTURES, FROM THEM ON EMAIL WHICH I'LL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD. I'M ALSO LETTING MY CYCLE WITH THIS RACK AND DAMAGED TIRE STAY AS IS UNTIL SOMEONE EXAMINES IT.

I AM SO UPSET THAT MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED BACK IN 2009 AND IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE GEARS SHIFTING AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I WENT TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ADVISE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A LIGHT WITH BUSY TRAFFIC THE SAME ISSUE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CAR TO REAR ENDED ME AND DUE TO THE GEAR CHANGING AND CAUSING MY CAR TO GO SLOW. SUZUKI SHOULD HAVE LONGER WARRANTIES ON THESE PARTS LONGER THAT A YEAR DUE TO THE PART IS NOT LASTING. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN THE DASHBOARD GEARS WILL SCRAMBLE. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND TOOK IT TO SUZUKI AND SAID CAN NOT HELP CAUSE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I WAS TURNING INTO THE STREET TO THE TURNING LANE AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING. I AM ALSO UPSET THAT MY LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AND IT WAS A RECALL AND SUZUKI SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED AND I AM STILL HAVING A ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

STATOR FAILED AT 70-75MPH IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING!! JUST HEARD A LOUD POP! AND THEN NO POWER AT ALL! NO POWER TO THE BIKE WHAT SO EVER. HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER REPLACING STATOR. 500 MILES LATER! AGAIN NO WARNING, JUST A LOUD POP AND NO POWER WHATSOEVER. ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ON A BACK ROAD. THERE IS NO WAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE! THE RECTIFER/REGULATOR ON THIS MOTORCYCLE IS THE SAME PART# THAT IS UNDER A RECALL NOTICE BY SUZUKI. WHY THESE BIKES WEREN'T INCLUDED IS A MYSTERY TO ME?? THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN A WEAK LINK WITH THESE BIKES SINCE THEIR INCEPTION. BUT IN 05 WHEN THEY SWITCHED FROM CARBS TO FUEL INJECTION IT HAS BECAME A LOT WORSE. THERE ARE SOME WITH AS MANY AS 7 STATORS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON ONE MOTORCYCLE. I PERSONALLY HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 MYSELF. HOPEFULLY IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DANGER IF NOTHING ELSE. SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI M109R.2987 MILES. HAS A SECOND GEAR SHIFTING ISSUE.ALSO WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR RIVETS COMING LOOSE. THE HAD CALLED A SUZUKI REP. WITH NO SOLUTION I STILL HAVE THE BIKE SITTING UNABLE TO RIDE IT WITH THE FEAR OF CRASHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, INTO ANOTHER GEAR, OR WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO WEST VALLEY SUZUKI TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS DONE, THEY HAVE REPLACED A TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST SHIFT WITHOUT THE DRIVER MOVING THE SHIFTING STICK. WE HAVE JUST TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND THEY CAN'T FIX ANYTHING. *TR

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN OUR XL7 WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY NEAL SUZUKI IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FIXED THE SQUEAKY NOISE IN OUR STEERING WHEEL BY REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION. TODAY, JULY 14, 2010, THE NOISE IS BACK AND HAS BEEN BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING OTHER THAN IT HAS BEEN MORE SENSITIVE THAN NORMAL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, 60 AND ABOVE. THE NOISE IS MOST ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH PARKING LOTS. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MY WIFE'S CO-WORKER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR XL7S TOO. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD BEFORE. WHAT AN OUTRAGE AND RIP-OFF! WHO'S ON THE CONSUMER'S SIDE? CAR CORPORATIONS ARE TO CONSUMERS AS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRES ARE TO BASEBALL TEAMS AND PLAYERS. IT SEEMS THEY CAN DO ANY THING WRONG, MAKE ANY BAD CALL, WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY CONSEQUENCE, WHILE THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THE PRICE AND BRE THE BURDEN. *TR

SMOKE AND FUMES COMING THRU VENTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PURCHASED CAR NEW 05/06/2008, I HAVE HAD PROBLEM SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE AND CAR STILL SLIPS AND HESITATES AND HAS CUT OFF TWICE WHILE IN TRAFFIC SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WARRANTY DID NOT COVER. CAR HAS 29,500 MI. LOUD SQUEALING NOISE (THIS WAS WHY I PAID TO HAVE THE BELT REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER SAID THIS IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL SQUEALING WAS FROM) NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE TIRES BUT STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CHECK IT. MY CAR WAS RECENTLY IN THE SERVICE CENTER FOR 3 WEEKS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THE FIRST NEW REPLACEMENT WENT BAD DURING THE TEST DRIVE AND THEY HAD TO PUT A 3RD TRANSMISSION INTHE CAR AND IT STILL DOES NOT DRIVE RIGHT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. I AM CLOSE TO WARRANTY ENDING AND I FEEL THIS IS WHY IM GETTING THE RUN AROUND BY THE DEALERSHIP. CAR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. CAR WILL RANDOMLY MISS WHILE IN DRIVE (ENGINE WILL REV UP WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL WITH CAR IN DRIVE BUT WILL NOT MOVE) I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN TO GET IT TO WORK. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MAY 15 2010 LOSS OF IGNITION SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE RIDDING IN TRAFFIC TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF POWER NO POWER TOOK-PUSHED MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER TYPE 2007 VL 800K7 VIN # [XXX] SUZUKI TOTAL MILES 1400 OK RESEARCHED RECALL WEB> 2006 AND 2005 IGNITION AND WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS SAME TYPE MODEL CYCLE NOTHING ON 2007 MAYBE MY BIKE MADE IN 2006 ? JUST NOT RIGHT MOTOR CYCLE SAID BLOWN 30 AMP FUSE UNDER SEAT OK WHEN STEERING HARD LEFT OR RIGHT BLOWN FUSE AGAIN OWNER SAID NOTHING ABOUT FACTOR RECALLS NOT MENTIONED BIKE MEC/TEC SAID NEED TO TAKE ALL WIRE APART TO FIND PROBLEM STILL NO MENTION OF FACTORY RECALL MENTIONED. AWAITING FUTURE RECALL INFORMATION FROM YOU ALL THANK YOU WHAT TO DO ? *TR THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE REGARDING HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED IVOQ 06/10/10.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MAY 15 2010 LOSS OF IGNITION SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE RIDDING IN TRAFFIC TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF POWER NO POWER TOOK-PUSHED MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER TYPE 2007 VL 800K7 VIN # [XXX]SUZUKI TOTAL MILES 1400 OK RESEARCHED RECALL WEB> 2006 AND 2005 IGNITION AND WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS SAME TYPE MODEL CYCLE NOTHING ON 2007 MAYBE MY BIKE MADE IN 2006 ? JUST NOT RIGHT MOTOR CYCLE SAID BLOWN 30 AMP FUSE UNDER SEAT OK WHEN STEERING HARD LEFT OR RIGHT BLOWN FUSE AGAIN OWNER SAID NOTHING ABOUT FACTOR RECALLS NOT MENTIONED BIKE MEC/TEC SAID NEED TO TAKE ALL WIRE APRT TO FIND PROBLEM STILL NO MENTION OF FACTORY RECALL MENTIONED. AWAITING FUTURE RECALL INFORMATION FROM YOU ALL THANK YOU WHAT TO DO ? *TR

SUZUKI VERONA 2004 PURCHASED THE CAR NEW HAD ENGINE REPLACED AND ON 3 RD TRANSMISSION. CAR RECENTLY WAS PARKED WITH A CHILD INSIDE OF IT AND WENT UP IN FLAMES FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. CAR WAS DESTROYED AND TOTAL. SUZUKI HAS HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAD THE SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD A CERTIFIED SUZUKI DEALERSHIP TO DO ALL WARRANT WORK ON VEHICLE AND IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. *TR