2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R Complaints

BIKE SHIFTS HARD INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IN GEAR THE BIKE SURGES AND BUCKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. SOMETIMES IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEURAL. MOSTLY IT STAYS IN GEAR BUT BUCKS SO BAD I GET WHEEL SPIN. ONCE IN 3RD GEAR THE PROBLEM STOPS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POSTS DETAILING THE PROBLEM BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN A SOLUTION IN HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

WELL AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SUZUKI M109R, IT'S HARD GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND WINE I'M IN 3RD GEAR IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

I PURCHASED THE SUZUKI M109R BRAND NEW, WITHIN 2 MONTHS I BEGIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2ND GEAR SLIPPING OUT. I TOOK THE BIKE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. IN 2006 THEY CLAIMED THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT APPARENT TO SUZUKI. I RECENTLY FOUND PASS INVOICES FROM DEALERSHIP THAT EXPLAINED THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY DEFECTS OR COMPLAINTS REFERRING THE TRANSMISSION IN 2006. I WAS OFFERED A ONE TIME "GOODWILL" SERVICE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BIKE WAS BRAND NEW. I GOT MY BIKE BACK AND WITHIN 8 MONTHS THE 2ND GEAR STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, SO I SKIPPED 2ND GEAR AND WENT STRAIGHT TO 3RD. AS OF 2009 THE BIKE HAS BEEN SITTING WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT IS DEFECTED AND BADLY IN NEED OF REPAIR. THIS BIKE IS A VERY POWERFUL BIKE AND I FEEL THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT MADE EFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THE POWER THAT THIS ENGINE CARRIES. I DEEPLY ENJOYED THE BIKE, I JUST WANT MY BIKE FIXED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION, BUT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO BE AWARE AND I BELIEVE ODI NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION IN REGARDS TO THIS MOTORCYCLE AND MODEL BECAUSE THIS IS A HAZARD AND VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PUBLIC. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI M109 THE BIKE WILL KICK IT SELF OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL THIS CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE POWER TO THE REAR WILL YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I WAS ALMOST REARENDED... I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED SUZUKI SAY THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM... THE M109RIDERS.COM TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY THERE ARE FORUMS THERE THAT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM... SUZUKI NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

I RIDE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R 1800CC MOTORCYCLE AND TWO DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS SLIPPED OUT OF EVERY GEAR EXCEPT FIFTH WHEN APPLYING MEDIUM AMOUNT OF THROTTLE. IT HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT. I WAS BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES SO I WAS NOT RACING THE ENGINE WHEN SHIFTING. I HAD TO NEGOTIATE MY BIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC FROM THE FAST LANE IN NEUTRAL. WITH THE DRIVERS NOWADAYS TAILGATING YOU TO GET TO THE LATEST NEW STORE OPENING HAVING A MOTORCYCLE COMPLETELY SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE EVERY OTHER VEHICLE AROUND YOU IS ACCELERATING IS DANGEROUS. I HAD THREE CARS NEARLY SIDESWIPE ME WHILE COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SCARY. YOU BET. I THINK WITH LESS THAN 4100 MILES SUZUKI NEEDS TO RETHINK THEIR QUALITY ISSUES WITH M109R TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM SURE A RECALL WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN LITIGATION FOR A DEATH. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 SUZUKI M 109R MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE WOULD JUMP OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHEN YOU WERE GOING DOWN THE STREET. YOU WOULD END UP WITH NO POWER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION BUT HE PUT IN THE SAME PARTS THAT WAS IN THE BIKE BEFORE. THE BIKE ONLY HAD 8,800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEE TOLD THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE SUZUKI HAS NOT UP GRADED THE TRANSMISSION PARTS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU TRY TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R BOULEVARD VIN#[XXX]. PROBLEM WITH 2ND GEAR NOT WANT TO STAY ENGAGED. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND THE BIKE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109 THAT CONSTANTLY WANTS TO JUMP OUT OF 2ND. GEAR. WHEN IM ON THE HIGHWAY CARS ARE ABOUT TO RUN ME OVER. *TR

2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R STARTED POPPING IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED WITH NO WARNING I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DO TO LACK OF ACCELERATION, I ASKED THE DEALER ON HOW COULD A BIKE WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I DID AND INVESTIGATION AND SUZUKI CHANGED THE PART NUMBERS AND DESIGN OF THEIR SHIFT FORKS AND SHAFTS IN THE TRANSMISSION, I HAD THE REPAIR DONE BUT FEEL THAT SUZUKI IS RESPONSIBLE, AND KNOW I AM OUT OF $3000 FOR THE REPAIR OF MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL AND THE REAR END WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,900. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/21/10