2007 SUZUKI VZR1800 Complaints

IN MAY OF '08 I BROUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE TO PICK UP OIL FOR THE 6000 KM OIL CHANGE. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE REAR DISK WAS LOOSE. DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE MOVEMENT WAS MARGINAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF IT GOT ANY WORSE WE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. CHECKED THE BRAKE YESTERDAY AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS MORE MOVEMENT FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS WELL AS SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN. SUZUKI HAS A NEW ROTOR THAT HAS A PART NUMBER SUPERSEDING THE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED PART NUMBER ON THE BIKE. THIS WOULD EITHER INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE CONSUMER OR THE PROBLEM IS RARE ENOUGH THAT THERE IS NO NEED. THE DEALER AND I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI TO PLACE A WARRANTY CLAIM TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED. THE ROTOR MAKES A PIERCING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED AND HAS SOME VIBRATION (POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE). THIS IS QUITE EMBARRASSING. LET'S HOPE THEY REPLACE THE ROTOR. *TR

IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I TOOK MY BIKE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL RAIL RECALL AND SINCE THEN I'VE EXPERIENCED THE "CLUTCH JUDDER/REAR WHEEL JUMP WHEN RELEASING CLUTCH" TWICE! AND LAST NIGHT I'M AT A STOP LIGHT IN 1ST GEAR. I TAKE OFF AND TRY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR WITH NO LUCK. THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR! LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE SO I PULLED OVER AND HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL, I ROCKED IT BACK AND FORTH AND STILL COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. SO I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND STARTED THE BIKE. WITH THE CLUTCH STILL PULLED IN THE BIKE STARTS TO MOVE! SO I HIT THE KILL SWITCH AGAIN. FINALLY, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT IN 1ST GEAR AND GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO I STARTED THE BIKE IN 1ST GEAR, EASED OFF THE CLUTCH AND RODE ABOUT A BLOCK TO A PARKING LOT. WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE THAT HAPPENED IT SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING FINE. SO I HEADED BACK HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 7-8 MILES AWAY. IT SHIFTED FINE AND DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND HIT MY GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND PULLED INTO THE GARAGE. PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT'S STUCK AGAIN! WELL, IT TURNS OUT MY CLUTCH HUB NUT BACKED OFF. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PLATES WERE NOT DAMAGED AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON A NEW NUT AND BASKET FROM SUZUKI. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY 3500 MILES AND HE SAID THAT HE THINKS THE HUB NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY WHEN ORIGINALLY ASSEMBLED. *TR

HARSH VIBRATION OF MOTORCYCLE DRIVE LINE AND NOISE IN CLUTCH AREA THROUGH ALL GEARS AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 RPM TO 4200 RPM AND ESPECIALLY DURING INCLINE CLIMBING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WHEN ENGINE RPM IS INCREASED TO PICKUP ADDED LOAD FROM INCLINE. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE DURING IDLE WITH CLUTCH RELEASED AND IN NEUTRAL COMING FROM CLUTCH HOUSING AREA. *TR

I PURCHASE A SUZUKI VZR 1800 AUG 21 2007,AND THE TRANSMISSION HAVE FAIL. I HAVE HAD A GRIND AN A CLUNK. FROM DAY ONE. I TOOK BIKE BACK AN COMPLAIN CLUTCH WAS ADJUSTED. BIKE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HARDSHIFTING. AN WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE WAY THAT BIKE SHIFT. NOW 8,000 MILE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING COOLANT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I REALLY NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE MY BIKE IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. I CHECKED THE OVERFLOW TANK TODAY AND IT IS EMPTY. I GOT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP MY SPECIFIC BIKE AND FOUND MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVING TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED THEMSELVES OR FIXING IT THEMSELVES. I THINK THIS IS TOO PREMATURE FOR A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE GAS LEAKS LISTED AS WELL. I HAVE NOT HAD GAS LEAKS WITH MY BIKE BUT, NOW I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IT LIKE I USED TO. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND TRY TO GET US SOME HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI M109R (NA). WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR FROM 0 TO START AND SOMETIMES WHEN IN SECOND GEAR, THE CLUTCH BEGINS BUMPING, JUMPING, AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

WHEN I LET OUT MY CLUTCH LEVER THE BIKE JUMPS UP AND DOWN AND DOES NOT GO FORWARD THIS HAS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 4 TIMES THAT I LET OUT ON THE CLUTCH. *TR

REAR ROTOR ON MY 2007 SUZUKI M109 BECAME LOOSE AFTER 430 MILES. THIS WAS UNDER VERY EASY DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE WAS STILL BREAKING IN THE MOTOR NEVER GOT OVER 3500 RPM IN THESE MILES. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR SUZUKI TO GET NEW PART IN TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE PART. SUZUKI HAS A NEW PART OLD PART DISCONTINUED? SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL ISSUE? *TR

COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 SUZUKI M109R. REAR ROTOR IS FALLING APART. THE RIVETS HOLDING IT TOGETHER ARE FAILING. HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

WHILE RIDING MY SUZUKI M109 MOTORCYCLE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AS I SQUEEZE THE CLUTCH THE BIKE JUST JERK FORWARD AND CUT OFF. THERE WAS TENSION ON THE CABLE BUT THE CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. HEAR A SPINNING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO GREAT NUMBER OF BIKES. IT APPEAR THAT THE TUBE NUT IN THE CLUTCH CAME LOOSE THIS IS A INTERNAL NUT THAT IS NOT SERVICEABLE. ITS APPARENT THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURE. I OWN THIS BIKE FOR ONE YEAR AND 24 DAYS AND HAVE 5400 MILES ON IT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE M109RIDERS.COM WEB SIT YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS SAFETY CONCERN. IF I DID NOT GET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TIME I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS COMPLAIN PLEASE HAVE SUZUKI DO A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS FAILURE. THANKS YOU. *TR