SUZUKI Complaints

JUST BACK FROM 15 MILE TRIP TO WALMART, TURNED INTO LONG DRIVEWAY AND DROVE ABOUT 200 FEET WHEN HEARD NOISE LIKE WE WERE DRAGGING A LARGE WEED ; STOPPED AND SAW THE TIRE HAD FAILED . LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE CLOSE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RIM HAD SPLIT ALL AROUND THE TIRE. PURCHASED THESE 4 NEW TIRES ON 6/30/2012 FROM DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY IN TYLER, TEXAS SO THIS TIRE ONLY HAD 3,557 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TIRE WAS A BFG GFORCE SPORT COMP2, SIZE 205/50ZR17 89W. WILL RETURN TO THE STORE FOR WARRANTY BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH RATHER THAN THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH. DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON THIS TIRE IN THE RECALL SEARCH WEBSITE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI VOLUSIA MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWING ARM AND THE DRIVER SHIFT TUBE WERE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO FIND THAT MY TRANSMISSION SWITCH HAD GONE BAD CAUSING IT NOT TO SHIFT CORRECTLY....THINKING NO BIG DEAL, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE KNOWN AS THROW AWAY TRANSMISSIONS. I CAME HOME AND GOOGLED MY PROBLEM TO FIND NUMEROUS LOWER MILEAGE SUZUKI FORENZAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SOME ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER A MANDATORY RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

WHEN I START THE CAR IT CLUNKS INTO REVERSE AND CLUNKS INTO DRIVE. SEEMS THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE FINDER IS OUT. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. ALSO REPLACE BOTH OF MY FRONT STRUTS 6 MONTHS AGO WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I STILL OWE ON A LOAN ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T EVEN GET TO WORK BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR, TURN IGNITION SWITCH ON AND BOOM MY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI C90T. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO TAKE HIS HANDS OFF THE HANDLE BARS SINCE IT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM NOTICING THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

BOUGHT A M109R L.E. SUZUKI 2011 SAW THAT HANDLEBARS WERE OBVIOUSLY CROOKED AND ASKED THAT THEY BE SERVICED. 10 MONTHS LATER AND A CONCAVED FRONT TIRE THEY WERE "ADJUSTED."BRAND NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON AT THIS TIME AND THE STEERING WAS STILL OFF. I HAD A FALLOUT W/THE SAID DEALERSHIP &THE CONTACTED AMERICAN SUZUKI CORP. AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE M109R.I WAS TOLD TO RIDE SIDEWAYS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE STEERING. I APPROACHED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND POINTED OUT THEY HAD A BRAND NEW DEFECTIVE UNIT ON THEIR SHOWROOM FLOOR AND UPON INSPECTION THEY CONFRONTED SUZUKI WITH ME. THEY WERE GIVEN AUTHORIZATION TO FIX MY PROBLEM AND DURING THIS MY SHIFTER LINKAGE HAS GONE OUT AND FIXED TWICE ALONG W/ A TEMP SENSOR FOR THE FAN LEAKING COOLANT WHICH HAS ALSO GONE OUT TWICE, ALL BEFORE THE CYCLE WAS A YEAR OLD. THE STEERING WAS REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE RISERS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT" THE BAR MOUNTS ON THE TOP OF THE TRIPLE TREE WERE MEASURED &THE LINE BORE MAY BE OFF OR THE MOUNTS ARE MADE INCORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY." THIS DEALERSHIP VERBALLY ADMITTED THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT FIXED AND THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHO FIXED IT FIRST SIGNED OFF ON THE REPAIR ORDER STATING" RESOLUTION ADJUSTED HANDLEBARS." THAT'S ALL THEY DID WAS MOVE THE HANDLEBARS CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY BRAND NEW TIRES. THE 2NDA DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD BY SUZUKI TO JUST REPLACE THE RISERS WHICH WERE SET BACK IN THE OUT OF LINE BORE HOLES AND NOT FIXING THE WHOLE PROBLEM...THE STEERING THE DOESN'T IT HOLD IN CORNERS AND SKIPS AND WOBBLES AND SHAKES DURING NORMAL RIDING.IT MOVES THE BIKE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ME TO SWERVE. SUZUKI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MY PLEA AND MY TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED NOW AFTER 5000 MILES. I AM STUCK WITH AN UNSAFE BIKE THAT WAS SOLD BRAND NEW AND THERE ARE OTHERS BRAND KNEW STILL BEING SOLD WITHOUT ME WARNING OR RECALL. IS THIS WHAT CONSUMERS HAVE AS RIGHTS? *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON SINCE BOUGHT CAR IN 2006. WIRING FOR AIRBAGS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE STILL AN ISSUE AT OWNER EXPENSE. OUTLET AND LIGHTER STOP WORKING YEAR AFTER CAR WAS BOUGHT. HEADLIGHT WIRING REPLACE TWICE AND DAY LIGHTS STILL ONLY COMES ON SOME TIMES. *TR

I AM SICK AND TIRED OF REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!!!!!!! AND NOW AFTER DOING SO, ONCE AGAIN. MY CAR WONT START, BATTERY IS FINE. I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!! I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT TO PAY OFF THIS CAR. I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM IN 2009, AND NOW AGAIN. SOMEONE FIX THIS!!!! *TR