SUZUKI Complaints

MY SUZUKI SV1000S HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE MOTORCYCLE IN MY GARAGE IN MAY OF 2011. I TURNED THE SWITCH AND NOTHING CAME ON. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. MYSTERIOUSLY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED WORKING SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. ON 09/26/2011, I WAS RIDING WITH MY 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ON A BUSY 2-LANE ROAD. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING (5 PM, SUNNY, ABOUT 85 DEGREES). WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL (SPEED APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH). THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND I WAS LIGHTLY APPLYING FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE MOTORCYCLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE WE WERE STILL MOVING. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE POWER WAS RESTORED AS MYSTERIOUSLY AS IT LEFT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AS THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT POSTED ONLINE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR THE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

MY RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 8/2010 AT 30,000 IT WAS MAKING A ZIPPING NOISE. A YEAR LATER AT 47,000 THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AND SUZUKI REFUSES TO COVER THE 1000.00 REPAIR. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO HELP. I AM OUTRAGED BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO SUZUKI AND THEY DONT CARE! EVEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED THIS MANY TIMES IN OTHER SUZUKI XL7 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SUZUKI CLAIMS THE CAR IS STILL SAFE AND IT IS ONLY A NOISE ISSUE BUT I DONT FEEL SAFE, ITS THE STEERING!! I GUESS THEY EXPECT US TO KEEP DISHING OUT MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS KNOWN FAULTY AND OBVIOUSLY KEEPS REOCCURING.IT IS ALSO OBVIOUS THE REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. SUZUKI NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE MISTAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 11/02/11. *JB

MY 2007 SUZUKI XL7 WAS BEING SERVICED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS FOR ENGINE TROUBLE. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND STATED THAT DURING A TEST DRIVE THE STEERING HAD SEVERELY TIGHTENED UP AND WAS HARD TO DRIVE. THEY CALLED BACK AND QUOTED THE FIX TO BE ABOUT $2800. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR THE XL7. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT SUZUKI WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY OF THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINT FROM MANY 2007 XL7 OWNERS AND EVEN SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH SUZUKI AND THERE LACK OF ACTION ON THIS MATTER. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME.AS MANY OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE CAR CLUNKS, AND THEN IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR WON'T ENGAGE IN A GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE FIXED IT. A MONTH LATER, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, HE SAID IT WAS NO LONGER THE TRANSMISSION RANGE, BUT NOW IT WAS THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT READING THE SENSOR TO TELL THE CAR WHAT GEAR IT IS ON AND THE ONLY PLACE THAT COULD FIX IT WAS THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUZUKI NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THAT PART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO A HIGHER GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

DRIVING SOUTH ON US45, NORTH OF OSHKOSH, WI. MOTORCYCLE UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD WHILE AVOIDING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WAITED WITH VEHICLE AT ROADSIDE FOR 1.5 HOURS UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. MY PERSONAL SAFETY WAS IN JEOPARDY AS I MANEUVERED THROUGH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO THE ROADSIDE; I WAS ALSO EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AS I AWAITED A TOW TRUCK FOR MY DISABLED MOTORCYCLE. AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER IDENTIFIED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT AS A FAILED STATOR. SUBSEQUENT ONLINE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT STATOR FAILURE IS A CHRONIC AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASE MY BIKE NEW, RIDING OUT THE DEALER LOT, IT FIRST NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE WITH GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IT WAS HARD TO SELECT AND GRINDS. ASK THE SALE GUY WHAT'S THAT ABOUT, HE SAID IT'S A NEW BIKE WITH LOTS OF POWER, AND THAT ALL THE M109R DOES THIS WHEN THEY ARE NEW. HE SAID IT WILL BREAK-IN BY YOU FIRST OIL CHANGE. SOMETIME LATER ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AND ABOUT 2,000 MILES, I START GETTING TRANSMISSION HOPPING WHEN MOVING OFF. WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION START JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AND JUMPS BACK IN BY ITSELF. AT FIRST I THINK IT WAS AND ENGINE MISFIRING. IT WILL ONLY DO IT IN SECOND GEAR. CHANGE THE OIL AND THE HOPPING STOP BUT THE 2ND GEAR PROBLEM CONTINUE. THE PROBLEM KEEP COMING AND GOING PERIODICALLY. I HAD MY BIKE BACK AT THE DEALER WHO TWO TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NUT GOING LOOSE. I ALSO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT ADMITTED HE HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SECOND GEAR ISSUE. HE SAID SUZUKI WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO SKIP SECOND GEAR BY GOING FROM 1ST. TO 3RD OR RISK BEING RUN OVER, AS IT HAS BEEN A FEW TIMES IT ALMOST HAPPEN AND ONLY LUCK MAY HAVE SAVED ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (ALSO KNOWN AS TRS), CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME THE CODE SAID TRANSMISSION RANGE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE THERE WAS A VERY LOUD CLUNK AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE CAR DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR ANYMORE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS MORE THAN EXTREMELY COMMON ON THE 2006 AND 2007 RENO AND FORENZA BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE POWER TRAIN FROM WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR