SUZUKI Complaints

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR THE REGULATOR / RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING SUZUKI PART NUMBERS ARE BEING RECALLED ON THE MOTORCYCLES MENTIONED: 32800-41F11, 32800-15H10, 32800-05H11, 32800-41G10, 32800-15H00, 32800-18H00, 32800-05G10, 32800-10G10, 32800-05H20, OR 32800-06G01. I RECENTLY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 C90T SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE. MY BIKE HAS THE SAME COMPONANTS THAT RECENTLY FAILED. HOW COME THE C90 IS NOT ON THE LIST OF MOTORCYCLES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE STEERING HEAD BEARINGS. ANY OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE HAD FROM C90 OWNERS, THEY WILL ALSO TELL YOU ABOUT "STEERING WOBBLE" IT HAS HAPPENED TO NEW AND USED BIKES WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE BEARINGS ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS BIKE. A PERSON ON THE C90 FORUM OF WHICH I SUBSCRIBE HAS MADE TMK BEARINGS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. THEY ARE THE ROLLER TYPE AND NOT THE NORMAL ROUND TYPE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SO, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE THE "LOW AND HIGH SPEED WOBBLE ISSUE BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OR OWNERS PER THE WEB THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE CAR.

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

STATOR FAILED. REGULATOR FAILED. BIKE STALLED AT INTERSECTION, HAD TO PUSH BIKE OFF ROAD. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED BOTH PARTS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE DEALER DO THE WORK. *KB

THE SAME REGULATOR/RECTIFIER MODEL USED IN OUR C90S BIKES, IS SUBJECT TO RECALL WHEN INSTALLED IN OTHER SUZUKI MODELS, BUT NOT ON OUR C90S. WE ALL KNOW, THE C90 REGULATOR IS FAILURE PRONE, NOTABLY DUE TO ITS EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT IN THE REAR GENERATOR COVER, BUT ALSO DUE TO ITS DESIGN. AS A RESULT IT CAN FAIL RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE STATOR, AND STALLING OF THE BIKE ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME REASONS THE SAME REGULATOR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER MODEL IT IS USED IN. IN OTHER BIKE MODELS, THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO A NHTSA FEDERALLY MANDATED RECALL. THE RECALL IS BELOW, BUT NOTE WE USE R/R PART RECTIFIER ASSY 32800-41F11 (REPLACES 32800-41F10) WHICH IS SUBJECT TO RECALL IN THE LISTED MODELS. NOTE THAT ONLY 2008 AND NEWER MODELS WERE RECALLED, BUT THE C90 WHICH USES THIS COMPONENT WAS LEFT OFF. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE SINCE 2005 MODEL C90S WERE FIRST SOLD, AND FAILURES HAVE CONTINUED TO BE DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING 2008 AND LATER MODELS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR THE REGULATOR / RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING SUZUKI PART NUMBERS ARE BEING RECALLED ON THE MOTORCYCLES MENTIONED: 32800-41F11, 32800-15H10, 32800-05H11, 32800-41G10, 32800-15H00, 32800-18H00, 32800-05G10, 32800-10G10, 32800-05H20, OR 32800-06G01. *KB

SUB FRAME OF 1999 SUZUKI ESTEEM HAD RUSTED THRU .I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SUB FRAME CRACKED AND PUSHED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BACK AGAINST THE FENDER CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO LOCK UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO WRECK. I SPOKE WITH SUZUKI AND GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS ON RECALL AND TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN AND THEY WOULD FIX THAT PART. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED 3 MONTHS EARLIER. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND WAS ALSO WONDERING HOW A RECALL ON A SAFETY ISSUE COULD EXPIRE. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS ALWAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE. *KB

I HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI VL1500T AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE STATOR REPLACE ON MY BIKE AFTER IT ONLY HAS 13,880 MILES. IN 2010 WHILE RIDING MY BIKE IT WENT DEAD AND I HAD TO COAST MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING TRAFFIC. AFTER REPLACING MY BATTERY THE BIKE WORKED PERFECTLY. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER I ROAD MY BIKE TO WORK AND WENT TO LUNCH AROUND 1PM. WHEN I GOT READY TO GO HOME AROUND 4PM IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER GETTING THE BIKE HOME I PLACED IT ON MY BATTERY PLUS TENDER CHARGER AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I LEFT THE BIKE ON THE CHARGER TILL THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GO TO WORK AND THE BIKE CRANKED RIGHT UP BUT WHEN I WENT TO GO TO LUNCH THE BIKE WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING A DEALER LOOK AT THE BIKE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STATOR WAS BAD. AFTER REMOVING THE COVER AND LOOKING AT THE STATOR WE COULD SEE THAT PART OF IT WAS VERY DARK IN COLOR COMPARED TO THE REST OF IT. THE DISCOLORATION WAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK HOUR TILL THE 3 O'CLOCK OF THE STATOR. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STATOR FOR THE SAME BIKE IN 2008 AND MY BIKE USES R/R PART RECTIFIER ASSY 32800-41F11 (REPLACES 32800-41F10) WHICH IS SUBJECT TO RECALL IN THE LISTED MODELS. NOTE THAT ONLY 2008 AND NEWER MODELS WERE RECALLED, BUT THE C90 WHICH USES THIS COMPONENT WAS LEFT OFF. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE SINCE 2005 MODEL C90S WERE FIRST SOLD, AND FAILURES HAVE CONTINUED TO BE DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING 2008 AND LATER MODELS. I BELONG TO A FORUM DEDICATED TO TEH C90 BIKES LISTED AT WWW.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/RLCMC AND WE HAVE NUMEROUS MEMBERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR STATORS. I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL TAKE A MOMENT AND LOOK INTO INCLUDING OUR MODEL BIKES INTO THE RECALL YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE FOR LATER MODELS. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME. *KB

I HAVE A 2010 SUZUKI SX4 AND IT'S 4 TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS HAVE CORRODED AND SPLIT ON THE STEM. LEADING TO LEAKS AND LOW PRESSURE. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK AND WENT T A TIRE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING WAS ABOUT AND THEY FOUND THE CRACKED STEM AND REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW LONG IT WOULD LAST. THE DEALER SAYS THAT ALL WARRANTY WORK HAS TO BE DONE BY A DEALER AND HAS GIVEN ME SOME PROBLEMS. THIS I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A POOR PRODUCT CONSTRUCTION THAT COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHILE ON THE ROAD. *KB

WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE GEAR LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL STARTED FLASHING BUT THE CAR STILL DIDN'T MOVE. TURN THE CAR OFF - STARTED IT UP AGAIN, PANEL LIGHTS STILL FLASHED, CAR WENT INTO GEAR BUT WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED, BARELY MOVED - WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES AND I'M AFRAID I MIGHT GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. CAN'T AFFORD A COSTLY REPAIR BUT CAR IS THE MAIN TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP!!!

I HAVE GRAND VITARA 2006 WITH 21,500 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURN ON 21,000 MILES. I CHECK INTERNET A LOT OF THIS SUV HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IS DAMAGE. REPLACE FULL SEAT $2,200 TO $2,500. *TR