SUZUKI Complaints

THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL LISTS THE TORQUE FOR THE REAR SPROCKET NUTS AS 67.5 FT-LBS. THE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILD WITH THIS SPEC! THIS IS INCORRECT AND IS CORRECTED WITH A SUZUKI SERVICE BULLETIN(BUT NOT A RECALL TO CURRENT OWNERS!). DEPENDING ON THE LUCK, BUT PROBABLY YOU WILL JUST SHEAR THE THREADS AND END UP WITH A SPINNING LOOSE SPROCKET & NUT. A STUD CAN BREAK OFF THE SPROCKET UNDER PRESSURE AND CAUSE THE CHAIN TO BREAK FREE CAUSING A REAR WHEEL TO LOCK THUS RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, OR TO CUT THE RIDER'S LET LEG WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CORRECT TORQUE FOR THE REAR SPROCKET NUTS IS 43.5 FT-LBS. *TR

MY 2006 SUZUKI M109R, JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION. I HAVE TWO OF THESE BIKES AND THE SECOND BIKE EXPERIENCES THE SAME ISSUE FROM TIME TO TIME. THE FIRST BIKE I HAVE REPAIRED THE ISSUE ON MY OWN WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A STOP LIGHT, SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR MADE IT ABOUT 15 FEET AND IT JUMPED OUT OF 2ND BACK INTO NEUTRAL. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH A NEW BIKE. I HAVEN'T ABUSED THE BIKE IN ANYWAY. I AM STILL FOLLOWING SUZUKI'S BREAK IN GUIDE LINES, SO I HAVE TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE BIKE.

I WAS RIDING ALONG SIDE A SEMI-TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVER OF THE SEMI-TRUCK DECIDED TO CHANGE LANES. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE ME AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE LANES. I TRIED TO SPEED UP AND THAT'S WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SO IN ORDER FOR ME TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER BY THE TRUCK; I HAD TO BRING MY MOTORCYCLE TO AND ABRUPT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHAT I BELIEVE HAPPENED WAS THAT MY MOTORCYCLE SLIPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL!!!

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, A 2009 SUZUKI SV650SF WITH 5,000 MILES, THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND IT HAD A BLOWN IGNITION FUSE. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I RIDE THE BIKE. I CONTACTED SUZUKI BECAUSE THE HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SFV650 AND GXS650 WHICH HAVE THE SAME MOTOR AS MY BIKE AND WHEN THEY FAIL THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A SUZUKI BLVD M109R I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SECOND GEAR JUMPING OUT OF GEAR SUDDENLY. I AM RIDING ALONG AND THE BIKE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN WHILE I AM TWISTING THE THROTTLE FOR THE BIKE TO ACCELERATE. SUZUKI CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THESE BIKE BUT I HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE DONE TO THE TRANNY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR OR SO, ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION!!!! *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A BEAUTIFUL 2007 M109R SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE'S TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF ISSUES FROM THE DATE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I EXPERIENCE CLUTCH "SHUDDER" WHERE THE ENTIRE CLUTCH BASKET SKIPS AND FORCES THE MOTORCYCLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU RE-ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR NEVER GOES SMOOTHLY, SEVERAL TIMES THE MOTORCYCLE HAS SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND UPON ACCELERATION, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A SUV WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC JUST LAST WEEK. THE "TUBE NUT" ON THE CLUTCH HUB CAME LOOSE FROM THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO LOCK UP AND FULLY ENGAGE THE MOTOR. I AM A FORMER MSF INSTRUCTOR, I'VE OWNED SEVERAL MOTORCYCLES IN THE PAST 10 YEARS WITH MANY MANY MILES IN THE SADDLE. THIS A DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION FOR ANY MOTORCYCLIST. FURTHERMORE, THESE ISSUES ARE NOT BEING CAUSED BY ABUSE OF THE MOTORCYCLE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT SUZUKI CLAIMS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE, NOT THE WEAK ENGINEERING BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION. *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

TRANSMISSION POPPING OUT OF SECOND AND SOMETIMES 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND GRINDS IN MOST GEARS. I HAVE HAD TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY CABLE WAS ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND IT'S A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF MY BIKE. AFTER VISITING FORUMS IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *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