SUZUKI Complaints

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  • 2008 SUZUKI VZR1800
    - OSAWATOMIE, KS

    WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR AND JUST AS I WAS CHANGING LANES INTO FLOW OF TRAFFIC MY MOTORCYCLE POPS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL LOSING ALL FORWARD MOTION. I HAD TO SWERVE BACK ONTO SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800
    - COLUMBIA, MD

    LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ACCELERATING THUR FIRST GEAR GOING TO SECOND GEAR, IT WILL POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND GO INTO NUETREL. AND NOW I HAVE TRAFFIC RUNNING OVER MY BACK. VERY SCARY.

    Source: PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM
  • 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800
    - STAMPING GROUND, KY

    MY 2006 M109R HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES MISSING SECOND GEAR. IM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO WRECK OR BE IN AN ACCIDENT. SUZUKI SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY BIKE AND MANY MANY OTHERS SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR COSTLY REPAIRS THAT IS SUZUKI FAULT. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 SUZUKI VZR1800
    - MACUNGIE, PA

    BIKE CURRENTLY HAS 1100 MILES. SINCE DAY 1 SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR IS HARD AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HARD AND LOUD NOISE WHEN ENGAGING. DEALER SAID THAT THIS SYMPTOM WILL WEAR OFF IN TIME WITH MORE MILES. BASED ON WHAT OTHER OWNERS DESCRIBE ABOUT THE SECOND GEAR DISENGAGING.THE SYMPTOM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW IS THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND STAGE OF PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE HAVING WITH SECOND GEAR FAILING. I DO NOT WISH TO WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND GEAR FAILS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE ON THAT DAY I MIGHT GET KILLED BY A CAR OR TRUCK BEHIND ME. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SUZUKI VZR1800
    - NORTH CHARLESTON, SC

    THE MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP OUT OF SECOND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R
    - TWINSBURG, OH

    WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON RED, MY MOTORCYCLE SLIPPED OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND I LOST ACCELERATION AT A VERY RAPID PACE. THIS NEARLY CAUSE ME TO BE REAR-ENDED BY A CAR TO MY REAR. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R
    - ROCHESTER, NY

    2007 2ND GEAR ISSUE.. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS HAVE WITH MY 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE TO ME AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED NEW OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. IT HAS LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME. I'VE READ THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE BEEN PUT OFF BY SUZUKI. IN MY OPINION A $13,000 MOTORCYCLE SHOULD NEVER HAVE ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. IT'S TIME THAT SUZUKI DOES SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE, IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY. IT IS TIME THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP. I'M LISTING THE DATE OF AUG. 24, 2007 BECAUSE THIS IS THE APPROX. TIME I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R
    - NEW BRITIAN, CT

    2008 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R, 2ND GEAR FAILURE. WHEN RIDING IT WILL POP OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. VERY UNSAFE WHEN YOU HAVE TRAFFIC AROUND. HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE A DAY. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R
    - LORAIN, OH

    I HAVE A SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109 THAT CONSTANTLY WANTS TO JUMP OUT OF 2ND. GEAR. WHEN IM ON THE HIGHWAY CARS ARE ABOUT TO RUN ME OVER. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R
    - MENTOR, OH

    2007 SUZUKI M109R LE MOTORCYCLE 9300 MILES 2ND GEAR POPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. GEAR ALSO SLIPS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS IS DUE TO A BENT SHIFT FORK WHICH IS DAMAGING THE GEAR. FAULTY MANUFACTURING ON THE PART OF SUZUKI. LOCAL DEALER QUOTED AROUND $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. SUZUKI HAD SUPERSEDED THE FAULTY PART WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE