SUZUKI Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI VZR 1800 M109R. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSED BY A HARD SHIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISKS SINCE THE GEARS SHIFTING AT WILL COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,800.

I HAVE A 2008 FORENZA, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME BOUT 3 OR 4 WKS AGO AFTER A DAY, IT WENT OFF. NOW YESTERDAY NOV. 18TH ITS CAME ON AGAIN AN THIS TIME IT DOESN'T GO OFF. NOW AFEW MONTHS AGO I HAD TO GO TO PUGMIRE IN MARIETTA, FOR MY SEAT BELT PROBLEM, AN THEY WERE REAL HATEFUL, WHEN THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS WARRANTY. THEY SHOULDN'T GOT MAD OR MEAN THEY STILL GET PD FOR WARRANTY. CAN U HELP ME OUT? IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT. THANKS TINA DILLARD *TR

SUBJECT IS MY AND OTHERS 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD 109 MOTORCYCLE, 2ND GEAR DEFECT/FAILURE.I WENT ON THE WEBSITE OF M109RIDERS.COM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THE SAME CASES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ALL OF THEM ARE OF THE 2ND GEAR JUMPING OUT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, WHICH I HOPE DOESN'T RESULT IN SOME ONE GETTING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT. NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE,THERE IS A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP THAT HAS SEEN 7 OF THE SAME CASES OF WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING COME INTO THERE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SAYS HIMSELF THAT SUZUKI IS REFUSING TO DO A RECALL IN FEAR OF HURTING THEIR FUTURE SALES OF THIS NEW MODEL BECAUSE OF THE 2ND GEAR DEFECTIVE/ FAILURE . I'VE PUT A FORUM ON M109RIDERS.COM ASKING IF ANY ONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING I HAVE BEEN AND I RECEIVED AN OVER WHELMING OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS OF ANGRY AND LIVID MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE. I'VE RECEIVED CALLS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE 2ND GEAR JUMPING OUT OF GEAR THEN INTO NEUTRAL POSITION ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANY ONE THAT EXPERIENCE THIS. THE BOULEVARD 109 FROM THE YEARS, 2006 1ST MODEL TO 2009 IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM AND I'M ALSO BEING TOLD THAT SUZUKI IS WITH HOLDING THE RELEASE OF THE 2010 MODEL BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT SUZUKI WILL DO THE MOST RESPONSIBLE THING, WHICH IS RECALL, THESE MOTORCYCLES BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR EVEN WORST KILLED. I'M BLESSED WHEN MY 2ND GEAR FAILED ON ME AND THAT THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK THAT ALMOST RAN INTO ME WAS A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND SWERVED OUT THE WAY OF HITTING ME. WE ( SUZUKI BOULEVARD 109 OWNERS ) ALL THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AND WE ALL HOPE THAT SUZUKI DOES THE RIGHT THING... *TR

98 SUZUKI ESTEEM CROSS MEMBER(ENGINE CRADLE) ON THE SUZUKI ESTEEM THE ENGINE CRADLE OR CROSS MEMBER ROT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE CAUSING INTO AN ACCIDENT ,CROSSMEMBER OR ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORTS LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHICH IF THE CROSSMEMBER LET GO WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO POSSIBLE CRASH IN MY EXPERIENCE AS A AUTO MECHANIC EVERY SINGLE SUZUKI ESTEEM THAT HAVE COME TO MY SHOP FOR STATE INSPECTION HAS FAIL DUE TO THE CROSS MEMBER THIS INCLUDES 98 TO 01 SUZUKI ESTEEM ,EVERY SINGLE CAR AT JUNKYARDS ARE RUSTED OUT WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR A CUSTOMER TO GET A USED REPLACEMENT FOR A CHEAPER PRICE ,,,I BELIEVE THAT FACTORY OR DEALER SHOULD CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL SINCE THIS CAN PUT IN DANGER ALOT OF PEOPLE ,,THANKS AND I HOPE THIS WILL BE TAKE ON CONSIDERATION RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT I HAVE A CUSTOMER WHICH HIS CAR CROSS MEMBER OR ENGINE CRADLE LET GO AND WE CANT FIND A USED ONE ANYWHERE ALL JUNKYARDS STATE THAT IT IS A COMMON THING ON SUZUKI ESTEEMS ...ALL DEALERS SHOULD SEND A LETTER TO ALL ESTEEMS OWNER TO GET THE CROSS MEMBER OR ENGINE CRADLE REPLACED AT NO COST. *TR

( CORRECTED REPORT ) MY WIFE HAD JUST FILLED THE TRUCK UP AT SHEETZ..I WENT TO PULL IT UP AND AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN GEAR IT TOOK OFF...WENT ABOUT 70 FEET INTO A PARKED CAR AND BRICK WALL..BRAKES WERE EITHER INEFFECTIVE OR NOT WORKING..MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR EVENT THE DAY BEFORE BUT IT WAS BRIEF AND WE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO IT.. THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN !! I WAS NOT INJURED AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE STEET RIGHT IN FRON OF ME!! I FOUND NO RECALLS OF THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET AND NO SIMILAR REPORTS..BUT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED..ACCIDENT IS REPORTED WITH WEST HILLS POLICE JOHNSTOWN PA .. *TR

MY WIFE HAD JUST FILLED THE TRUCK UP AT SHEETZ..I WENT TO PULL IT UP AND AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN GEAR IT TOOK OFF...WENT ABOUT 70 FEET INTO A PARKED CAR AND BRICK WALL..BRAKES WERE EITHER INEFFECTIVE OR NOT WORKING..MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR EVENT THE DAY BEFORE BUT IT WAS BRIEF AND WE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO IT.. THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN !! I WAS NOT INJURED AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE STREET RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!! I FOUND NO RECALLS OF THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET AND NO SIMILAR REPORTS..BUT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED..ACCIDENT IS REPORTED WITH WEST HILLS POLICE JOHNSTOWN PA .. *TR

MY WIFE HAD JUST FILLED THE TRUCK UP AT SHEETZ..I WENT TO PULL IT UP AND AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN GEAR IT TOOK OFF...WENT ABOUT 70 FEET INTO A PARKED CAR AND BRICK WALL..BRAKES WERE EITHER INEFFECTIVE OR NOT WORKING..MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR EVENT THE DAY BEFORE BUT IT WAS BRIEF AND WE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO IT.. THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN !! I WAS NOT INJURED AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE STEER RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!! I FOUND NO RECALLS OF THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET AND NO SIMILAR REPORTS..BUT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED..ACCIDENT IS REPORTED WITH WEST HILLS POLICE JOHNSTOWN PA .. *TR

STRUT ASSEMBLY OF VEHICLE HAS AN INCH OF VERTICAL PLAY, HENCE VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE ALIGNED. VEHICLE IS 2004 SUZUKI FIRENZA. HAVE ADDRESSED ISSUE WITH 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND NONE CAN AGREE ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ONE EVEN STATED THAT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE. CALLED MANUFACTURER IN BREA CA, AND THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. FURTHERMORE I WAS REFUSED THE RIGHT BVTO SPEAK TO MANAGEMENT PERSON. SINCE MY VEHICLE CAN'T BE ALIGN, I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. I HAVE NOTICED A RECALL LISTED ON THE MODEL I OWN FOR THE PART. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SWITCH. *TR

BROKEN FRAME-2006 SUZUKI GXSR 600-DROVE OFF ROADWAY ONTO TO SOFT DIRT. CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY SON AND DEATH. RECALL JANUARY 2009 ON 2006-2007 SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE FRAMES DUE TO WELDS FAILING. *TR