SUZUKI Complaints

2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 THERE IS A THROTTLE UNPREDICTABILITY WHICH OCCURS DURING DECELERATION/ACCELERATION(IT JERKS), AND IT UPSETS THE SUSPENSION DURING TURNS WHICH IS A SAFETY MATTER THAT SUZUKI NEEDED TO FIXED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INJURED OR EVEN CAUSE DEATH. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HERE, BUT SUZUKI SEEMS TO IGNORE IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTICE IT WAS GETTING HARD TO PLACE INTO GEAR AND A MILE LATER THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CAN PUT IN NEUTRAL, BUT WHEN PUT IN FIRST GEAR IT WOULD JUMP WHILE HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN AND IT WOULD STALL AND NOT FUNCTION. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY THOUGHT THE CLUTCH PLATES NEEDED REPLACING AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PLATES WERE CHECKED AND IN GOOD CONDITION, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD COST A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. I WENT ON SEVERAL BIKE FORUMS AND THERE WERE MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BIKE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I AM REPORTING A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE 2006 ZUZUKI C90T MOTERCYCLE. THE REAR BRAKE DISC IS BUILT IN TWO PARTS THE INNER MOUNTING DISC AND THE OUTER BRAKING DISC THE TWO PARTS ARE REVITED TOGETHER WITH EIGHT LARGE STEEL REVITES. AFTER THE USE OF ONE SET OF BRAKE PADS THE DISK IS ABOUT TOO FALL APART I DISCOVERED THIS WHILE CLEANNING MY CYCLE. IF IT HAD GONE UNNOTICED AND FAILED IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJUREY OR DEATH, I HOPE SOME ONE DOES'NT HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS LOOKED AT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE SWAY BUSHINGS ON HER FRONT AND REAR TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES ON HER VEHICLE BECAME WORN AT 20,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON THE TIRES. THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND DOES NOT DIM. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 40 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. U PDATED 04/24/09. *LJ THE LATCH ON THE BACK DOOR WAS LOOSE. UPDATED 04/29/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI C90 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V025000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PROCRASTINATED WITH SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

THIS IS A REPORT ON A AVON REAR MOTORCYLE TIRE, MODEL AM26 ROADRIDER, SIZE 120/90V17. TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ON A 1981 SUZUKI GS 650G MOTORCYCLE IN AUGUST 2008 AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES OVER NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE GOING INTO STORAGE FOR WINTER. IN MARCH I HAD RETURNED MOTORCYCLE TO SERVICE AND NOTICED THAT REAR TIRE HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS NEAR RIM. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I CONTACTED COMPANY THAT I HAD PURCHASE TIRE FROM AND THEY SENT ME A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE REPLACED TIRE AND WILL SEND TIRE BACK TO SUPPLIER FOR FULL REFUND. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, I JUST REALIZED THAT IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO CONTINUE USING CRACKED TIRE. *TR

ON 3/20/2009 APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PACIFIC TIME-MY 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO COMPLETE BREAKDOWNS WITHIN TWO AND 1/2 MONTHS. IN THE PREVIOUS REPAIR FROM THE PROBLEM DATED JANUARY 3RD 2009, [PREVIOUS ODI NUMBER 10258356], IT WAS FOUND THAT A TWO PART GEAR WHICH DRIVES THE CAM BROKE RESULTING IN BENT VALVES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND THUS REPLACED.(THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY IT BROKE) A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. THE HEADS WENT TO A MACHINE SHOP FOR WORK TO BE DONE. ON MARCH 20TH AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M PACIFIC TIME, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER, AND UPON GOING UP A SHORT GRADUAL HILL, THE VEHICLE MADE A 'RATTLING' SOUND LIKE A CHAIN SLIPPING IN A GEAR. THE SOUND LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE DIED IN NEARLY THE SAME MOMENT AS THE SOUND. I TURNED OFF THE KEY- I THEN TURNED KEY BACK TO ACCESSORIES TO SEE WHICH LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. THE ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS STAYED ON. I DID NOT TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP. (3/21/09) 38800 APPROX. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE DIED THREE WEEKS TO THE DAY FROM THE GETTING IT BACK FROM THE FIRST REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA LX AND MY ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT WAS COMPUTER SCANNED AND FOUND C1200 C1201 AND FOUND A SHORT TO GROUND IN WIRE NEAR LEFT FRONT FENDER WELL. SHORT WAS REPAIRED. AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE ABS LIGHT COME ON. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART FOR THE HUB ON THE CAR. IT HAD TO BE ORDERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL7. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES LOCKED WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A SWERVING VEHICLE. TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT. THE HOSES ALSO BLEW OUT AND LEFT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V452000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $200 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000.

MY CAR WAS NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WHEN I DROVE AT 60 MPH OR MORE THE CAR WOULD START VIBRATING. I HAVE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THEY HAVE SAID LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THEY HAVE SAID THE RIM MIGHT BE BENT. THEY HAVE THE TIRES MAY NEED BALANCING. THEY HAVE SAID THE FRONT END MIGHT NEED TO BE LINED UP. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS CAR WAS NEW AND I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. *TR