SUZUKI Complaints

SINCE PURCHASE, THE BIKE HAS HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. IT HAS POPPED OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND A COUPLE OF TIMES WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR AT ALL. NOW, ROUTINELY, IN 2ND GEAR THE BIKE LURCHES AND BUCKS WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS TO SPEED UP. IT STOPS WHEN SHIFTED INTO 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH. AND ALSO DOES NOT DO THIS IN FIRST. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED THIS BIKE TWICE DUE TO THE VIOLENT BUCKING OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE YET. *TR

WHEN RIDING AT A STABLE SPEED, MOTORCYCLE WILL LOSE POWER AND SPEED WITH NO CHANGE IN THROTTLE POSITION. THIS OCCURS IN 3RD THROUGH 6TH GEAR, 6500-7500 RPMS, IN SPEEDS RANGING FROM 30-75 MPH. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN A DECREASE IN SPEED FROM 3-6 MPH BEFORE BIKE RECOVERS. UPON RECOVERY, BIKE WILL JERK FORWARD, CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE TURNING OR TRYING TO TAKE EVASIVE MEASURES, IT AMOUNTS TO A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS OCCURS ON THE SUZUKI GSXR-600, NOT THE GSXR-1300R BUT THERE IS NO WHERE TO DESIGNATE THIS ON THE FORM. *TR

THE CLUTCH VIBRATES DANGEROUSLY IN THE 3000RPM RANGE. IT MAKES THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE MOTORCYCLE FEEL UNSTABLE WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R750. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI AN400K7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 18-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIOLENT VIBRATION CAUSED THE HANDLE BAR MIRRORS TO LOOSEN, WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,958.

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. EACH AND EVERYONE STARTED WITH A CRACK AND EVENTUALLY ENDING UP COMPLETELY BREAKING. WE ARE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS WE OPEN THE WINDOW ,STICK HAND OUT AND LIFT DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR US, WE HAVE 3 KIDS. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCHED AND, UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, WOULD NOT UNLATCH THEREFORE TRAPPING THE CHILD IN THE CAR. THE CHILD HAD TO EXTRICATE THEM SELF FROM THE LATCHED BELT TO BECOME FREE OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT IS STILL LATCHED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX OR REPLACE THE BELT AT THEIR EXPENSE. IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD RESULT IN DEATH. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION TO THE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 SUZUKI XL7. *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 SUZUKI C90T NEW IN MAY 2006. IN MAY OF 2007 WHILE RIDING UP A CITY STREET, MOTOR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH TRAFFIC. ALMOST WAS HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES PUSHING THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE SIDE. STATOR UNIT WITH SIGNAL GENERATOR FAILED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11,500 MILES APPROX. SEPTEMBER 2008 WITH 26,000 MILES, UNIT FAILED AGAIN AFTER 250 MILE RIDE. FAILED IN PARKING GARAGE FORTUNATELY. HAD IT FAILED COMING DOWN STEEP GRADES WITH A PASSENGER THE DAY BEFORE, SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. HEAD MECHANIC AT SUZUKI DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO FAILURE WITH THIS PART. SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE AND THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE JUST DYING WHILE RIDING ON FREEWAYS AND CITY STREETS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R750. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITHOUT ACCELERATING, THE THROTTLE RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD SHIFT POSITION. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS NOT TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,534.

WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH, THE MOTORCYCLE BEGINS TO LURCH AND JUMP LIKE IT IS A JACK HAMMER CAUSING A VIOLENT SHAKE OF THE WHOLE MOTORCYCLE. *TR