SUZUKI Complaints

2008 C-50 SUZUKI TRIKE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN GAS LEVEL DROPS TO 2 GALLONS ( 4.1 GALLON TANK) ENGINE DIES UPON MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND INTERSECTIONS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2007 SUZUKI GSXR750 PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN BIKE WAS NEW FROM THE SHOWROOM AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT THE PROBLEM IS A RAPID AND ABRUPT THROTTLE CLOSING, AND IS OFTEN ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT A CRUISING SPEED AND THE THROTTLE IS BEING MAINTAINED (THE BIKE IS JUST MAINTAINING SPEED, NOT ACCELERATING). WHENEVER THE THROTTLE IS MODULATED TO LESSEN THE SPEED, THE BIKE REACTS AS IF THE RIDER HAD JUST CLOSED THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY AND THE BIKE BEGINS TO ENGINE BRAKE, HARD. THE FAILURE, THE ABRUPT CLOSING OF THE THROTTLE DESPITE MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONTROLS, OCCURS OFTEN, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN ALWAYS OR NOT AT ALL AND SEEMINGLY WITHOUT REASONING AS THE BIKE'S ECU SHOWS NO ERRORS OR DEALER CODES AND ALL SYSTEMS RELATED TO THE FUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE IN SPEC. AS FOR THE FREQUENCY, THE BIKE WILL EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE 100% OF THE TIME THE SITUATION IS ENCOUNTERED IF THE BIKE HAS DONE IT AT ALL ON THAT RIDE. IF YOU START THE BIKE AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR, IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN ATLEAST UNTIL THE BIKE IS STOPPED, SHUT DOWN, LET SIT, AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER AT THE SAME TIME, IF THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING, IT WILL CONTINUE OCCURRING ATLEAST UNTIL THE BIKE IS SHUT OFF, ETC AND RESTARTED. WHEN TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE PROBLEM IS MORE ANNOYING THAN ANYTHING ELSE, BUT IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS ENGAGED IN A LONG MEDIUM/HIGH SPEED SWEEPING TURN, AND THE RIDER ENCOUNTERS THE PROBLEM, THE RESULTS COULD BE RATHER CATASTROPHIC AS A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED WOULD CAUSE A LOSS IN CENTRIFUGAL FORCES WHICH KEEP THE MOTORCYCLE BALANCED THROUGHOUT THE TURN. THIS PROBLEM COULD VERY WELL LEAD TO THE SEVERE INJURY/DEATH OF A RIDER EVEN WHEN UTILIZING THE MOTORCYCLE WITHIN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI BURGMAN. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE EXTENSIVELY WORN AND THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CALIPER. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN IT ARRIVES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

THE BIKE WILL NOT TRAVEL A STEADY SPEED, IT GOES FROM HARD ENGINE BRAKING TO JERKY ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE CORNERING BECAUSE YOU CANT MAINTAIN THE PROPER AMOUNT OF THROTTLE. *TR

TWO MORE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, GEAR SHIFT STICKING AND UNABLE TO SHIFT WITHOUT JAMMING IT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. TWO, THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS A FOUL ODOR WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR BOTH PROBLEMS. THE GEAR SHIFT FIRST OFF WILL POP OUT OF PLACE IF HIT EVEN IN PARK OR WHEN THE CAR IN NOT RUNNING AND IT STICKS AND HAS TO BE JAMMED INTO PLACE, I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND WAS TOLD COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM-NEVER FIXED. THE AIR CONDITIONING STINKS BADLY, THE ODOR IS OFFENSIVE, SMELLS LIKE A PORTA POTTY OR SOMETHING DEAD! I HAVE TAKEN IT IN 2 X FOR THIS. THEY PUT LYSOL IN THE COILS AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED BOTH TIMES. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD TO SPRAY LYSOL OR BLEACH IN THE LEDGE AT THE TOP. THIS DOES NOT HELP AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 GRAND VITARA, IT HAD YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER G92 255/70 R16 TIRES. THE BACK TIRES WORE OUT BY 13000 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED I WAS OVER INFLATING THE TIRES. THE PROBLEMS IS THAT THE TSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON SO I WOULD PUT AIR IN THEM AND IT WOULD GO OFF. I HAD A WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES BUT NO ONE WOULD HONOR IT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I PUT TO MUCH AIR IN MY TIRES. I ARGUED WITH THEM STATING THAT THE TSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. EVEN THE FRONT TIRES HAVE WORN SIGNIFICANTLY AND HAS SOME BULDGING AND I NEVER PUT AIR IN THOSE ONES. I ENDED UP BUYING 2 NEW TIRES, NOT YOKOHAMA! EVEN AFTER I CHANGED THE TIRES THE TSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES AFTER FOR THE SAME, TSP LIGHT COMING ON. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF THEN A WEEK OR TWO LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. ALL UNDER NORMAL USE. *TR

"VIOLENT SHUTTER/VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING " BIKE IS 2 MONTHS OLD AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW AT 2000 MILES AND VIOLENT SHUTTER/VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING HAS BECOME UNSAFE. AT IDLE YOU CAN HERE CLUTCH NOISE (KNOCK), WHEN YOU PULL THE CLUTCH IN IT GETS QUIET. ALTHOUGH DEALER HAS TEST RIDDEN BIKE AND AGREES THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION SEEMS ABNORMAL, THEY SIMPLY ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH TENSION AND CALLED IT GOOD. *TR

2001 SUZUKI ESTEEM WAGON FRONT CROSS MEMBER FRAME RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH ALSO DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.