SUZUKI Complaints

PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES BROKE AT THE BASE OF THE HANDLE. SON TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR (BEHIND DRIVER) AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS A CRACK IN IT FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDLE. I EXPECT IT TO BREAK ANY DAY. BACK RIGHT PASSENGER LOCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO "UNLOCK" BUTTON WHEN IT IS PUSHED. ALL OTHERS RISE, THIS ONE STAYS DOWN. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY SUZUKI BURGMAN 650 KEEPS GOING OUT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 12 TO 15K MILES; WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 5K. THE SCOOTER DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. IT FIRST STARTS WITH INTERMITTENT GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS THEN GETS SEVERE AND STAYS IN FIRST OR SECOND. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW IN JUST OVER ONE YEAR. EVERY TIME ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP, ITS BEEN THERE FOR ON AVERAGE AT LEAST 2 MONTHS. THE LONGEST THE BIKE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WAS FOR THREE MONTHS. EFFECTIVELY THE BIKE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF THE TIME THAT I'VE OWNED IT. I REALLY LIKE THE BIKE BUT I THINK THIS A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND RECTIFY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ALL DAY, BUT THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WERE INOPERABLE. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON JULY 9, 2008, SHE DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS ON SAFERCAR.GOV FOR THE 2006 SUZUKI RENO MODELS, ONE OF WHICH CLEARLY STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE CAUSING A MALFUNCTION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V452000: EXTERIOR LIGHTING). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IF NOT, SHE WOULD BE LIABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SHE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,900.

I AM WRITING IN REFERENCE TO TIRE DEBRIS BEING LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW YORK'S HIGHWAYS. THESE SITUATIONS CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE HANDLED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. TODAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON 495 GOING WEST AND A HUGE TIRE WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SWERVE SO IT CREATED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OF WHICH I AM SEEKING TO B E COMPENSATED. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI M109R MOTORCYCLE. THE CLUTCH CHATTERS WHEN ENGAGING INTO GEAR & PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN TRAFFIC, THE BIKE WILL BUCK WILDLY AS YOU TRY TO PULL OFF. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP TO MY DEALER BUT HE SAYS THE BIKE IS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TORQUE MOTOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS. I BELIEVE THE CLUTCH IS DESIGNED POORLY. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY REAR BRAKE ROTOR AS IT CAME VERY LOOSE & WOULD MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THIS IS NORMAL & THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER ARGUING & BEING PERSISTED. THEY REPLACED THE ROTOR UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID NOT GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK ON THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. *TR

MY 2007 SUZUKI M109R WHEN I TAKE OFF WHEN. I HAVE HAD TO REACT FAST I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND THE BIKE HAS HAD A VIOLENT SHAKE AND BANG RUMBLE AND AT AN IDLE YOU CAN HERE ALOT OF CLUTCH NOISE YOU PULL THE CLUTCH IN AND IT GETS QUIET. *TR

REAR ROTOR BECAME LOOSE ON MOTORCYCLE. RATTLES AND CAUSES REAR BRAKE TO SQUEAL LOUDLY, BASICALLY BECAME UN-USABLE. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR FLOATING ROTOR ON 2007 SUZUKI M109R. PRESS FITTINGS THAT HOLD THE 2-PIECE ROTOR TOGETHER LET GO AND CAUSE ORBITAL PLAY IN ROTOR CONTACT, INCREASING BRAKE DISTANCE, NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND SLIPPAGE UNDER HARD BRAKING. *TR

2007 SUZUKI M109R 1. CLUTCH FAILURE TO ENGAGE - VIOLENT SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STANDING START 2. REAR BRAKE ROTOR LOOSE. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTOR ON 2006 M109R SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE, WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SEMIFLOATING ROTOR HAS TURNED INTO A FULL FLOATING ROTOR (THE RIVETS THAT ATTACH THE OUTER RING TO THE INNER RING HAVE BECOME LOOSE, BOTH SIDE-TO-SIDE AND FRONT-TO-BACK). SUZUKI TOLD ME AT 9K MILES THIS WAS NORMAL, YET OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIRS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE SINCE BOUGHT ANOTHER ROTOR BUT I STILL HAVE THE OLD ONE. ALSO THE BIKE IS DEVELOPING A VIOLENT SHUTTER (CLUTCH RELATED I THINK) WHEN STARTING OFF, DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO PULL IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY AND START OVER. THIS COULD BE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF YOU HAVE TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. *TR