SUZUKI Complaints

COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 SUZUKI M109R. REAR ROTOR IS FALLING APART. THE RIVETS HOLDING IT TOGETHER ARE FAILING. HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

MAJOR SAFTY ISSUE, AIR BAG STOP WORKING AFTER 38,000 MI AND NO MANUFACTURER CONCERN. RELAY NOT WORKING?????AIR BAG DASH LIGHT. DASH CLOCK ALSO FLASHING????? *TR

SO FAR, WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM CAME LOOSE AND FLOPPED AROUND WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE STORM. TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN RE ACCELERATING AT 5 AND 20 MPH. WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WAS TIGHTENED, NO PROB. SINCE. TRANSMISSION STILL CLUNKS AND HAVE HAD IN TO DEALER 4 TIMES ALREADY. THEY HAVE REPLACED A CONTROL ARM AND A BALL JOINT. THEN HAD TO TAKE BACK TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL REALIGNED DUE TO THEIR NEGLECT. AFTER THAT STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE CLUNK OR TO EVEN RE CREATE IT. IT HAPPENS FOR ME DAILY. NEXT CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING GARAGE. UNABLE TO STEER CAR. TODAY, BRAKES ACTED LIKE THEY WEREN'T GOING TO STOP THE CAR, SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE A SPRING THAT IS BEING DEPRESSED AND NOT ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOAD. MY MAIN COMPLAINT,CONCERN IS THAT CAR WILL SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STEER AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THAT THE CLUNKING IN TRANSMISSION AND IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

ON 04/21/2008 I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY INFLATED. *TR

I HAVE A SUZUKI M109 MOTORCYCLE ALSO KNOWN AS VZR1800. FOR MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT THE REAR BRAKE HAS SCREECHED VERY LOUD WHEN APPLIED. I HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THESE REAR ROTORS HAVE HAD SOME MOVEMENT. MINE HAS NO LATERAL MOVEMENT BUT DOES HAVE SOME MOVEMENT IN A ROTATIONAL DIRECTION FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. I HAVE READ THAT MANY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEWER MODEL WHICH ALSO STOPPED THE SCREECHING SOUND. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE IS NO RECALL YET BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION. I WILL BE CONTACTING SUZUKI SOON FOR SOME INFORMATION ON WHETHER THEY WILL REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART OR NOT. I TRY NOT TO USE THE REAR BRAKE BECAUSE IT IS SO ANNOYING AND NOW A LITTLE SPOOKY. *TR

"HERKY-JERKY" IS WHEN FUEL SHUTS OFF AT 1-5% THROTTLE, NOT 0%. THEN IT DOES NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL 5%+ THROTTLE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD A STEADY THROTTLE BETWEEN 1-5% THROTTLE NO MATTER WHAT GEAR OR WHAT SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R600. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND WOULD DISPLAY APPROXIMATELY 7-9 MILES OVER THE ACTUAL SPEED. THE MILEAGE INDICATOR WOULD ALSO DISPLAY A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED AND WOULD ONLY READ 1 MPH OVER THE ACTUAL SPEED. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, SHE NOTICED YET AGAIN THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS ACCEPTABLE FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO BE OFF APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE ACTUAL SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30. UPDATED 05/28/08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWAY BAR FAILED AND THE CROSS MEMBER WAS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FROM A LACK OF RUST RESISTANCE MATERIAL ON THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZING/ JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND MECHANIC SAID THIS IS DEFECT AND COMMON BUT SUZUKI IS IGNORING PROBLEM. ALSO THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI VL800/C. WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL OR NOT AND THE VEHICLE IS LEANING TO EITHER SIDE, FUEL LEAKS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF THERE FILLER NECK FAILED THE DAY AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE BIKE. GAS WASLEAING FROM THE FILLER CAP. UPDATED