SUZUKI Complaints

2007 GSXR 600 HAS SOME SORT OF FUEL INJECTION/THROTTLE PROBLEM. WHILE AT LOWER RPM'S, THE BIKE SHUTS OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON CAUSING DANGEROUS UNSTABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE. IT HAPPENS WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT IN THE THROTTLE AND WHILE ROLLING OFF THROTTLE, IT SLAMS THE BIKE FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION AS IF THE BIKE HAS SHUT OFF. THEN, WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT THROWS YOU BACK IN THE SEAT BY COMING ON WITH FULL POWER. VERY STRANGE AND VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER SAYS THEY "DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM" SEEMS AS IF A LOT OF OTHER SUZUKI GSXR OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, SO I'M WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS? VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY 07 GSXR 600 AND IF THERE IS NO FIX, I WILL TAKE IT TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TRADE IT IN! THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A CRASH IF ONE WERE TO NOT BE EXPECTING THE JERKING OF THE BIKE WHILE ON/OFF THROTTLE. VERY UNSTABLE POWER DELIVERY. *TR

WHILE RIDING MY SUZUKI M109 MOTORCYCLE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AS I SQUEEZE THE CLUTCH THE BIKE JUST JERK FORWARD AND CUT OFF. THERE WAS TENSION ON THE CABLE BUT THE CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. HEAR A SPINNING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO GREAT NUMBER OF BIKES. IT APPEAR THAT THE TUBE NUT IN THE CLUTCH CAME LOOSE THIS IS A INTERNAL NUT THAT IS NOT SERVICEABLE. ITS APPARENT THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURE. I OWN THIS BIKE FOR ONE YEAR AND 24 DAYS AND HAVE 5400 MILES ON IT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE M109RIDERS.COM WEB SIT YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS SAFETY CONCERN. IF I DID NOT GET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TIME I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS COMPLAIN PLEASE HAVE SUZUKI DO A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS FAILURE. THANKS YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI XL-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S CLOCK CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE AN ADULT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND ONCE WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE DEALER HAS RESET THE SEAT SENSOR AND MADE FOUR DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE SEAT FRAME ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,332.

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-7,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES 200+ AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. *TR

WHEN AT 4,000 TO 6,000 RPMS AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE THE BIKE JUMPS FORWARD AND THEN WHEN I GET BACK ON THE GAS IT DELAYS FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN JUMPS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI KING QUAD 450 (NA). ON JULY 14, 2007, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ROUNDING A CURB. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT, AND THEN CRASHED INTO TWO TREES. THE OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FOUR WHEELER CONTINUED MOVING UNTIL IT CRASHED HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER TREE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THEY WERE AIR LIFTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ON NOVEMBER 30, 2007, THEY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH STATING THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAY CAUSE IT TO FAIL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

2006 GSXR600 HAS FAULT IN ECU/EFI THAT CAUSE ERRATIC THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HOT. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WITH A COLD START. THE PROBLEM PREVENTS THE RIDER FROM MAINTAINING A STEADY RATE OF SPEED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AND DESTABILIZE THE CHASIS WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING TURNS. A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE REPORTING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB BASED FORUMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY BIKE THE 3 OF OCTOBER 2007 FROM HONDA SUZUKI OF SALT LAKE. AS OF TODAY APRIL 21 2008 I HAVE 1,588 MILES ON MY BIKE. SINCE I HAD REACHED THE POINT OF ALMOST 1,000 MILES, WHICH IS THE BREAK IN POINT, MY BIKE HAS HAD A PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE WILL SUDDENLY DROP AND THE ENGINE WILL ALMOST STOP RUNNING, AND HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING TWICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING COULD EASILY CAUSE ME SEVERE INJURY, AND I AM LUCKY THAT IT HAS NOT. DUE TO MY RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT SUZUKI FACTORY SET OF THE TPS SENSOR IS OFTEN OFF. DEALER SHIPS WILL NOT SERVICE THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED IT ONLY APPEARS TO MASK A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD EASILY LEAD TO THE DEATH OF A RIDER, IF THE THROTTLE SUDDEN SHUT DOWN AND SUDDENLY KICK BACK ON AS IF THE ENGINE WERE PREPPING TO RESTART IT'S SELF. SO FAR MY PROBLEM EXISTS AT LOW RPMS BUT MY RESEARCH REVEALS THAT OTHERS PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN MINE. I AM TRULY TERRIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM GETTING WORSE, AND IT IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT CONSISTENT. MEANING THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY AND IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED WHEN IT DOES. I DON'T WANT TO BE INJURED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI'S DESIGN FLAW. IT IS ILLEGAL TO MESS WITH MY TPS SENSOR BEING PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $10,000 ON A NEW BIKE THAT SHOULD BE PROBLEM FREE. I HOPE THAT SUZUKI ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THE FACTORY SETTING OF THIS SENSOR SHOULD BE SET AT 1.125V MANY PEOPLE HAVE FOUND THE SETTING OF THEIR BIKE TO BE 1.339V OR EVEN WORSE. THIS SETTING EVEN BEING OFF BY A HUNDREDTH OF A VOLT CAN BE SERIOUS AND CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE OF THE BIKE'S THROTTLE CONTROL, THUS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING ONE'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THEIR BIKES PATH. I HOPE THIS HELPS AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THIS ADDRESSED. I HAVE CONSIDERED SELLING MY BIKE, BUT COULD NOT MORALLY ENDANGER OTHERS. *TR

2007 SUZUKI GSXR-750 MOTORCYCLE. THROTTLE UNRESPONSIVE FROM 5% - 20%. IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD STEADY THROTTLE. WHEN THE GAS DOES COME ON IT NOT GRADUAL, BUT JUMPS INSTANTLY TO 20% THROTTLE POSITION...POTENTIALLY CAUSING RIDER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH. *TR

2003 SV1000S LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DUE TO A FAULTY GREEN IGNITION CONNECTOR LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE AIRBOX. THE GREEN CONNECTOR MELTED AT THE POSITIVE WIRE CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. HARD WIRED IT WITH SOLDER AND SHRINK TUBING SINCE I DON'T PLAN ON REMOVING THE IGNITION ANY TIME SOON. *TR