SUZUKI Complaints

MOTORCYCLE IS 2 WEEKS OLD / 1,900 MILES TOTAL: THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN STALLING UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM, AND I ATTEMPT TO DOWNSHIFT MULTIPLE GEARS AT A TIME, THE BIKE MAY STALL WHILE THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. AS AN EXAMPLE, I MAY BE RIDING IN 6TH GEAR AND WILL SLOW USING MY BRAKES ONLY (NOT ENGINE BRAKING). I WILL CLOSE THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY, CLUTCH IN, AND THEN DOWNSHIFT TO 5TH, 4TH, 3RD SEQUENTIALLY WITHOUT RELEASING THE CLUTCH BETWEEN GEARS. THERE WILL BE A POP COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT, AND THE BIKE WILL STALL. SUZUKI HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND DENIES THIS IS A WARRANTY PROBLEM OR A DANGER, STATING IT IS AN OWNER MAINTENANCE CONCERN ONLY. *TR

PURCHASED BIKE IN JUNE 2007. FOLLOWED MANUAL'S BREAK IN INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER THE FIRST 110 MILES, RADIATOR WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMES ON IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, UNDER 10 MPH, OR AFTER WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT FOR 1 MINUTE OR MORE (BIKE IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP). HAVE ADDED COOLANT EVERY 100-150 MILES. AT 600 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID BIKE HAD AN AIR BUBBLE IN SYSTEM AND WAS A QUART LOW ON RADIATOR FLUID. WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND COOLANT WAS STILL NEEDING TO BE ADDED EVERY 100 MILES. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AT 1,293 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT. AT 1400 MILES, WARNING LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND MORE COOLANT WAS ADDED. IF PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED, ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AND LOCK UP WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GSX-R1000. WHILE RIDING OVER A BUMP AT 95 MPH, THE MAIN FRAME UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT, HOWEVER, BELIEVES IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

THE CHECK TRANS/MOTOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR .I MADE AN APPT. AT SUZUKI. IT WAS ON FOR 6 DAYS. IT WENT OFF, THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON. I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE LOOSE WIRES HANGING UNDER MY SEAT WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. THEY SAID A WIRE CAME LOOSE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT PUT ANYTHING UNDER MY SEAT .I SAY THAT THE WIRES ARE SO LOOSE THAT IF SOMEONE PUT THERE FEET UNDER THE SEAT, THERE FEET COULD GET CAUGHT UP IN THE WIRES AND UNHOOK THEM. THEN MY AIRBAGS WON'T WORK, CORRECT? .IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY DON'T WORK, WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE? THE DEALER SAID THE WIRES HAD TO BE LOOSE BECAUSE THE SEAT MOVES AND THAT NOBODY COULD GET THERE FEET CAUGHT IN THE WIRES. LOOSE WIRES UNDER A SEAT THAT CONTROL A SAFETY DEVICE.. SOUNDS UNSAFE TO ME..I TOOK IT IN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT.. THEY SAID WASN'T BROKE AND GAVE ME A LETTER THAT SAYS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON IF THE PASSENGER IS NOT SEATED CORRECTLY IN THE SEAT.. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEY FIXED IT THIS TIME, TOO MUCH RESISTANCE. *TR

MY 2002 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA (LIMITED 4WD) WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. IT WAS A HILLY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY NEAR PITTSVILLE, MO AND THERE WAS A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW JUST STARTING TO FALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL MADE THE CAR JUMP INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN ASCENDING A HILL TO KEEP IT AT 55 MPH. THE RPM'S JUMPED FROM ABOUT 2,000 TO 5,000 WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR - WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE TRACTION AND I WRECKED INTO 2 HIGHWAY SIGN POSTS AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ABOUT 50 YARDS INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES. IT COST ME $5,000 IN COLLISION DAMAGE TO FIX THE CAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES THIS ALL THE TIME STILL WHEN EVEN ON MODERATE HILLS TO KEEP UP WITH THE SET MPH. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN MY OPINION. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT NEEDED TO JUMP UP TO OVER 5,000 RPM'S JUST TO GO 65 MPH AND STAY UP WITH THE SET CRUISE SPEED. THANKS. DWS *TR

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON RANDOMLY FROM TIME TO TIME. IT THEN BEGAN TO COME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WILL STAY ON WHILE BACKING OUT AND THEN TURN OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN DRIVE, THEN BEGAN TO LIGHT UP WHEN I USED THE BRAKES, AND AT OTHER TIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL COME ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN GO AWAY ONLY TO COME BACK ON.... BRAKE FLUID FINE, BRAKES HAVE WEAR BUT WITHIN REASON FOR A 06 WITH 45,000 MILES.. *TR

MY SUZUKI SX4 IS NOW 4 MONTHS AND 2500 MILES OLD. THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BY PLACING A 240LB TECHNICIAN IN THE PARKED CAR. THE DEALER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS OCCURS ON MANY SUZUKI VEHICLES. A CALL TO SUZUKI AMERICA RESULTED IN NO ACTION, SIMPLY BEING TOLD THAT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT IS DESIGNED TO KILL SOMEONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI SX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP. THIS FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

FAILURE TO REAR TIRE ON MY 2006 GSXR 600 SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE THAT HAD 3014 MILES ON TIRE WITH NO ABUSE ON TIRE. THE TIRE SEPARATED AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON HWY 95. THE TIRE SEPARATED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CENTER OF THE TIRE THEN CAUSED ME TO LOSS CONTROL. I BELIEVE THE TIRES RUBBER COMPOUND SEPARATED. *JB

THE CAR SURGES AND STALLS. IT WOULD JERK AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC GOING AT 40 TO 50 MPH. AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON THREE OCCASIONS. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE MAY OF 2005. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSORS,CLEARED CODES AND REPLACED ENGINE HEAD. AS OF TODAY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND REPAIRS. *JB