SUZUKI Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI GSXR750. THE SHIFTER BROKE OFF WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. THE SHIFTER DID BREAK WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH MOTORCYCLE BEFORE THIS FAILURE. THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALERSHIP , BUT AS OF NOW IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND TO DROP MOTORCYCLE WHEN THE SHIFTER BROKE, HE WAS MOVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, AND HURT HIS THUMB. *AK

MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S STARTED RUNNING POORLY AFTER I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK ON 9/10/2005. INITIALLY I THOUGHT I HAD BAD GAS. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT AND FOUND THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TANK. THE DEALER SAID THE CRACK IS NEAR THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR. THIS PART IS ONLY INSTALLED ON E-33 (CALIFORNIA MODEL) GAS TANKS FOR EMISSIONS PURPOSES. THAT CRACK CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE CARBON CANISTER WHICH IS ONLY FOR FUEL VAPOR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE TANK, AND CARBON CANISTER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOT THE ONLY SV1000S OWNER LIVING IN CA THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. SEVERAL MEMBERS FROM A FORUM I AM A MEMBER OF (HTTP://WWW.SV1000.ZYNS.COM/INDEX.PHP?) ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I FOUND A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FROM ANOTHER OWNER AND THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT UP. I BELIEVE SUZUKI WILL REPLACE THE TANKS BUT ONLY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. *NM

FRONT BRAKE FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE. FRONT BRAKE LEVER TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE AND OFTEN TOUCHES THE THROTTLE GRIP WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY SIGNIFICANT DECELERATION. DEALER RECENTLY BLED BRAKES AT THE 4000 MILE SERVICE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON OCT 1, 2005 WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAD TO CHANGE LANES TO AVIOD A REAR END COLLISION. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER VS1400 SUZUKI INTRUDERS. *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2004 XL7 MAY 28 2004 AND CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES. SO FAR WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINING TWICE SO THE VEHICLE IS NOW ON IT'S THIRD SET OF BRAKES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. MY FATHER ALSO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE, WITH 36K MILES. HE TOO HAS HAD THE BRAKE LINING REPLACED TWICE. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL! PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL OF THE TIME. IT CAME ON THE 29 AUGUST 2005. WAS NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAG WORKED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND ALSO ON THE 9-24-2005. THEY TOLD HIM THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS, AND THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED THE PARTS. HE FELT LIKE THEY WERE TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE TWO WEEKS FROM 9-24-05. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY, AND THAT WAS WHY HE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON AUGUST 29, 2005 THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THERE WERE PLASTIC WHEEL COVERS ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES TO POP. THEY WERE ADVERTISED AS ALUMINUM , AND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATED THAT THESE WERE ALUMINUM. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS COVERED, BUT THEY SAID CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING. KEPT THE WHEEL COVERED, TIRES, AND THE RIM , AND ONE COULD SEE WHERE WHEEL COVER POPPED, AND SEE WHERE THEY MATCHED THE PUNCTURE IN THE TIRES. THIS IS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

DT: THE OWNER'S MOTORCYCLE WHEEL LOCKED THREE YEARS AGO. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT BACKFIRED, AND THEN THE WHEEL LOCKED. THERE WAS A SKID, AND ENTIRE ENGINE LOCKED . THE OWNER WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO CATCH HIMSELF. THE MOTORCYCLE STILL HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TODEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SIDE COVER WAS REMOVED FROM THE MOTOR. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL START, THE REDUCTION GEARS TURNED SIDEWAYS INSIDE THE MOTOR WHEN THE SKID OCCURRED. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK AND SKID OUT OF CONTROL. ALTHOUGH THE MOTORCYCLE DID NOT HIT THE GROUND THE OWNER CONSIDERED THIS A CRASH. SUZUKI MODEL DR650SE. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO MY 2003 SUZUKI SV100S,CALIFORNIA MODEL[XXX]. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE BIKE HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THE PROBLEM IS WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM A SPOT WELD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. I HAD THE ORIGINAL TANK REPLACED LAST YEAR UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES FOR FUEL LEAKING FROM THE SAME PLACE. UNDERNEATH THE TANK THERE IS A SQUARE INDENTATION WITH SEVERAL SPOT WELDS IN THE SQUARE. THE FUEL LEAKS FROM THE SPOT WHERE THE WELDS ARE. LIKE THE METAL HAS A HAIRLINE CRACK AT THE EDGE OF THE ACTUAL SPOT WELD. THE FUEL LEAKS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AND ONTO AN ALUMINUM HEAT SHIELD WHICH IS DIRECTLY OVER THE ENGINE AND COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE A FIRE. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR CONSUMER WAS GETTING 230 MILES TO THE TANK. CURRENTLY , WAS ONLY GETTING AROUND 10 MILES TO A TANK. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO ANY OTHER DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. .*AK THE VEHICLE TIRE HAD TO BE CHANGED AT 18000 MILE BECAUSE THE METAL STARTED SHOWING. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE PISTON IS PRESSING THE PAD AGAINST THE CALIPER AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE PADS ARE WEARING OUT REAL FAST. THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPER SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB