Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
Read more from our blog
Showing 6,583 complaints for SUZUKI
Incident date: May 1, 2007
CONCERNING MY 2002 SUZUKI TL1000R (CA MODEL) ON CERTAIN CALIFORNIA-SPECIFICATION MODEL MOTORCYCLES, REPEATED STRESS FROM VIBRATION CAN CAUSE A CRACK TO FORM IN THE AREA WHERE THE LIQUID/VAPOR SEPARATOR BRACKET IS WELDED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS CAN ALLOW FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
MOTORCYCLE CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ENGAGE WITHOUT SHAKING, SOMETIMES TOO MUCH TO START RIDING. SAFETY ISSUE, HAS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE BIKE IS UNABLE TO TAKE OFF, UNTIL I TRY ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES PULLING THE CLUTCH LEVER. I'VE LEARNED NOT TO ASSUME I CAN SAFELY PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHILE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. THIS PROBLEM WAS ORI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2008
SIDE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION. *TR
SUZUKI
C50 (BOULEVARD)
(2007) — WHEELS:HUB
Jul 7, 2008
Incident date: Apr 13, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI C50 BOULEVARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FRACTURES IN THE REAR WHEEL HUB. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE FRACTURES WORSENED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE MOLD MARKS, NOT FRACTURES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS NOT YET BEE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 K7. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE MOTORCYCLE FLIPPED OVER. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR OVER TEN DAYS AND IS NOW IN A REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY, A FRACTURED COLLARBONE, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN BON... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 K7. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE MOTORCYCLE FLIPPED OVER. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR OVER TEN DAYS AND IS NOW IN A REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY, A FRACTURED COLLARBONE, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN BON... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABELED THE HERKY JERKIES. WHILE RIDING AT ANY RPM WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPEED MATCHES ENGINE SPEED THE THROTTLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING, THROWING YOU FORWARD OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL SLIDE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2008
I AM CHANGING MY FRONT BRAKES EVERY OTHER MONTH AND THE CALIPER HAS BEEN BAD NOW FOR A FEW MONTHS. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE EVER HAD TO DO THIS WITH. IN FACT A FEW WEEKS AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKES. THEY ARE GRINDING AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR RECALLS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. OR IS THERE SOMEWHERE I... Read more
SUZUKI
C50 (BOULEVARD)
(2007) — STRUCTURE
Jul 5, 2008
Incident date: Jul 19, 2007
NO INCIDENT OF CRASH OR ROAD FAILURE YET. OWN 2007 SUZUKI BLVD C50T MOTORCYCLE. CRACKS DEVELOPED ON FRONT WHEEL HUB. REPORTED CRACKS TO DEALERSHIP WITHIN FIRST 600 MILES JULY OF 2007. FACTORY STATED THEY WERE CASTING IMPERFECTIONS. CRACKS CONTINUED TO GROW. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP IN APRIL OF 2008 THAT THE IMPERFECTIONS WERE EXPANDING. FACTORY CONTINUED TO CLAIM THEM NOT OF A SAFETY CONCERN. JULY ... Read more
SUZUKI
C50 (BOULEVARD)
(2006) — WHEELS:HUB
Jul 2, 2008
Incident date: Aug 28, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) SUZUKI C50. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FRACTURES IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL HUBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR ONE DAY. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FRACTURES WERE CASTING MARKS, AND THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE BECAUSE NO FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 935. ... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2008
REAR BRAKE ROTOR ON 2006 SUZUKI VZR18000 (M109R) IS LOOSE AND SQUEALS. ACCORDING TO CHAT ROOMS AND WEB SITES THERE SHOULD BE NO PLAY IN THE ROTOR AT ALL. NONE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS WAS NOTICED AT APPROX. 5000 MILES. IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A ROTOR THAT HAS AN UPDATED DESIGN. *TR
Incident date: May 16, 2008
I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A T INTERSECTION WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE FELL. I GOT BACK UP TO TRY AND MOVE IT BUT THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I FELL ON MY LEFT SIDE BUT FOUND OUT THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY ROTOR INNER MOUNTING PLATE WAS BENT. THE APPROX SPEED I WAS GOING WAS 15 MPH. I SENT MY MOTORCYCLE INTO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND CONTACTED SUZUKI. THEY SENT ME A PACKET AND AFTER I FILLED IT OUT ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 19, 2008
THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABELED THE HERKY JERKIES. WHILE RIDING AT ANY RPM WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPEED MATCHES ENGINE SPEED THE THROTTLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING, THROWING YOU FORWARD OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL S... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2006
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER POP'S OUT WHEN IT DONE TO WERE I CAN'T FIND IT, IT HAS BURNT SEVERAL ITEMS IN MY TRAY,AND FLOOR. ALSO THE GAS PEDAL STICK'S WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN ON IT TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND SOMEONE ETC. THE AIR IN THE TIRE'S ARE ALWAYS GOING DOWN. THE OIL SAYS IT LOW EVERYTIME I LOOK AT IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE BELT ON THE AC KEEP LOSING AND NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED BECA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABLED THE HERKY JERKIES. WHILE RIDING AT ANY RPM WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPEED MATCHES ENGINE SPEED THE THROTTLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING, THROWING YOU FORWARD OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. THEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL SL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2008
I PURCHASED IT NEW AND IT NOW HAS OVER 6000 MILES. THE TRANSITION FROM OFF THROTTLE TO SLIGHTLY ON THROTTLE OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND IS EXTREMELY JERKY. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED RIDER, STREET AND TRACK, (10 YEARS AND 160,000 MILES) AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER BIKES, BUT ON THIS BIKE, THERE IS NOTHING... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2008
I BOUGHT A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ON MARCH 1, 2008. ON JUNE 9TH I EXPERIENCED PINGING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AREA. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MOTOR MOUNTS. ON JUNE 17TH IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOW THE STRUT. TO THE DAY 6-25-2008 THEY STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS AND I WAS ULTIMATELY FORCED TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THEY ARE ALSO MAKING ME PAY AN UPSIDE DOWN BALANCE OWED ON CAR THAT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2008
MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA'S PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE OR FORCE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH SUZUKI AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE PASSENGER DOOR IS INOPERATIVE WITHOUT THE HANDLE. THERE IS NOTHING REINFORCING THE PLASTIC HANDLE AND IN THE EVENT THAT A PASSENGER ( OR DRIVER, I SURMISE---SAME HANDLE) NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY, THIS WOUL... Read more
SUZUKI
SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY
(9999) — EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
Jun 23, 2008
Incident date: Jun 22, 2008
STIFF NECK. I DO NOT WANT TO WEAR MY HELMET ALL THE TIME. I WANT THE CHOICE. *TR
SUZUKI
SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY
(9999) — EQUIPMENT
Jun 23, 2008
Incident date: Jun 22, 2008
STIFF NECK. I DO NOT WANT TO WEAR MY HELMET ALL THE TIME. I WANT THE CHOICE. *TR
Incident date: May 25, 2008
HARSH VIBRATION OF MOTORCYCLE DRIVE LINE AND NOISE IN CLUTCH AREA THROUGH ALL GEARS AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 RPM TO 4200 RPM AND ESPECIALLY DURING INCLINE CLIMBING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WHEN ENGINE RPM IS INCREASED TO PICKUP ADDED LOAD FROM INCLINE. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE DURING IDLE WITH CLUTCH RELEASED AND IN NEUTRAL COMING FROM CLUTCH HOUSING AREA. *TR
Incident date: May 25, 2008
HARSH VIBRATION OF MOTORCYCLE DRIVE LINE AND NOISE IN CLUTCH AREA THROUGH ALL GEARS AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 RPM TO 4200 RPM AND ESPECIALLY DURING INCLINE CLIMBING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WHEN ENGINE RPM IS INCREASED TO PICKUP ADDED LOAD FROM INCLINE. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE DURING IDLE WITH CLUTCH RELEASED AND IN NEUTRAL COMING FROM CLUTCH HOUSING AREA. *TR
Incident date: Mar 13, 2008
2007 SUZUKI GSX-R1000, CRACKED (COMPLETELY THROUGH) SUB-FRAME AT THE POINT WHICH SUPPORTS THE PASSENGER. 1ST TIME I NOTICED WHEN MY WIFE COMPLAINED SHE FELT LIKE THE SEAT WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER IN MANNHEIM GERMANY REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY IN MARCH 2008. 3 WEEKS AFTERWARD, THE REPLACEMENT PART CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION, IDENTICAL IN SIZE AND SHAPE TO THE CRACK IN THE ORIGINAL SUB-FR... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2008
I PURCHASE A SUZUKI VZR 1800 AUG 21 2007,AND THE TRANSMISSION HAVE FAIL. I HAVE HAD A GRIND AN A CLUNK. FROM DAY ONE. I TOOK BIKE BACK AN COMPLAIN CLUTCH WAS ADJUSTED. BIKE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HARDSHIFTING. AN WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE WAY THAT BIKE SHIFT. NOW 8,000 MILE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *TR
SUZUKI
C50 (BOULEVARD)
(2007) — WHEELS:HUB
Jun 20, 2008
Incident date: Jun 3, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI C50 BOULEVARD. WHEN LEANING INTO A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A SUZUKI REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HUB WAS CRACKED, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2008
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING COOLANT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I REALLY NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE MY BIKE IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. I CHECKED THE OVERFLOW TANK TODAY AND IT IS EMPTY. I GOT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP MY SPECIFIC BIKE AND FOUND MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVING TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED THEMSELVES OR FIXING IT TH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2007
BIKE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES. NO CONTROL. HAPPEN AT LOW SPEED AFTER RIDING ROUGH AND BUCKING AND COMING OUT OF A TURN. IT ACCELERATED SO FAST IT THREW ME OFF, TOOK OFF AND LAID ON ITS SIDE RED LINING. NO CONTROL AND REALLY SCARY. THROTTLE DID NOT RESPONDED. THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW RPM. DON'T KNOW IF I TRUST THE BIKE TO EVEN GET BACK ON (WONT START NOW). *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 26, 2008
IN 2007 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 XL7 SUZUKI. IT NOW HAS 14,000 MILES AND IS FALLING APART. FIRST THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME LOOSE- NEVER HAD USED IT- I FIXED THIS MY SELF. NEXT THE VANITY MIRROR ON THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLING OFF. ALL OF THIS AND EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OFF- THE GAS CAP IS NOT LOOSE ! FOR T... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 2008
IN 2007 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 XL7 SUZUKI. IT NOW HAS 14,000 MILES AND IS FALLING APART. FIRST THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME LOOSE- NEVER HAD USED IT- I FIXED THIS MY SELF. NEXT THE VANITY MIRROR ON THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLING OFF. ALL OF THIS AND EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OFF- THE GAS CAP IS NOT LOOSE ! FOR T... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 2008
IN 2007 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 XL7 SUZUKI. IT NOW HAS 14,000 MILES AND IS FALLING APART. FIRST THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME LOOSE- NEVER HAD USED IT- I FIXED THIS MY SELF. NEXT THE VANITY MIRROR ON THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLING OFF. ALL OF THIS AND EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OFF- THE GAS CAP IS NOT LOOSE ! FOR T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2008
I HAVE CUT AND PASTED THE COMPLAINT OF A FELLOW FORUM MEMBER SINCE OUR PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABELED THE HERKY JERKIES. WHILE RIDING AT ANY RPM WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPEED MATCHES ENGINE SPEED THE THROTTLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING, THROWING YOU FORWARD OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2008
2007 SUZUKI GSX-R 600. HERKY JERKY POWER DELIVERY, INCORRECT OR DEFECTIVE TPS. VERY BAD, THOUGH INTERMITTENT THROTTLE RESPONSE AND HEAVY ENGINE BRAKING ARE UNSAFE. FREEWAY ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED OR AGGRAVATED BY THIS ISSUE, AS NO OTHER CAUSE IS APPARENT. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 14, 2008
2007 SUZUKI GSX-R 600. HERKY JERKY POWER DELIVERY, INCORRECT OR DEFECTIVE TPS. VERY BAD, THOUGH INTERMITTENT THROTTLE RESPONSE AND HEAVY ENGINE BRAKING ARE UNSAFE. FREEWAY ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED OR AGGRAVATED BY THIS ISSUE, AS NO OTHER CAUSE IS APPARENT. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 16, 2008
BIKE JERKS SUDDENLY BOTH ACCELERATING AND DECCELRATING WITHOUT WARINING AND SEEMINLY NO CHANGE IN THROTTLE POSITION. VERY DANGEROUS IN CORNERS AS THE FRONT WHEEL IS UNLOADED SUDDENLY AND LOSES TRACTION. *TR
Incident date: Apr 10, 2006
ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZE THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABELED THE HERKY JERKIES. WHILE RIDING AT ANY RPM WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPEED MATCHES ENGINE SPEED THE THROTTLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING, THROWING YOU FORWARD AND OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL S... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 9, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND TWO CODES WERE PRODUCED FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND VOLT COALITION. THE SECOND CODE DEALT WITH THE THROTTLE SYSTEM (THROTTLE ACTUATOR SYSTEM), WHICH HAS LIMITED POWER. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ON 15% POWER AND IS D... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND TWO CODES WERE PRODUCED FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND VOLT COALITION. THE SECOND CODE DEALT WITH THE THROTTLE SYSTEM (THROTTLE ACTUATOR SYSTEM), WHICH HAS LIMITED POWER. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ON 15% POWER AND IS D... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2008
KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. RE-STARTED ENGINE AND CHANGED GEAR. COULD HEAR CLICKING BUT ONCE RETURNED TO PARK WAS STILL UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS OF CHANGING GEARS I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GO FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. *TR
Incident date: Jun 8, 2008
ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZE THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. PEOPLE THA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R-1000-K7. WHILE RIDING THE VEHICLE AROUND A CURVE AND ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE SLID OUT FROM BENEATH THE CONTACT, CAUSING HIM TO GO AIRBORNE AND STRIKE A CEDAR TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN HIP, BROKEN FEMUR, PELVIC DAMAGE, AND NERVE DAMAGE TO HIS LEFT FOOT. HE BELIEVES THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. THR... Read more
Crash
1 injured
SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA XL-7
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 6, 2008
Incident date: May 30, 2008
I NOTICED WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE IT STARTED ROUGH AND THAT THERE WERE SOME WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BATTERY,ABS,AND THE 4X4 LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. AS I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS ABOUT 23 MILES,I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO WAS SHUTTING OFF AND ON, WHEN I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN THE RADIO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THAT WHEN I STARTED TO GET CONCERNED ESPECIALLY I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY.... Read more