2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109R Transmission Problems

I RIDE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R 1800CC MOTORCYCLE AND TWO DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS SLIPPED OUT OF EVERY GEAR EXCEPT FIFTH WHEN APPLYING MEDIUM AMOUNT OF THROTTLE. IT HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT. I WAS BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES SO I WAS NOT RACING THE ENGINE WHEN SHIFTING. I HAD TO NEGOTIATE MY BIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC FROM THE FAST LANE IN NEUTRAL. WITH THE DRIVERS NOWADAYS TAILGATING YOU TO GET TO THE LATEST NEW STORE OPENING HAVING A MOTORCYCLE COMPLETELY SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE EVERY OTHER VEHICLE AROUND YOU IS ACCELERATING IS DANGEROUS. I HAD THREE CARS NEARLY SIDESWIPE ME WHILE COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SCARY. YOU BET. I THINK WITH LESS THAN 4100 MILES SUZUKI NEEDS TO RETHINK THEIR QUALITY ISSUES WITH M109R TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM SURE A RECALL WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN LITIGATION FOR A DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10401376

Incident

May 14, 2011

Mileage

4,013 mi

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 SUZUKI M 109R MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE WOULD JUMP OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHEN YOU WERE GOING DOWN THE STREET. YOU WOULD END UP WITH NO POWER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION BUT HE PUT IN THE SAME PARTS THAT WAS IN THE BIKE BEFORE. THE BIKE ONLY HAD 8,800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEE TOLD THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE SUZUKI HAS NOT UP GRADED THE TRANSMISSION PARTS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU TRY TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398382

Incident

Apr 5, 2011

Mileage

8,800 mi

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R BOULEVARD VIN#[XXX]. PROBLEM WITH 2ND GEAR NOT WANT TO STAY ENGAGED. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND THE BIKE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10398336

Incident

Apr 16, 2011

Mileage

6,600 mi

I HAVE A SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109 THAT CONSTANTLY WANTS TO JUMP OUT OF 2ND. GEAR. WHEN IM ON THE HIGHWAY CARS ARE ABOUT TO RUN ME OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398220

Incident

Apr 27, 2011

2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R STARTED POPPING IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED WITH NO WARNING I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DO TO LACK OF ACCELERATION, I ASKED THE DEALER ON HOW COULD A BIKE WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I DID AND INVESTIGATION AND SUZUKI CHANGED THE PART NUMBERS AND DESIGN OF THEIR SHIFT FORKS AND SHAFTS IN THE TRANSMISSION, I HAD THE REPAIR DONE BUT FEEL THAT SUZUKI IS RESPONSIBLE, AND KNOW I AM OUT OF $3000 FOR THE REPAIR OF MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398181

Incident

Sep 4, 2010

Mileage

12,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL AND THE REAR END WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,900. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/21/10

NHTSA ID

10344919

Incident

Jun 19, 2010

Mileage

4,500 mi

MY MOTORCYCLE REGULARLY WILL NOT MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION (IN TRAFFIC, E.G. LEFTHAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION) WHEN I RELEASE THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN IT WAS 2 WEEKS OLD IN 2006. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, I RIDE ONLY TO WORK 22 MILES FROM HOME. PLEASE HELP, SOMEBODY WILL GET RUN OVER WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEIR BIKE YET, AS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING CARS WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN IT OCCURS. FYI - I FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2006 OR 2007, AT THE TIME I DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267813

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

20,000 mi

SINCE PURCHASE MY MOTORCYCLE HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR,THERE WAS ALWAYS A CLUNK SOUND NOW UNDER ACCELERATION IT POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL,I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY SHIFT FORKS SHIFT DRUM AND 2ND GEAR DOGS,I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT OCCURS IN MOTORCYCLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (SUZUKI M109R). *TR

NHTSA ID

10255487

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

Mileage

5,700 mi

SINCE PURCHASE, THE BIKE HAS HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. IT HAS POPPED OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND A COUPLE OF TIMES WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR AT ALL. NOW, ROUTINELY, IN 2ND GEAR THE BIKE LURCHES AND BUCKS WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS TO SPEED UP. IT STOPS WHEN SHIFTED INTO 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH. AND ALSO DOES NOT DO THIS IN FIRST. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED THIS BIKE TWICE DUE TO THE VIOLENT BUCKING OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE YET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245499

Incident

Oct 15, 2008

Mileage

7,800 mi

CLUTCH SHUDDERS AFTER ENGAGING GEAR. HAPPENS ABOUT WITH 2500RPM. MOTORCYCLE SHUDDERS AND IS HARD TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238308

Incident

Aug 11, 2008

Mileage

14,000 mi

2006 SUZUKI M109R TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO LURCH OUT OF CONTROL. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS 2ND,3RD4TH GEAR WAS WORN BEYOND REPAIR. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS ONLY 9400 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236804

Incident

Jun 26, 2008

Mileage

9,200 mi

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN RIDING IN SECOND GEAR. REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS LOOSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235709

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

Mileage

11,000 mi

REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS LOOSE CAN BE MOVED FRONT TO BACK. CLUTCH CHATTERS AND LURCHES REAL HARD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I RIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235708

Incident

Jul 2, 2008

Mileage

4,800 mi

WHEN LETTING OFF THE CLUTCH IN FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP THERE IS A VIOLENT SHUDDER\JERKING REACTION MADE BY THE BIKE KIND OF LIKE THE BIKE IS IN THE WRONG GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF. WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED BACK IN AND THEN SLOWLY RELEASED AGAIN ALL IS NORMAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233796

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

12,000 mi

SUZUKI 2006 M109R SIX MONTH OLD MOTORCYCLE (3,400 MILES) CLUTCH FAILURE - CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FOUR MONTHS LATER WITH 7,298 MILES - SECOND GEAR SHUTTER TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP MOTORCYCLE WAS DISASSEMBLED - FOUND THAT 2ND GEAR SHIFT FORK, 2ND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER, 2ND GEAR DAMAGE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO "RIDER ABUSE" MOTORCYCLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED MANUFACTURER DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL NOT COVER REQUIRED REPAIR. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER OF MECHANICAL ISSUE ON 11/29/07. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215595

Incident

Sep 5, 2007

Mileage

6,800 mi

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THIS IS THE 2ND SUCH FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED. WHEN APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS DOWNSHIFTING THE MOTORCYCLE USING THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. THE CLUTCH CABLE SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE MOTORCYCLE STILL IN GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO LOCK US THE BRAKES AND KILL THE MOTOR BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF A CAR. THIS IS THE 2ND CLUTCH CABLE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS FAILED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD A BAD PART. I REPLACED IT AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT. THIS TIME I WAS A LITTLE MORE CONCERNED. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE CLUTCH LEVER WHERE THE CABLE IS INSERTED I NOTICED A BURR IN THE CASTING THAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AND CAUSING THE CABLE TO WEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION BY SUZUKI IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY AND POWERFUL MOTORCYCLE AND LOSS OF CONTROL WOULD POSE A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES AND THE RIDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208433

Incident

Nov 5, 2006

Mileage

30,000 mi