ElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI C90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE GEAR SHIFT FRACTURED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE PART. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE TIMES. THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- NHTSA ID
- 10904640
- Incident
- May 4, 2015
Electrical
Filed Jan 28, 2013
THE GENERATOR (STATOR) SHORTED TO GROUND. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10494949
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2013
- Mileage
- 17,990 mi
Electrical
Filed Dec 18, 2011
THE MOTORCYCLE START-UP IS NOT CONSISTENT. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE MAIN HIGH BEAM LIGHT WOULD DIM INDICATING THAT THERE IS BATTERY, BUT IT DOES NOT START, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CANNOT EVEN HEAR ANYTHING CLICKING. START-UP ON THE FIRST TRY IS LESS THAN 1% OF THE TIMES. INTERNET RESEARCH YIELDS RESULTS OF THIS ISSUE BEING COMMON AMONG MOTORCYCLES OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL YET THERE IS NO DOCUMENTED RECALL FROM THE SUZUKI. ACCORDING TO USER'S MANUAL EVERYTHING ON THIS BIKE IS PROPERLY CONNECTED AND FUNCTIONING AS IT IS THE CASE FOR MOST REPORTED ISSUES. AN INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER IS THE ONLY STEP MISSING IN FINDING OUT THE MYSTERY BEHIND THIS UNEXPLAINED MALFUNCTION THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10440308
- Incident
- Nov 11, 2011
- Mileage
- 4,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 31, 2011
STATOR FAILURE CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10433680
- Incident
- Oct 24, 2007
- Mileage
- 14,502 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 19, 2011
FUEL GAUGE QUITE WORKING. NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPLACE, AS THE SENDING UNIT IS BAD AND YOU CAN NOT PURCHASE A NEW SENDING UNIT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10420769
- Incident
- May 12, 2010
- Mileage
- 17,523 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 19, 2011
CHARGING LED SHOWED THAT THE BIKE WAS NOT CHARGING. STATOR AND VOLTAGE RECTIFIER/REGULATOR FAILED. THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER CHARGING THE BATTERY OR SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REPLACED STATOR AND VOLTAGE RECTIFIER/REGULATOR. OLD STATOR IS STILL AVAILABLE, THREW OUT THE R/R. REPLACED THE OEM STATOR WITH AN AFTER MARKED SWITCHING STATOR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10420767
- Incident
- Jul 16, 2009
- Mileage
- 15,200 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 23, 2009
I HAVE A SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE IT'S 2005 C-50 BOULEVARD NOT A C-90 AS THAT IS THE ONLY SELECTION IN THE NEXT MENU. THE SPEEDOMETER IS OFF BY 6-8 MILES AN HOUR IN THE PLUS SIDE SO WHEN I THINK I'M DOING 60 I'M DOING 53-54. I HAVE CHECKED THE SPEED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A GPS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS AN UNCORRECTABLE PROBLEM BY THE SUZUKI CORP. THEY CLAIM ALL THEIR BIKES ARE OFF 8-10% INTENTIONALLY FROM THE FACTORY. THIS I FEEL THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW AND IF NOT AT THE VARY LEAST A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE RIDER AND TRAFFIC SINCE THE RIDER THINKS HE/SHE IS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND IN FACT IS NOT AND IN A STATE MI WHERE THE MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS 55 CAN GET FINED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10281467
- Incident
- Jul 10, 2009
Fuel system
Filed Mar 30, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI C90 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V025000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PROCRASTINATED WITH SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10263587
- Incident
- Mar 23, 2009
- Mileage
- 11,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.