2007 Suzuki Gsx-R750 Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R750. The contact stated while riding approximately 60 MPH, the motorcycle seized with both wheels unable to operate as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the motorcycle. The contact changed the brakes, and brake fluid; however, the failure reoccurred. The motorcycle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,085.

NHTSA ID

11480008

Incident

Aug 8, 2022

Mileage

78,085 mi

TAKATA RECALL I KEEP GOING THROUGH RECTIFIERS, STATORS, FUSES, FUEL PUMPS, WIRING, BATTERY, STARTER AND EVEN A A USED ECU PLUS A FEW OTHER THINGS ALL COMING BACK TO THE RECTIFIER MISSING EVERYTHING UP A FEW TIMES A YEAR AND NOW AGAIN I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEND MY BIKE BACK OUT AND PAY FOR EVERYTHING TO GET DONE AGAIN I'M KINDA MAD THAT I BOUGHT IT INSTEAD OF THAT 2000 HAYABUSA LIKE I WAS GOING TO.

NHTSA ID

11173426

Incident

Apr 20, 2015

Mileage

15,000 mi

I WAS GOING 70 DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BIKE SHUT OFF. LOOKED AT THE 30AMP FUSE UNDER THE SEAT AND IT WAS BLOWN. REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE AND IT IMMEDIATELY BLEW. TRAILERED MY BIKE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND FOUND THE REGULARTOR/RECTIFIER SPARKING. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. BIKE WAS DRIVEN NORMALLY WITH NO RACING/SPEEDS OVER 80.

NHTSA ID

10884157

Incident

Jul 7, 2016

Mileage

20,000 mi

I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME TOLD ME THAT MY BIKE WAS ON FIRE. I WAS UNAWARE PRIOR TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME TELLING ME. I COULD NOT DIRECTLY SEE THE FLAME WHILE UPRIGHT ON THE BIKE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO LEAN OVER TO MY LEFT SIDE TO SEE A FLAME UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BUT UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT PUT THE FLAME OUT AS IT WAS NOT REACHABLE BY THE MEANS THAT I HAD AT THE TIME. THE FLAME WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BIKE DIRECTLY UNDER THE GAS TANK. IT WAS MORE ON THE INTERIOR THAN ON THE EXTERIOR SO I COULD NOT REACH THE FLAME TO PUT IT OUT SO I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE BIKE WAS ESSENTIALLY TOTALED BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.

NHTSA ID

10864890

Incident

Oct 6, 2015

Mileage

9,000 mi

I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR NOW AND 3 TIMES THE REGULATOR HAS FRIED IN THE BIKE. I HAVE A NEW STATOR AND BATTERY IN THE BIKE ALL CHARGING FINE. LUCKILY ALL THE TIMES WHEN IT HAS STOPPED WORKING I WAS STOPPED. BUT ONCE I WAS 21ST A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THANKFULLY A DRIVER OF A CAR LET ME WALK IT TO THE SIDE WALK. IN AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHILE I'M GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT'S GOING CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE...TAKE MY LIFE.

NHTSA ID

10864419

Incident

May 4, 2016

Mileage

20,000 mi

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING 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. THIS COULD BE FROM A RUSTING THROTTLE CONTROL VALVE THAT IS NOT OPENING CORRECTLY. THE BIKE WAS STORED INDOORS AND RARELY SAW RAIN, SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10452889

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

5,000 mi

MOTORCYCLE CUT OFF, AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE AGAIN AFTER THAT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR THE SAME YEAR (2007) BUT FOR THE GSXR 1000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10438181

Incident

Dec 1, 2011

Mileage

11,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R750. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 80-100 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE MOTORCYCLE WHIPPED HIM OVER THE HANDLE BARS. THE FRAME SEPARATED AND THE BODY OF THE MOTORCYCLE SPLIT IN HALF. HE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND SUSTAINED A FEW BROKEN FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND AND MAJOR BRUISES. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING NOR HAS HE HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE MOTORCYCLE, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,900.

NHTSA ID

10270038

Incident

Apr 18, 2009

Mileage

14,900 mi

CRACKED FRAME ON A MOTORCYCLE WITH ONLY AVERAGE DAILY USE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259742

Incident

Feb 23, 2009

Mileage

2,882 mi

07 SUZUKI GSXR 750. THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE FOUND CRACK IN WELD OF REAR SWING ARM BETWEEN PIVOT AND REAR PEG ON THE CHAIN SIDE OF THE BIKE. THE CRACK CAN SEPARATE THE PART IN TWO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259579

Incident

Jan 25, 2009

Mileage

8,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R750. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

NHTSA ID

10244156

Incident

Oct 1, 2008

Mileage

7,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R750. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITHOUT ACCELERATING, THE THROTTLE RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD SHIFT POSITION. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS NOT TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,534.

NHTSA ID

10243525

Incident

Jun 11, 2008

Mileage

700 mi

2007 SUZUKI GSXR750 PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN BIKE WAS NEW FROM THE SHOWROOM AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT THE PROBLEM IS A RAPID AND ABRUPT THROTTLE CLOSING, AND IS OFTEN ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT A CRUISING SPEED AND THE THROTTLE IS BEING MAINTAINED (THE BIKE IS JUST MAINTAINING SPEED, NOT ACCELERATING). WHENEVER THE THROTTLE IS MODULATED TO LESSEN THE SPEED, THE BIKE REACTS AS IF THE RIDER HAD JUST CLOSED THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY AND THE BIKE BEGINS TO ENGINE BRAKE, HARD. THE FAILURE, THE ABRUPT CLOSING OF THE THROTTLE DESPITE MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONTROLS, OCCURS OFTEN, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN ALWAYS OR NOT AT ALL AND SEEMINGLY WITHOUT REASONING AS THE BIKE'S ECU SHOWS NO ERRORS OR DEALER CODES AND ALL SYSTEMS RELATED TO THE FUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE IN SPEC. AS FOR THE FREQUENCY, THE BIKE WILL EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE 100% OF THE TIME THE SITUATION IS ENCOUNTERED IF THE BIKE HAS DONE IT AT ALL ON THAT RIDE. IF YOU START THE BIKE AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR, IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN ATLEAST UNTIL THE BIKE IS STOPPED, SHUT DOWN, LET SIT, AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER AT THE SAME TIME, IF THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING, IT WILL CONTINUE OCCURRING ATLEAST UNTIL THE BIKE IS SHUT OFF, ETC AND RESTARTED. WHEN TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE PROBLEM IS MORE ANNOYING THAN ANYTHING ELSE, BUT IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS ENGAGED IN A LONG MEDIUM/HIGH SPEED SWEEPING TURN, AND THE RIDER ENCOUNTERS THE PROBLEM, THE RESULTS COULD BE RATHER CATASTROPHIC AS A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED WOULD CAUSE A LOSS IN CENTRIFUGAL FORCES WHICH KEEP THE MOTORCYCLE BALANCED THROUGHOUT THE TURN. THIS PROBLEM COULD VERY WELL LEAD TO THE SEVERE INJURY/DEATH OF A RIDER EVEN WHEN UTILIZING THE MOTORCYCLE WITHIN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242896

Incident

Apr 20, 2007

Mileage

5 mi

ABRUPT SLOWDOWN/ENGINE BRAKING AND FLUTTERING OF EXHAUST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10241784

Incident

Aug 24, 2008

Mileage

7,980 mi

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 SENT IT BACK IN. SINCE THEN I GOT A VOICEMAIL FROM THEIR REP SAYING "I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES TOO HARD". I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CALL BACK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW LEAVING VOICE MESSAGES AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CALL BACK FROM YET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232713

Incident

May 16, 2008

Mileage

6,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10231861

Incident

Jun 18, 2007

Mileage

750 mi

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 FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL SLIDE (WHILE LEANED OVER IN A TURN). THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE DISCOVERED WAYS TO MASK THE PROBLEM BUT NO RESOLUTION TO DATE. SUZUKI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS AND IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CALLED IN NUMEROUS TIMES STARTING SOME TIME AROUND MARCH. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON GIXXER.COM IT'S A FORUM FOR GSX R OWNERS AND THERE ARE MANY THREADS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I / WE ARE HOPING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SOLICIT A RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI, SEEING AS THOUGH THEY ARE IGNORING US. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231508

Incident

Jun 16, 2008

Mileage

2 mi

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 SLIDE (WHILE LEANED OVER IN A TURN). THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE DISCOVERED WAYS TO MASK THE PROBLEM BUT NO RESOLUTION TO DATE SUZUKI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS AND IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CALLED IN NUMEROUS TIMES STARTING SOME TIME AROUND MARCH. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON GIXXER.COM IT'S A FORUM FOR GSX R OWNERS AND THERE ARE MANY THREADS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I / WE ARE HOPING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SOLICIT A RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI, SEEING AS THOUGH THEY ARE IGNORING US. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230871

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

1,100 mi

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING 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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10229470

Incident

Jul 28, 2007

"HERKY-JERKY" IS WHEN FUEL SHUTS OFF AT 1-5% THROTTLE, NOT 0%. THEN IT DOES NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL 5%+ THROTTLE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD A STEADY THROTTLE BETWEEN 1-5% THROTTLE NO MATTER WHAT GEAR OR WHAT SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226288

Incident

Apr 29, 2007

Mileage

4,000 mi

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-7,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES 200+ AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225560

Incident

Apr 30, 2007

Mileage

2,130 mi

2007 SUZUKI GSXR-750 MOTORCYCLE. THROTTLE UNRESPONSIVE FROM 5% - 20%. IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD STEADY THROTTLE. WHEN THE GAS DOES COME ON IT NOT GRADUAL, BUT JUMPS INSTANTLY TO 20% THROTTLE POSITION...POTENTIALLY CAUSING RIDER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225201

Incident

Apr 20, 2008

Mileage

500 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223244

Incident

Apr 2, 2008

AT SLOW SPEEDS AND LOW RPM'S SOMETIMES A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION OCCURS WITH HARDLY A CHANGE IN THE THROTTLE POSITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223222

Incident

Mar 30, 2008

Mileage

6,025 mi

THROTTLE IS JERKY DURING LOW RPM'S SEEMS LIKE IT GASES ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223118

Incident

Nov 11, 2007

Mileage

2,500 mi