2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Suzuki GSX1300R, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure763.6%
- Engine218.2%
- Transmission218.2%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
I AM FILING THIS REPORT AS A MATTER OF CAUTION AND NOT DUE TO A FAILURE THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. I OWN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL SUBFRAME FAILURES. THESE FAILURES ARE DUE TO A DEFECT RESULTING IN AN ACTUAL BREAKAGE OF THE REAR SUBFRAME. THE BREAKAGE IN THE SUBFRAME PRESENTS A SERIOUS HAZZARD TO THE DRIVER AND ANY POTENTIAL PASSENGER. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS MADE A CHANGE IN LATER MODEL YEAR MOTORCYCLES, KNOWING THIS SITUATION EXISTED, BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE QUESTIONABLE SUBFRAMES THAT ARE IN USE ON THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURED AS 1999 AND 2000 YEAR MODELS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE FACT OF MY SUBFRAME NOT YET FAILING DOES NOT PREVENT PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH THIS MATTER.*AK
ALUMINUM SUBFRAMES ON THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVE FAILED, IN GREAT BRITAIN THEY ARE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH STEEL SUBFRAMES, BUT NOT HERE. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761422
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
RECALL 00V319000 WAS COMPLETED AT TRACK-N-TRAIL, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT DO THE RECALL TO EVEN IDLE CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, CONSUMER TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER TO REDO RECALL AND REPAIR THE FOLLOWING: THE STARTER WHICH JUMPED GEARS AND LOCKED UP WAS REPLACED, A CRACKED CASE WAS AROUND THE STARTER, AND CAMSHAFTS WERE ALL OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. *ET
THE ENGINE ROD FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
SPOUSE PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE.PUT IN PARK, SIT THERE AWHILE FILLING OUT PAPERWORK AND THEN WENT INSIDE. SLIGHT INCLINE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVER GOT OUT, LEFT PASSENGER IN VEHICLE.PASSENGER HEARD POP AND VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. PASSENGER SCARED AND DEPARTED VEHICLE AND DRAGGED SEVERAL FEET.(TOOK PASSENGER TO HOSPITAL LATER) VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL CONTACT WITH TREE PREVENTING IT FROM JUMPING CURB INTO STREET. APPARENTLY VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO NEUTRAL. PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO DEALER ABOUT AUTO JUMPING FORWARD AT STOPS AND BRAKES APPLIED TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH AUTO IN FRONT. THEY REPORTED NO TROUBLE FOUND. INFORMED ON THEM MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT IT WAS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WAS DOING THAT VERY SAME THING VERY BADLY PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DUPLICATED SCENE WITH MY VAN AND AS SOON AS I PUT INTO NEUTRAL IT IMMEDIATLY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE!*AK
2ND GEAR SLIPS CAUSING ACCELERATION TO BE UNPREDICATABLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED IN A LOW CORNER, MORCCLE SKIPPED A TOOTH OR SOMETHING IN 2ND GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A HIGHSIDE. I REGAINED CONTROL. PROBLEM NOT PRESENT IN ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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