2000 Suzuki Gsxr600 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 Gsxr600, 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 & structure150.0%
- Transmission150.0%
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
THERE HAVE BEEN AN ALARMING NUMBER OF REPORTED SUBFRAME FAILURES ON 1999 AND 2000 MODEL SUZUKI GSX1300R'S. THESE ARE ALUMINUM AND ARE PRONE TO BREAKING AT OR NEAR THE WELDS. I DO HAVE AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY BIKE. SUZUKI "SAYS" THAT THE FACTORY EXHAUST SUPPORTS THE SUBFRAME AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE TOTAL B.S. TO ME SINCE ALL 2001 AND 2002 HAYABUSA'S COME WITH A STEEL SUBFRAME! I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE, BUT I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE ONE AND END UP BADLY HURT OR DEAD. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE(OR ANYONE ELSE) TO RIDE AS PASSENGER FOR THIS VERY REASON, WHICH LIMITS MY RIDING SEVERLY.
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
I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE , ALMOST IMMEDATLY IT BEGAN HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY AJFOYT (FARLEY SVC. MGR.) TO KEEP RIDING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I T WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE THIE TRANSMISSION WOULD FLOAT IN/OUT SECOND GEAR UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEALER WHO LET IT SIT IN THER SHOP TWO WEEKS BEFORE TELLING ME IT WOULD BE LONGER BEFORE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK ON IT. I THE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD GET RIGHT ON IT.THEY FOUND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT(THIS TOOK ALMOST THREE MONTHS). I THEN HAD THE BIKE ON DAY IT FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWOO WEEKS.
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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