2006 Suzuki Gsxr600 Owner Complaints

I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS SOONER THAN NOW. I ALMOST LOST MY HUSBAND DUE TO A CRASH CAUSED FROM THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE WE KNEW WAS ALSO PRESENT AND CALLED ME. IF NOT MY HUSBAND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. HE OBTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES, ROAD RASH FROM HEAD TO TOE, CHUNKS OF HIS SKIN WERE MISSING AND CRACKED HIS HEAD OPEN. THE MOTORCYCLE ITSELF WAS TOTALLED AND IN A NUMBER OF PIECES. MY HUSBAND SPENT DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND MANY MORE AT HOME RECOVERING. BUT IT ENDED UP CAUSING HIM HIS JOB AND TODAY STILL HAS SOME ISSUES MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

NHTSA ID

11088835

Incident

Apr 2, 2010

RIDING HOME AFTER WORK ON BACK HIGHWAY AND LOST ALL POWER TO BIKE. REAR TIRE LOCKED UP A BIT, SO HAD TO PULL CLUTCH AND CUT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO PARK ON THE SHOULDER. POWER LOSS WAS INSTANT AND IF CARS WERE BEHIND ME, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. POWER LOSS WAS COMPLETE, SO I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR BLINKERS. THE MASTER FUSE BLEW DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REGULATOR RECTIFIER. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE POSSIBLY 2007 MAY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH USES THE SAME REGULATOR. $382 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS FAIRLY COMMON AND JUST AS DANGEROUS AS MOST THE RECALLS I'VE SEEN LATELY FOR GM, ETC. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10588692

Incident

May 13, 2014

Mileage

11,000 mi

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON A 2 LANE ROAD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN AS I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE JUST TURNED OFF. WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR ANYTHING. I WAS REAL CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME WHEN MY BIKE SHUT OFF. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE HITTING ME. AS READING ONLINE THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL BIKE AND YEAR. THIS ISSUE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SHOP TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED, THAT WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE STATOR REGULATOR AND RECTIFIER WAS GONE BAD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE SEEM MANY CASES LIKE THIS AND SUZUKI SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE A LIFE IS TAKEN. I CALLED TO SPEAK WITH A SUZUKI AGENT AND ALL THEY STATED WAS THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SUZUKI WILL TAKE CARE OF AND THAT THIS IS A NUMBER 1 SELLING BIKE AND THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10578236

Incident

Mar 22, 2014

Mileage

13,541 mi

WAS DRIVING ON ROADWAY. A CAR PULLED OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AS BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. I SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558306

Incident

Aug 13, 2013

Mileage

16,500 mi

STARTED UP THE BIKE AND IT FELT KIND OF SLUGGISH. RODE ABOUT 10 MILES AND THE BIKE CUT OFF ON ME AND ALL I COULD SMELL WAS BURNING ELECTRONICS AND THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE RECTIFIER THAT WAS ON FIRE. I QUICKLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FROM THE BIKE AND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME. I KNOW THERE IS RECALLS ON LATER MODEL SUZUKIS WITH THE RECTIFIER, BUT WHY NOT THE 06 TO 07S? I'M ASSUMING THAT SUZUKI USES THE SAME VOLTAGE REGULATOR REGARDLESS OF THE YEARS. MY MOTORCYCLE COULD HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535961

Incident

Aug 16, 2013

Mileage

9,800 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND MY MOTORCYCLE LOST ALL POWER, THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING JUST DIED. IF THERE WOULD OF BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME THEN I COULD OF EASILY BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING HOT IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. I STARTED RESEARCHING IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS THE RECTIFIER / REGULATOR TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE BIKE, IT GETS HOT AND BURNS UP. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE 30 AMP FUSE TO BLOW FOR THE THE WIRING FOR THE BATTERY. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS FOR THE 2008-2011 MODEL YEARS BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 YEARS AS WELL, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE YEARS ALSO. *JS

NHTSA ID

10453630

Incident

Mar 29, 2012

Mileage

7,500 mi

I HAD INSTALL TWO BATTERIES IN A WEEK I NOTICE OTHER RIDER HAS THIS ISSUE TOO. A PREMATURE STARTER FAILURE LEAVING YOU STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS *KB

NHTSA ID

10413983

Incident

Jul 16, 2011

Mileage

13,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE MOTORCYCLE BATTERY OVERHEATED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V108000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALTERNATOR GENERATOR REGULATOR. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 8,000.

NHTSA ID

10398905

Incident

Apr 20, 2011

Mileage

8,000 mi

MY PROBLEM CONSISTS OF A JERKISH FEELING FROM DE-ACCELERATE TO ACCELERATION. I WAS RIDING HOME FROM LATE DINNER WITH SOME FRIENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT, WAS COMING TO A CORNER WHERE I NOTICED WATER FROM NEAR SPRINKLERS, I THEN LET OFF MY GAS TO SLOW DOWN TO COME INTO THE TURN, AS I STARTED TO GIVE IT GAS AGAIN, IT SHARPLY SPED UP CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE FROM THE CORNER. I WAS GOING NO MORE THEN 15-20MPH, AS I WAS COMING OUT FROM THE CORNER APPROX. 30MPH. I'VE HAD A FEW OTHER SUZUKI BIKES, OLDER YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN RIDING FOR OVER 5-9YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330606

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

4,800 mi

2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 MOTORCYCLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10293971

Incident

Jul 21, 2009

Mileage

12,500 mi

BROKEN FRAME-2006 SUZUKI GXSR 600-DROVE OFF ROADWAY ONTO TO SOFT DIRT. CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY SON AND DEATH. RECALL JANUARY 2009 ON 2006-2007 SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE FRAMES DUE TO WELDS FAILING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10291580

Incident

Jul 21, 2009

Mileage

12,000 mi

2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 FRAME BROKE BEHIND THE HANDLE BARS WHICH CAUSED FATAL INJURIES. *NJ (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF DECEASED)

NHTSA ID

10290675

Incident

Jul 21, 2009

Mileage

13,000 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. THIS CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE AT HIGH SPEEDS. 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

10289052

Incident

Jun 24, 2009

THROTTLE RESPONSE ON MY 2006 GRXR 600 HAS BEEN TERRIBLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE BIKE. IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THROTTLE CONTROL AT SLOW CORNERING SPEEDS. SUZUKI HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS BIKE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10286548

Incident

Oct 6, 2009

Mileage

500 mi

I HAVE A SUZUKI GSXR 600 MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN I GIVE THROTTLE INPUTS, USUALLY WHEN MY BIKE HAS BEEN WARMED UP AND RIDDEN, IT GETS VERY JERKY AND GIVES TOO MUCH GAS TOO SUDDENLY. THEN WHEN I EASE OFF THE THROTTLE IT COMPLETELY CUT OFF. THIS MAKES OUT FOR A VERY "JERKY" RIDE AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLE TO CRASH DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL. MANY PEOPLE CALL THIS THE "HERKY JERKY" AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THE SAME BIKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278610

Incident

Apr 25, 2009

Mileage

7,000 mi

2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 THERE IS A THROTTLE UNPREDICTABILITY WHICH OCCURS DURING DECELERATION/ACCELERATION(IT JERKS), AND IT UPSETS THE SUSPENSION DURING TURNS WHICH IS A SAFETY MATTER THAT SUZUKI NEEDED TO FIXED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INJURED OR EVEN CAUSE DEATH. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HERE, BUT SUZUKI SEEMS TO IGNORE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10263926

Incident

Jul 15, 2006

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE BIKE WILL NOT TRAVEL A STEADY SPEED, IT GOES FROM HARD ENGINE BRAKING TO JERKY ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE CORNERING BECAUSE YOU CANT MAINTAIN THE PROPER AMOUNT OF THROTTLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242854

Incident

Jun 23, 2008

Mileage

8,000 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). *TR

NHTSA ID

10238947

Incident

Jul 1, 2006

Mileage

1 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 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

10233281

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

500 mi

I PURCHASED IT NEW AND IT NOW HAS OVER 6000 MILES. THE TRANSITION FROM OFF THROTTLE TO SLIGHTLY ON THROTTLE OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND IS EXTREMELY JERKY. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED RIDER, STREET AND TRACK, (10 YEARS AND 160,000 MILES) AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER BIKES, BUT ON THIS BIKE, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO WITH MY THROTTLE HAND TO TRANSITION SMOOTHLY FROM OFF THROTTLE TO SLIGHTLY ON THROTTLE. WHEN GOING STRAIGHT, I CAN BE DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING, BUT I CAN NOT HOLD A CONSTANT SPEED - I HAVE TO ALTERNATE BETWEEN ON AND OFF THROTTLE AND EACH TRANSITION INVOLVES A BIG JERK. SMOOTH THROTTLE OPERATION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF PROPER STABILITY OF A MOTORCYCLE DURING CORNERING. THE TRANSITION FROM OFF THROTTLE TO SLIGHTLY ON THROTTLE WHILE LEANED OVER IS SO JERKY THAT IT CREATES A MAJOR MID-CORNER DISTRACTION AND IS VERY UNSETTLING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN ALL GEARS AND ALL RPMS AND IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME THAT I AM RIDING THIS BIKE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ANNOYANCE. THE OTHER 20% IT WORKS WONDERFULLY. USUALLY WHEN I FIRST START THE BIKE AND DRIVE OFF IT WORKS FINE, BUT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE JERKY THROTTLE PROBLEMS BEGIN. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10232550

Incident

Jun 27, 2008

Mileage

500 mi

THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABLED 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. THEN 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) OFTEN RESULTING IN PHYSICAL INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE. 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. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT SUZUKI ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THE REFUSE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NUMEROUS SOURCES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO RESOLVE TEMPORARY FIXES AND CURES TO ELIMINATE FUTURE INJURY. I / WE ARE HOPING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SOLICIT A RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI, SEEING AS THOUGH THEY ARE IGNORING US.

NHTSA ID

10232507

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

4,500 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. ALTHOUGH IS CAN BE FELT IN ANY GEAR, 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SEEMS TO BE THE MOST PRONOUNCED. THIS CONDITION IS VERY UNSETTLING FOR THE RIDER AND THE BIKE WHILE TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230899

Incident

Apr 10, 2006

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

10226972

Incident

May 4, 2007

Mileage

2,000 mi

2006 GSXR600 HAS FAULT IN ECU/EFI THAT CAUSE ERRATIC THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HOT. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WITH A COLD START. THE PROBLEM PREVENTS THE RIDER FROM MAINTAINING A STEADY RATE OF SPEED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AND DESTABILIZE THE CHASIS WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING TURNS. A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE REPORTING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB BASED FORUMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225317

Incident

Aug 20, 2006

SUDDEN ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY VERY UNSTABLE LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT 4,000-6,000 RPM AND SEEMS EVEN WORSE AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10223409

Incident

Aug 21, 2007

Mileage

500 mi