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1999 Suzuki Intruder Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest May 13, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 30, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Suzuki Intruder. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Transmission
Filed May 13, 2004

1999 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500 TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR REGULARLY UNDER NORMAL RIDING SUZUKI SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10072557
Incident
May 4, 2004
Transmission
Filed Oct 21, 2003

1999 SUZUKI VL-1500LC. HAS HAD SHIFTING ISSUES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED WITH FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 4TH ADN 5TH GEARS. JULY 23, 2003 THE MAIN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT FAILED/BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-90 LEAVING SEATTLE. *LA

NHTSA ID
10043305
Incident
Jul 23, 2003
Mileage
15,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jul 31, 2003

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE BIKE WILL NOT STAY IN 4TH GEAR UNDER LOAD. IT POPS OUT LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 3 & 4TH. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT EVER DOES IT WHILE I'M PASSING VEHICLES. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE THE BIKE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. *PH

NHTSA ID
10030520
Incident
Jul 30, 2003
Mileage
1,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 20, 2003

1999 SUZUKI VL 1500LC MOTORCYCLE HAS TERRIBLE FRONT BRAKES. THEY FADE REAL BAD AFTER ONE MODERATE STOP FROM NORMAL FREEWAY SPEEDS. MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING TO DO AFTER MARKET MODIFICATIONS TO BRING FUNCTIONALITY TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. SUZUKI MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS AS THEY THOROUGHLY REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM FROM YEAR MODEL 2002 TO PRESENT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKE FADE DURING A HARD PANIC STOP. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10023434
Incident
Jun 19, 2003
Mileage
200 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 12, 2001

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING, THEY WEAR OUT PREMATURALLY, 5500 MILES OF PADS ON REAR DISK (DISK SCORED) AND ONLY 11000 OFF FRONT.

NHTSA ID
9004805
Incident
Jul 1, 2000
Engine
Filed May 26, 2000

CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE CASTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE CRANKCASE WHEN AN OIL LEAK DEVELOPED FROM THIS PROBLEM. TO DO THE REPAIRS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CRACK THE MOTOR OPEN, AND IT WOULD NEVER SEAL THE WAY IT DID FROM THE FACTORY. *AK

NHTSA ID
862599
Incident
Jun 10, 1999
Brakes
Filed May 22, 2000

AT EVERY 2400 MILES REAR BRAKES WILL WEAR OUT, POSSIBLY DUE TO CALIPERS STICKING. *AK

NHTSA ID
862290
Incident
Aug 5, 1999
Filed Apr 18, 2000
Crash reported

PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, HTTP://UNDERWRITE.COM/SUZUKI/PAGE4.HTML

NHTSA ID
721649
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Mar 7, 2000
Fire reported

WHILE IDLING, REAR BRAKE LINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY REP CLAIMED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS BIKE TO OVERHEAT IF LEFT IDLING TOO LONG. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER IDLING FOR 15 MINUTES IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER.

NHTSA ID
719792
Incident
Dec 31, 1999
Brakes
Filed Dec 6, 1999

THERE ARE QUIT A FEW OF THESE MOTORCYCLES OUT THERE WITH FAILING BACK BRAKES BECAUSE THE POISTON IN THE CALIPPER HANGS UP AND CAUSES WARE AND THE BRAKE TO LOCK UP. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THE 1500LC FORUM AND WE CAN'T GET THE MANUFACTURE TO DO ANDTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE FIX IS OUT THERE BUT THEY WON'T RECONISE THE PROBLEM.THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMEONE LOSING CONTROL AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SUZUKI

NHTSA ID
715698
Incident
Mar 12, 1999
Transmission
Filed Nov 9, 1999

TRANSMISSION IS MAKING LOUD NOISE. SUZUKI MECHANIC CLAIMS WRONG SIZE GEARS WERE INSTALLED, CAUSING NOISE WHICH COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
850252
Suspension
Filed Sep 30, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED TO OPERATE. FRONT BRAKE SLOWED IT DOWN UNTIL THE MOTORCYCLE CAME TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
849367
Incident
Sep 24, 1999
Transmission
Filed Sep 29, 1999

THERE IS A LOUD NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. ALSO, THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE REAR DRIVE LINE; WAS FILLED BY CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID
849195
Brakes
Filed Jul 30, 1999

WHILE INSPECTING THE REAR BRAKE, I NOTED THAT THE BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN NEARLY TO THE BACKING PLATE. IN MY OPINION THIS CONSTITUTES ABNORMAL WEAR. ADDITIONALLY, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED 1025 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT NORMALLLY SCHEDULED INSPECTION (4000 MILES). IF THIS CONDITION HAD REMAINED UNDISCOVERED UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED INSPECTION IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. NUMEROUS OTHER INTRUDER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. (SEE WWW.INTRUDERALERT.COM AND HTTP://WWW.UNDERWRITE.COM/SUZUKI/PAGE2.HTML). THIS CERTAINLY HAS THE FLAVOR OF A GENERIC PROBLEM THAT SUZUKI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE.

NHTSA ID
709423
Incident
Jul 30, 1999

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.

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