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1999 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle 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.
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Latest Oct 31, 2003
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jun 8, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle. 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

Showing 1–6 of 6

BrakesTransmission
Filed Oct 31, 2003

TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. REAR BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAS TO USE FOOT TO STOP THE BIKE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10046132
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jun 27, 2003

1. TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR ON UPSHIFT. INSTEAD IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL. 2. REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 2,600 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10023872
Incident
May 15, 2003
Mileage
2,600 mi
Body & structure
Filed Apr 9, 2002

I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS REAR SUBFRAME FAILING AT THE WELDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CARRYING A PASSENGER. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED FAILURES, BOTH IN THE UK AND USA, AND SUZUKI UK SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY ENTITY PERFORMING REPAIRS WITH STEEL REPLACEMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUZUKI USA PERFORM SIMILAR REPLACEMENTS, FOR SAFETY'S SAKE.

NHTSA ID
760467
Steering
Filed Feb 28, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT MOTORCYCLE EXHIBITED A CONDITION REFERRED TO AS "TANK SLAPPING". THIS OCCURS WHEN STEERING STABILIZER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
881713
Incident
Jan 1, 2001
BrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 23, 2000

WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN 4WD THE TRANSAXLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD "POP" OUT OF 4WD, BUT THE 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED LIT. THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY OCCURED GOING UP HILLS BUT NOW ALL THE TIME. WHILE ASCENDING A STEEP GRADE THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF 4WD AND BROKE TRACTION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.--

NHTSA ID
719150
Incident
Jan 10, 2000
Engine
Filed Jun 8, 1999

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE, REPAIR ATTEMPT LED TO ADDITION ENGINE FAILURES. MJS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ID
546048
Incident
Apr 5, 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.

Data sources

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