Suzuki An650 Burgman

Model An650 Burgman made by Suzuki got 12 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to fuel/propulsion system and power train. There was one recall concerning electrical system .

An650 burgman year 2003

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 2003

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH
05V372000	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.	from 08/09/2002 to 01/09/2004	V (Vehicle)	5869	09/07/2005	MFR	AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.	08/29/2005	08/29/2005
Defect Summary	On certain scooters, if the ignition switch is not fully turned from the 'off' to the 'on' position, there may be unstable contact between the ignition switch contacts. this can cause arcing in the ignition switch.
Consequence Summary	Heat from the arcing can melt the internal switch base plate. if the scooter is ridden in this condition, the ignition switch may fail. if this happens, the engine will stall, the lights will go out, and the operator may be unable to restart the scooter. this could result in a crash.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the ignition switch terminal case assembly free of charge. the recall began on september 7, 2005. owners may contact suzuki at 1-800-255-2550.
Notes	Suzuki recall no. 2082.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
06/11/2012	27854
	Riding my suzuki burgman 2003 on 405 fwy n/b and culver ave. i had a transmission failure because of a sudden slowdown in speed from 65 mph and slower, i was almost hit from behind by a car. i could hear the tires screeching behind me. a dangerous situation as this one, could lead to death or serious injury to anyone because of a malfunction in the motorcycle. this problem is occuring with all burgman models because it is a factory design defect. i was close to death or serious injury. suzuki is comprimising the safety on all roads for riders. america suzuki motorcycle should take responsibility to fix this problem recalling the burgman models before some rider can be killed or injured because of suzuki factory design defect as we know many...many burgman owner experiensing the same auto transmission problem and i am one of them and many more.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
02/19/2009	42705	1
	This has to do with american suzuki motorcycle. i have written a letter to the president of america suzuki motorcycle mac kato. this is a cvt transmission safety issue to me. i have 2003 an 650 burgman. i was riding the bike and all of a sudden i had engine power but wasn't going anywhere. i'm glad i was on the city streets and not on the highway. if this would have happened in the hov lanes i don't know what i would have of done! if i had been in the regular lanes of freeway that i ride on every day i might not have made it to the side in one piece. what happened to me is the primary pulley shaft adaptor seized on the primary shaft and froze. therefore the transmission stopped turning. i feel that, if there is a weakness with this product, it?s the primary pulley and the parts that are attached to the primary pulley. interestingly the dealer had just worked on a different bike about a month ago and what failed on that bike was the primary pulley assembly the bolt that goes in the bottom of the casing or the primary pulley stopper bolt sheared off resulting in the primary pulley turning inside the casing and chewed up the inside of the casing. i will refer you to a web site burgmanusa.com there are over 8,000 members here. some had the cvt trans failure. i had the transmission repaired and with parts and labor the cost is $2,526.00 i do have the parts that was replaced. *tr
SUSPENSION
10/20/2005	13000	1	06/09/2003
	Rear bearing failure. only 13,000 miles on odometer. *nm
TIRES
02/13/2006	21047	1	05/03/2005
	Dt*: the contact stated the rear tire on the vehicle had abnormal wear. the contact noticed the tire had worn through to the cord on the left side. the tire has not been seen by a mechanic, it was removed from the vehicle.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
06/11/2012	27854
	Riding my suzuki burgman 2003 on 405 fwy n/b and culver ave. i had a transmission failure because of a sudden slowdown in speed from 65 mph and slower, i was almost hit from behind by a car. i could hear the tires screeching behind me. a dangerous situation as this one, could lead to death or serious injury to anyone because of a malfunction in the motorcycle. this problem is occuring with all burgman models because it is a factory design defect. i was close to death or serious injury. suzuki is comprimising the safety on all roads for riders. america suzuki motorcycle should take responsibility to fix this problem recalling the burgman models before some rider can be killed or injured because of suzuki factory design defect as we know many...many burgman owner experiensing the same auto transmission problem and i am one of them and many more.