Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 152 | 04/13/2006 | 10019791 | Service manual correction - damping force adjuster identification. *tt | 04/27/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/23/2008 | 8000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 800 | 1 | |
| I had an overheating issue with the bike. the motorcycle had 800 miles on it. i was riding on the highway with the air temperature around 70 degree. the bike was running around 200 degrees. when i stopped for gas at the gas station the bike immediately overheated up to 250 degrees when i turned off the engine. an independent professional motorcycle repair shop repaired the bike after the failure and they found out that this series of bikes has a design failure at the thermostat housing. the housing is smaller than the thermostat's opening part so the thermostat can not open fully or can be stuck inside in a partly opened position. the local suzuki dealer ignored the problem!!! this problem can cause the engine brakes down. american suzuki has been notified by a letter about the problem there is no response yet. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 4800 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/24/2009 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 08/21/2007 | 500 | 1 | 05/10/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| 05/20/2006 | 1 | ||
| I have had my motorcycle for awhile now and think this is an issues they need to become more aware about. the acceleration is very touchy and uncontrollable. while in a turn it could prove to be very dangerous and lead to loss of control and a crash. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2007 | 25 | 12/23/2006 | |
| I ride a k6 suzuki gsxr 600. my bike will occasionally cut out as if i were to keep tapping my killswitch on. i've been to the dealership three times. the problem is still not fixed. i first thought it was the kickstand killswitch. it was loose so i fixed it and the problem still persists. now im wondering if i could have a faulty s.e.t. valve or lemon ecu. this problem has caused me to loose control of the motorcycle and will contribute to more accidents and/or deaths. this problem has to be fixed. *tr | |||