Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 13000 | ||
| This is the 3rd time my voltage regulator/rectifier has gone out. gone trough 6 batteries in past 10 months. bike stalled unexpectedly fell over and pinned my leg against my riding friends bike scrached motor and then had to be towed home. | |||
| 10/04/2011 | |||
| I own a 2007 suzuki gsx-r600. the motorcycle stalled while traveling at about 65 mph without any warning. i had the motorcycle towed home. the mechanic stated the regulator could have caused the failure to occur. i was told there was only a recall related to 2008/2009 model vehicles. the failure and current mileage was 20,989 | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsx-r600 motorcycle. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact noticed flames near the handle bar area, close to the contact's hands. the contact was able to stop the vehicle and extinguish the fire using water. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the mechanic advised that the rectifier had to be replaced because there was a hole which had melted the rectifier. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 11,000. | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsx-r600 motorcycle. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact noticed flames near the handle bar area, close to the contact's hands. the contact was able to stop the vehicle and extinguish the fire using water. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the mechanic advised that the rectifier had to be replaced because there was a hole which had melted the rectifier. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 11,000. kmj | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsx-r600. while driving at approximately 30 mph the contact noticed flames coming near handel bar area close to the contact hands. the contact was able to stop the vehicle and put out the fire using water. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated the rectifier had to be replaced because there was a whole which melted the rectifier causing flames. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 11,000. ds | |||
| 06/08/2011 | 6914 | ||
| Tl-t he contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsxr600. the contact stated the motorcycle stalled while they were traveling 30 mph. the contact had the motorcycle towed to their home. the contact spoke with their mechanic and was told the regulator could be the cause of the failure. the contact was told there was a recall on this issue with the 2008/2009 model. the contact stated the motorcycle shut down with out any warning. the failure mileage and current mileages were 6,914.rl | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 10430 | 1 | |
| My son suddenly lost power on his 2007 suzuki gsxr600 motorcycle while operating at low speed. technician found and replaced a blown fuse. a few days later, the same thing occurred. the problem fuse was the one related to the fuel pump. technician then discovered the wire harness had shorted out due to being routed too close to the tensioner. my son said this power loss could be fatal if it were to occur while driving around a curve at highway speed. i see that suzuki had a recall for a similar problem in a 2006 model: nhtsa campaign id number: 05v566000. i strongly recommend you consider an investigation / recall for this defect in the 2007 gsxr600 before it causes accidents or death. *tr | |||
| 10/13/2008 | 95000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsx-r600. when the vehicle came to a complete stop, the contact smelled an odor as if the electrical wires were on fire. shortly after, the vehicle stalled. he noticed that the main fuse had burned and was later replaced. the failure recurred intermittently. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the charging system rectifier. the manufacturer did not assist. the failure mileage was 95,000 and current mileage was 95,971. | |||
| 09/16/2008 | 1200 | 1 | |
| A fast on/off of the throttle can cause an unexpected deceleration followed by a rapid acceleration making the bike feel unstable. doesn't occur very often. the majority of the time it seems to happen between about 4-6k rpm when the bike is 150+ in temp. the complete note/tone of the bike will change and it can making passing/driving uncomfortable. *tr | |||
| 04/14/2008 | 4000 | 1 | |
| 2007 suzuki gsx-r 600. herky jerky power delivery, incorrect or defective tps. very bad, though intermittent throttle response and heavy engine braking are unsafe. freeway accident may have been caused or aggravated by this issue, as no other cause is apparent. *tr | |||
| 03/11/2008 | 990 | 1 | 10/03/2007 |
| I just purchased my bike the 3 of october 2007 from honda suzuki of salt lake. as of today april 21 2008 i have 1,588 miles on my bike. since i had reached the point of almost 1,000 miles, which is the break in point, my bike has had a problem. the throttle will suddenly drop and the engine will almost stop running, and has completely stopped running twice. when this happens while driving could easily cause me severe injury, and i am lucky that it has not. due to my research this problem is wide spread. several people have discovered that suzuki factory set of the tps sensor is often off. dealer ships will not service this problem under warranty. even when this problem is addressed it only appears to mask a serious problem that could easily lead to the death of a rider, if the throttle sudden shut down and suddenly kick back on as if the engine were prepping to restart it's self. so far my problem exists at low rpms but my research reveals that others problem is much more serious than mine. i am truly terrified of this problem getting worse, and it is intermittent and not consistent. meaning that it only happens occasionally and is completely unexpected when it does. i don't want to be injured because of a problem with suzuki's design flaw. it is illegal to mess with my tps sensor being part of the emissions system and i have already spent $10,000 on a new bike that should be problem free. i hope that suzuki addresses this problem before myself or someone else is injured or killed. the factory setting of this sensor should be set at 1.125v many people have found the setting of their bike to be 1.339v or even worse. this setting even being off by a hundredth of a volt can be serious and cause a significant failure of the bike's throttle control, thus seriously affecting one's ability to control their bikes path. i hope this helps and i would very much like to see this addressed. i have considered selling my bike, but could not morally endanger others. *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 06/18/2007 | 800 | 1 | 05/25/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsx-r600. on june 18, 2007, the contact's key failed to turn in the ignition. on june 20, 2007, the dealer retrieved the vehicle. the contact has yet to hear back from the dealer but will call them on june 27, 2007. the vin, engine size, and powertrain were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 800. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 10430 | 1 | |
| My son suddenly lost power on his 2007 suzuki gsxr600 motorcycle while operating at low speed. technician found and replaced a blown fuse. a few days later, the same thing occurred. the problem fuse was the one related to the fuel pump. technician then discovered the wire harness had shorted out due to being routed too close to the tensioner. my son said this power loss could be fatal if it were to occur while driving around a curve at highway speed. i see that suzuki had a recall for a similar problem in a 2006 model: nhtsa campaign id number: 05v566000. i strongly recommend you consider an investigation / recall for this defect in the 2007 gsxr600 before it causes accidents or death. *tr | |||