Suzuki Intruder 1998

Model Intruder made in 1998 by Suzuki got 17 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, equipment and fuel system, gasoline.

Intruder year 1998

Consumer Complaints

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Model 1998

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
01/01/1901		1
	1998 suzuki 1500 intruder lc ball bearings locked the engine at a slow speed. kb jb
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG LINES AND FITTINGS
06/30/2000		1	06/01/1998
	The propane fule line going to t furnance and water devoleped a hole and caused the flames to full the coach. *ak
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY
01/20/2005	25860	1	01/28/1998
	Fuel leaks onto the engine compartment. consumer is concerned that the motorcycle will catch on fire. ak gas tanl rotted on the bottom of tank. motorcycle was only six years old and garage kept. this should not have happened. suzuki claimed there was aproblem with this model, but also said suzuki was aware of the problem, but will not do anything about it. ak
OTHER

	There is plastic covering on the instrument panel of the motor cycle, causing visual problems of viewing the turning signal. cannot see in bright lighting conditions. possible design flaw. *ak
POWER TRAIN
01/01/1901		1
	1998 suzuki 1500 intruder lc ball bearings locked the engine at a slow speed. kb jb
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
06/30/2003	8000	30	06/14/2000
	The manual transmission jumps out of 4th gear under strong acceleration.t seems that there is a false neutral between 4th and 5th gear.this is extremly dangerous while accelerating and trying to pass a vehicle.*ak
		3	08/01/2098
	The rear brakes need to be replaced every 4000. the first time it ruined the rotor , no warning , sound or otherwise rear wheel locked up. after several long distance calls to american suzuki, my extended warranty office and dealer they were repaired at no charge to me. but i still need to replace the every 4000 miles or risk locking up the rear wheel again. they wear out even thought i generally use the front brake for primary stopping. the clutch was slipping real badly at 9000 mile, so i had dealer replace , at my expense , since i was told not covered under warranty.the new clutch started slipping again at 13000 miles. very scary situation when trying to pull out in traffic. contacted my dealer as well as american suzuki. american suzukis responce to my dealer was sounds like your customer wants something fro nothing. not true , but i have purchase a 10,000 dollar bike they should stand behind their product particulaly when it is a safety issue ,it appears they are waiting till someone does get killed by this machine. will send a copy of the letter i am sending to american suzuki .*ak
			06/20/1998
	When shifting the transmission into 5th gear, it would jump into neutral, causing motorcycle to lose power. dealer notified. ak yc
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - PADS
08/05/1998			05/27/1998
	Rear brakes locked up almost causing loss of control, brake shoes are completely worn and rear disc cut into severely. qcaw
08/06/1998		1	04/03/1998
	Upon approaching a traffic light, applying brakes, brake pads wore down to the metal and the rear wheel went to a skid. qcaw
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - ROTOR
08/05/1998			05/27/1998
	Rear brakes locked up almost causing loss of control, brake shoes are completely worn and rear disc cut into severely. qcaw
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
06/17/2000		5
	Rear brakes feel as though they're always on. when rear brakes are applied consumer hears a crunch which makes him aware that there are no brakes. they been replaced 4-5 times, once for free. dealer has tried to remedy the brake problem numerous times, and nothing seems to be working. *ak
07/12/1998
	Brakes are too small for motorcycle. when consumer applied brakes, they won't stop motorcycle. consumer had to push brakes in order for motorcycle to come to a stop. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC
05/15/1998
	While driving on highway brakes went out. heard metal to metal sound and brakes grabbed. rear brakes went out. *ak
04/12/1998
	When driving at highway speed and applying brakes, rear brakes are completely worn out. when consumer is coming off the highway, the motorcycle backfires and stalls out. consumer has to either roll over to the side of the road/ put the motorcycle into neutral, or pull the clutch in and restart the motorcycle. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS
		3	08/01/2098
	The rear brakes need to be replaced every 4000. the first time it ruined the rotor , no warning , sound or otherwise rear wheel locked up. after several long distance calls to american suzuki, my extended warranty office and dealer they were repaired at no charge to me. but i still need to replace the every 4000 miles or risk locking up the rear wheel again. they wear out even thought i generally use the front brake for primary stopping. the clutch was slipping real badly at 9000 mile, so i had dealer replace , at my expense , since i was told not covered under warranty.the new clutch started slipping again at 13000 miles. very scary situation when trying to pull out in traffic. contacted my dealer as well as american suzuki. american suzukis responce to my dealer was sounds like your customer wants something fro nothing. not true , but i have purchase a 10,000 dollar bike they should stand behind their product particulaly when it is a safety issue ,it appears they are waiting till someone does get killed by this machine. will send a copy of the letter i am sending to american suzuki .*ak
SUSPENSION
01/01/1901		1
	1998 suzuki 1500 intruder lc ball bearings locked the engine at a slow speed. kb jb

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