1999 SUZUKI GSX1300R Problems & Recalls

THE FUEL SCREENS IN THE '99 MODEL YEAR FUEL PUMP CLOG UP COMPLETELY CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL. THE SCREEN ON MY BIKE WAS REMOVED BY MY LOCAL DEALER AT MY INSISTANCE AND COST AND WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A COPPER COLORED RESIDUE. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STALLING FOR THREE YEARS WITHOU...

Mileage: 8,873

THE FUEL SCREENS IN THE '99 MODEL YEAR FUEL PUMP CLOG UP COMPLETELY CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL. THE SCREEN ON MY BIKE WAS REMOVED BY MY LOCAL DEALER AT MY INSISTANCE AND COST AND WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A COPPER COLORED RESIDUE. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STALLING FOR THREE YEARS WITHOU...

Mileage: 8,873

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF SUBFRAMES FAILING (BREAKING AT THE WELD) ON 1999 AND 2000 SUZUKI, HAYABUSA MOTORCYCLES. IN 2001 SUZUKI WENT TO STEEL SUBFRAMES RATHER THAN THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAMES OF THE EARLIER MODELS. SOME FAILURES HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SUZUKI DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO R...

I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE, BUT SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THE REAR SUB-FRAME FAILURS. *AK

REAR ALUMINUM SUBFRAME HAS A HISTORY OF SPLITTING AT THE WELD POINTS. CAN BE REPLACED WITH STEEL SUBFRAME.*AK

A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS COMPONENT FAILING ON 1999 & 2000 MODELS HAS GENERATED MY CONCERN. FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1999 AND SUZUKI HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM. OWNERS OF THESE MODEL YEARS SUZUKI GSX1300R MOTORCYCLES NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE SUBFRA...

SUZUKI GREAT BRITAIN PROVIDES FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAME WITH A STEEL VERSION. I THINK SUZUKI USA SHOLD DO THE SAME. *AK

SUZUKI GREAT BRITAIN PROVIDES FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAME WITH A STEEL VERSION. I THINK SUZUKI USA SHOLD DO THE SAME.

00 V 319 000/TENSION ADJUSTER SPRING: DEALER, HINDS MOTOR SPORT, LEWIS, OH; PHONE# 740/548-5448, BURNED UP CONSUMER'S MOTORCYCLE WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS. CAN NHTSA ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHING QUICKLY, AND IF BRAKING, IT WILL WILL BREAK THE MOTOR CASE. MOTORCYLCE HAS ONLY 2,000 MILES. IT WAS CHECKED AT 600 MILES. DEALER SHOWED CONSUMER AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHAINS STRETCHING. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUEMR HAS METAL PIECES STICKING OUT OF THE SEA...

TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHING QUICKLY, AND IF BRAKING, IT WILL WILL BREAK THE MOTOR CASE. MOTORCYLCE HAS ONLY 2,000 MILES. IT WAS CHECKED AT 600 MILES. DEALER SHOWED CONSUMER AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHAINS STRETCHING. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUEMR HAS METAL PIECES STICKING OUT OF THE SEA...

DRIVE CHAIN SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, TWO REPAIRS TO CHAIN SINCE OWNERSHIP, DUE TO POSSIBLE WEAK MATERIAL. MJS

WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING ACROSS A PARKING LOT, WHEN INCREASING THE THROTTLE, MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. . *AK

LIGHT WEIGHT CHAIN KEEPS POPPING OFF.DEALER KEEPS REPLACING WITH SAME DESIGN OF CHAIN AND DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK