2000 SUZUKI GSXR750 Problems & Recalls

MY 2000 SUZUKI GSXR750 MOTORCYCLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT IS SECOND GEAR. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT ONLY FOUND OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2000 GSXR'S PERSONALLY, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS NATIONALLY THROUGH RESEARC...

SECOND GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE

Mileage: 8,515

A LOT OF 2000 SUZUKI GSX-R750 MOTORCYCLES ARE HAVING THE 2ND GEARS GO OUT OF THEM DUE TO A HOLLOW SHIFT SHAFT AND THE 2ND DRIVEN GEAR ENGAGEMENT DOGS. SUZUKI AMERICA WILL NOT ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY REVISED THESE PART #'S FOR THE 2001 MODELS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE REVISED PART #'S ...

Mileage: 4,500

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND WILL SLIP INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

SUZUKI HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAULTY 2ND GEAR AND TRANSMISSION AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

2ND GEAR HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2000 SUZUKI GSX-R750 MOTORCYCLE @ 5000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE JUST OVER 9K MILES ON IT NOW. AT LEAST 45 % OF THE 2000 MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND SUZUKI CUSTOMER CARE DENIGHS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. SUZUKI EVEN CHANGED THE PARTS FOR THE 2ND GEAR FOR THE 2001 MODELS AND...

FRAME BRACKET THAT CLAMPS AROUND THE ENGINE MOUNT IS MISSING THE PINCH BOLT THAT HOLDS THE RIGHT SIDE SECURED. SUZUKI KNOWS THE BOLT COMES OUT, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE STEEL BOLT GOES VERTICAL INTO THE ALUMINUM FRAME FROM THE GROUND. THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED & SUZU...

FRAME BRACKET THAT CLAMPS AROUND THE ENGINE MOUNT IS MISSING THE PINCH BOLT THAT HOLDS THE RIGHT SIDE SECURED. SUZUKI KNOWS THE BOLT COMES OUT, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE STEEL BOLT GOES VERTICAL INTO THE ALUMINUM FRAME FROM THE GROUND. THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED & SUZU...

THE MOTORCYCLE JUMPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS CAN CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY TO RIDER AND PASSENGER.

JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR UNDER VARIOUS THROTTLE POSITIONS. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYLE ESPECIALY IF IN A TURN.*AK

THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM OTHER SUZUKI 2000 GSXR 750 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. WHEN I SPOKE TO A SUZUKI REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY DENIED THE PROBLEM SAYING THAT IT HAPPENS TO ALL MOTORCYCLES. THE FACT IS, SUZUKI CHANGED THE FAILING 2ND GEAR IN THEIR 2001 MODEL GSXR 750. THE 2ND GEAR ...

SUZUKI STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PARTS BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE FOUND LOTS OF OTHER PEAPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BIKES ON THE INTERNET. ALLMOST EVERY ONE WHO I MEET WITH A 2000 OR NEWER MODEL GSXR 750 OR GSXR 1000 HAS HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHEN SHAFT IS BEND OIL WILL LEAK, AND OIL COULD BE SEEN ON SIDE OF TIRE. THEN, CONSUMER DID TALK TO MANUFACTURER, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP THE SITUATION. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT CONSUMER KNOWING WHAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.*AK

2ND GEAR WOULD SLIP. ENGINE FEELS LIKE IS DYING OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAVE TAKEN TO BIKE SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOOK TO MC SHOP AND DEALER WAS NOT HONORING WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS. CHARGING TO CHECK ENGINE & TRANSMISSION FOR SLIPPAGE. *AK *SLC

2ND GEAR WOULD SLIP. ENGINE FEELS LIKE IS DYING OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAVE TAKEN TO BIKE SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOOK TO MC SHOP AND DEALER WAS NOT HONORING WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS. CHARGING TO CHECK ENGINE & TRANSMISSION FOR SLIPPAGE. *AK *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION IS COMING OUT OF GEAR AND SKIPPING AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS. MOTORCYCLE IS DANGEROUS TO RIDE. *AK

LAST WEEK AS I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, I NOTICED THAT IN SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE SPEED MOMENTARILY RACED AS IF I HAD RIDDEN THROUGH A PUDDLE. (THE ROAD WAS DRY) SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I AM ACCELERATING IN SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE SPEED MOMENTARILY JUMPS AS IF THE TIRE IS ...

LAST WEEK AS I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, I NOTICED THAT IN SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE SPEED MOMENTARILY RACED AS IF I HAD RIDDEN THROUGH A PUDDLE. (THE ROAD WAS DRY) SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I AM ACCELERATING IN SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE SPEED MOMENTARILY JUMPS AS IF THE TIRE IS ...

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WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR ,CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AT RANDOM INTERVALS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF, THEN BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 1/2, 3/4 AND 4/5 ON MY BIKE. 1/2 HIGH RPM (12-14K) SHIFTS ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT IT SLIPPING BACK OUT OF 2ND. THE 2ND GEAR PROBLEM IS THE MOST SEVERE, AND MY DEALER WILL NOT SERVICE THIS UNDER WA...

TRANSMISSION SKIPPING IN SECOND GEAR, AND INTERMITTENTLY WOULD POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY TEN WEEKS OR MORE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN SECOND GEAR MOTORCYCLE JUMPS OUT OF SECOND. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE.*AK

UNDER ACCELERATION, 2ND GEAR WILL RAPIDLY JUMP IN-AND-OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO BE UNSAFE DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *AK

THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE OTHER BIKES ARE BEENING TAKEN CARE OFF. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

THE MOTORCYCLE WILL MOMENTARILY POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ON A MOTORCYCLE. SUZUKI SAYS THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUS, AND INSIST IT'S DUE TO ABUSE. *AK

POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR DURING ACCELERATION, WHICH IS EXTREMEMLY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OVER 30 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MOTORCYCLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

SECOND GEAR WILL CONTINUOSLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WHILE RIDING, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE AND IT FEELS VERY UNSTABLE. THIS IS DUE TO UNSUFFICIENT GEARBOX COMPONENT/S THAT WILL DETERIOTE OVER A SMALL DURATION OF MILEAGE. SUZUKI HAS UPDATED PART NUMBERS ALREADY AND ARE PROBABLY WORKIN...

THE 2ND GEAR IS SKIPPING. WHEN THE 2ND GEAR CATCHES BACK THE MOTORCYCLE LUNGES FORWARD ABRUPTLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT OF ATLEAST 20 PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURE IS DENYING IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THIS OCCURED AT APPROXIMATLEY 800 MILES, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH. THIS ALSO HAPPEND TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS THE SAME MOTORCYCLE. THIS OCCURED ON HIS BIKE AT APPROXIMATLEY 700 MILES. WHEN WE CONTACTED SUZUKI THEY STATED THAT IT WAS RIDER ERA. UPON SP...

MOTORCYCLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A WEEK AFTER I GOT IT OUT. THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BIKE AND ITS TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH.........PLEASE HELP, BIKE IS DEFFECTIVE, AND WILL BRING A LAWSUIT IF NEEDED...SINCERELY MIKE SIMON. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING WHILE ACCELERATING IN 2ND GEAR. ON A MOTORCYCLE THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSE OF CONTROLE OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR AT ABOUT 7000 RPMS , THE MOTORCYCLE HAS FAILURE WHILE IN GEAR...FEELS AS IF THE BIKE IS HITTING SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING IN 2ND GEAR. IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ON A MOTORCYCLE OF THIS TYPE. I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR MOTORCYCLE CUTS OFF AND CUTS RIGHT BACK ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO OILING TO THE 1-2 GEAR. OVER TIME IT OVERHEATS AND SPITS OUT OF 2ND GEAR. ON A HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE, THIS CAN BE DEADLY. PLEASE HELP US, THE MANUFACUTRER CLAIMS IT IS RIDER ERROR, BUT WE HAVE OVER THE INTERNET CONTACTED MANY OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HAD TH...

JUST PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE, HAD OVER 15 INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION EITHER POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHILE IN MOTION WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH AND ALSO HAD THE SAME BIKE JUMP INTO NEUTRAL BETWEEN 3RD/4TH GEAR AND 4TH/5TH GEAR. THIS IS WAY TOO SCARY ON A MOTORCYCLE. CONTACTED DEALER, THE...