2003 SUZUKI SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE Problems & Recalls

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT ABOUT 6500 MILES. MOTORCYCLE STARTED LURCHING AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WAS ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED. THERE WASN'T A SCREECHING SOUND OR ANTHING TO WARN ME THAT THE BEARINGS WERE FAILING PRIOR TO THIS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO ...

Mileage: 6,500

VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR LESS. WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING SUGGESTED WAS WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. SINCE THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHANGED VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 100

THE SUZUKI VL1500LC INTRUDER (LC FOR SHORT) HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ITS FUEL TANK CRACKING RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT RIGHT MOUNTING BOLT. THIS IS KNOWN TO THE LC COMMUNITY, AND WE ASSUME THAT IT IS KNOWN BY SUZUKI. THE LATTER, HOWEVER, HAS SO FAR NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. YES, THEY WI...

Mileage: 13,600

I HAVE A 2003 SUZUKI INTRUDER LC1500. IT IS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS 5,100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RECENTLY I STARTED SMELLING GAS AND, AWARE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD CRACKS IN THEIR FUEL TANKS THROUGH THE LC FORUM, CHECKED THE SUSPECT AREA OF THE TANK. THERE WAS RESIDUE, I CLEANED THE TANK AN...

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE WELD ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 SUZUKI VL1500LC MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED IT AFTER OTHER OWNERS AND I HAVE STARTED COMMUNICATING AMONG EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK A COMMON FIX SEEMS TO BE TO USE JB WELD TO CLOSE THE CRACK. SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL WILL NO...

Mileage: 9,800

A SMALL SEPARATION OF THE TOP WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 SUZUKI VL1500LC MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS CHANGING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY BIKE, THE FIX IS TO USE JB WELD TO CLOSE THE CRACK. SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL WILL NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED NHTSA...

Mileage: 26,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 3,500 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO CHECK THE OVER LOAD OF VOLTAGES.*AK *TC

Mileage: 3,500

MOTORCYCLE'S HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. *AK *MR

Mileage: 6,500

BOUGHT MY 2003 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500 LC NEW IN MAY OF 2003. NOT LONG AFTER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY GOING DEAD. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WASN'T FULLY CHARGED WHEN FIRST PUT IN. IT WOULD BE TOO LOW TO START THE BIKE SOMETIMES AFTER BIKE SAT FOR FIVE OR SIX DAYS. BROUGHT BATTERY BACK TO DEALER FOR A LOAD ...

Mileage: 1,000

TO WHOM IT MAY VCONCERN. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM SUZUKI MOTOR. REFERENCE A 2003 SUZUKI, VZ800K3 MOTORCYCLE, I PURCHASED ON 07/05/04 FROM QUINSEY POWERSPORT OF EL CAJO, CALIFORNIA. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED ON SAID MOTORCYCLE I WAS TOLD BY THE MANA...

I HAVE A 2003 SUZUKI GSF1200S BANDIT. AND MY LIGHTING HAS DEGRADED SIGNIFIGANTLY AND HAS A BLACK RESIDUE LOCATED AT THE LENS OPSTUCTING THE LIGHT WITH THIS FILM. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS CONDENSER STYLE LIGHTS AND THE OUTPUT IS SEVERLY REDUCED MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT.*AK

RE: SUZUKI VOLUSIA: THE KICKSTAND WILL FOLD UP WITHOUT WARNING. I PARKED MY BIKE ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE AND IT FELL OVER. I THINK THE STAND DOESN'T OPEN FAR ENOUGH TO BE SAFE. *AK

2003 SUZUKI VINSON ATV MANUAL 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WILL ALLOW YOU TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES IN HIGHER GEARS GEAR TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS IN A "FALSE NEUTRAL" EFFECTIVELY DISENGAGING THE TRANS...

RE: 2003 SUZUKI SCOOTER AN 650 BURGMAN. ELECTRONIC (LCD) DISPLAYS OF SPEED AND OTHER DATA ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN BRIGHT LIGHT WHEN TRAVELING. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY CONTROL SPEED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS UNIT SHOULD BE REPLACE BY ANALOG GUAGES WHICH CAN BE READ IN ALL LIGHT CONDITI...

Mileage: 20

UNABLE TO GET TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AFTER A LONG OR HARD RUN. *LA

Mileage: 4,885

VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH BOTH AUTOMATIC AND STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS. WHILE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN THE REAR TIRES LOCKING UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE WAS BEIN...

Mileage: 700

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S CHAIN JUMPED THE SPROCKET WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCKUP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A SCOOTER.THE SCOOTER MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AS IF METAL PARTS BROKE INSIDE, AND DESIGN ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

THIS INVOLVES AN ATV QUAD, ARTIC CAT 500. THE VEHICLE IS REGISTED AND INSURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A STATE MAINTAINED ROAD NORTH OF FLORENCE AND SOUTH OF BOX CANYON IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN TURNING LEFT AND DOWNHILL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CONT...

Mileage: 120

THE KICKSTAND ON MY VOLUSIA ALMOST GAVE OUT. LUCKILY I NOTICED IT BEFORE IT FELL OVER. *NLM

ENGINE FAILURE WITH NEW MOTORCYCLE. *NLM

Mileage: 250

THE KICKSTAND ON MY 03 SUZUKI VOLUSIA BIKE IS FAULTY. MY BIKE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT FELL OVER. THIS BIKE WEIGHS OVER 500 LBS, IF A CHILD WAS NEARBY THEY WOULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT. I CALLED SUZUKI AND TO NO AVAIL. *AK

THE MOTORCYCLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH. "SUZUKI MODEL# AN650 YEAR 2003". *JB