2003 SUZUKI SV1000S Problems & Recalls

MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT CHARGE BATTERY AND COMPLETELY DIED BECAUSE OF IT ONE DAY. OPENED UP MAGNETO COVER AND FOUND THE ROTOR MAGNETS HAD DISINTEGRATED. RUINED THE ROTOR AND MAGNETO AND ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT. CLEANING UP BITS OF MAGNET ALL AROUND THE CRANK AND INSIDE THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 17,000

MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT CHARGE BATTERY AND COMPLETELY DIED BECAUSE OF IT ONE DAY. OPENED UP MAGNETO COVER AND FOUND THE ROTOR MAGNETS HAD DISINTEGRATED. RUINED THE ROTOR AND MAGNETO AND ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT. CLEANING UP BITS OF MAGNET ALL AROUND THE CRANK AND INSIDE THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 17,000

IN MID RIDE I WAS APPROACHING A LOW SPEED CORNER AT THE END OF A HIGH SPEED STRAIGHT AWAY. I TRIED TO PULL MY CLUTCH HANDLE IN TO BEGIN TO BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFT AND THE CLUTCH HANDLE HAD NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM. UNABLE TO TAKE THE DRIVE PRESSURE OFF THE...

Mileage: 47,000

IN MID RIDE I WAS APPROACHING A LOW SPEED CORNER AT THE END OF A HIGH SPEED STRAIGHT AWAY. I TRIED TO PULL MY CLUTCH HANDLE IN TO BEGIN TO BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFT AND THE CLUTCH HANDLE HAD NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM. UNABLE TO TAKE THE DRIVE PRESSURE OFF THE...

Mileage: 47,000

MY SUZUKI SV1000S HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE MOTORCYCLE IN MY GARAGE IN MAY OF 2011. I TURNED THE SWITCH AND NOTHING CAME ON. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. MYSTERIOUSLY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED WORKING SEVERAL...

Mileage: 10,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MOTOR AND OVERFLOWING INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE LIQUID SEPARATOR BRACKET INSIDE THE FUEL TANK ...

Mileage: 16,071

TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DUE TO A FAULTY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE MAIN IGNITION RELAY. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF LIGHTS, INSTRUMENTS, AND IGNITION POWER. THE ENGINE STALLS AND CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 16,827

CONNECTOR FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED AND THE CONNECTOR NO LONGER HELP THE WIRES TOGETHER FOR THE IGNITION. TURN THE KEY - NO POWER AT ALL TO THE BIKE. I HAVE READ ABOUT DOZENS OF RIDERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, SOME HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN MOTION ...

Mileage: 12,000

2003 SUZUKI SV1000, WILL NOT START, NO ELECTRIC AT ALL. MUST TAKE OFF SEAT & MOVE WIRES, THEN WILL START, IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I TURN IT OFF. HAVE READ MANY POSTS ABOUT THE "GREEN CONNECTOR" MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 6,389

ELECTRICAL HARNESS ON MY BIKE (SV1000S 2003) WENT BAD AND NO POWER IS GOING TO ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 5,800

MY SUZUKI SV 1000S 2003 # HAS A FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN FIRE. I FOUND OUT ON THE SUZUKI WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SUZUKI AND THEY SAID THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CALIFORNIA MODELS AND MY BIKE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE....

Mileage: 13,000

2003 SV1000S LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DUE TO A FAULTY GREEN IGNITION CONNECTOR LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE AIRBOX. THE GREEN CONNECTOR MELTED AT THE POSITIVE WIRE CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. HARD WIRED IT WITH SOLDER AND SHRINK TUBING SINCE I DON'T PLAN ON REMOVING THE IGNITION ANY TIME SOON. *T...

Mileage: 8,400

FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE GREEN CONNECTOR CONNECTING THE IGNITION TO THE WIRING HARNESS HAS FAULTED, PREVENTING THE MOTORCYCLE FROM RUNNING. LET ME REPEAT, THE SECOND TIME. I HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED, AND TWO MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 28,800

FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE GREEN CONNECTOR CONNECTING THE IGNITION TO THE WIRING HARNESS HAS FAULTED, PREVENTING THE MOTORCYCLE FROM RUNNING. LET ME REPEAT, THE SECOND TIME. I HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED, AND TWO MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 28,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE GREEN POWER CONNECTOR FUSED TOGETHER, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE GREEN POWER CONNECTOR W...

Mileage: 9,000

I HAVE A SUZUKI SV1000S E-33 (CA VERSION) FROM THE YEAR 2003. THIS MODEL BIKE HAD A FACTORY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. THE DEFECT WAS THAT DUE TO VIBRATION THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR WELD INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WOULD CRACK, AND FUEL WOULD LEAK TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, CAUSING IT TO FLOOD AND DRIP ...

Mileage: 28,000

HTTP://WWW.SV-PORTAL.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=27074 NO ELECTRICAL POWER?? GREEN CONNECTOR ISSUE! MY BIKE LOST POWER AND CANNOT BE STARTED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT RIDING AT THE TIME THE POWER CUT OUT. I HAD TO FIND ANOTHER RIDE HOME AS THE BIKE WAS IMMOBILE. APPARENTLY THIS DOES OCCUR REGULAR...

Mileage: 8,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED BOTH TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION HARNESS WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT TWICE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. TH...

Mileage: 23,000

THE GREEN CONNECTOR ON THE SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO DIE COMPLETELY ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND EITHER RESUME NORMALLY IF IN TRANSIT OR DIE IF IT ...

Mileage: 14,000

THE GREEN CONNECTOR ON THE SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO DIE COMPLETELY ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND EITHER RESUME NORMALLY IF IN TRANSIT OR DIE IF IT ...

Mileage: 14,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL WOBBLED. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS LOWERED TO 10 MPH, AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED 2 TENTHS OF A MILE LATER. THE REAR WHEEL AND AXLE WERE THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT TH...

Mileage: 22,000

MY BIKE WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL STARTING PROBLEMS FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER FOUND A GREEN CONNECTOR IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD SHORTED OUT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON SUZUKI MOTORCYCLES. MY BIKE IS A 2003 SV1000S WITH 16K MILES. *NM

Mileage: 15,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ALL AROUND THE MOTORCYCLE. THE SMELL WAS PRESENT SINCE PURCHASING THE MOTORCYCLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V013000 ON THE MOTORCYCLE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 18,400

MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE HAD AN INTERMITTENT TOTAL POWER(ELECTRICAL) FAILURE THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE BIKE SHUTTING OFF. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE WEEK OF AUGUST 13-19 IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE SO I STOPPED RIDING AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH ON MY OWN A...

Mileage: 7,400

MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF CUTTING OUT WHILE IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC, IN TURNS, RESULTING IN EVENTUAL AND COMPLETE ELECTRONIC FAILURE ON 7/8/2006. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE BIKE IN AUGUST OF 2005. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS (EVEN DEALER ME...

Mileage: 11,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE FUELTANK STARTED LEAKING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO AFTER 90 DAYS HAS NOT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS.

Mileage: 56,000

2003 SUZUKI SV1000S, BIKE WAS RUNNING FINE FOR THREE YEARS. STOPPED BIKE FOR 15 MINUTES. COME BACK TO FIND NO POWER. CAUSE IS A FAULTY CONNECTOR BETWEEN IGNITION SWITCH AND MAIN WIRING HARNESS. IF CONNECTOR WOULD HAVE SHORTED WHILE IN A TURN THE BIKE COULD HAVE WENT DOWN INJURING MYSELF. I HAV...

Mileage: 10,000

ON THE 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MODELS. THE FUEL ROD INTERNAL TO THE FUEL TANK CAN BREAK AND CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO OPEN & CLOSE RAPIDLY & UNCONTROLLABLY, IN TURN, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO FALL WHILE LEANING, STALL IN TRAFFIC, SUDDENLY LEAP FORWARD FROM A STOP UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH OR AT LOW SPEEDS I...

Mileage: 3,500

AS PER THE ADVICE OF ANOTHER PERSON, I CHECKED THE IGNITION ELECTRICAL HARNESS. IT WAS BURNT AND READY TO FAIL. SINCE THIS IS A MOTORCYCLE AN IGNITION FAILURE COULD BE DEADLY. LOSS OF POWER IN A TURN WOULD CAUSE A MOTORCYCLE TO CRASH. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED BY BYPASSING THE HARNESS. THERE ARE ...

THERE IS A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS ON THE IGNITION OF MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE. A FEW FRIENDS FOUND THIS PROBLEM AND ONE CRASHED THE BIKE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I SIMPLY INSPECTED MY BIKE AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY IGNITION. THE HARNESS CANNOT...

Mileage: 21,000

IGNITION CUTOUT ON MY 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE LEFT ME STRANDED. MY BIKE HAD TO BE TOWED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT I NEED A NEW IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED (HTTP://WWW.SV1000.ZYNS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8174&PAGE=2&HIGH...

Mileage: 9,800