Suspension
Filed Nov 4, 2013MD
THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE AND NOW IT HAS APPEARED ON MINE AND NO RECALL AS I KNOW OF HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT IS WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME, THE FRAME IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
1997 Suzuki TL1000S
Routine
Owners filed 11 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Frame and Members | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Rear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension › Rear
Filed Apr 23, 2004CA
WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH CONSUMER WENT AROUND A CORNER AND THE REAR END BOUNCED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Dec 18, 2002CA
THE FRAME THAT HOLD THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRAME CRACK. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Aug 16, 2002MA
REAR PART OF FRAME CRACKED WHICH HOLDS THE REAR SHOCK DAMPNER IN PLACE FROM COLLAPSING. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Aug 28, 2001WI
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE IT STARTED VIBRATING. ALSO FRAME WAS CRACKED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED ITS WAS COMMON FACTOR FOR THAT TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 10, 2001NC
WHEN DRIVING MOTORCYCLE, IT WOULD BUCK AND SURGE. ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND CAUSE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN THAT HAPPENS.*AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jul 9, 2001NC
WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE IT WOULD LOSE POWER DUE TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SO FAR, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO REAPPEAR. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 6, 2001NC
RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE WOULD LEAK OIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES IT TO BLOW DOWN ON SWING ARM, AND THEN ONTO REAR TIRE. WHEEL WOULD SLIP FROM UNDER DRIVER ONCE IT BECOMES SLIPPERY.*AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 15, 2001CA
FRAME SNAPPING NEAR REAR SUSPENSION DAMPER. *AK *SLC
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 17, 2000OH
GAS IS LEAKING FROM TANK AND FUEL PUMP, LEAKING DIRECTLY ON CONSUMER'S ENGINE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE.*AK THE OWNER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP LEAK IN 1998. OBVIOUSLY, THE SOLUTION FAILED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER FIXED IT AGAIN. *YH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 12, 1999FL
NO SUMMARY
11 of 11 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.