2007 Suzuki VZR1800 complaints

CLUTCH SHAKES THE BIKE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL & REAR BRAKES ARE FAILING TO STOP PROPER. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTOR ON SUZUKI M109R 2007 IS HAS SOME PLAY AND IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

CLUTCH VIOLENTLY SHUTTERS AND MAKE THE MOTORCYCLE STALL. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE BIKE WANTS TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYTIME. SUZUKI CLAIMS IT NEVER HAPPENS,BUT IS NOW A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS. *TR

CLUTCH PROBLEM. STARTING OUT IF THE REVS. ARE AROUND 3000RMP THE BIKE WILL SHAKE AND BUCK AND THE REAR WHEEL WILL HOPE UNTIL THE CLUTCH IS PULLED BACK IN. IT HASN'T CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL YET, BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

REAR ROTOR IS LOOSE AND UNSAFE, DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED THAT IS BE REPLACED AND THE BIKE IS ONLY 12 MONTHS OLD. *TR

BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE WITH 500 MILES ON IT. CLUTCH OR TRANNY IS NOT RIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT'S FINE, BUT IT SHIFTS LIKE A MACK TRUCK. REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS SO LOOSE, IT ALMOST WIGGLES A QUARTER OF AN INCH EITHER WAY. STILL BATTLING SUZUKI, OR AT LEAST MY DEALER OVER THE SHIFTING AND REAR BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R AND IT IS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AIR FILTER BOX ONTO THE BIKE. ALSO I HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO MY REAR AND FRONT ROTORS ARE SQUEALING. *TR

2007 SUZUKI M109R 1. CLUTCH FAILURE TO ENGAGE - VIOLENT SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STANDING START 2. REAR BRAKE ROTOR LOOSE. *TR

REAR BACK ROTOR FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE STOCK ROTOR. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR FLOATING ROTOR ON 2007 SUZUKI M109R. PRESS FITTINGS THAT HOLD THE 2-PIECE ROTOR TOGETHER LET GO AND CAUSE ORBITAL PLAY IN ROTOR CONTACT, INCREASING BRAKE DISTANCE, NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND SLIPPAGE UNDER HARD BRAKING. *TR

MY 2007 SUZUKI M109R WHEN I TAKE OFF WHEN. I HAVE HAD TO REACT FAST I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND THE BIKE HAS HAD A VIOLENT SHAKE AND BANG RUMBLE AND AT AN IDLE YOU CAN HERE ALOT OF CLUTCH NOISE YOU PULL THE CLUTCH IN AND IT GETS QUIET. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI M109R MOTORCYCLE. THE CLUTCH CHATTERS WHEN ENGAGING INTO GEAR & PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN TRAFFIC, THE BIKE WILL BUCK WILDLY AS YOU TRY TO PULL OFF. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP TO MY DEALER BUT HE SAYS THE BIKE IS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TORQUE MOTOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS. I BELIEVE THE CLUTCH IS DESIGNED POORLY. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY REAR BRAKE ROTOR AS IT CAME VERY LOOSE & WOULD MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THIS IS NORMAL & THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER ARGUING & BEING PERSISTED. THEY REPLACED THE ROTOR UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID NOT GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK ON THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. *TR

NO INCIDENT YET. LOOSE REAR BRAKE ROTOR. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTOR ISSUES 07 M109R LE SUZUKI BOULEVARD. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

REAR ROTOR FAILURE( REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE) CLUTCH PROBLEMS( DEALER SAYS THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY). *TR

2,000 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE AND THE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING. *TR

IN MAY OF '08 I BROUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE TO PICK UP OIL FOR THE 6000 KM OIL CHANGE. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE REAR DISK WAS LOOSE. DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE MOVEMENT WAS MARGINAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF IT GOT ANY WORSE WE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. CHECKED THE BRAKE YESTERDAY AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS MORE MOVEMENT FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS WELL AS SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN. SUZUKI HAS A NEW ROTOR THAT HAS A PART NUMBER SUPERSEDING THE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED PART NUMBER ON THE BIKE. THIS WOULD EITHER INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE CONSUMER OR THE PROBLEM IS RARE ENOUGH THAT THERE IS NO NEED. THE DEALER AND I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI TO PLACE A WARRANTY CLAIM TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED. THE ROTOR MAKES A PIERCING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED AND HAS SOME VIBRATION (POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE). THIS IS QUITE EMBARRASSING. LET'S HOPE THEY REPLACE THE ROTOR. *TR

CLUTCH VIBRATES TREMENDOUSLY AND FEELS UNSAFE. *TR

IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I TOOK MY BIKE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL RAIL RECALL AND SINCE THEN I'VE EXPERIENCED THE "CLUTCH JUDDER/REAR WHEEL JUMP WHEN RELEASING CLUTCH" TWICE! AND LAST NIGHT I'M AT A STOP LIGHT IN 1ST GEAR. I TAKE OFF AND TRY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR WITH NO LUCK. THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR! LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE SO I PULLED OVER AND HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL, I ROCKED IT BACK AND FORTH AND STILL COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. SO I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND STARTED THE BIKE. WITH THE CLUTCH STILL PULLED IN THE BIKE STARTS TO MOVE! SO I HIT THE KILL SWITCH AGAIN. FINALLY, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT IN 1ST GEAR AND GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO I STARTED THE BIKE IN 1ST GEAR, EASED OFF THE CLUTCH AND RODE ABOUT A BLOCK TO A PARKING LOT. WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE THAT HAPPENED IT SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING FINE. SO I HEADED BACK HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 7-8 MILES AWAY. IT SHIFTED FINE AND DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND HIT MY GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND PULLED INTO THE GARAGE. PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT'S STUCK AGAIN! WELL, IT TURNS OUT MY CLUTCH HUB NUT BACKED OFF. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PLATES WERE NOT DAMAGED AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON A NEW NUT AND BASKET FROM SUZUKI. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY 3500 MILES AND HE SAID THAT HE THINKS TH

HARSH VIBRATION OF MOTORCYCLE DRIVE LINE AND NOISE IN CLUTCH AREA THROUGH ALL GEARS AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 RPM TO 4200 RPM AND ESPECIALLY DURING INCLINE CLIMBING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WHEN ENGINE RPM IS INCREASED TO PICKUP ADDED LOAD FROM INCLINE. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE DURING IDLE WITH CLUTCH RELEASED AND IN NEUTRAL COMING FROM CLUTCH HOUSING AREA. *TR

I PURCHASE A SUZUKI VZR 1800 AUG 21 2007,AND THE TRANSMISSION HAVE FAIL. I HAVE HAD A GRIND AN A CLUNK. FROM DAY ONE. I TOOK BIKE BACK AN COMPLAIN CLUTCH WAS ADJUSTED. BIKE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HARDSHIFTING. AN WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE WAY THAT BIKE SHIFT. NOW 8,000 MILE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING COOLANT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I REALLY NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE MY BIKE IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. I CHECKED THE OVERFLOW TANK TODAY AND IT IS EMPTY. I GOT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP MY SPECIFIC BIKE AND FOUND MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVING TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED THEMSELVES OR FIXING IT THEMSELVES. I THINK THIS IS TOO PREMATURE FOR A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE GAS LEAKS LISTED AS WELL. I HAVE NOT HAD GAS LEAKS WITH MY BIKE BUT, NOW I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IT LIKE I USED TO. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND TRY TO GET US SOME HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI M109R (NA). WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR FROM 0 TO START AND SOMETIMES WHEN IN SECOND GEAR, THE CLUTCH BEGINS BUMPING, JUMPING, AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

WHEN I LET OUT MY CLUTCH LEVER THE BIKE JUMPS UP AND DOWN AND DOES NOT GO FORWARD THIS HAS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 4 TIMES THAT I LET OUT ON THE CLUTCH. *TR

REAR ROTOR ON MY 2007 SUZUKI M109 BECAME LOOSE AFTER 430 MILES. THIS WAS UNDER VERY EASY DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE WAS STILL BREAKING IN THE MOTOR NEVER GOT OVER 3500 RPM IN THESE MILES. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR SUZUKI TO GET NEW PART IN TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE PART. SUZUKI HAS A NEW PART OLD PART DISCONTINUED? SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL ISSUE? *TR

COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 SUZUKI M109R. REAR ROTOR IS FALLING APART. THE RIVETS HOLDING IT TOGETHER ARE FAILING. HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

WHILE RIDING MY SUZUKI M109 MOTORCYCLE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AS I SQUEEZE THE CLUTCH THE BIKE JUST JERK FORWARD AND CUT OFF. THERE WAS TENSION ON THE CABLE BUT THE CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. HEAR A SPINNING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO GREAT NUMBER OF BIKES. IT APPEAR THAT THE TUBE NUT IN THE CLUTCH CAME LOOSE THIS IS A INTERNAL NUT THAT IS NOT SERVICEABLE. ITS APPARENT THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURE. I OWN THIS BIKE FOR ONE YEAR AND 24 DAYS AND HAVE 5400 MILES ON IT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE M109RIDERS.COM WEB SIT YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS SAFETY CONCERN. IF I DID NOT GET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TIME I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS COMPLAIN PLEASE HAVE SUZUKI DO A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS FAILURE. THANKS YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI VZR1800. THE CLUTCH IS JUMPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND THE CONTACT HEARS CLUTCH CHATTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH WAS READJUSTED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,465 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

I HAVE A BRAND NEW (SUZUKI M109) I TAKE CARE OF THIS BIKE LIKE A BABY ON TIME SERVICES, NO SPEEDING TRYING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT BECAUSE ME AND MY LADY FELT IN LOVE WITH IT, AFTER 4 MONTHS OF USE AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SHOP THE TRANSMISSION GOES, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THE 2ND GEAR FORK IS BENT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHARGE OF $2,500 ON THE OWNER AND I SAID HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE WHEN IS A BRAND NEW BIKE THEY SAID THERE'S NO DEFECT ON THE PARTS THAT IT WAS THE OWNER MISHANDLING IT, I SAID NO WAY , NOT EVEN THE CORP IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? SO I CALL SOME PEOPLE AND GOT TO FILL OUT A CONSUMER PROTECTION FORM AND WE GOT A HEARING COMING SOON. LAST TIME I TALK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID COME AND GET IT IN A BOX AND I SAID I DINT PAY $13,000 FOR A BIKE IN A BOX THE BIKE IS IN THE DEALER SINCE 10/2007 SO I HOPE THIS INFO COULD HELP ME AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME BIKES....GO TO WWW.M109RIDERS.COM, AND CLICK ON SHOP TALK THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. *TR

THE GEAR BOX IN MY BRAND NEW SUZUKI M109 WITH ONLY 4,000 MILES ON IT, FAILED. IT SHIFTED AUTOMATICALLY FROM 2ND TO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS RIDING!! THE DEALER AND SUZUKI REFUSED TO REPAIR IT UNDER MY WARRANTY, WHICH IS FOR UNLIMITED MILES, UP TO A YEAR. I HAD THE 2007 BIKE FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. *TR

CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT ISSUES WITH NEW SUZUKI M109R. *TR

WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. I SMELLED COOLANT WHICH I ASSUME WAS COMING FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I CONTINUED TO SMELL COOLANT WHENEVER I CAME TO A STOP. I ARRIVED HOME AND CHECKED FOR ANY VISIBLE LEAKS AND DID NOT FIND ANY. A WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS WASHING MY M109R I NOTICED COOLANT RESIDUE ON THE STARTER. I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BIKE CHECK. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF M109RS COMING IN FOR COOLANT LEAKS. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI VZR1800. AFTER RIDING 300 MILES AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE TIRES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE OIL TANK MUST HAVE BEEN OVERFILLED. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND IT CURRENTLY REMAINS UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 699.

NEW VEHICLE (700 MILES) LEAKING COOLANT FROM BOTH THE RADIATOR CAP AND ONE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM CONNECTING HOSES. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 APRILIA SXV450 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR, THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED TO FOURTH GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE BACK WHEEL TO LOCK. THE BACK WHEEL UNLOCKED, AND THEN LOCKED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE A LACK OF OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IF THE DEALER DENIED THE CLAIM THAT NO ONE AT THE COMPANY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 830 MILES. *AK