2012 Suzuki AN650: complaints, problems and recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI AN650 BURGMAN SCOOTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED A FEW MOMENTS LATER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH HIMSELF, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V372000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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THE VEHICLE I AM REPORTING IS A 2009 SUZUKI BURGMAN 650 SCOOTER. IT IS THE LARGEST SCOOTER SOLD IN THE COUNTRY AND IS OFTEN USED AS A TOURING BIKE. THE BIKE HAS 8500 MILES SO IT IS FAIRLY NEW. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2011, I WAS RIDING ON A SECLUDED ROAD, EXCEPT FOR TRAFFIC, FROM GALVESTON TEXAS TO FREEPORT TEXAS. I WAS ABOUT 80 MILES FROM HOME. IT'S A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AND DRAINAGE DITCH ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, I STARTED TO FEEL A LOSS OF POWER, THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS OUT AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER NO…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI BERGMAN AN650. THE MOTORCYCLES SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER READING WERE DISPLAYING INCORRECT READINGS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE READINGS WERE INCORRECT AFTER HE PURCHASED THE GPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GPS SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER READINGS WERE ACCURATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SUZUKI MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED BY A TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE READINGS WERE WITHIN THE TOLERANCE LIMIT. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT FOR AN ACCURATE READING THE CONTACT SHOUL…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI AN650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE BY APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT. AS A RESULT, THE ODOMETER WAS DISPLAYING MORE MILEAGE THAN THAT WHICH WAS ACTUALLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUZUKI BURGMAN AN650 . THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V852000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SEVERAL GASKETS WERE SENT. HOWEVER, NOT ALL OF THE PARTS WERE SENT TO C…

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2015 SUZUKI BURGMAN AN650. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPORADIC ENGINE POWER LOSS LASTING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. *M

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AFTER COMPLETING ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES BY THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED ALONG SIDE OF A RODE. MY CONCERN IS HAD THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAVELLING AT A GREATER SPEED; I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OR BEEN REAR-ENDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE UNDER POWER. ONLY MEANS OF MOVING THE VEHICLE WAS TO PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE. *CN

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MY TRANSMISSION ON MY SUZUKI BURGMAN 650 KEEPS GOING OUT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 12 TO 15K MILES; WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 5K. THE SCOOTER DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. IT FIRST STARTS WITH INTERMITTENT GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS THEN GETS SEVERE AND STAYS IN FIRST OR SECOND. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW IN JUST OVER ONE YEAR. EVERY TIME ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP, ITS BEEN THERE FOR ON AVERAGE AT LEAST 2 MONTHS. THE LONGEST THE BIKE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WAS FOR THREE MONTHS. EFFECTIVELY THE BIKE …

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THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION INVOLVING A 2006 SUZUKI BURGMAN SCOOTER HERE ARE SOME DETAILS: PURCHASED NEW 2006 SUZUKI BURGMAN SCOOTER, WITH ONLY 138 MILES ON THIS SCOOTER MY SELF(DAVE) AND THE SERVICE MANAGER(TREVOR) NOTICED RUSTY WELD JOINTS,HE CONTACTED HIS AREA SUZUKI SERVICE REP AND WE BOTH WERE SHOCKED AT HIS SOLUTION"JUST PUT TOUCH UP PAINT OVER THE RUST?????????????? WE BOTH THOUGHT SUZUKI WOULD EITHER SEND ANOTHER SCOOTER TO REPLACE THIS ONE OR AT THE VERY LEAST REPLACE THE FRAME! AFTER ALL THE FRAME IS THE BACK BONE OF THI…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BURGMAN SCOOTER, MODEL AN650K7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FIBERGLASS FENDER SPONTANEOUSLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE AND BECAME CAUGHT IN THE DISC BRAKE UNIT. AS A RESULT, THE RISK OF INJURY AND A CRASH WERE INCREASED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ

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2007 SUZUKI SCOOTER AN650K7 SURGING ENGINE UPON RESTART. CONSUMER STATES THIS PAST EXPERIENCE WITH THE SURGE IN THE ENGINE CAUSED HIM TO GO OVER THE HANDLEBARS AND GET INJURED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CORRECT START-UP POSITION EACH TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. ON RE-START OF THE ENGINE, AFTER USING THE SCOOTER FOR EVEN A 10 MILE RIDE, IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME RESULTS IN NO-LOAD ENGINE IDLE SPEEDS. *JB

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DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V497000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT COMPLETING THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

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THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE PART # 92161-10G00-Y06, LID, MAINT, GRAY, IS SUCH THAT THE PART IS OF IN ADEQUATE THICKNESS AND HAS INADEQUATE FASTENER TENSION. IF THE THIN TAB AT THE RIGHT EDGE IS BROKEN THEN THE LID FOR THE FUSE AREA WILL FLY OFF THE BIKE AT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. IT DID AND STRUCK ME IN THE SHOULDER AS IT PASSED BY. THERE IS THE DEFINITE POSSIBILITY OF IT STRIKING THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER IN THE FACE IF WIND CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS AND SHOULD BE EXAMINED BY THE DESIGN TEAM. THEY R…

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