2002 Suzuki SV650: complaints, problems and recalls

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 00V009/SUZUKI RECALL NUMBER 2041 MANUFACTURER CLAIMS RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BUT COULD NOT VERIFY AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE AND HAS NOT CONTACTED CONSUMER. ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO THIS DEFECT AFTER ONLY 4600 MILES. ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE RE-BUILT, BUT MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR. CURRENTLY, REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE. *LA

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THE ENGINE LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO SLIDE.* AK *JB

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2002 SV650, ~37,000 MILES ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. TRIED TO LIMP HOME BUT ENGINE SEIZED A FEW MILES LATER. BELIEVE THE CON ROD BEARINGS FAILED. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH SV650 MOTORCYCLES AS THERE IS AN OIL STARVATION PROBLEM. BIKE WAS NOT WHEELIED OR OTHERWISE MISTREATED. *NM

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CONSUMER STATES WHILE HE WAS RIDING ALONG ON HIS MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE MOTOR STARTED TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE ALONG WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. HE ALSO STATES AT POINT IT JUST CUT OFF. TS

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WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, A 2009 SUZUKI SV650SF WITH 5,000 MILES, THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND IT HAD A BLOWN IGNITION FUSE. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I RIDE THE BIKE. I CONTACTED SUZUKI BECAUSE THE HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SFV650 AND GXS650 WHICH HAVE THE SAME MOTOR AS MY BIKE AND WHEN THEY FAIL THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SV650 GLADIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED GIVING AN IMPROPER READING OF THE SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE 10% OFF AND EVERY MODEL WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USELESS. THE FAIL…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI M50 BLVD MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 2085 ON MAY 22, 2007. HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE NOTED IN THE RECALL FOR ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WAS SENT TWO NOTICES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING. THE CONTACT DENIES THIS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE LOST THEM IN THE MAIL. THE RECALL WAS IN REGARDS TO THE ROUTING OF THE IGNITION AND THE CLUTCH CABLE. THE ENGINE SIZE, CORRECT VIN, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1…

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A CRACK HAS FORMED IN THE AREA WHERE THE LIQUID/VAPOR SEPARATOR BRACKET IS WELDED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. I INVESTIGATED WITH A BOROSCOPE--IMAGE ATTACHED. THIS IS ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR THROUGH THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2003-2006 RECALL (ATTACHED PDF). AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP, THE DISTRICT MANAGER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE GAS LEAKAGE.

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I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2008 SUZUKI SV650 STANDARD MOTORCYCLE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE I ENTERED THE FREEWAY. THE SCREW SECURING THE LEFT FOOT GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD SINCE MOTORCYCLE HAD ONLY 600 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED. I COULD HAVE STALLED OR LOST CONTROL IF I ENTERED THE FREEWAY. *TR

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FRAME AT WELD NEAR FRONT FORK HAS CRACK, I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IT DUE TO THE DEFECT AND IF IT LETS GO AT THE WELD. SEVERAL MOTORCYCLE SHOPS HAVE LOOKED AT THE CRACK AND ALL STATE THEY BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND HAVE NOT SEEN WELDS CRACK LIKE THIS. I ALSO SPOKE TO A SUZUKI FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHO SAID HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS, AND I SHOULD TAKE THE BIKE TO A WELDER FOR REPAIR,BUT ALSO OFFERED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN SUZUKI ALSO AND I AM AWAITING A CALL-BACK. *JB

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