Suzuki Gsx-r600 Body Problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2006. Best year: 2008.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 MOTORCYCLE. *TR
BROKEN FRAME-2006 SUZUKI GXSR 600-DROVE OFF ROADWAY ONTO TO SOFT DIRT. CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY SON AND DEATH. RECALL JANUARY 2009 ON 2006-2007 SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE FRAMES DUE TO WELDS FAILING. *TR
2006 SUZUKI GSX-R600 FRAME BROKE BEHIND THE HANDLE BARS WHICH CAUSED FATAL INJURIES. *NJ (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF DECEASED)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GSX-R600 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME FRACTURED AND CAUSED IT TO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUST...
INABILITY TO SMOOTHLY DECELERATE OR HOLD A NEUTRAL THROTTLE SETTING. INTERMITTENT, ABRUPT OPENING/CLOSING OF THE THROTTLE CAUSES RAPID ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SMOOTHLY ROLL OFF THE THROTTLE, THE MOTORCYCLE INITIAL...
FAILURE TO REAR TIRE ON MY 2006 GSXR 600 SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE THAT HAD 3014 MILES ON TIRE WITH NO ABUSE ON TIRE. THE TIRE SEPARATED AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON HWY 95. THE TIRE SEPARATED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CENTER OF THE TIRE THEN CAUSED ME ...
MY SON WAS RIDING UP OUR ROAD ON HIS SUZUKI GSX-R600. WHEN HE HIT HIS BRAKES TO A VOID HITTING A CAT. THE FRONT FRAME OF HIS MOTORCYCLE BROKE APART. AT THE WELD. ALL THE WELDS ON THIS FRAME LET GO. *JB
RIDING MY '08 SUZUKI GSXR-600 PER NORMAL OPERATION, I NOTICE THAT IT STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT HAS JUST OVER 1000 MILES (BARELY PAST BREAK-IN) AND IS LESS THAN 6 MOS OLD. WHEN I TRY TO ROLL ON MORE THROTTLE, THERE IS 0...
WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, SOMETIMES THERE IS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WHICH CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO RIDE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND RANGES FROM MODERATE TO S...
THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEMATIC ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE WORLDWIDE. I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI GSXR600. THERE IS NO "TECHNICAL TERM" FOR THE PROBLEM. WE CALL IT A "HERKY JERKY" PROBLEM. AT SLOW SPEEDS IN LOW GEARS TH...
I HAVE A SUZUKI GSXR 600 MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN I GIVE THROTTLE INPUTS, USUALLY WHEN MY BIKE HAS BEEN WARMED UP AND RIDDEN, IT GETS VERY JERKY AND GIVES TOO MUCH GAS TOO SUDDENLY. THEN WHEN I EASE OFF THE THROTTLE IT COMPLETELY CUT OFF. T...
THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABLED THE HERKY JERKIES. WHILE RIDING AT ANY RPM WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPEED MATCHES ENGINE SPEED THE THROTTLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING, THROWING YOU FORWARD OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. THEN THE WHEEL SLOWS...