Suzuki AN650 problems and owner complaints

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10824495 at NHTSA ↗

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10403181 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213695 at NHTSA ↗

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234886 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 4 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235103 at NHTSA ↗

SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKES WHILE RIDING ON CITY STREET. INVESTIGATION BY DEALER ISOLATED IT TO THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILING "CLOSED" AND PREVENTING PRESSURE FROM HANDLE/MASTER CYLINDER REACHING THE WHEELS. FAILED JUNE 2016. REPAIRED 7 JULY 2016. BIKE BOUGHT IN 2013 FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. FLUIDS CHANGED AT THAT TIME BUT WERE FRESH WHEN CHANGED. BRAKE FLUID WAS HONEY COLORED AND NOT CLEAR. ONLY FRONT BRAKE FAILED. REAR WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. (IMPLYING ONLY A VALVE CONTROLLING THE FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS STUCK CLOSED. AS A RESULT OF THIS PARTI…

Owner-reported narrative. 31,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10883717 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146964 at NHTSA ↗