2008 Suzuki BURGMAN 650 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.

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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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RIDING MY SUZUKI BURGMAN 2003 ON 405 FWY N/B AND CULVER AVE. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN SLOWDOWN IN SPEED FROM 65 MPH AND SLOWER, I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR. I COULD HEAR THE TIRES SCREECHING BEHIND ME. A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THIS ONE, COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH ALL BURGMAN MODELS BECAUSE IT IS A FACTORY DESIGN DEFECT. I WAS CLOSE TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. SUZUKI IS COMPROMISING THE SAFETY ON ALL ROADS FOR RIDER…

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ON 6/13/2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 BURGMAN AN650 AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON A PAVED HIGHWAY WHEN THE SCOOTER SUDDENLY LOST MOMENTUM YET THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. UPON CLOSURE EXAMINATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCOOTER WOULD REQUIRE SERVICING. HAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BEEN HEAVIER, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE PROVEN TO BE FATAL. ON 6/20/2012 I WROTE SUZUKI CORP TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL. IN A RESPONSE DATED 7/25/2012, SUZUKI MADE IT CLEAR THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. A MECH…

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THIS HAS TO DO WITH AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE MAC KATO. THIS IS A CVT TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I HAVE 2003 AN 650 BURGMAN. I WAS RIDING THE BIKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD ENGINE POWER BUT WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE. I'M GLAD I WAS ON THE CITY STREETS AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE HOV LANES I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE OF DONE! IF I HAD BEEN IN THE REGULAR LANES OF FREEWAY THAT I RIDE ON EVERY DAY I MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE IT TO THE SIDE IN O…

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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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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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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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RIDING MY SUZUKI BURGMAN 2003 ON 405 FWY N/B AND CULVER AVE. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN SLOWDOWN IN SPEED FROM 65 MPH AND SLOWER, I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR. I COULD HEAR THE TIRES SCREECHING BEHIND ME. A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THIS ONE, COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH ALL BURGMAN MODELS BECAUSE IT IS A FACTORY DESIGN DEFECT. I WAS CLOSE TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. SUZUKI IS COMPROMISING THE SAFETY ON ALL ROADS FOR RIDER…

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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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WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR HIGHER MOTORCYCLE BECAME UNSTABLE AND WOBBLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER BALANCED BY THE WHEELS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

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CVT BOLT AND PULLEY GRINDS; WHICH MAY CAUSE BELT TO BREAK. IF RIDER IS AT A HIGH SPEED, THIS COULD CAUSE A THREATENING ACCIDENT. SUZUKIBURGMAN USA FOREM SUGGESTS THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH 2003-2013 SUZUKI BURGMAN 650'S. OUR BURGMAN IS UNSAFE AND NOW NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO CVT BOLT "MUSHROOMING" WHERE IT CONNECTS TO BEARING, CAUSING A HIGH PITCH WINDING NOISE. IT ALSO HAS A GRINDING NOISE.

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