Suzuki GSX-R1000 brakes problems
12 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
53 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
3,200 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2021 model years. Data snapshot: . 43 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
12 of 53 complaints match this topic (22.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10133338 · 2005-08-18 (August 18, 2005)
DT: THE CALLER SAID FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE. THE CALLER BELIEVED IT WAS THE CALIPERS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER LEFT MESSAGE WITH MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED HIM YET. CALLER WAS INJURED. CALLER HAD TO PUSH IT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. MOTORCYCLE IS A GSX-R600.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 3,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10133338 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10161883 · 2006-07-08 (July 8, 2006)
WHILE RIDING MY 2006 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 PURCHASED IN JAN. OF THIS YEAR A DOG ENTERED THE ROAD WHILE I WAS EXITING A TURN. I BROUGHT THE BIKE TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND APPLIED BOTH BRAKES. THE REAR OF MY BIKE WENT UP IN THE AIR TO ABOUT THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION. I RELEASED MY FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR CAME BACK DOWN STILL IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION BUT WHEN MY WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD MY FRAME JUST UNDER THE GAS TANK BROKE IN HALF SEPARATING, SENDING ME INTO THE WOODS ALONG THE ROAD. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL TRAUMA CENTER VIA EMS WHERE I…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10161883 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10549800 · 2013-10-28 (October 28, 2013)
FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP ON 2006 GSXR 1000, CAUSING FRONT END OF MOTORCYCLE TO SLIDE OUT. FRONT BRAKE PISTONS AND PADS DID NOT RETRACT AS SUPPOSED TO PRIOR TO CRASH, CAUSING MORE DRAG AND HEAT BUILD UP. WITH MORE HEAT BUILT UP, THE BRAKE FLUID AND ANY TRAPPED AIR, EXPANDED AND CAUSED THE CALIPER PISTONS AND PADS TO ENGAGE THE ROTOR SUDDENLY AND CAUSED BRAKE LOCK UP. RIDER WAS EJECTED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AT AROUND 30 MPH AND ROLLED FOR AROUND 50 FEET. BIKE SLID ON ITS SIDE AND HAD EXTENSIVE BODY AND CONTROLS DAMAGE. RIDER WAS TAKEN TO ER AND …
Owner-reported narrative. 23,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549800 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10559700 · 2014-01-13 (January 13, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GSX-R1000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES WHILE DECELERATING. THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE CRASH SITE AND SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA, A BROKEN LEFT FEMUR, AND NERVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.
Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10559700 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11317443 · 2020-03-11 (March 11, 2020)
FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING THE BIKE INSTEAD IT BECOMES JUMPY FROM THE TRIPLE TREE. IT HAPPENS WHEN EVER COMING FROM A STOP OF 10 MPH
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11317443 at NHTSA ↗