11 of the
33 complaints about the 2007 Suzuki GSX-R750 are about the
fuel system — 33% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
4,250 miles.
F
11
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Fuel System, Gasoline
545.5%
Fuel System, Other
218.2%
Fuel Injection System
218.2%
Injectors
19.1%
Fuel/Propulsion System
19.1%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 15,000 milesNiagara Falls, NY
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL I KEEP GOING THROUGH RECTIFIERS, STATORS, FUSES, FUEL PUMPS, WIRING, BATTERY, STARTER AND EVEN A A USED ECU PLUS A FEW OTHER THINGS ALL COMING BACK TO THE RECTIFIER MISSING EVERYTHING UP A FEW TIMES A YEAR AND NOW AGAIN I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEND MY BIKE BACK OUT AND PAY FOR EVERYTHING TO GET DONE AGAIN I'M KINDA MAD THAT I BOUGHT IT INSTEAD OF THAT 2000 HAYABUSA LIKE I WAS GOING TO.
NHTSA complaint #11173426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 5,000 milesEliot, ME
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. THIS COULD BE FROM A RUSTING THROTTLE CONTROL VALVE THAT IS NOT OPENING CORRECTLY. THE BIKE WAS STORED INDOORS AND RARELY SAW RAIN, SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING.
NHTSA complaint #10452889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 7,980 milesJamaica, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ABRUPT SLOWDOWN/ENGINE BRAKING AND FLUTTERING OF EXHAUST.
NHTSA complaint #10241784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 2 milesBurbank, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE CUT AND PASTED THE COMPLAINT OF A FELLOW FORUM MEMBER SINCE OUR PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABELED 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. WHEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL SLIDE (WHILE LEANED OVER IN A TURN). THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE DISCOVERED WAYS TO MASK THE PROBLEM BUT NO RESOLUTION TO DATE. SUZUKI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS AND IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CALLED IN NUMEROUS TIMES STARTING SOME TIME AROUND MARCH. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON GIXXER.COM IT'S A FORUM FOR GSX R OWNERS AND THERE ARE MANY THREADS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I / WE ARE HOPING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SOLICIT A RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI, SEEING AS THOUGH THEY ARE IGNORING US.
NHTSA complaint #10231508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 1,100 milesKnoxville, TNCrash
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PROBLEM HAS BEEN LABELED 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 AND OVERLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE WHEEL SLOWS ENOUGH THAT THE ECU CALLS FOR FUEL IT DELIVERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD UNLOADING THE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING AN UNRECOVERABLE FRONT WHEEL SLIDE (WHILE LEANED OVER IN A TURN). THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE DISCOVERED WAYS TO MASK THE PROBLEM BUT NO RESOLUTION TO DATE SUZUKI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS AND IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CALLED IN NUMEROUS TIMES STARTING SOME TIME AROUND MARCH. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON GIXXER.COM IT'S A FORUM FOR GSX R OWNERS AND THERE ARE MANY THREADS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I / WE ARE HOPING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SOLICIT A RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI, SEEING AS THOUGH THEY ARE IGNORING US.
NHTSA complaint #10230871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 4,000 milesFort Worth, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"HERKY-JERKY" IS WHEN FUEL SHUTS OFF AT 1-5% THROTTLE, NOT 0%. THEN IT DOES NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL 5%+ THROTTLE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD A STEADY THROTTLE BETWEEN 1-5% THROTTLE NO MATTER WHAT GEAR OR WHAT SPEED.
NHTSA complaint #10226288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 2,130 milesMarlborough, MA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-7,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES 200+ AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
NHTSA complaint #10225560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AT SLOW SPEEDS AND LOW RPM'S SOMETIMES A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION OCCURS WITH HARDLY A CHANGE IN THE THROTTLE POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #10223222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Eastampton, NJ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZE THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
NHTSA complaint #10223244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10 milesSanta Clara, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM).
NHTSA complaint #10223072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 4,500 milesSAN Francisco, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHEN IN MOTION, AT VARYING CONSTANT SPEED, AS THROTTLE IS OPEN AND HELD AT ABOUT 10%, MOTORCYCLE ENGINE WOULD BUCK ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY UNTIL YOU EITHER ACCELERATED OR CHANGE GEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE AS THE ON OFF SENSATION IS VERY ABRUPT AND CAN UNBALANCE THE HANDLING OF THE BIKE.
NHTSA complaint #10208749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.