32 of the 109 complaints filed about the Suzuki Intruder are about the transmission — 29% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2000.
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29%
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POWER TRAIN
1998 SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER LC BALL BEARINGS LOCKED THE ENGINE AT A SLOW SPEED. *KB
NHTSA complaint #10166935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500LC JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING PARTICULARLY. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ON THE SUZUKI USERS FORUM HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10100900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WOULD POP OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING GOING UP HILL OR PUTTING ANY LOAD ON IT. CALLED MT LOCAL DEALER AND TOOK IT RIGHT IN. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE CAM STOP PLATE AND PINS. SHOULD HAVE IT BACK NEXT WEEK.
NHTSA complaint #10072679 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500 TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR REGULARLY UNDER NORMAL RIDING SUZUKI SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10072557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FOURTH GEAR UNDER LOAD.
NHTSA complaint #10072546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT LIFTING UP ON THE SHIFTER TO RATCHET IT INTO POSITION. IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER WARR.BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10062778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHEN UNDER LOAD, EITHER PASSING ANOTHER CAR OR GOING OVER A HILL. PROBLEM COMPOUNDED WITH A PASSENGER. POSES HAZARD WHEN PASSING CARS TO SUDDENLY FIND YOURSELF IN NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #10050969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHAFT NEEDED REPLACING.
NHTSA complaint #10050095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE BIKE BECAME HOT. THE OWNER TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID "WHAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WAS NORMAL". HOWEVER, WHEN THE BIKE HEATED UP, THE GEARS BECAME STUCK AND THE CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10044722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE BIKE BECAME HOT. THE OWNER TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID "WHAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WAS NORMAL". HOWEVER, WHEN THE BIKE HEATED UP, THE GEARS BECAME STUCK AND THE CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10044723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1999 SUZUKI VL-1500LC. HAS HAD SHIFTING ISSUES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED WITH FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 4TH ADN 5TH GEARS. JULY 23, 2003 THE MAIN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT FAILED/BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-90 LEAVING SEATTLE.
NHTSA complaint #10043305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A SUZUKI 1500 INTRUDER, WITH 2500 MILES, INMAY, FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS POPPED OUT OF 4TH GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, UNDER MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION, AS IN, ENTERING AN FREEWAY, ON THE RAMP, TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE. ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE ON A 2-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY(COUNTRY ROAD). I HOPE THE ENGINE HASN'T BEEN HURT, BY BEING OVEREVED. IF YOU DRIVE A CAR, CAN YOU IMAGINE FLOORING IT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY, THEN HAVING SOMEONE SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL!!! NOT GOOD! I MANAGE AN AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION SHOP, SO I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW IT WORKS ETC. THERE MUST BE A WEAK PART, TOO MUCH ENDPLAY,BAD SHIFT FORK ETC. I HAVE TRIED TO SHIFT IT DIFFERENT WAYS, HOLD IT IN ETC. TO NO AVAIL. THIS SITUATION NEEDS ATTENTION,SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT, I FEAR. I KNOW IT'S NOT FROM ABUSE, WEAR ETC. BAD RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! IT SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVELANT IN THE 2000 MODEL YEAR? I'VE A SUZUKI FAN, AND HAVE OWNED "6"UZUKI'S. I HOPE THEY TAKE THE OPPURTUNITY TO CORRECT THIS. IT'S A GOOD MOTORCYCLE.
NHTSA complaint #10033398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE BIKE WILL NOT STAY IN 4TH GEAR UNDER LOAD. IT POPS OUT LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 3 & 4TH. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT EVER DOES IT WHILE I'M PASSING VEHICLES. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE THE BIKE WAS FIRST PURCHASED.
NHTSA complaint #10030520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2000 SUZUKI INTRUDER VL 1500 LC POPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND GOES INTO A " FALSE " NEUTRAL. EVERY TIME I RIDE ABOUT EVERY 3RD OR 4TH TIME I SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR. THIS BECAME A PROBLEM ABOUT 4000MI AND CONTINUED TO WORSEN . THERE IS 13000MI ON THE BIKE NOW. WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A HIGHWAY IT WILL POP OUT OF 4TH GEAR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV VERY HIGH, CAUSE INSTABILITY, AND LOOSE SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #10025611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR UNDER STRONG ACCELERATION.T SEEMS THAT THERE IS A FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR.THIS IS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS WHILE ACCELERATING AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10025213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH MOTORCYCLE JUMPING OUT OF GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND "FALSE NEUTRALS." THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS AND START DATE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE LAST YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10023838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2000 SUZUKI VL INTRUDER 1500LC: "FALSE NEUTRAL" BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR CAUSES OVER-REVVING AND SAFETY ISSUES WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAYS, PASSING ETC. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE JUST RIDING ALONG AT NORMAL IN-TOWN SPEEDS. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE UNDER LOAD, ESPECIALLY WHILE TRYING TO PASS VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10023640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE RIDING MY 2000 SUZUKI VL 1500 LC MOTORCYCLE, IT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO A "FALSE" NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN BOTH 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. USUALLY UNDER A LOAD, LIKE PULLING UP A HILL OR WITH A PASSENGER OR BOTH. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2000 SUZUKI INTRUDER VL1500 IN MAY 2002 WITH 7000 MILES ON BIKE. PROBLEM BEGAN TO SHOW UP ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AFTER SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR, TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY POP OUT OF GEAR, USUALLY UNDER ACCELERATION BUT SOMETIMES AT CRUISE, CAUSING A "FALSE NEUTRAL" SITUATION. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CREATED AN EXTREMELY SCARY SITUATION DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.