2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 problems
NHTSA has received 44 complaints about the 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600, and 36% of them involve fuel system. After that come electrical system (20%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 34 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 34 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 5,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 1,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Broken frame-2006 suzuki gxsr 600-drove off roadway onto to soft dirt. Caused serious injuries to my son and death. Recall january 2009 on 2006-2007 suzuki motorcycle frames due to welds failing.
My son was riding up our road on his suzuki gsx-r600. When he hit his brakes to a void hitting a cat. The front frame of his motorcycle broke apart. At the weld. All the welds on this frame let go.
The problem has been labled 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. Then 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) often resulting in physical injury and damage to the motorcycle.
I had install two batteries in a week I notice other rider has this issue too. A premature starter failure leaving you stall at highway speeds
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