2002 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle problems
NHTSA has received 26 complaints about the 2002 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle, and 35% of them involve engine. Next are drivetrain & axles (19%) and transmission (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 21 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 | 21 |
| 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
Of the 21 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 3,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
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.
The consumer is experiencing problems with oil leaking from underneath the bike, which is coming from the cylinder, the cylinder base gasket has had two failures-which is a common problem with this make/model. Mr *scc *nlm
The fuel injection system causes surging, stalling, and unexpected engine performance. Unable to operate vehicle in safe manner due to uneven and unexpected engine performance. When traveling down the road at a constant RPM, the bike "surges" backfires, misses, and can not maintain a constant RPM. I have rode two other identical bikes that do not exhibit any of these problems and are safe to drive.
Failure of suzuki motorcycle to replace defective pistons in 2001-2002 suzuki bandit motorcycles (gsf 1200). They issued a TSB saying they would do so if the motorcycle burned more than 1 quart in 600 (not a misprint) miles. That's almost a gallon between oil changes released into the atmosphere. Please see suzuki TSB #129. I believe that at that rate of consumption engine seizure at speed could become an issue resulting in injury and death to the rider. See related information at: [link removed]
Plase go to this website address on the suzuki volusia motorcycle owners. ://[link removed] problem is a cracked left side wheel hub on several suzuki volusia motorcycles. Look at hub pictures on username 'dsrt' webpage. His website address is [link removed] the bottom two pictures listed are 'front hub 1' & 'front hub damage 2'. My hub is cracked as are several other volusia owners. I believe the volusia model starts in 2001 and goes through 2003. Mine is a 2002.
Front brake pads wore out at 2800 miles. Also, head gaskets leaked oil. Problem still exists with the head gasket leaking oil. Rear shocks sticking on motorcycle and was repaired under warranty.