2007 Suzuki VZR1800 problems
Owners have filed 106 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Suzuki VZR1800. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (30%) and brakes (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 106 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 93 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 | 85 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 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 93 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 5,000 miles. For transmission specifically, the median reported mileage is about 5,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% 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.
Was stopped at a red light. When light turned green I went to first gear then second. While trying to go to third it slipped out of gear and a car hit me from behind.
Suzuki boulevard 2007, m109r. Shifting gears becomes very difficult over time and then as it increases the gears then pop out of drive and lose the ability to engage . When driving on the highway it's especially dangerous to lose that function as I found , I was rear ended. This trying to place back in gear damages the clutch and universal and main drive gear.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2007 aprilia sxv450 motorcycle. While driving 70 MPH the contact heard a loud rattling sound coming from the engine. The vehicle popped out of gear, the contact down shifted to fourth gear, which caused the back wheel to lock. The back wheel unlocked, and then locked again. The dealer stated that the failure was due a lack of oil in the transmission. The dealer advised the contact that they would not cover the repair under warranty.
2007 suzuki m109r (vzr1800) le after shifting into 2nd gear, and accelerating, the motorcycle seems to be missing the gear or slipping the gear. This causes the motorcycle to shake violently and cause the rider to almost lose control. After doing research, this seems to be a known issue with these bikes for having faulty shift forks. Suzuki needs to step up and fix this issue as this can be extremely dangerous.
Just like other drivers, 2nd gear would drop to neutral and when suzuki repair the warranted bike, they took almost 6 months to fix it and it happen 3 more time within the next 4 years and less than 20,00 miles...along with the clutch going out 3 times and a broken swingarm the bike has been grounded longer than it's been on the road...
Other model years of the VZR1800
- 2007
- 2006