Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / GSX1300R / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001079713 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2001
Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: GSX1300R Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TD62V9Y4 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Spouse parked in front of a store.put in park, sit there awhile filling out paperwork and then went inside. slight incline to rear of vehicle. when driver got out, left passenger in vehicle.passenger heard pop and vehicle started rolling backwards. passenger scared and departed vehicle and dragged several feet.(took passenger to hospital later) vehicle continued to roll until contact with tree preventing it from jumping curb into street. apparently vehicle popped out of park into neutral. previous complaint to dealer about auto jumping forward at stops and brakes applied to prevent collision with auto in front. they reported no trouble found. informed on them more than one occasion that it was intermittent. vehicle was doing that very same thing very badly prior to incident. duplicated scene with my van and as soon as i put into neutral it immediatly began to roll backwards. this is an unsafe vehicle!*ak