Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE / 2000

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007117957 Incident Date: Aug, 23 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS1VS52A0Y2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 25 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving my suzuki 2000 vs800 motorcycle at night, the engine quit running. while i was rolling i tried to get it to re-fire by pulling the choke. after coming to a stop i tried to restart it. i could smell fuel fumes. i thought i had flooded the engine. i waited a few minutes and tried to restart it. it would not restart. i got off to push it off the road. then i noticed a puddle of fuel under the motorcycle. the voltage rectifier, battery, exhaust pipes, were covered with fuel. i was lucky it did not catch on fire. i expected a worn fuel line had failed. the tank part number 38e90-33j had a rust hole on the very rear left side. in this day and age how can any corporation manufacturer a fuel tank that would develop a rust hole within seven years? this has to be a flaw in the manufacturing of the metal. the rust was not on a seam, rub, or weld. some one is not going to be as lucky as me. *tr