Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / GSX-R1000 / 2007

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007124664 Incident Date: May, 18 2007
Consumer's City: MONTICELLO Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: GSX-R1000 Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 28 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 18 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2007 suzuki gsx-r1000. while driving 10-15 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 25-30 mph on its own. the failure caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a stationary mailbox. the vehicle slid on the driver side and continued to spin until it shut itself off. the vehicle sustained two flat tires, bent rims, and damage to the headlights, turn signal, exhaust system, left handle bar clutch, foot control clutch, plastic shield, and a cracked rear seat. the driver sustained bruises to his left leg, left arm, and left waist area. the contact has not yet seen a doctor. a police report was filed. he has spoken to his insurance company and american suzuki and since may of 2007, his vehicle is still with american suzuki awaiting repair. in august of 2007, he received safety recall notice 07v362000 (vehicle speed control); however, suzuki stated that no recalls were available. the powertrain, vin, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 50.