NHTSA Complaint #10140203 — 2003 SUZUKI SV1000

DT: THE CONTACT S OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI SV-1000S MOTORCYCLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE MOTORCYCLE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THEN THE MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRE FROM THE HARNESS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS SEEMED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. BUT THE MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER AGAIN AFTER A MONTH . THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED SHE WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. THE SAME THING OCCURRED AS THE FIRST TIME THE MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER THIS TIME, BUT SHE FELT THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM LAST TIME. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED, AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SHE WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. SHE WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK