2012 SUZUKI TU250X Engine Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Engine Issues in the 2012 SUZUKI TU250X
1 engine complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 SUZUKI TU250X. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine Complaints
THERE IS A SERIOUS FAULT WITH THE SUZUKI TU250X MOTORCYCLE. IT IS A FAULT THAT COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. THIS FAULT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE RIDER PULLS IN THE CLUTCH IN THE PROCESS OF DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES AVERAGING ABOUT 125 MILES BETWEEN OCCURRENCES ON MY MOTORCYCLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THIS IS A WELL KNOW FAULT FREQUENTLY CITED ON THE TU250X FORUM AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS SUCH AS HTTP://TU250RIDERS.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=8&T=1677. THIS FAULT SEEMS TO AFFECT ALL MODEL YEARS FROM 2009 TO THE PRESENT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SINCE THIS SUZUKI, BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE AND LOW COST, IS A POPULAR CHOICE WITH NEW, INEXPERIENCED RIDERS WHO MAY PANIC WHEN THEIR ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS. I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER CARBURETED OR FUEL...