IllustrationTRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING IN 2ND GEAR. IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ON A MOTORCYCLE OF THIS TYPE. I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
2000 Suzuki GSXR750
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
34 reportsWHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR MOTORCYCLE CUTS OFF AND CUTS RIGHT BACK ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO OILING TO THE 1-2 GEAR. OVER TIME IT OVERHEATS AND SPITS OUT OF 2ND GEAR. ON A HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE, THIS CAN BE DEADLY. PLEASE HELP US, THE MANUFACUTRER CLAIMS IT IS RIDER ERROR, BUT WE HAVE OVER THE INTERNET CONTACTED MANY OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM.
JUST PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE, HAD OVER 15 INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION EITHER POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHILE IN MOTION WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH AND ALSO HAD THE SAME BIKE JUMP INTO NEUTRAL BETWEEN 3RD/4TH GEAR AND 4TH/5TH GEAR. THIS IS WAY TOO SCARY ON A MOTORCYCLE. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE RESP…
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JUST PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE, HAD OVER 15 INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION EITHER POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHILE IN MOTION WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH AND ALSO HAD THE SAME BIKE JUMP INTO NEUTRAL BETWEEN 3RD/4TH GEAR AND 4TH/5TH GEAR. THIS IS WAY TOO SCARY ON A MOTORCYCLE. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE DAMAGE UNLESS SUZUKI GETS INVOLVED STATING IT'S A MANUFACTURER ERROR. I ALWAYS OWNED SUZUKI, THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM EVER. I AM VERY SCARED TO RIDE THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I JUST PAID $10,000 FOR THE [XXX] THING AND I'M STUCK. HELP!!! [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
2PE03033 · Cam Chain Tensioner (cct)
Opened Jul 23, 2003 · Closed Nov 13, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
SINCE OPENING THIS INVESTIGATION TO ASSESS THE SAFETY-RELATED PERFORMANCE OF SUZUKI'S REMEDY IN RECALL 99V-312, ODI HAS:CONTACTED AFFECTED OWNERS;DISCUSSED THE REMEDY'S PERFORMANCE WITH SUZUKI SERVICE DEPTS;OBTAINED AN OE CCT, AN ORIGINAL REMEDY CCT, AND A FINAL REMEDY CCT;AND REVIEWED SUZUKI'S RESPONSE TO OUR INFORMATION REQUEST.THE RECALL WAS LAUNCED ON MAY 20, 1999.SHORTLY THEREAFTER SUZUKI RECEIVED REPORTS OF REMEDY CCT FAILURES, MOST INVOLVING CAM CHAIN NOISE.OF THE 141 REPORTS INVOLVING A REMEDY CCT FAILURE, SIX INVOLVED INCIDENTS OCCURING IN 2003, WITH APRIL 28, 2003 BEING THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE.IN CALENDAR YEARS 2000-2002 THERE WERE 130 REPORTED REMEDY CCT FAILURES.OF THE 141 REPORTS, 113 INVOLVE CAM CHAIN NOISE AND 26 CONCERN CAM TIMING.THE LONE CRASH OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2001.CURRENTLY, NO DEFECT TREND EXISTS WITH THE REMEDY CCTS.
DP02010 · 2000/2001 Suzuki GSXR-750 Transmission
Opened Nov 5, 2002 · Closed Feb 26, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:manual Transmission
FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE DATA SUPPLIED BY BOTH THE PETITIONER AND THE MANUFACTURER, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT NHTSA WOULD ISSUE AN ORDER FOR THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES.FOR FURTHER DETAILS, REFER TO THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE DATED MARCH 5, 2003(VOLUME 68, NUMBER 43: PAGE 10574-10575).NOTE THAT THE COMPLAINT TOTAL REPRESENTS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DUE TO UNVERIFIABLE DUPLICATION BETWEEN THE 30 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA AND THE 248 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.