Vehicle speed controlPart report

2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 5%of 38 total for the year
Median mileage: 5,750miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600, 5% of the 38 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,750 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have a Suzuki gsxr 600 motorcycle and when I give throttle inputs, usually when my bike has been warmed up and ridden, it gets very jerky and gives too much gas too suddenly. Then when I ease off the throttle it completely cut off. This makes out for a very jerky ride and making it dangerous and possible to crash due to lack of control. Many people call this the herky jerky as this seems to be a problem with many people I know with the same bike.”

NHTSA complaint #10278610, filed 2009-07, 7,000 miles

“The problem has been labled the herky jerkies. While riding at any RPM when the rear wheel speed matches engine speed the throttle shuts off abruptly with no warning, throwing you forward overloading the front wheel. Then the wheel slows enough that the ecu calls for fuel it delivers a large amount of fuel and the bike jerks forward unloading the front wheel causing an unrecoverable front wheel slide (while leaned over in a turn) often resulting in physical injury and damage to the motorcycle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10232507, filed 2008-06, 4,500 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2008	1	20%
2007	4	9%
2006	2	5%

Other parts of the 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600

Fuel system
16 complaints Electrical system
7 complaints Engine cooling
7 complaints Body and structure
4 complaints Brakes
2 complaints Steering
1 complaints Tires
1 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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