2000 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 56%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 2,550miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2000 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle, 56% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,550 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 2000 Suzuki intruder 1500. My problem is when accelerating in 4th gear it wants to jump out of gear. I recently learned many other people are having the same problem regardless of what year the bike is. I only have this problem with 4th gear.”
NHTSA complaint #10023950, filed 2003-06, 3,000 miles“Dt: when down shifting or coming to stop the motorcycle stalled, and consumer heard a thump just before it died. When this happened the rear wheel locked up even though was holding the clutch in. Consumer took vehicle to a dealer and they could not duplicate or find a cause of the problem. This could happen at any time regardless of the weather hot or cold.”
NHTSA complaint #10126923, filed 2005-06, 900 miles“Suzuki, model 1500lc motorcycle 'jumping out of gear into a false neutral between 4th and 5th gear. It happens frequently to myself and many others who own this model motorcycle. This is a very dangerous situation. One is typically at highway speed during the transmission failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10072532, filed 2004-05, 15,000 miles“2000 Suzuki intruder lc1500 motorcycle, false neutral between 4th and 5th. Slips out of gear under load. Problem since new. Dealer says it happens with these bikes but nothing they can do till it breaks all together. I have an extended warranty left but do not want to wait till it runs out to fix.”
NHTSA complaint #10023406, filed 2003-06, 100 miles“2000 Suzuki intruder motorcycle - transmission slips out of gear when accelerating. Also there is a false neutral between 3rd and 4th. This is a well known issue with owners of this bike, but Suzuki refuses to acknowledge”
NHTSA complaint #10065626, filed 2004-04, 2,100 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle
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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