Noah Genda
Well-Known Member
I posted the following text on the Suzuki Outboard Forum and have received zero responses. The board is allegedly monitored by someone from Suzuki. I posted on our forum a while back, but with less detail. Forgive me if I'm breaking the rules.
Background: First three years (2011-2013) absolutely no problems.
Spring 2014: Motor starts perfectly, runs for several minutes, engine cuts out. Restarts fine, cuts out again, repeat until it decides you better wait 5 minutes, then I'll restart. Then it might run fine the rest of the day.
Motor serviced by inexperienced, but nice tech who says he replaced the following: shift position sensor, neutral switch assembly, and shift sensor lever - all based on Suzuki's recommendation and engine diagnostics.
Boat runs fine for a day or two and then reverts back to start-stop situation.
Trailered boat to Tall Timbers Marina who could duplicate my complaints. They re-ran diagnostics, cleaned electrical terminals, and ran for an hour with no problems (diagnostic computer attached while running on the lake). They weren't positive they fixed it, but I had kids counting on tubing the next weekend. I picked it up, it ran beautifully again for a couple of days, and it reverts to same symptoms.
My daughter picked up on something yesterday that may or may not be a clue. When we initially start the motor, it gives a systems startup beep that lasts 1+ seconds. After the motor inexplicably shut down, if I tried to start it again, there was only a very short initial beep, much shorter than the "good, long beep." After I wait 5 minutes or so, I get the longer beep and the motor starts. And then it ran perfectly the rest of the day.
Since we have some incredibly bright folks on the forum, I thought I would throw it out one more time. From everything I've been told, it isn't water in the fuel.
Thanks.
Background: First three years (2011-2013) absolutely no problems.
Spring 2014: Motor starts perfectly, runs for several minutes, engine cuts out. Restarts fine, cuts out again, repeat until it decides you better wait 5 minutes, then I'll restart. Then it might run fine the rest of the day.
Motor serviced by inexperienced, but nice tech who says he replaced the following: shift position sensor, neutral switch assembly, and shift sensor lever - all based on Suzuki's recommendation and engine diagnostics.
Boat runs fine for a day or two and then reverts back to start-stop situation.
Trailered boat to Tall Timbers Marina who could duplicate my complaints. They re-ran diagnostics, cleaned electrical terminals, and ran for an hour with no problems (diagnostic computer attached while running on the lake). They weren't positive they fixed it, but I had kids counting on tubing the next weekend. I picked it up, it ran beautifully again for a couple of days, and it reverts to same symptoms.
My daughter picked up on something yesterday that may or may not be a clue. When we initially start the motor, it gives a systems startup beep that lasts 1+ seconds. After the motor inexplicably shut down, if I tried to start it again, there was only a very short initial beep, much shorter than the "good, long beep." After I wait 5 minutes or so, I get the longer beep and the motor starts. And then it ran perfectly the rest of the day.
Since we have some incredibly bright folks on the forum, I thought I would throw it out one more time. From everything I've been told, it isn't water in the fuel.
Thanks.
