There is a recall on 03 Eigers, auto and manual for ones sold from late Aug. to like Sept. or Oct. of 02. It concerns the assembly of a wire harness from an improperly crimped wire splice. With an open electrical component, it could cause the taillight to malfunction or the CDI unit to fail. If the CDI fails, the engine can quit leaving you stranded. It's on the Suzuki site if you want a more complete description.

I bought mine in April and has been great so far and am very pleased, except for some trash in the carb at first. At least Suzuki is making it right in a timely manner.

02 Eiger 4x4 5sp/ green

 

JHAM..

Question about your problem you had with your eiger, Mine has recently started acting funny, today after about 30 minutes of trail riding it started spitting ans sputtering under acceleration. Would idle fine but ran like there was water in the gas. We dumped some dry gas in, drained the float bowl messed with the choke and after a while it would run ok with the choke on. A few minutes later problem gone. bad gas I thought. kept riding, on the way home it was doing the exact same thing all over again, not quite as bad. Changed the plug, didnt help either... Was this what yours was doing?

 

Exactly the same thing, would run at idle and not take gas. Mine did it on some pretty bad hills and was a little unnerving. Took it to the shop and told them if it wasn't fixed with 100% certainty they could have it back because it was dangerous on these mountains. They found what they said was some dried gas in the bowl of the carb. It was a jelly like substance that would bounce around and eventually block the jet. The also put an in-line fuel filter as a precaution but said they found none in the tank. It has ran perfect ever since. I did take a lot of *&^*&@# from my buddies about it though.

I talked to the mechanic who worked on mine and he says about 1 out of 200 will do this. His explanation is that they are tested with fuel at the factory and that fuel can sit for months and tarnish, etc. He also thought where it makes a trip by boat from Japan that salt air might have something to do with it. I was really upset at first but I've put 250 miles on it since and runs like a top, better take it to the shop. I requested they report it to Suzuki which they did, they need to work on their quality control a bit.

02 Eiger 4x4 5sp

 

I've got the same problem that you guys had. I'll let you know how we get along.

 

Thought this might be helpful. Although not exactly the same problem, the symptoms are the same.

I experienced horrible cold weather starting with my 03 Eiger 400 4X4 but I found the problem. The problem is the air vent tube leading from the Keihin CVK32SS carburetor through a hole in the plastic bodywork terminating in a hole on the back side of the fuel tank plastic. My Eiger was assembled incorrectly by either Suzuki or my dealer. I am not sure who routes the line in question or when it occurs. The air vent line was routed to the edge of a plastic cover and bent hard around the corner instead of being routed through the as-designed hole that allows a smooth bend in the line. The 5 minutes of cold start warm up time everyone mentions is the key to finding the problem. When the air vent line is pinched and cold the ability to flow air through the tube is reduced. The air vent tube is located close to the exhaust header. It takes about 5 minutes for the area to warm up and then warm the air vent tube enough so it expands and relaxes the crimp allowing almost normal air to pass through it. I needed to replace the air vent line as it was permanently crimped and routed it correctly through the as-designed hole in the plastic cover. My Eiger would then start normally with full choke for only about 30 seconds accepting throttle inputs right after that. This was tested at 15 degrees Fahrenheit in Northern New York.

Good Luck