2008 HONDA CBR1000RR Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Honda CBR 1000RR. The contact stated that while riding at 35 MPH, the motorcycle lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the motorcycle failed to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The motorcycle was tow...

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE BURNS OIL AT A RATE OF OVER 1L PER 1,000 OF MINIMAL TO MODERATE RIDING.

Mileage: 1,000

THE ENGINE BURNS OIL AT THE RATE OF 1 QUART PER 500 MILES REGARDLESS OF HOW IT'S OPERATED. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. MOST OTHER OWNERS KNOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FAULTY PISTON RINGS AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS PROBLEM ONLY RESULTS IN UNNECESSARY WEAR AND TEAR ON OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS, H...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CBR1000RR MOTORCYCLE. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS BURNING OIL TOO FAST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN BURNING OIL TOO QUICKLY EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED A YEAR AGO. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEND...

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CBR1000RR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY REFILLED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON RINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...

Mileage: 8,915

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CBR1000RR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AS THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED AND NEARLY CAUSED THE CONTACT TO FALL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED...

Mileage: 25,000

ON JANUARY 18TH 2015 I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE HONDA 2008 CBR1000RR ON MULHOLLAND HWY IN AGUORA HILLS AT SPEED ABOUT 45MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. A HEAD WAS MILD TURN TO THE RIGHT. JUST BEFORE THE TURN MY ENGINE SEIZED, BLOCKED REAR WHEEL AND MOTORCYCLE WITH ME CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OF TURN INTO THE ...

Mileage: 17,667

ON JANUARY 18TH 2015 I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE HONDA 2008 CBR1000RR ON MULHOLLAND HWY IN AGUORA HILLS AT SPEED ABOUT 45MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. A HEAD WAS MILD TURN TO THE RIGHT. JUST BEFORE THE TURN MY ENGINE SEIZED, BLOCKED REAR WHEEL AND MOTORCYCLE WITH ME CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT OF TURN INTO THE ...

Mileage: 17,667

BURNING LARGE AMOUNTS OR OIL. DEFINITELY SEEING SOOT/SMOKE COMING OUT THE EXHAUST HAVE HAD THE OIL LIGHT COME ON DURING USAGE AND WHEN CHECKING DIPSTICK NOTICED THAT OIL WAS VERY LOW, ABOUT 1 QUART LOW. HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO HONDA DEALERS CLAIMING ONE QUART OF OIL BURNT PER 1000 MILES IS NORMAL, BU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CBR CBR1000RR MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE OIL HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE EVERY 700-1000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

MY 2008 HONDA CBR1000 BURNS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY BIKE BURNS ON AVERAGE 1 QT OF FULLY SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL IN ABOUT 1000 MILES OF USE. THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND I AM CONSTANTLY REFILLING OIL AND WORRYING ABOUT THE EXT...

Mileage: 11,000

THE 2008 CBR1000RR I PURCHASED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2012 WITH APPROX. 4,000 MILES ON IT BURNS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. I HAVE PUT APPROX. 2,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO ADD 4 LITERS OF OIL . AT 7,000 RPM AND HIGHER IT BLOWS SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST . FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...

JUST CHANGED OIL ON MY 2008 CBR1000RR AGAIN TO FIND MY OIL LOW AFTER 2000 MILES. ITS BURNING 1.2QT EVERY 2000 MILES AND SEEMS TO BE BURNING MORE AS I PUT MORE MILES ON THE BIKE. I HAVE OWNED MANY OF HONDA CBR1000 AND THIS IS THE 1ST TO EVER BURN OIL AND THE AMOUNT IS FAR TOO MUCH TO BE CALLED NORMA...

Mileage: 5,078

IT BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 600 MILES. THIS IS CRAP! THE BIKE ONLY HAS 3000 ON IT. I AM REALLY GLAD I CHECKED IT BEFORE IT GOT ANY LOWER. HONDA SAYS THIS NORMAL. WHAT A LOAD OF YOU KNOW WHAT! COME ON HONDA JUST ADMIT YOU SCREWED UP AND RECALL THESE BIKES AND FIX THEM. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA CBR 1000RR BURNED 1.5 LITERS (OF 3.2 TOTAL LITERS) OF FULLY SYNTHETIC PREMIUM REPSOL ENGINE OIL, IN 1000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 16,226

MY 2008 HONDA CBR1000RR MOTORCYCLE IS CONSUMING EXCESS OIL. THIS MOTORCYCLE BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 TO 400 MILES. I NEED TO RIDE WITH A BACK PACK WITH OIL WHENEVER A RIDE IS TAKEN OUTSIDE MY LOCAL AREA. I HAVE ANOTHER CBR1000RR, BUT IT'S 2009 AND IT DOESN'T CONSUME NOT ONE DROP OF OIL AND IT ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CBR 1000RR MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXCESSIVELY SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SMOKE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE V...

Mileage: 2,100

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU OF A SERVICE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED WITH HONDA MOTORCYCLES; ACCORDING TO SEVERAL HONDA DEALERS THAT I'VE CONTACTED MY MOTORCYCLE HAD A RECALL PERFORMED CONCERNING ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CBR1000RR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RINGS AROUND THE ENGINE WERE NOT SEALED PROPERLY, CAUSING OIL TO SPILL FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN IT REACHED A SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO DO ...

Mileage: 579