2004 HONDA CMX250C Problems & Recalls

WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON MY 2004 HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLE THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE GOING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ON AN OPEN ROAD. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS RUNNING GREAT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED LOSING SPEED. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THE CLUTCH WENT OUT.

Mileage: 965

2004 HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2003 IT IS A 2004 MODEL. IT HAS 1400 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING SEVERELY. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS.THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 1,446

BIKE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, UPSHIFTING ISN'T THE PROBLEM AS MUCH AS TRYING TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL OR FIRST GEAR IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. MAKES ROAD DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. BOUGHT THE BIKE USED FROM A DEALER, HASN'T WORKED PROPERLY FROM DAY ONE. REPLACED CLUTCH AT 5,000 MILES, THINKING THIS WAS THE...

Mileage: 4,800

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA 250CC REBEL MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS GETTING IT INTO NEUTRAL OR FIRST GEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN 2008 SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED TRAFFIC TIE-UPS DUE TO THE LACK OF BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY START IN TRAF...

Mileage: 6,500

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA 250CC REBEL MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS GETTING IT INTO NEUTRAL OR FIRST GEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN 2008 SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED TRAFFIC TIE-UPS DUE TO THE LACK OF BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY START IN TRAF...

Mileage: 6,500

CLUTCH FAILURE AT 711KM TOTAL MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 711

WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA REBEL 250, 2004. IT STOPPED PICKING UP SPEED. I COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 711

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA REBEL DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 15 MPH AND I KNEW I HAD THE DREADED 2004 CLUTCH PROBLEM. I BABIED IT TO THE NEAREST HONDA MOTORSPORT DEALER AND IT CURRENTLY SITS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA. ON THE WAY THERE I WAS...

Mileage: 5,000

CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AFTER JUST 3,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANS BEFORE BUT NEVER HAVE I EXPERIENCED A CLUTCH GO OUT SO SOON. *TR

Mileage: 3,200

MY 04 REBAL 250, BOUGHT USED WITH 1,500 MILES ON IT HAS LIKED TO SLIP FROM 2ND GEAR TO FIRST. I HAVE JUST REACHED 8,000 MILES ON MY BIKE AND NOW THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED. I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLUTCH FAIL LIKE THIS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME. THAT INCLUDES HARD RIDDEN AN...

Mileage: 1,500

MY 04 REBAL 250, BOUGHT USED WITH 1,500 MILES ON IT HAS LIKED TO SLIP FROM 2ND GEAR TO FIRST. I HAVE JUST REACHED 8,000 MILES ON MY BIKE AND NOW THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED. I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLUTCH FAIL LIKE THIS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME. THAT INCLUDES HARD RIDDEN AN...

Mileage: 1,500

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLE 2 YEARS AGO USED. I HAVE ONLY ADDED ABOUT 400 MILES TO IT FOR A TOTAL OF 1,700 MILES. THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING THE OTHER DAY AND BARELY MOVES. THIS IS VERY PREMATURE FOR ANY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 1,700

CLUTCH FAILED, ONLY 6,000 MILES, 2004 HONDA CMX250 REBEL. *NM

Mileage: 6,000

I BOUGHT A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 NEW AND AT 500 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP. I RETURNED THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT NORMALLY COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT AGREED TO DO IT ANYWAY. NOW AT 5,000 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS BEGAN TO SLIP AGAIN. THE DE...

Mileage: 5,500

CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING IN GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND HILLS. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER ABOUT A 3 WEEK PERIOD. CLUTCH WAS NOT ABUSED AS MOST OF THE 5603 MILES ON THE BIKE WERE FREEWAY DRIVING. DEALER SAYS CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 5,603

2004 HONDA REBEL I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM A DEALER THAT HAD ACCEPTED IT ON A TRADE-IN. AS SOON AS I TRIED DRIVING THE BIKE I REALIZED THE CLUTCH WAS BLOWN. IT DROVE ONLY IN FIRST GEAR, AND WITH MUCH EFFORT I MANAGED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL A FEW TIMES. OTHERWISE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE...

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 MOTORCYCLE IN JANUARY, 2005. AND AFTER ONLY RIDING IT FOR 661 MILES, I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH, THE CLUTCH HAD ALREADY GIVEN OUT. THE DEALERS IS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING HONDA CORPORATE...

Mileage: 661

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 IN MAY OF 04. AFTER ONLY 1100 MILES I HAD COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. THE HONDA SHOP WOULD ONLY LOOK AT THE BIKE FOR A FEE AND MANAGER STATED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *NM

Mileage: 1,100

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2004 HONDA REBEL. HE SAYS THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED ON AUGUST 3, 2005 AFTER DRIVNG A FEW THOUSAND MILES. HE WANTS TO FILE COMPLAINT TO HELP GET A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH. HE FOUND A SITE ON THE WEB THAT SHOWS THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL HAVING TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH. T H...

Mileage: 5,427

HONDA 250 REBEL HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE UNDER HIGHWAY TRAVEL. IT IS A 2004 AND HAS CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF MY LACK OF GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THE FREEWAYS. MORE THROTTLE AND LESS MOVEMENT,VERY FRUSTRATING FOR A NEW BIKE. *JB

Mileage: 11,000

DT: THE CONSUMER RODE THE MOTORCYCLE 88 MILES IN 2 DAYS. THE OIL LIGHT CAME AND THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, SHE DISCOVERED THE MOTORCYCLE HAD NO OIL IN IT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MODEL NOT FOUND IN LIST, MODEL IS A VT600...

Mileage: 88

DT: THE CONSUMER RODE THE MOTORCYCLE 88 MILES IN 2 DAYS. THE OIL LIGHT CAME AND THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, SHE DISCOVERED THE MOTORCYCLE HAD NO OIL IN IT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MODEL NOT FOUND IN LIST, MODEL IS A VT600...

Mileage: 88

HONDA REBEL: 2004 DOES NOT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING

PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE

Mileage: 2,800

TH CLUTCH ON MY 2004 HONDA REBEL HAS GONE OUT AFTER 2500 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ACTUALLY GOING OUT IN ADVANCE BUT I HADN'T NOTICED IT UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING SO BAD I COULDN'T GET OVER 20 MPH

Mileage: 2,500

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE, A 2004 HONDA REBEL, THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING CHARACTERISTICS. FIRST, WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, EXCESS FORCE WAS SOMETIMES REQUIRED TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT LOWER GEAR. SECOND, AFTER PULLING IN THE CLUTCH LEVER, THE MOTORCYLE SEEMED TO WANT TO CREEP FO...

Mileage: 7,800

CLUTCH/SHIFTING PROBLESMS WITH THE 2004 HONDA REBEL CMX250.

Mileage: 100

CLUTCH PREMATURE WEAR PROBLEM WITH HONDA REBEL 2004 MOTORCYCLE!.HAVE A 2004 REBEL WITH 1600 MILES. I DID THE OIL CHANGE AT 600 MILES AND RUNNING ONCE OR TWICE IN THE WHOLE WINTER, AROUND 10 MILES OR LESS TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. *AK TODAY, I TOOK MY REBEL OUT FOR A RIDE SINCE IT'S 70 DEGREE PLUS,...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 HONDA REBEL IN MARCH OF 2004. I CURRENTLY HAVE 1700 MILES ON THE BIKE. EVER SINCE THE FIRST 700 MILES OR SO, I HAVE NOTICED SOME ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH. THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE, HARD TO FIND NEUTRAL, MISS SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD, CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AT SPEEDS OF ...

BIKE HAS JUST OVER 1200 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH HAS STARTED TO SLIP. ESP. ON THE HIGHWAY OR GOING UP HILLS, YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEEL TO SAFELY GO WITH TRAFFIC. *JB

Mileage: 1,267

CLUTCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL VERY EASILY, NEVER ON THE FIRST TRY, BIKE STALLS OUT AND SHIFTING IS DIFFICULT. NEVER HAS SHIFTED EASILY. MAKES SAFELY DRIVING DIFFICULT WHEN STRUGGLING TO SHIFT. I PLAN TO TAKE TO DEALER AND HAVE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CHECKED. *J...

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY OF THE 2004 HONDA REBEL CMX250C MOTORCYCLES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE A (SECRET) SERVICE BULLETIN TO REFER TO THAT DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING: THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS LIKELY TO FAIL UNDER 1000 MILES. DUE TO FAILING OF THIS COMPONENT, IT P...

Mileage: 300

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY OF THE 2004 HONDA REBEL CMX250C MOTORCYCLES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE A (SECRET) SERVICE BULLETIN TO REFER TO THAT DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING: THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS LIKELY TO FAIL UNDER 1000 MILES. DUE TO FAILING OF THIS COMPONENT, IT P...

Mileage: 300

2004 HONDA REBEL CMX250 - PURCHASED A NEW HONDA REBEL ON 10/27/04 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH SLIPPED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN HIGHER GEARS. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND WAS STARTED SLIPPING EVEN MORE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 320 MILES...

Mileage: 320

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250CC MOTORCYCLE (CMX250C4). WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 1000 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT. I HAVE OWNED MOTORCYCLES WITH THOUSANDS OF MILES ON THEM AND NEVER HAVE I HAD A CLUTCH GO. AFTER THE CLUTCH WENT BAD I DISCOVERED A WEB SITE THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE REBEL A...

Mileage: 1,085

CLUTCH PROBLEMS IN 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 MOTORCYCLES. IN MARCH 2004, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLE. SINCE DAY ONE I HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS INCLUDING DIFFICULTY OF CHANGING GEARS, ESPECIALLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND, AND DIFFICULTY FINDING NEURAL. THESE PROBLEMS ARE WORSENED WHEN THE ENGINE...

Mileage: 100

THE CLUTCH ON 2004 HONDA CMX250 REBEL MOTORCYCLES ARE GIVING OUT WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON THEM, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN USING THE THROTTLE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO DEFECT, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH THE COST OF REPLACEMENT.*AK

Mileage: 279