2001 HONDA GL1800 Problems & Recalls

On 06/26/2021, Approx 4pm. Traffic heavy. Speed 20 mph or less. This caused consistent brake use. Rear brakes locked up. I was very close to the right edge of the road and bike stopped. I quickly activated emergency flashers and avoided any incident. This bike has ABS. There was a service recall...

CHAMPION SIDE CAR TRIKE KIT FRAME FAILURE ON A GL1800 WITH ONLY 28.K MILES AND NO ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 28,500

I BOUGHT A 1800 HONDA GOLDWING TOURING BIKE 2-3 YEARS AGO HAD A BRAKE RECALL AND STILL DO? MINE WAS WORKED ON TWICE? AFTER I BOUGHT I DROVE IT 54 MILES THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP PULLING ME IN THE DITCH? FLIPPING THE BIKE AND SENDING IT END OVER END TOTAL? THAT WAS ALL DON,T BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE ER...

Mileage: 52

ON 3/27/17 DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING IN MY GARAGE, I REMOVED THE SIDE COVERS AND FOUND THE FRAME WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY APART ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MOTORCYCLE. FRAME BRAKE WAS IN THE LOWER TUBE SECTION OF THE REAR TRIANGLE OF MAIN FRAME DIRECTLY AFT OF THE WELD. THIS IS A KNOWN WEAK SP...

Mileage: 179,971

HAD BRAKE RECALL WORK DONE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER THAT & HAS TEMP GOT HOTTER I DEVELOPED A EXTREMELY VIOLENT BRAKE SHUTTER.RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTIFIED HONDA AND ATTEMPTED TO REWORK THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET GOLDWING BRAKE SHUDDER...

Mileage: 23,153

ENGINE STOP SWITCH IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. IF MOTORCYCLE HITS A BUMP THE ENGINE MAY SHUT OFF. IF SWITCH IS TOUCHED IT WILL STOP ENGINE.

Mileage: 156,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GOLDWING 1800 USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN PLAINFIELD, CT. THE GOLDWING WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE STEREO SYSTEM INSTALLED WHICH INCLUDED THE 5 DISC CD CHANGER UNDER THE REAR TRUNK. FROM DAY 1 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CD CHANGER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BECOMING JAMMED UP WITH ALL 5 D...

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GOLDWING 1800 USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN PLAINFIELD, CT. THE GOLDWING WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE STEREO SYSTEM INSTALLED WHICH INCLUDED THE 5 DISC CD CHANGER UNDER THE REAR TRUNK. FROM DAY 1 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CD CHANGER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BECOMING JAMMED UP WITH ALL 5 D...

Mileage: 60,000

METZELER ME880 MARATHON, 180/60R16, FOR HONDA GL1800 REAR TIRE OUT OF ROUND CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO SHIMMY. TIRE WAS INSTALLED SUMMER OF 2009. SHIMMY BEGAN AFTER TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 5,000. THERE WAS NO DETECTABLE DEFLECTION IN TIRE, BUT PROBLEM STEADILY GOT WORSE. TIRE WAS CHECKED FREQUENTLY, PRESSURE ...

MOTORCYCLE, HONDA GOLDWING, 2001 LEFT FRAME CRACK: THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF FRAMES BEING CRACKED AND UPON INSPECTION OF MY MOTORCYCLE FRAME I NOTICED THAT I HAVE THE IDENTICAL CRACK IN MY FRAME. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE LEFT PASSENGER FOOTREST AND IS VISIBLE BY REMOVING THE...

Mileage: 93,457

THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE WITH 56300 MILES. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE WELD DEFECTS IN THE FRAME SEVERAL YEARS AGO. VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION. NO WELD DEFECTS OR CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THAT TIME. UPON DOING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS I D...

Mileage: 56,300

I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE FRAME ISSUES SINCE I HAVE AN EARLY '01 STANDARD. DURING THE ONE RECALL THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE WELDS WERE TOO SMALL AND HAD THEM REPAIRED PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THEN LATER THEY FOUND A CRACK ON THE LEFT CROSSMEMBER ABOVE THE BATTERY WHERE WE'VE SEEN OTHERS C...

Mileage: 650,000

ON MY 2001 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MY FRAME IS CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE THE PASSENGER FOOTREST. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TODAY SEPT.22 2008. I WAS TOLD TO GO AHEAD AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE CONTACTING AMERICAN HONDA AS SOON AS I GO TO MY DEALER AND LET THEM INSPECT MY M...

Mileage: 62,800

I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE FRAME ISSUES SINCE I HAVE AN EARLY '01 STANDARD. DURING THE ONE RECALL THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE WELDS WERE TOO SMALL AND HAD THEM REPAIRED PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THEN LATER THEY FOUND A CRACK ON THE LEFT CROSSMEMBER ABOVE THE BATTERY WHERE WE'VE SEEN OTHERS C...

Mileage: 64,999

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT AN FI LIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE MOTORCYCLE PR...

Mileage: 38,000

THERE IS A NOTICEABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2001 HONDA GL1800 AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IT WASN'T THERE WITH THE FIRST TIRE I HAD, DUNLOP. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE FRONT TIRE AGES. THIS IS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF ODI#10135765. *NM

Mileage: 17,000

THERE IS A NOTICEABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2001 HONDA GL1800 AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IT WASN'T THERE WITH THE FIRST TIRE I HAD, DUNLOP. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE FRONT TIRE AGES. THIS IS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF ODI#10135765. *NM

Mileage: 17,000

FRAME TUBBING FRACTURE IN THE REAR TRIANGLE OF THE MAIN FRAME ON THE EDGE OF A WELD. NOTE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE POINT ON THIS MODEL OF HONDA GOLDWING WHICH OCCURS IN THE TUBING AT THE EDGE OF THE WELD TO A FRAME CASTING.*AK NO REPAIR IS RECOMENDED ON THIS 7003 TYPE OF ALUMINUM WHEN THE FA...

Mileage: 44,500

FRONT BRAKE ANTILOCKED UP. WHEN HITTING A SEVERE BUMP IN THE ROAD, NOT A POTHOLE, THE LEFT FORK SEAL BLEW OUTWARD, RELEASING A MASSIVE AMOUT OF SUSPENSION OIL COVERING THE LEFT FRONT OF THE BIKE INCLUDING SATURATING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I REPLACED THE FAILED SEAL WITH A NEW ONE AND...

Mileage: 32,000

MOTORCYCLE TIRE: AVON VENOM FOR HONDA GL1800 GOLDWING REAR TIRE 1.TIRE CRACKED AND TREAD SEPERATED- LESS THAN 5000 MILES 2. TIRE HAD BULGE IN TREAD, READY TO SEPERATE-LESS THAN 5K MILES 3. TIRE IS GETTING BULGE IN IT, CAN FEEL WHEN RIDING-LESS THAN 2000MILES ALL OF THESE WERE REPLACED BY AVON. I...

FAILURE OF REAR TIRE ON MOTORCYCLE. SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL FROM TREAD. *AK

Mileage: 30,050

OVERHEAT/SPEWING OF COOLANT ON REAR BRAKES AND REAR TIRE OF MY GL 1800/A HONDA MOTORCYCLE. SITUATION WAS ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY, NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ONTO, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. MOTORCYCLE WAS SPEWING COOLANT ON THE THE BRAKES AND REAR WHEEL, CAUSING A VERY HOT STEAM TO RISE ON OUR LEGS AND...

Mileage: 9,450

OVERHEAT/SPEWING OF COOLANT ON REAR BRAKES AND REAR TIRE OF MY GL 1800/A HONDA MOTORCYCLE. SITUATION WAS ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY, NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ONTO, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. MOTORCYCLE WAS SPEWING COOLANT ON THE THE BRAKES AND REAR WHEEL, CAUSING A VERY HOT STEAM TO RISE ON OUR LEGS AND...

Mileage: 9,450

HONDA GOLD WING OVERHEATED AT LOW SPEEDS.*JB

Mileage: 8,000

NO SUMMARY. DT

ENGINE OVERHEATS WHEN RIDING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE APPROX. 80 DEG. FAHRENHEIT. COOLANT MAY ESCAPE THE RECOVERY TANK, AND LAND ON THE ROAD JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR TIRE. DT

THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE COOLING FANS ARE DESIGNED TO STOP FUNCTIONING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH. WHEN I RIDE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, OR SLOW TRAFFIC. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS CERTAIN TO OVERHEAT (TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS IN THE RED SECTION). I MUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ALLOW THE F...

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLES AT 50MPH NOTIFIED TIRES TREAD SEAPRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.. [XXX] PLEASE PROVIDE MODEL- - - - - - - SIZE- - - - - - - - AND THE DOT- -- - - - - - AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 5...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF HEATING TEMPERATURES THAT GO INTO THE RED ON TEMP GAUGE FREQUENTLY. TWO TIMES THE MOTORCYCLE HEATED TO A TEMPERATURE THAT CAUSED THE COOLING SYSTEM TO LOOSE COOLANT AND TO CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SLICK CONDITION AT THE REAL TIRE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL DEALERS ...

1-MOTORCYCLE ENGINES REACHES EXTREME TEMPS. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE: ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ACCIDENT, ASSEMBLY/ACTIVITY GATHERING OR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LIMITS TRAFFIC SPEED TO BETWEEN 0 AND 20 MPH. WITH FREQUENT CHANGE IN SPEED AND FEW FULL STOPS. THE RADIATOR FANS DO ACTIVATE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ...

1-MOTORCYCLE ENGINES REACHES EXTREME TEMPS. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE: ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ACCIDENT, ASSEMBLY/ACTIVITY GATHERING OR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LIMITS TRAFFIC SPEED TO BETWEEN 0 AND 20 MPH. WITH FREQUENT CHANGE IN SPEED AND FEW FULL STOPS. THE RADIATOR FANS DO ACTIVATE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ...

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BIKE OVERHEATS BEYOND RED LINE & LOSS OF COOLANT OCCURES WHEN THE BIKE IS OPERATED B/T 15& 25 MPH FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MIN. OR MORE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR OTHER REASON. THE LOSS OF COOLANT OCCURS AT THE FRONT OF BIKE WHICH MEANS THE WHEEL WILL LIKELY PASS THRU WHICH IS UNSAFE. AL...

CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR, TEMPERTURE GAUGE WILL BE IN THE RED ZONE, WATER TEMPERTURE WILL BE 265. CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. NLM *JB

ENGINE OVERHEATS AT SLOW SPEEDS IN ANY GEAR. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO HAVE TO BE PULLED OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY. MR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA GOLDWING IN CITY TRAFFIC PROCEEDING AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE COOLING SYSTEM GOES INTO THE RED ZONE, INDICATING IT IS TOO HOT. THE BIKE HAS TO BE STOPPED AND ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN, TO PROCEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE...

TEMPERATURE GUAGE MOVES TO RED ZONE AND ENGINE APPEARS TO OVERHEAT WHEN TRAVELING 12-17 MPH. *AK

TEMPERATURE GUAGE MOVES TO RED ZONE AND ENGINE APPEARS TO OVERHEAT WHEN TRAVELING 12-17 MPH. *AK

DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY MOTORCYCLE'S TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN RISING INTO THE 'RED' AREA AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF 5-15 MPH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE ON THE WWW.GL1800RIDERS.COM GENERAL MESSAGE BOARD.*AK

DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY MOTORCYCLE'S TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN RISING INTO THE 'RED' AREA AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF 5-15 MPH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE ON THE WWW.GL1800RIDERS.COM GENERAL MESSAGE BOARD.*AK

OCCURRED DURING TRIPS UP HILL, BEHIND SLOW TRAFFIC 20 MPH OR LESS, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC IN NATIONAL PARKS, SPEED AGAIN LESS THAN 20 MPH. TEMPERATURE CREPT INTO THE RED OR HOT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND LET COOL DOWN.*AK

OCCURRED DURING TRIPS UP HILL, BEHIND SLOW TRAFFIC 20 MPH OR LESS, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC IN NATIONAL PARKS, SPEED AGAIN LESS THAN 20 MPH. TEMPERATURE CREPT INTO THE RED OR HOT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND LET COOL DOWN.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HONDA GOLDWING OVERHEATS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC LESS THAN 15 MPH, REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING AT JUST 10-15 MPH WILL BEGIN TO OVERHEAT. ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THE TEMPERTURE GAGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RED ZONE , FEARING ENGINE DAMAGE, I PULLED OVE...

MOTORCYCLE HAS A OVERHEATING PROBLEM AT SLOW 15 TO 25 MPH.I HAVE LOST COOLANT .MY MAIN CONCERN IS FOR MY PASSENGER AND MY SAFETY. I RIDE IN LOS ANGLES TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES CAN'T GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.AND WHEN MOVING SLOW IN TRAFFIC U CAN'T BE LOOKING DOWN TO C IF IT PUKING COOLANT ON THE GROU...

ENGINE OVERHEATS IN SLOW TRAFFIC. TEMP GAUGE GOES INTO RED ZONE, NO COOLAND LOSS BUT COOLANT SMELL IS STRONG, HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO PROPLEM

UNDER SLOW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS REPRODUCABLE ON ANY MOTORCYCLE OF THIS MODEL. *AK

MOTORCYCLE HAS GONE INTO THE "RED ZONE" ON THE GAUGE NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT I EXPEREINCED IT LAST SUMMER. IT DEFINITELY IS GETTING HOT, AS THE HEAT IS NOTICEABLE AND THE MOTORCYC WILL ALSO "MISS SHIFTS" WHILE RUNNING HOT. ORIGINALLY IT ONLY OCCURED WHEN I WOULD GET TRAPPED IN TRAFF...

MOTORCYCLE HAS GONE INTO THE "RED ZONE" ON THE GAUGE NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT I EXPEREINCED IT LAST SUMMER. IT DEFINITELY IS GETTING HOT, AS THE HEAT IS NOTICEABLE AND THE MOTORCYC WILL ALSO "MISS SHIFTS" WHILE RUNNING HOT. ORIGINALLY IT ONLY OCCURED WHEN I WOULD GET TRAPPED IN TRAFF...

ENGINE OVERHEATS AT LOW SPEED IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, CAUSING OPERATOR TO HAVE TO DISRUPT TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALSO COOLANT IS DISPERSED FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERFLOW.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS IN SLOW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZZARD FROM COOLANT BEING EXPELLED IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATS BETWEEN 15-20MPH, CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY. *AK

THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING IN THE DRIVE. THE DEALER , AFTER CONTACTING HONDA, SAID IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED IT MYSELF AND FOUND ALL OF THE LUG NUTS LOOSE ON THE REAR WHEEL. FROM THE DIFFERENCE IN HANDLING, AND THE FACT THE REAR WHEEL HAS NEVER BE...

CONSUMER STATES MOTORCYCLE WOBBLES AND VIBRATES BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. DEALER ALIGNED HANDLEBARS, REPLACED AND BALANCED TIRES, ALIGNED FRONT FORKS AND REPLACED STEERING HEAD BEARINGS, BUT VIBRATIONS STILL EXIST. BIKE UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 50 MPH. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A CONSTANT PHOSPHOROUS SMELL WHEN RIDING AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAL AND THE FRONT CALIPERS HANG UP AND DRAG ON THE ROTORS. *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT TIRE ON MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED CUPPING CONDITION AT 3000MILES. OPERATING PRESSURES ALWAYS MAINTAINED AT 40PSI. HONDA'S REPLY (WITHOUT CHECKING THE TIRE) WAS "NOTHING DEFECTIVE WITH TIRE--NO REPLACEMENT IS AUTHORIZED". CUPPING ON A MOTORCYCLE CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HANDLING CONDITION RESULTING IN AC...

THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS FAILED TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED WHEN YOU CAN'T ACCURATELY TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING.I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEM TO FIX IT FOR OVER TEN MONTHS AND AM STIL...

THIS BIKE DOES NOT SEEM TO PASS EMMISSIONS AS STATED BY THE HONDA OF AMERICA. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HAVE IT CHECKED, OR SERVICED.

INITIAL ENCOUNTER OF PROBLEM WHEN FOR FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON 8/16/2001. HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED APPROX 10 TIMES SINCE. HONDA HAS BEEN GIVEN THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. ENGINE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS EVENTS. REAR WHEEL SEIZING ONCE WHILE MOVING AT ABOUT 22...

INITIAL ENCOUNTER OF PROBLEM WHEN FOR FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON 8/16/2001. HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED APPROX 10 TIMES SINCE. HONDA HAS BEEN GIVEN THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. ENGINE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS EVENTS. REAR WHEEL SEIZING ONCE WHILE MOVING AT ABOUT 22...

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, IN SLOW TRAFFIC, DOING DAMAGE TO O2 SENSORS, RESULTING IN REDUCED GAS MILEAGE OF 26 - 32 MPG, WHICH IS 10 - 12 MPG BELOW ORIGINAL MILEAGE AND OTHER GL1800'S I RIDE WITH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE O2 SENSORS UNLESS THE FI LIGHT ON ...

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, IN SLOW TRAFFIC, DOING DAMAGE TO O2 SENSORS, RESULTING IN REDUCED GAS MILEAGE OF 26 - 32 MPG, WHICH IS 10 - 12 MPG BELOW ORIGINAL MILEAGE AND OTHER GL1800'S I RIDE WITH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE O2 SENSORS UNLESS THE FI LIGHT ON ...

THE TIRE HAS SEVERE WEAR (CUPPING). THIS WEAR IS OCCURRING AFTER ONLY 5000 MILES. AFTER I REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, HONDA HAS MADE A POLICY OF NOT REPLACING TIRES FOR PREMATURE WEAR. THIS CONDITION CAUSES POOR HANDLING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND IT COASTED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED MOTORCYCLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED MOTORCYCLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT FOR AN OVER-SENSITIVE "ENGINE STOP SWITCH."*AK. *SLC

WHILE THIS FAILURE NEVER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP COMPLETELY, HONDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE OVERHEATING AS A PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME AND MANY OTHER GL1800 OWNERS. IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE BASIC DESIGN WHICH CREATES A TERRIBLE CONDITION WHEN IT OCCURS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. HONDA NEEDS TO A...

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED, EVEN IF MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT MOVING OR DOING THAT PARTICULAR SPEED. WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED PARTS FOR SPEEDOMETER WERE ON BACK ORDER. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP INDICAT...

MOTORCYCLE'S BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE FRONT TIRE CUPS SEVERELY BY 3500 TO 4000MILES.MY AIR PRESSURE IS CHECKED VERY OFTEN AND IS KEPT BETWEEN 38 & 40 LBS COLD. IF YOU CHECK GL1800 WEB SITES YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE FRONT END WOBBLE THIS CAUSES. HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SAYS 4000 MILES I...

THE FRONT TIRE CUPS SEVERELY BY 3500 TO 4000MILES.MY AIR PRESSURE IS CHECKED VERY OFTEN AND IS KEPT BETWEEN 38 & 40 LBS COLD. IF YOU CHECK GL1800 WEB SITES YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE FRONT END WOBBLE THIS CAUSES. HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SAYS 4000 MILES I...

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND DOES NOT REGISTER SPEED OF VEHICLE, THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SUN IS ON THE SPEEDOMETER. IT WILL STICK AT ANY SPEED OR STAY ON ZERO.*AK

DURING SLOW SPEED OPERATION THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MY PURCHASING DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED.*AK

DESIGN OF COOLING SYSTEM IS THAT FANS PULL AIR THROUGH RADIATORS. FANS DESIGNED TO TURN OF AT SPEEDS OVER 15 MPH. WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS ABOVE 15 BUT LESS THAN 25, MOTORCYCLE WILL OVERHEAT. WHEN I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER I WAS TOLD THIS ISN'T AN ISSU...

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL CLIMB IF DROVE AT SPEED'S 10 TO 15 MPH IF IN A TRAFFIC JAM COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ENGINE WILL HEATUP WITH POSSIBLE OVER HEATING IF RODE SLOW FOR VERY LONG. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL CLIMB IF DROVE AT SPEED'S 10 TO 15 MPH IF IN A TRAFFIC JAM COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ENGINE WILL HEATUP WITH POSSIBLE OVER HEATING IF RODE SLOW FOR VERY LONG. *AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS WHEN STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, REPORTED TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA SAID THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM.*AK

MANY HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800 OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THEIR MOTORCYLES OVERHEATING WHILE INCHING ALONG IN TRAFFIC AND/OR BEING IN SITUATIONS WHERE LOW SPEEDS ARE NECESSARY, SUCH AS PARADES. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FANS/SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED TO RIDE THIS BIKE IN ALL DRIVING SI...

VEHICLE OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. *AK

COOLANT TEMPERATURE WENT TO RED MARK SEVERAL TIMES UNDER SLOW MOVING CONDITIONS. BIKE WAS STOPPED TO COOL IT DOWN. SAFETY CONCERN.

COOLANT TEMPERATURE WENT TO RED MARK SEVERAL TIMES UNDER SLOW MOVING CONDITIONS. BIKE WAS STOPPED TO COOL IT DOWN. SAFETY CONCERN.

COOLANT DUMP HAPPENED AFTER SHORT RIDE ON COOL MORNING. GAUGE DOES NOT GO ABOVE THE HALF MARK NOW EVEN IN HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. DEALER DID NOT PERFORM SERVICE FOR NEW HARNESS. INDICATED THAT WAS NOT REQUIRED. INDICATED THAT HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE.*AK

COOLING FANS ARE DESIGNED TO CUT OFF AT 15 MPH NO MATTER WHAT THE ENGINE TEMP IS THIS CAN GET REAL SERIOUS WHEN ON A 3 OR 4 LANE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFIC AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE COMPUTER CUT OFF THE FANS THIS WAS BROUGHT TO HONDA ATTENTION WITH NOT RESPONCE I LISTED THE SELLING DEALER B...

INITIAL PROBLEM DISCOVERED WHEN FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON 8/16/01. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE FIRST EVENT. MANUF WAS INFORMED WITHIN 5 MINS OF FIRST OCCURENCE BY CELL PHONE. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX WITH FAILED RESULTS BIKE KEPT 1 WEEK. AT MY REQUEST AND CONSTANT COMPLAINING, ...

INITIAL PROBLEM DISCOVERED WHEN FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON 8/16/01. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE FIRST EVENT. MANUF WAS INFORMED WITHIN 5 MINS OF FIRST OCCURENCE BY CELL PHONE. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX WITH FAILED RESULTS BIKE KEPT 1 WEEK. AT MY REQUEST AND CONSTANT COMPLAINING, ...

SPEEDOMETER STICKS/FREEZES, WONT REGISTER SPEED. NOTIFIED DEALER OF FAILURE, STILL NO RESPONSE ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

THERE IS AN AIR LEAK BETWEEN THE TIRE AND RIM ALONG THE TIRE BEAD. THE TIRE LEAKS 3 PSI IN AN 8 HOUR PERIOD. THE LEAK OCCURS IN ALONG A LINE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY AROUND THE WHEEL ON ONE SIDE AND IN TWO PLACES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ENB9 TIRESIZE: 180/60R16)

MOTORCYCLE WOBBLED AT 40 MPH WHEN DECELERATING. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH TIRES. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

FRONT TIRE IS CUPPING, AND HAS FLAT SPOTS ALL OVER THAT IS CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. TIRE ONLY HAS 6000 MILES ON IT.*AK

THIS MOTORCYCLE RADIAL TIRE HAS DEVELOPED "SQUIRM" ( THE FRONT END WOBBLES LEFT/RIGHT) AS THOUGH THE RADIAL PLIES HAVE SEPARATED. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS ON ANY VEHICLE SINCE THE VERY FIRST RADIALS APPEARED ON CARS. I PREVIOUSLY HAD RADIAL MICHELINS ON ANOTHER MACHINE AND HAD NO SUCH EXPERIENCE....

WITHIN THE FIRST 3000 MILES ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR STARTED SHOWING UP, NOW AT 5000 MILES THE TIRE IS CUPPED TO WHERE IT CAUSES SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH HANDLING. I DON'T THINK A TIRE SHOULD BE WORN AND CAUSING WOBBLES AT SO LOW OF A MILEAGE. I AM SEEING THIS ON ALL THE NEW 2001 GOLDWINGS THAT I SEE AND TALK...

MOTORCYLCLE HAS A SPEED WOBBLE, WHICH IS UNASTABLE AT APPROXIMATELY AT 40 MPH, THE DEALER SAYS THAT FRONT TIRE WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE, CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE TIRE CAUSING THE PROBLEM, AND IF IT IS IT SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS REFUSED BY MANUFACTURER.*Y...

FRONT TIRE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE IS SEVERELY CUPPED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NOTHING BUT DOUBLE TALK. THIS TIRE IS THE ORIGIAL EQUIPMENT ON A NEAR-$20K MOTORCYCLE. TO DATE THERE ARE NO OTHER MANUFACTURERS OF THIS SPECIFIC TIRE SIZE FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE. AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH ...

CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALL 01V133000/PULSE ROTOR IN EARLY MAY 2001. CONTACTED DEALER , GN GONZALES IN BATON ROUGE, LA, AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. SINCE THEN, CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER AND HONDA CO., STILL BEING TOLD PARTS ON BACKORDER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FUSE BOX WILL MOVE AROUND DUE TO BOX BEING ATTACHED WITH ONE SCREW. WHEN MOVING MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL UNTIL BOX IS MOVED BACK TO POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 01V162000 ON ENGINE STOP SWITCH. CONSUMER MADE APPOINTMENT AT DEALER ON 24 MAY 2001, DROPPED VEHICLE OFF ON 11 JUNE. THEN, CALLED ON 12 JUNE 2001 TO ASK IF VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICK UP. AT THAT TIME, DEALER INFORMED HIM RECALL WOULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT DEALERSHIP...

RECALL 01V133000. CONSUMER MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL DONE. DROPPED VEHICLE OFF ON 11 JUNE 2001. CALLED DEALER ON 12 JUNE 2001 TO INQUIRE IF VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP, WAS TOLD RECALL WOULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THIS DEALERSHIP.*AK

THE FACTORY SET IDLE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 700 RPM IS TOO SLOW RESULTING IN THE MOTORCYCLE SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS LET OUT INSTEAD OF MAINTAINING OR INCREASING SPEED, THIS CONDITION HAS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER SEVERELY PULLING SHOULDER MUSCLES WHILE TRYING TO HOLD THE BIKE UP. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SOMETHING LET GO IN ENGINE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL AND BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK ALSO, THE CLUTCH PLATE CLIP AND RING SEAL FAILED CAUSING SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SOMETHING LET GO IN ENGINE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL AND BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK ALSO, THE CLUTCH PLATE CLIP AND RING SEAL FAILED CAUSING SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SOMETHING LET GO IN ENGINE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL AND BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK ALSO, THE CLUTCH PLATE CLIP AND RING SEAL FAILED CAUSING SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SOMETHING LET GO IN ENGINE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL AND BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK ALSO, THE CLUTCH PLATE CLIP AND RING SEAL FAILED CAUSING SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPES. *YH