2002 HONDA GL1800 Problems & Recalls

I recently found a problem with a motorcycle tire that the tread appears to be coming lose from the casing. It has several blisters in the center of the tire t 63v date of manufacture is 01/22 the mileage is approximately 16,000

I recently found a problem with a motorcycle tire that the tread appears to be coming lose from the casing. It has several blisters in the center of the tire t 63v date of manufacture is 01/22 the mileage is approximately 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GL1800 (GOLDWING) MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT REPAIR...

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GL1800 (GOLDWING) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME WHERE AN ALUMINUM TUBE ENTERED INTO THE MAINFRAME. THE DEALER (FRED CUMMINGS MOTORSPORTS, 2211 CHESTER AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301, (661) 324-9695) STATED THERE WER...

Mileage: 186,000

HAVE A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING NEVER HADE ANY PROBLUMS AT ALL

Mileage: 48,000

MY F1 LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. SINCE MY GOLDWING IS A CONVERSION TO A TRIKE, THE KICKSTAND WAS FIXED AND IS INOPERABLE. ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY, TRIKE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND SMELLED OF A VERY LEAN FUEL MIXTURE AND STALLING AT EVERY TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. A VERY UNSAFE CONDIT...

Mileage: 31,177

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER STRUCK A SMALL OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND A POP WAS HEARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WELDS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V0270...

Mileage: 153,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER STRUCK A SMALL OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND A POP WAS HEARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WELDS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V0270...

Mileage: 153,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE REAR MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V700000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING EQUIPPED WITH A 2015 RALLY WAGON PRL. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AXLE FOR THE TRAILER FRACTURED AND THE TIRES DETACHED. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MATERIAL USED WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TRAILE...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUGE CRACK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOT REST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE CRACK WOULD PROCEED TO SPREAD AND CAUSE A SEVERE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-37 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPA...

Mileage: 30,000

2002 GOLDWING GL1800 BROKEN FRAME ON THE BOTTOM OR THE REAR FRAME TUBES CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION AND THE REAR OF THE BIKE WILL COME OFF INCLUDING DRIVER, PASSENGER,SADDLEBAGS AND REAR TRUNK! HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT! IF THE DAMAGE GOES UNSEEN BY A TECH THE OWNER WILL NEVER KNOW THE FRAME IS...

Mileage: 91,000

THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL 18, 2009. WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, IT QUICKLY SINKS DOWN, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOTHING TO SLOW OR STOP THE MOTORCYCLE. A HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM ON APRIL 19, 200...

Mileage: 66,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING 14 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM WAS FAILING. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ...

Mileage: 19,000

CRACKED MOTORCYCLE FRAME ON 2002 GL1800A : LOCATION OF CRACK: DIRECTLY UNDER SADDLE CONSEQUENCES: MOTORCYCLE UNSAFE TO RIDE. *TR

Mileage: 249,200

UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR FRAME TUBES HAVE CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF MY '02 HONDA GL1800 BIKE. THE TUBES HAVE NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATED YET, BUT THE CRACKS EXTEND ABOUT 1/3 AROUND THE TUBE BEGINNING AT THE WELD AREA. BIKE-HANDLING IRREGULARITY HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS WITH THIS FAILURE WHEN THE C...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF FIFTH GEAR ON ITS OWN AND GRINDS. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,177.

Mileage: 22,177

STARTED MOTORCYCLE AS NORMAL WENT IN REVERSE THEN TO DESTINATION, COULD NOT SHUT BIKE DOWN EVEN WITH KILL SWITCH. CAUSED ME TO DUMP THE BIKE WITH ME ON IT MOTORCYCLE IS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING 1800. PURCHASED IN 2001, NO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 27,980

DISCOVERED FRAME CRACK ON MY 2002 HONDA GL 1800. THE CRACK IS LOCATED BEHIND THE LEFT PASSENGER FOOT REST AND BELOW THE BATTERY. THE 2002 GOLDWING HAS 105,000 MILES AND IS NORMALLY RIDDEN TWO UP. THE BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BIKE IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALER WAITING FOR AMERIC...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT ADJUST AND LOCKS IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE FAILURE REDUCES THE CONTACTS VISIBILITY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BODY ADJUSTER, CAM B ADJUSTER, CAM A ADJUSTER, CIR-CLIP, AND THE HOLDER ADJUSTER...

Mileage: 52,000

MY MOTORCYCLE WAS SUBJECT TO THE JUNE 2003 ENGINE COOLING CAMPAIGN WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. I HAD MY BIKE REPAIRED ON JULY 30, 2003 AT HONDA OF MILPITAS (R/O 94030949). SINCE THE CAMPAIGN REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE BIKE HAS HAD A SURGING PROBLEM AT 1500 RPM. WHEN RIDI...

Mileage: 4,500

2002 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE REAR SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT MOTOR DOES NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE NUMBER ON THE INDICATOR DISPLAY REACHES 7 OR 8. THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS NO SUSPENSION LIFT UNTIL THAT POINT, (7 OR 8), IS REACHED. HONDA MAINTAINS THE UNIT IS WORKING PROPERLY. IF IT WERE WORKING PROPER...

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING 1800. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK IN THE SHOP NOW FOR FIVE WEEKS AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE...

Mileage: 16,732

FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN REDUCING SPEED BETWEEN 55 AND 20 MPH. INDUCED ALSO BY THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT DECREASES SPEED. NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTED. MUCH WORSE ON ROUGH SURFACES. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR UNDER WARRENTY BECAUSE FACTORY WILL NOT PAY AS A AUTHORIZED FIX ????...

Mileage: 34,918

FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN REDUCING SPEED BETWEEN 55 AND 20 MPH. INDUCED ALSO BY THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT DECREASES SPEED. NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTED. MUCH WORSE ON ROUGH SURFACES. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR UNDER WARRENTY BECAUSE FACTORY WILL NOT PAY AS A AUTHORIZED FIX ????...

Mileage: 34,918

GL1800 2002 OVERHEATING AT LOW SPEED. PAID $1,000.00 PLUS FOR SERVICE BULLETIN FIX AND IT DID NOTHING TO HELP THE PROBLEM. *JB

2002 HONDA GL 1800 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. DRIVE SHAFT RUBBER BOOT CAME APART AND SLICED INTO ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHICH IN TURN SHUT DOWN ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON BUSY ROAD AND STRANDED MY WIFE AND I ON SIDE OF ROAD UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. VEHICLE HAD 8,700 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 8,700

2002 GOLDWING RADIO WILL LOSE POWER 2 OR 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THEN WHEN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF, UPON TRYING TO RESTART THERE IS NO POWER TO THE DIGITAL CONTROL CONSOLE OR STARTER. HAVE TO REMOVE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AND RE-ATTACHED TO REGAIN POWER TO CRANK BIKE. *JB

Mileage: 30,850

FRONT END WOBBLES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE SINCE DAY 1. HAPPENS MAINLY AT 40 MPH AND THE HANDLEBARS SHAKE. *NM

FRONT END WOBBLES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE SINCE DAY 1. HAPPENS MAINLY AT 40 MPH AND THE HANDLEBARS SHAKE. *NM

I BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH 1530 MILES ON IT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING FROM THE BEGINNING. IT CONTINUES AND I FEEL IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MOTORCYCLE FRONT FORKS WOBBLE WHEN LESS THAN A FIRM GRIP IS HELD ON THE HANDLE BARS. THE WOBBLE BEGINS SMALL, AND LEFT UNCHECKED INCREASES IN I...

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE FRAME WELD AND BRAKE VALVE ON THE 2002 HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. *MR THE WELDED AREA COULD BREAK WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOWER CROSSMEMBER SEPARATION AND THE REAR SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS PERFORMED. *TT

2002 HONDA GL1800 GOLDWING FRONT END WOBBLES AT 35 TO 40 MPH. *MR HEADER/TAPERED ROLLING BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW MOTORCYCLE IS FINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *TT

RECALL CAMPAIGN - SAFETY RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO FRAME WELD.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR A SECOND CONSUMER LETTER WAS RECEIVED 04/12/2005.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE FRAME WELD RECALL REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE FREE OF CHARG...

RECALL CAMPAIGN: DEALERSHIP FAILED TO HONOR FRAME RECALL (05V027000) FOR 2002 HONDA GL 1800.*MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO HAVE THE FRAME CHECKED PER THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CHECK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THAT DEALER. THE CONSU...

THE MOTORCYCLE STEERING FAILED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FRONT TIRE ON GL 1800 MOTORCYCLE. HONDA RECOMMENDS 36 PSI IN THE FRONT TIRE THIS CAUSES CUPPING OF THE TIRE AND A BAD VIBRATION IN FRONT WHICH COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT AND DEATH! BRIDGESTONE TIRES RECOMMEND 38 TO 40 PSI IN THIS TIRE, YET HONDA HAS 36 IN THEIR OWNERS GUIDE. HONDA NOR BRIDGESTONE CLA...

Mileage: 6,500

CONSUMER HAD A HONDA GOLDWING,2002. WHEN USING THE REAR BRAKES IT SET UP A BAD GRABBING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE CURRENT DEFECT. *AK EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM PERSIST....

Mileage: 5,000

THIS (SEE PHOTOS BELOW) HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO WING DING ON JULY 2ND, 2004. THE FAILED TIRE HAD APPROX. 4,500 MILES ON IT. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AT 41 PSI COLD AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER. I RODE APPROXIMATELY 650 MILES EAST ON I-40 AND NOTICED A WEIRD VIBRATION JUST OUTSIDE OF SANTA ROSA N....

THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE MOTORCYCLE OFF TO LET THE ENGINE COOL OFF. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE SWITCH THAT TURNS THE FANS ON ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEY ARE FAULTY, AND DON'T COME ON WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BECAUSE OF A FACTORY ...

Mileage: 8,000

VEHICLE'S FRONT END WOBBLES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.* MR WHEN THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT END WOBBLED BECAUSE OF THE TIRES USED. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PAY TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED ON BIKE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE ORIGINALS ON. THE CONSUMER FEELS...

VEHICLE'S FRONT END WOBBLES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.* MR WHEN THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT END WOBBLED BECAUSE OF THE TIRES USED. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PAY TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED ON BIKE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE ORIGINALS ON. THE CONSUMER FEELS...

VEHICLE'S FRONT END WOBBLES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.* MR WHEN THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT END WOBBLED BECAUSE OF THE TIRES USED. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PAY TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED ON BIKE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE ORIGINALS ON. THE CONSUMER FEELS...

THE FRAME ON MY HONDA GOLDWING HAS A CRACK IN IT.

Mileage: 31,500

CONSUMER PUT 7 SETS OF TIRES ON HIS MOTORCYCLE TO ELIMINATE THE SHAKE/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING BUT TO NO AVAIL. *PH NEW BEARINGS IN THE HEAD SHAFT AT 34,000 MILES. SHAKING AND SHIMMYING OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING MOTORCYCLE. *LA

MY 2002 HONDA GL1800 HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE OVERHEATING RECALL WORK CONDUCTED TWICE ON THE BIKE. THE FIRST REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL ACTUALLY ACTUALLY ACERBATED THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE SECOND RECALL REPAIR ONLY SLIGHTLY IMPROVED...

Mileage: 400

SAFETY RECALL ON MOTORCYCLE, BUT DELAYS WITH HIGH VOLUME OF CUSTOMERS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *LA RECALL#03V350000 *SC *JB

RECALL ON MOTORCYCLE'S FRAME WELDING PROCEDURE. THE WELDING PROCEDURE WAS REVERSED AFTER THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED IT REPRESENTED A RISK TO MOTORCYCLE OWNERS. *LA WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR THE REPAIR, THE WELDER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS EXISTING CRACK DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. *SC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2002 HONDA GOLDWING.*MR THE CONSUMER ADDED A CB RADIO AND ANTENNA AT A COST OF $800.00 DOLLARS AND ANOTHER SEAT FOR $900.00. THIS WAS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER'S HEIGHT OF 6'5", SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE IS FOR MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 5'10". MIDWAY THROUGH THEIR F...

Mileage: 2,000

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2002 HONDA GOLDWING.*MR THE CONSUMER ADDED A CB RADIO AND ANTENNA AT A COST OF $800.00 DOLLARS AND ANOTHER SEAT FOR $900.00. THIS WAS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER'S HEIGHT OF 6'5", SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE IS FOR MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 5'10". MIDWAY THROUGH THEIR F...

Mileage: 2,000

LETTER REGARDING PE-03-039; HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE; FRAME CRACKS. *MR *SCC *JB

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE.*MR CONSUMER'S WIFE BURNED THE LEG ON THE EXHAUST DUE TO A POOR LOCATION OF THE EXHAUST. SHE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS. THEY DECIDED TO SELL THE BIKE FOR SAFETY REASONS. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE: WOBBLY HANDLEBAR, THE REPEATED CUPPING OF ...

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. IT HAS A RECALL FOR A OVER HEATING PROBLEM AND A FRAME BREAKING PROBLEM. I DO NOT AT ALL FEEL SAFE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE OR WOULD I IF SOMEONE WERE TO WELD ON AN ALUMINUM FRAME. THIS FRAME BREAKAGE IS MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING THAT WILL LEAVE YOU STANDING BESIDE THE ROAD. ...

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. IT HAS A RECALL FOR A OVER HEATING PROBLEM AND A FRAME BREAKING PROBLEM. I DO NOT AT ALL FEEL SAFE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE OR WOULD I IF SOMEONE WERE TO WELD ON AN ALUMINUM FRAME. THIS FRAME BREAKAGE IS MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING THAT WILL LEAVE YOU STANDING BESIDE THE ROAD. ...

HONDA GOLD WING GL1800 NHTSA FRAME RECALL.*MR (NAR) *CB

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 340 000/BANK ANGLE SENSOR ON MOTORCYCLE: CONSUMER STATED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO NUMEROUS CRACKS ON THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME. *AK

STRUCTURE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATING - I PURCHASED THE BIKE IN JULY OF 2002. I EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN TEMECULA CALIFORNIA AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THEY KEPT IT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED THE HONDA C...

Mileage: 9,000

I PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA GL1800 GOLDWING. SINCE THEN, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS READ 10% FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER AND I GOT HONDA'S STANDARD ANSWER OF, 'IT'S WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.' HOW FAR DOES A SPEEDOMETER HAVE TO BE OFF BEFORE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE? ...

Mileage: 14,000

2002 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 FRAME CRACKS. FOUND WHILE SERVICING AT HOME, THE FRAME CRACKED ON BOTH LOWER SIDES NEAR THE REAR SUSPENSION MOUNT. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, THEY PICKED UP THE BIKE FOR INSPECTION & WARRANTY CLAIM ON SAT 10/4. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM HONDA ON THE MATTER. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

2002 HONDA GL1800 CRACKED WELD RIGHTSIDE ON CENTERSTAND CROSSMEMBER. READ IN MOTORCYCLE CONSUMER NEWS. VOL. 34. #10, OCT. 2003. BIKE IS AT ROD'S POWER SPORTS, ROCA NE. # 402-423-6230

Mileage: 12,600

2002 HONDA GL1800 CRACKED WELD RIGHTSIDE ON CENTERSTAND CROSSMEMBER. READ IN MOTORCYCLE CONSUMER NEWS. VOL. 34. #10, OCT. 2003. BIKE IS AT ROD'S POWER SPORTS, ROCA NE. # 402-423-6230

Mileage: 12,600

FRAME CRACK ON RT SIDE. HONDA 2002 GOLDWING 1800. *JB

Mileage: 3,500

MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT TIRES MAY HAVE A HORIZONTAL CUT ON THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING. BRIDGESTONE ,FIRESTONE, E130/70R18. *AK

HONDA GL 1800 FRAME FALURE. THIS FALURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY BOB YOUNG ON AUGUST 11, 2003. MY FRAME FAILURE WAS FOUND ON INSPECITON.*AK

Mileage: 6,800

SINCE NEW I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A WOBBLING WHEN BRAKING MY GOLD WING. THE VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED TIME AND AGAIN THAT "THE PROBLEM WAS NOT EVIDENT". ON JANUARY 3, 2003 I WAS RIDING MY 2002 GL1800A AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I LIGHTLY APPLIED MY REAR BRAKE PEDAL TO "CHECK MY SPEED" AND THE BIKE ...

I PURCHASED NEW METZELER TIRES FOR MY 2002 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 TO REPLACE THE WORN OUT BRIDGESTONES THAT CAME NEW WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW, THE METZELERS HAVE GIVEN ME A FRONT END WOBBLE AT 35-45MPH. THE WOBBLE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THE MOTORCYCLE THROUGH TURNS TAKEN AT 35-45 MPH....

Mileage: 18,000

HONDA GL1800 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE FRAME FAILURE. *MR FRAME FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN MOTION. THE ENGINE DROPPED TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WAS DANGEROUSLY AFFECTED. HONDA HAD BEEN SECRETLY REPLACING THESE. THE ENGINE ALSO OVERHEATED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO SPILL ON THE...

HONDA GL1800 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE FRAME FAILURE. *MR FRAME FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN MOTION. THE ENGINE DROPPED TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WAS DANGEROUSLY AFFECTED. HONDA HAD BEEN SECRETLY REPLACING THESE. THE ENGINE ALSO OVERHEATED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO SPILL ON THE...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2002 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE, AND NOW HAVE 4500 MILES SHOWING ON THE ODOMETER. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME OVERHEATING CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED WITH THE NHTSA. MOST RECENTLY, IT OVERHEATED WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE WITH AN AMBIE...

Mileage: 4,500

WHILE RIDING, VEHICLE'S FRAME IS BEGAN TO CRACK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH *TS

MY 2002 GL1800A HAS A CRACKED WELD ON THE FRAME UNDER THE SEAT AREA AND IS NOT SAFE TO RIDE. THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO OVERHEATS IN SLOW TRAFFIC ON WARM DAYS, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL DOWN.

Mileage: 2,590

MY 2002 GL1800A HAS A CRACKED WELD ON THE FRAME UNDER THE SEAT AREA AND IS NOT SAFE TO RIDE. THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO OVERHEATS IN SLOW TRAFFIC ON WARM DAYS, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL DOWN.

Mileage: 2,590

GL1800 MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD FRAME FAILURES WHILE RIDING.*MR FRAME APPEARS TO FAIL ALL AROUND THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE LOWER CROSS MEMBER AROUND THE BIKE.*TS *CB

STUCK IN TRAFFIC ,STOP AND GO FOR 30 MIN AT LOW SPEED , BRAKES WHEN APPLIED SUDDENDLY CHATTERED LIKE ABS WOULD , SPEED WAS ABOUT 5 MILES AN HR, BRAKE PEDAL WAS RIGHT TO THE TOP AND HARD , THRU OUT DAY CAME AND WENT , COOLED DOWN WHILE PARKED WAS OK LATER TILL I WENT TO PARK AND STARTED AGAIN ,OFF AN...

Mileage: 2,300

IN THE PAST MONTH MULITPLE HONDA GL1800 FRAME BREAKAGES HAVE OCCURRED. THE BREAKAGE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN WITH THE LOWEST PROTION CONTACTING THE GROUND AND THE REAR WHEEL CONTACTING THE FENDER. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE CORNERING, AN ACCIDENT IS LIKELY TO OCCUR. 7 BREAKAGES HAVE BEEN DO...

LOW SPEED WOBBLE, DEFECTIVE STEERING HEAD BEARING, EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR, UN-STEADY BRAKING. *AK

Mileage: 3,000

LOW SPEED WOBBLE, DEFECTIVE STEERING HEAD BEARING, EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR, UN-STEADY BRAKING. *AK

Mileage: 3,000

MOTORCYCLE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED INTO THE RED/ FLUID LEAK. MR. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD RAISED, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DISCOVERED 1/2 OF FLUID COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR, AFTER 10 MINUTES THE MOTORCYCLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ...

FRONT TIRE ON MOTORCYCLE WAS CUPPING.ALSO, SLIGHT WOBBLE IN FRONT END. *AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS, FORCING DRIVER TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC, MOST USUALLY, HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 440

MOTORCYCLE CONSISTENTLY OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH FOR 3-5 MINUTES. THIS APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A COOLING FAN WHICH BLOWS AIR FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARD. WHEN THE COOLING FAN FORWARD AIR SPEED EQUALS THE AMBIENT FRONT-TO-BACK AIRFLOW SPEED, THERE IS A NET ZERO AIRFLOW OVER THE RADIATOR WH...

Mileage: 600

WHEN STUCK IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC GOING INTO THE CITY THE COOLANT TEMP GAUGE WENT DEEP INTO THE RED. WITH NOWHERE SAFE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD I WAS FORCED TO PROCEED WITH THE FEAR OF THE ENGINE BOILING OVER. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AT THE GL1800 WEB SITES IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACT...

Mileage: 3,427

BIKE WILL OVER HEAT WHEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR AS LITTLE TIME AS 5 MINUTES. COOLANT DOES GET BLOWN OUT OF BIKE AND IT DOES GO ON BACK OF TIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZZARD. DT

THIS IS BECOMING AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE. DT

HAVE HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM SCIENCE DAY 1. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM HONDA OR DEALER BOUGHT FROM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A MOTORCYCLE! DT

THE FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH. TS *JB

Mileage: 7,000

DESPITE MAINTAINING RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, THE FRONT TIRE BECAME SO CUPPED WITH WEAR IN 3000 MILES THAT IT INDUCED A SEVERE VIBRATION TO THE MOTORCYCLE. TURNING WAS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS. DEALER SAID THIS OCCURRED ON ALL THE GL-1800 MOTORCYCLES AND RECOMMENDED A DIFFERENT BRAND. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

OVERHEATS WHEN TRAVELING @ 10 - 20 MILES PER HOUR, IN HOT WEATHER. DT

ENGINE OVERHEATS IF VEHICLE SPEED IS MAINTAINED AT 12-14MPH FOR 8 MINTES OR LONGER SUCH AS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. DT

BIKE OVERHEATED IN STOP AND GO FREEWAY RUSH HOUR DRIVING. AIR TEMP WAS ABOUT 85. COOLANT TEMP GRADUALLY ROSE OVER ABOUT 2 MILES. BRIEF PERIODS OF 30 MPH SPEED WERE NOT ENOUGH TO COOL BIKE DOWN. TEMP GUAGE WAS NUDGING THE RED ZONE. NOT WISHING TO TEST THE SYSTEM OR TO HAVE A COOLANT BOIL OVER SIT...

BIKE OVERHEATS IN SLOW TRAFFIC. NOT SOMETHING A BRAND NEW $18,000 MOTORCYCLE SHOULD DO. DT

TIME MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATED AT SLOW SPEED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. IT OVERHEATED ANOTHER TIME IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND I WAS FORCED TO SPLIT LANES AND ACCELERATE TO DROP THE TEMPERATURE. DT

ENGINE TEMP GAUGE HAS SHOWN OVERHEATING ON 6 OR 7 OCCASIONS. COOLANT LOSS ON 3 OCCASIONS ALL TIMES OVER HEATING OCCURED SPEEDS WERE LESS THAN 25 MPH. DT

I FEEL THIS ENGINE OVER HEATED FOR NO REASON IT WAS ONLY 80 DEG. DT

THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A CONSTANT AND CONTINUAL HISTORY OF OVERHEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY THERE IS AWARENESS OF THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM BUT HONDA HAS ELECTED TO DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER, PELHAM POWERSPORTS, TO CONTINUE TO R...

AT SPEEDS OF 5-20 IN SLOW TRAFFIC OR SLOW MOUNTAIN ROADS IT OVER HEATS, LOSES FLUID REPORTED TO HONDA NOT SURE WHETHER HONDA WROTE DOWN INFORMATION SINCE THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT OVER HEATING. WITH A CLOSED SYSTEM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REFILL WITH ANTIFREEZE SOLUTION, SINCE BUY THE MOTORCYCLE I'VE HAD ...

RED LINE OVERHEATING HAS CONTACTED HONDA AND THE DEALER WITH NO HELP FROM EITHER. DT

NUMEROUS TIMES THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED AT 15 MPH. IT IS SOMETIMES VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO PREVENT OVERHEATING. IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO CLIMB UNTIL IT DUMPS COOLANT ON THE GROUND, WHICH OF COURSE IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A M...

NO SUMMARY.

TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVES INTO RED ZONE WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS HONDA SAYS IGNORE THE GAUGE, ITS NOT OVERHEATING UNTIL YOUR COOLANT BOILS OVER. PROBLEM IS OVERFLOWING COOLANT WILL SPILL OUT DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THE REAR TIRE CAUSING LOSE OF TRACTION AND CONTROL. ...

ALL THESE MOTORCYCLES OVERHEAT AT SLOW SPEED. SOMEONE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO REAR TIRE SLIPPING ON SPILLED COOLANT. MR

OVERHEATS AT LESS THAN 20 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, COOLANT BOILS OVER AND DROPS IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE. COULD CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITION, AND PUTS DRIVER AND PASSENGER AT RISK OF BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES WHILE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF. MR

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEAT, DEALER REPAIR ON SEVERAL OCCASION CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. REGIONAL MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, COOLANT SPEWS ON TIRES CAUSING SLICK AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NLM *NLM *DT

Mileage: 10,050

TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS A TENDENCY TO GO INTO THE RED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE OWNER WAS INSTRUCTED BY HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND CHECK THE ANTI-FREEZE, FANS ARE RUNNING, ETC., THE PROBLEM ALSO EXSISTED WITH THE 2001 MODELS BUT WAS MODIFIED. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IS TELLING HIM THAT ...

MOTORCYCLE OVER HEATS AND COOLANT SPILT ONTO REAR TIRE. MR

MY 2002 GOLD WING WILL OVER-HEAT AT LOW SPEEDS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT WILD WEST HONDA SAID YOU MUST RIDE OVER 30 MPH !!! SOMETIMES THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN, FROM HONDA? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFO...

OVERHEATING CONDITION CAN BE REPEATED AT WILL. COOLING FANS BLOW INTO WIND NOT ALLOWING ENGINE TO BE COOLED PROPERLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 & 20 MPH.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND GENERAL MOTORING PUBLIC SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WITH THE HONDA GL1800 MODEL MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE TEMPERATURE RISES TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS INDICATED ON THE MANUFACTURERS TEMPERATURE GAUGE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT CITY SPEEDS OF LESS THAN APPROX. 30 MPH, OR WHEN DETAINED IN STOP...

DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND GENERAL MOTORING PUBLIC SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WITH THE HONDA GL1800 MODEL MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE TEMPERATURE RISES TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS INDICATED ON THE MANUFACTURERS TEMPERATURE GAUGE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT CITY SPEEDS OF LESS THAN APPROX. 30 MPH, OR WHEN DETAINED IN STOP...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IF FORCED TO TRAVEL AT CONSTANT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THE ENGINE WILL QUICKLY OVERHEAT INTO THE RED ZONE. THIS HAPPENS IN SLOW SEVERE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS UNLESS I CAN EITHER JUST STOP OR SPEED UP TO ABOVE 25 MPH. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER BUT SINCE IT HAS NOT LOSS FLUID I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT ...

THIS OVERHEAT PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ANY TIME MY SPEEDS ARE AT 10 TO 15MPH, SUCH AS STUCK IN SLOW TRAFFIC, REGARDLESS OF THE AMBIANT AIR TEMPERATURE. THE TEMP. GAUGE WILL RISE INTO THE "RED" ZONE VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE PULLED OVER TO LET IT COOL OFF OR WHEN TRAFFIC ALLOWS, I CAN GET BACK UP TO SPEED AND ...

HAS OVERHEATED 4 TIMES TO DATE AND NOTIFIED DEALER OF THE TROUBLE.*AK

VEHICLE GETS VERY HOT WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS ALLEVIATE PROBLEM. BOIL OVER OF COOLANT COULD CAUSE SAFETY HAZARD IF COOLANT CONTACTS REAR WHEEL.*AK

SERIOUSLY OVERHEATS IN TRAFFIC. MUST PULL OVER, CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS AND SPILLS COOLANT ON REAR TIRE. BECOMES VERY SLIPPERY AND LOSE OF TRACTION.*AK

MOTORCYCLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONSISTENTLY INDICATES OVERHEATING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 & 25 MPH, REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE AIR TEMP. HAS NOT SPILLED COOLANT YET THAT I AM AWARE OF, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE CERTAIN.*AK

IN TRAFFIC THE MOTORCYCLE WILL CONSISTENTLY REGISTER AS OVERHEATING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE FLUID GET ON THE REAR TIRE. DANGERIOUS =NERIOUS. *AK

THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS WITHIN MINUTES AT 20-25MPH RAPIDLY SENDING THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE INTO THE RED ZONE AND EXPELLING COOLANT VIA THE OVERFLOW TANK WHICH IS LOCATED JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAT WHEEL. THIS PROVIDES A VERY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RIDER AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SLIP...

THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WARRANTED SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH MAX, WITH LITTLE STOPPED TIME. MOTORCYCLE INDICATED OVERHEATED CONDITION BUT DID NOT SPILL COOLANT. ENGINE IS ENTIRELY MADE OF ALUMINUM AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL IF CONSTANTLY SUBJECTED TO OVERHEATED CONDITIONS. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DESIG...

DEFECTIVE-DESIGNED RADIATOR FANS RUN AGAINST INCOMING AIRFLOW, CAUSE OVERHEATING.*AK

THIS MOTORCYLE WILL RAPIDLY SHOW OVERHEATING TO THE REDLINE WHEN EXPOSED TO STANDARD URBAN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS SUCH AS 10-15 MPH CITY TRAFFIC. HAVE AS YET TO HAVE COOLANT OVERFLOW, BUT COOLANT OVER FLOW TANK IS LOACTED IN FRONT OF RAR WHEEL WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY IF COOLANT LEAK WENT ONTO PAVEMENT ...

ON THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE I RODE HOME THROUGH THE "MIXMASTER" IN DALLAS, TX AT A TIME WHEN, DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO FOR MANY MILES. I SOON NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GUAGE RISING TO THE HOT POINT ON THE INDICATOR. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE MOTORCYCLE COOL DOWN AND WAIT...

ON THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE I RODE HOME THROUGH THE "MIXMASTER" IN DALLAS, TX AT A TIME WHEN, DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO FOR MANY MILES. I SOON NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GUAGE RISING TO THE HOT POINT ON THE INDICATOR. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE MOTORCYCLE COOL DOWN AND WAIT...

HWY 101, AMBIANT TEMP. 95*, TRAFFIC CONGESTION 15 MPH FOR 11 MINUTES, OVER HEATED, SAME SITUATION HALF HOUR LATER. NEEDED TO PULL OF HWY TO COOL. NOT MUCH ROOM. NO FLUID OVERFLOW. CAN BE LIFE THREATING SITUATIONS DUE TO OVERHEATING. *AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS AT LOW SPEEDS CONSISTENTLY. *AK

OVERHEATED FIRST TIME INTO RED, NO COOLANT LOSS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL; OVERHEATED SECOND TIME WITH COOLANT LOSS, NOT ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL; ENGINE TEMP GAGE HAS CLIMBED TO ALMOST RED ZONE NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES WHILE...

COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS PEGGED TO HOT 2 TIMES, 1ST. TIME 1993DEGREES ON FREEWAY IN VERY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, 2ND. TIME 78 DEGREES GOING 5MPH.. *AK

COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS PEGGED TO HOT 2 TIMES, 1ST. TIME 1993DEGREES ON FREEWAY IN VERY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, 2ND. TIME 78 DEGREES GOING 5MPH.. *AK

WHEN RIDING MY GOLDWING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MILES AN HOUR, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE QUICKLY GOES TO FULL RED AND PINS THERE UNTIL I STOP OR GO FASTER. NIETHER OPTION IS A SAFE ONE IN TODAYS TRAFFIC. IF I WERE TO BOIL OVER, THE FLUID WILL POUR OUT IN FRONT OF MY REAR TIRE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM ...

OVERHEATS IN SLOW TRAFFIC, 15-20 MPH CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO BOIL OUT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. NLM

ENGINE OVERHEATS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AVERAGING 15 MPH. THIS CAN BE HAZARDOUS AS THE DRIVER MUST MONITOR TRAFFIC AND TEMPERATURE GUAGE SIMULTANEOUSLY. IF COOLANT SPILLS OVER, THE REAR TIRE MAY SLIP ON THE COOLANT CAUSING A CRASH. COOLANT WAS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL EACH TIME THE BIKE OVERHEATE...

ENGINE INDICATES OVERHEATED CONDITION DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION. COOLANT OVERFLOW IS DIRECTLY IN-LINE WITH REAR TIRE. *AK

COOLING SYSTEM NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. *AK

THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS OVERHEATED TO THE DANGER ZONE 3 TIMES WHILE RIDING A SLOW SPEEDS. I OWNED THE PREVIOUS MODEL ( A GL 1500 GOLD WING) AND IT NEVER OVERHEATED UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. IN FACT ON 2 OF THE OVERHEATING EVENTS I WAS RIDING IN THE COMPANY OF 2 OF THE OLDER 1500'S WHO HAD NO TRO...

WINDSHIELD HAS A RAINBOW EFFECT, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD, AND NEW ONE WAS OF THE SAME DESIGN. HONDA STATED ALL WINDSHIELDS WERE DESIGNED THIS WAY.*AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHES "RED " LINE WHEN MOTOR CYCLE IS DRIVEN AT 15 MPH FOR 5-10 MINS OF DRIVING. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHES "RED " LINE WHEN MOTOR CYCLE IS DRIVEN AT 15 MPH FOR 5-10 MINS OF DRIVING. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHES "RED " LINE WHEN MOTOR CYCLE IS DRIVEN AT 15 MPH FOR 5-10 MINS OF DRIVING. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHES "RED " LINE WHEN MOTOR CYCLE IS DRIVEN AT 15 MPH FOR 5-10 MINS OF DRIVING. *AK

WHEN OPERATING MOTORCYCLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR OTHER SLOW OPERATING CONDTIONS, BETWEEN 10-18 MILES PER HOUR, THE TEMPERATURE WILL IMMEDIATELY RISE INTO THE RED ZONE CAUSING SEVER OVERHEATING CONDITIONS. THE OVERFLOW TANK WILL THEN DEPOSIT ANTIFREEZE ON THE GROUND, AHEAD OF THE REAR TIRE. ON A MOTORCY...

WHEN OPERATING MOTORCYCLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR OTHER SLOW OPERATING CONDTIONS, BETWEEN 10-18 MILES PER HOUR, THE TEMPERATURE WILL IMMEDIATELY RISE INTO THE RED ZONE CAUSING SEVER OVERHEATING CONDITIONS. THE OVERFLOW TANK WILL THEN DEPOSIT ANTIFREEZE ON THE GROUND, AHEAD OF THE REAR TIRE. ON A MOTORCY...

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVEN AT MPH RANGE OF 10 TO 30 MPH. ABOVE 30 MPH STARTS TO COOL DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY ALL DO THAT. HONDA WON'T DICUSS. REQUIRES PULLING OUT OF TRAFFIC TO LET COOL DOWN. THIS PROBLEM IS REPEATALBE.*AK

THIS MOTORCYCLE CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS WHICH HONDA CORP REFUSES TO ADDRESS AND PRIMARILY BLAMES THE OPERATOR FOR IMPROPER USE.HONDA STATES THAT UNLESS THE MOTORCYCLE COOLANT OVERFLOWS THERE'S NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE RIDDEN AT LESS THAN 30MP...

BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATED (GAUGE DEEP IN THE RED) ON OUR FIRST TRIP. IT HAS SINCE OVERHEATED SIXTEEN MORE TIMES. HONDA SAYS TO IGNORE THE GUAGE BUT WILL NOT FIX THE GUAGE. I BELIEVE THE GUAGE IS WORKING BECAUSE I CAN FEEL THE EXCESS HEAT GENERATED ON MY LEGS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ANYTIME YO...

WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS TRAVELING AT 25MPH OR LESS TEMP GAUGE GOES INTO THE RED ZONE AND IF CONTINUE TO TRAVEL ANTIFREEZE SPEWS OUT OF OVER FLOW HOSE . WHEN THIS HAPPENS REAR WHEEL BECOMES SLIPPERY AND RESULTS IN LOSS OF TRACTION. POTENTIAL CRASH CAN RESULT.*AK

CONSTANT OVERHEATING OF THE 2002HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 IF YOU TRAVEL UNDER A CERTAIN SPEED .*AK

I NOW KNOW THAT THE GL 1800 HAS HAD OVER HEATING PROBLEMS SINCE THEY CAME OUT IN 2001. THIS MOTOR CYCLE OVER HEATS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE SHOP PERSONNEL TOLD ME TO, NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAUGE...TAKE OFF IN THIRD GEAR...RUN THE MOTOR CYCLE UNTIL IT BOILS OVER. THIS IS FURTHER REFLECTED BY...

CAME UPON ROAD CONSTRUCTION WHERE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO WITH IN ABOUT THREE TO FOUR MINUTES THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD MOVED INTO THE RED ZONE THE SECOND TIME THE GAUGE WAS COMPLETELY PEGGED. THIS WAS ON 7/26/02 WITH ABOUT 1870 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 8/24/02 AND AGAIN ...

I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF MAIN FRAME FAILURE ON HONDA GOLDWING (GL1800'S). TO THIS POINT, ALL REPORTS I'VE RECEIVED HAVE INVOLVED 2002 MODELS. I'M WORKING ON GETTING MORE DETAILS AND INFORMATION, BUT AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I OWN A 2003 MODEL, AND HAVE SEEN/HEARD NOTHING ABOUT TH...

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, DEALER TOLD ME THAT EVERYONE THAT BUYS A GL1800 IS BACK WITHIN 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE WITH SAME PROBLEM BUT AS OF NOW THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND COULD NOT GET ADMISSION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS ADMITTED TO ME...

OVERHEATS TO RED LINE BELOW 20 MPH (HEAVY TRAFFIC). MUST PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO COOL WHICH HAS LED TO NEAR MISSES BY OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

OVERHEATING OF ENGINE IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *AK

THIS WATER COOLED MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS EVERY TIME IT IS RIDEN SLOWER THAN 20MPH STOP & GO OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1 MILE OR IN ABOUT 8 MINUTES. THE RADIATOR OVERFLOWS AND GAUGE READINGS ARE IN THE RED. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN THE AIR TEMPATURE WAS LESS THAN 80 DEGRESS OUTSIDE. I AM CONCERNED ...

DRIVING SLOWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSES ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO GO IN THE RED. *AK

DRIVING SLOWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSES ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO GO IN THE RED. *AK

WHILE SEARCHING FOR PARKING LOCATION IN LARGE MALL, APPROX. 5-8 MIN., THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SUDDENLY SHOT UP TO THE RED LINE. I QUICKLY FOUND SPOT TO PARK MOTORCYCLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THIS MOTORCYCLE TO OVERHEAT IN TRAFFIC, PARKING SITUATIONS AND FUTURE LONG DISTANCE TRA...

TEMPERATURE GUAGE WENT TO THE RED ZONE WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS FORCED TO PULL INTO A VERY UNSAFE CONSTRUCTION SITE TO STOP AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN. C9NE. *AK

TEMPERATURE GUAGE WENT TO THE RED ZONE WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS FORCED TO PULL INTO A VERY UNSAFE CONSTRUCTION SITE TO STOP AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN. C9NE. *AK

MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT REPORTING SOONER. AFTER THE INCIDENT WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF BUYING THE MOTORCYCLE NEW, COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST WAS MOST DANGEROUR IN THAT I WAS GOING UP MT WASHINGTON ON A VERY NARROW ROAD. NEAR THE TOP I FINALLY EXCEEDED TEMPE...

TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES WHENEVER MOTORCYCLE IS DRIVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMP. DRIVING IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD OR A COUNTY PARK CAUSES TEMP GAUGE TO RISE TOWARD RED DANGER MARK. DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAINS, STEEP UPHILLS WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, TEMP GAUGE RISE...

ENGINE CONSISTENTLY OVERHEATS,DROPPING FLUIDS. FLUID OVERFLOW IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE, AND COOLANT LOSS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF CYCLE. HONDA HAS NOT REPAIRED AND SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM I HAVE TALKED VIA INTERNET TO HUNDREAD OF PEOPLE WITH SAME COMPLAINT AND HO...

ENGINE CONSISTENTLY OVERHEATS,DROPPING FLUIDS. FLUID OVERFLOW IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE, AND COOLANT LOSS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF CYCLE. HONDA HAS NOT REPAIRED AND SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM I HAVE TALKED VIA INTERNET TO HUNDREAD OF PEOPLE WITH SAME COMPLAINT AND HO...

VEHICLE OVERHEATS AT LOW SPEEDS FORCING OPERATOR TO PULL OVER AT UNSAFE LOCATIONS. *AK

COOLING SYS DESIGN ACTIVATES FANS BELOW 20MPH. AROUND 20MPH, IT APPEARS THAT THE FANS (BLOWING FORWARD) AND THE RAM AIR (BLOWING BACKWARD) CREATE STAGNANT AIR AT THE RADIATOR. THE RESULT IS CONSISTANT OVERHEATING AT OR AROUND 15-20MPH. WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE TEMP GUAGE GOES FROM NORMAL/MIDDLE TO RE...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY CONCERN WITH THIS 1 MONTH OLD MOTORCYCLE IS THAT IT EASILY RUNS TO THE TOP OF THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WHEN OPERATED AT AROUND 10-15 MPH REGARDLESS OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. IT ALSO SHOULD BE STATED HOW THIS DEFECT RELATES TO THE ISSUE OF SAFETY: FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING TO MONITOR THE ENGINE TEMPERATUR...

PULLING OFF ROAD ON INTERSTATE TO COOL DOWN IS NOT SAFE. WHEN TRAFFIC BACK UP AND CAUSES ME TO DRIVE AS A VERY SLOW SPEED THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS INTO THE READ ZONE ON THE TEMPERATURE. GAUGE. DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON A FIX OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET A...

I HAVE RIDDEN THE MOTORCYCLE FOUR TIMES IN TRAFFIC AND EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED A READING THAT ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL WAS UNSAFE TO THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS INNACCURATE AND THAT OVERHEATING ACTUALLY OC...

I HAVE RIDDEN THE MOTORCYCLE FOUR TIMES IN TRAFFIC AND EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED A READING THAT ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL WAS UNSAFE TO THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS INNACCURATE AND THAT OVERHEATING ACTUALLY OC...

ENGINE OVERHEATS, LEAVING VEHICLE DISABLED IN TRAFFIC (I.E. CONSTRUCTION ZONE) AND DRIVER EXPOSED TO SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY FROM PASSING TRAFFIC.*AK

NEARLY ALL 2001, 2002 & 2003 GOLDWING 1800 MOTORCYCLES HAS SERIOUS OVERHEATING PROBLEM WHEN DRIVEN 10-20 MPH. MUST BE PULLED OVER TO COOL. I WAS TRAVELING I90 THROUGH CHICAGO, ENGINE OVERHEATED 2X'S. DUE TO CONSTRUCTION WORK, NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. HONDA HAS NOT AD...

OVERHEATS ABOVE REDLINE WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. *AK

OVERHEATING AT LOW SPEEDS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVEN AT CONSTANT SPEEDS BELOW 18MPH.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS WHEN TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEED -- ABOUT 10- 15 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE BIKE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AS WELL AS CALLED HONDA AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS OVERHEATED, YOU HAVE TO STOP OR RUN THE RISK OF RUINING THE ENGINE. SINCE THIS OCCURS IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, IT IS ...

I ECHO THE SAME CONCERNS AS MANY OTHER GL1800 GOLDWING OWNERS.I HAVE EXPERIANCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE(FAILED RADIO SYSTEM, FAILED SADDLE BAG CONTROL CAMS,,,,,FRONT TIRE DEFLATION )BUT BY FAR THE MOST FRUSTRATING AND FLAT OUT DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE IS A FAILED COOLENT SYSTEM-(PEGGING...

I ECHO THE SAME CONCERNS AS MANY OTHER GL1800 GOLDWING OWNERS.I HAVE EXPERIANCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE(FAILED RADIO SYSTEM, FAILED SADDLE BAG CONTROL CAMS,,,,,FRONT TIRE DEFLATION )BUT BY FAR THE MOST FRUSTRATING AND FLAT OUT DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE IS A FAILED COOLENT SYSTEM-(PEGGING...

I ECHO THE SAME CONCERNS AS MANY OTHER GL1800 GOLDWING OWNERS.I HAVE EXPERIANCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE(FAILED RADIO SYSTEM, FAILED SADDLE BAG CONTROL CAMS,,,,,FRONT TIRE DEFLATION )BUT BY FAR THE MOST FRUSTRATING AND FLAT OUT DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE IS A FAILED COOLENT SYSTEM-(PEGGING...

ENGIN OVERHEATS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 15-20 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRES ARE BADLY WORN. SIZE#13070R18, 63H DOT#707EXDERA. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE HANDLEBARS EARLY JULY 2002. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION WORSENED WHEN TRAVELING A...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRES ARE BADLY WORN. SIZE#13070R18, 63H DOT#707EXDERA. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE HANDLEBARS EARLY JULY 2002. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION WORSENED WHEN TRAVELING A...

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED TO THE POINT OF RED LINING ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE ENGINE WAS VERY HOT. CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FAIRWAY CYCLE AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE HEAD MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE...

THE BIKE PEGS THE WATER TEMP GAUGE WHEN YOU TRAVEL BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MPH IN LOW GEAR. REPORTED TO HONDA AND MY DEALER. THEY STATE THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX. THEY SAY THE BIKE WAS NOT MADE TO BE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO FORCE HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM

MOTORCYCLE RUNS HOT WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 12 TO 15 MPH.*AK

THIS IS A MOTORCYCLE RELATED PROBLEM. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OWNERS OF 2001-2002 GOLDWINGS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. SPEWED COOLANT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. A SEIZED ENGINE ON THE EXPRESSWAY COULD SPELL DISASTER. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH...

LIGHT INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATEING ON DASH OF MOTORCYCLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. UNEVEN WEAR ON BOTH TIRES., CAUSING VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS BELOW 15-25MPH. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF ISSUE. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. *AK CONSUMER SPECULATES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TWO SIDED-MOUNTED RADIATORS, THERE IS LITT...

TRANSMISSION POPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DOWN SHIFTING SOMETIMES, LOCKING REAR TIRE USUALLY ENTERING A TURN. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN CONTINUALLY WORSE. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE WARRANTY MANAGER FOUND SAME PROBLEMS WHILE RIDING. THIS MOTORCYCLE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 4 WEEKS ON 7/21/02. THERE HAS B...

Mileage: 120

MORTORCYCLE WILL START TO VIBRATE WITH SPEEDS STARTING 38 MPH. OWNER HAS TAKEN MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS PERFORMED. CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, AND DEALERS ASKED CONSUMERTO PICK MOTORCYCLE IN SAME CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

FRONT OF MOTORCYCLE TIRE WAS CUPPING AND THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK*JB

THIS NEW GENERATION HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYLE RELEASED FOR MODEL YEAR 2001 HAS A COOLING DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DANGEROUSLY OVERHEAT WHEN CAUGHT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. YESTERDAY, (JUNE 30, 2002) MYSELF AND TWO OTHERS ALSO HAVING 2002 GOLDWINGS WERE RETURNING FROM A TRIP ...

THIS MOTORCYCLE PEGS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE RED WHENEVER IT IS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. IT HAS OVERFLOWED COOLANT ON ONE OCCASION. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE DUE TO THE COOLANT OVERFLOW BEING IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. HONDA OF AMERICA REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPAIR I...

THIS MOTORCYCLE PEGS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE RED WHENEVER IT IS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. IT HAS OVERFLOWED COOLANT ON ONE OCCASION. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE DUE TO THE COOLANT OVERFLOW BEING IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. HONDA OF AMERICA REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPAIR I...

WHILE RIDING BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC MY TEMPERATURE GUAGE "REDLINED". I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FAIRLY QUICKLY WHERE I WAITED 30 MINUTES FOR TEMP TO COME DOWN. I THEN PROCEEDED WHEN MOTORCYCLER COOLED ENOUGH. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT DEALER AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSED ...

WHILE RIDING BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC MY TEMPERATURE GUAGE "REDLINED". I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FAIRLY QUICKLY WHERE I WAITED 30 MINUTES FOR TEMP TO COME DOWN. I THEN PROCEEDED WHEN MOTORCYCLER COOLED ENOUGH. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT DEALER AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSED ...

THROTTLE STUCK OPEN IN THE MATTER OF FULL THROTTLE VERY HIGH RPMS . DRIVER LEFT THE ROADWAY . A GRASS AND DIRT SHOULDER IN ATTEMPTS TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN CAUSING 12 POINTS OF INITIAL CONTACT UNTIL VEHICLE AND DRIVER LANDED OFF ROADWAY NOT ENTERING A TRAFFICWAY AHEAD . INJURIES WHERE SERIOUS AND EMS W...

I HAVE AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM WITH MY GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. DEALER HAS DONE ALL HE CAN DO TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE HAS BEEN GREAT. BIKE WILL GIVE A INDICATION OF OVERHEATING BY THE TEMPERATURE DIAL GOING INTO THE RED OR HOT ZONE. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HONDA AS THE DEALER SAYS HE CAN DO NOTHING MOR...

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15-25MPH OVER A CONSTANT 5 TO 10 MINUTES PERIOD (TRAFFIC SITUATIONS) RESULTS IN THE OVERHEATING CONDITION (THE GUAGE READS IN THE RED ZONE). I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IF THE AN OVERHEAT CONDITION RESULTS IN THE BIKE DISCHARGING ANTI-FREEZE, IT IS DISCHARGED IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE ...

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS AT CERTAIN TIMES, RELFECTION OF ALL GL1800 GOLDWINGS. *AK

WHILE TOWING MOTORCYCLE HOME ON A TRAILER OWNER NOTICED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. THIS WAS DUE TO A GASKET IMPROPERLY PLACED. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *YD

THIS PROBLEM SHOWS UP EACH TIME I FIND MYSELF IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. BASICALLY, WHENEVER I AM MOVING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD, MOTORCYCLE'S TEMPERATURE GUAGE RISES TO THE REDLINE INDICATING AN OVERTEMP PROBLEM ,AND CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL OR, IF POSSIBLE, SPEED UP ...

THESE NEW GENERATION HONDA GL1800 GOLDWINGS (2001-2002) APPEAR TO HAVE A CONGENITAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. THE ENGINE HAS TWO SIDE MOUNTED FANS THAT ARE CONTROLLED TO COME ON WHEN THE BIKE IS TRAVELLING AT 15MPH OR SLOWER BECAUSE THE RUSH OF AMBIENT AIR IS TOO SLOW TO COOL THE ...

ENGINE OVERHEATS AND HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX, CLAIM IS NORMAL. *AK