2002 HONDA GL1800 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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 NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Mileage: 19,000

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 RIDING, OR IF THE BIKE IS STATIONARY, WHEN I OPEN THE THROTTLE TO 1500 RPM, THE ENGINE SPEED DROPS TO 1000 RPM AND THEN JUMPS BACK TO 1500 RPM. THIS WILL GO ON FOR AS LONG AS I HOLD THE THROTTLE AT 1500 RPM. WHILE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN THE BIKE IS STATIONARY, IT IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN RIDING. WHEN RIDING IN PARKING LOTS, IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS, I FREQUENTLY RUN THE ENGINE AROUND 1500 RPM AND WHEN I HIT THAT RPM, THE ENGINE SPEED DROPS WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE IN A SHARP TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED DROPPED. SINCE I CANNOT SAFELY WATCH THE TACHOMETER AND THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S VERY HARD TO DRIVE AROUND THAT ENGINE SPEED. NOT ONLY IS THIS BEHAVIOR ANNOYING WHILE RIDING, IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS AS I COULD BE INJURED IF THE BIKE FELL WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED DROPPED. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO HONDA OF MILPITAS IN JUNE 2004 TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS AN ECM MAPPING PROBLEM AND THAT AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THEM ANY TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM (R/O 94034826). *TR

Mileage: 4,500

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

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 DEFECT.*AK

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 THAT THE BIKE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE AND IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT REPAIRED. (WHEN THE CRUISE WAS SET AND IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 40 MPH WITHOUT A FIRM GRIP ON THE HANDLE BARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE) *CB THE BIKE ALSO HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WAS HOW THE BIKE WAS DESIGNED.*JB *CB

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 THE BIKE OVER ITS ORIGINAL DELIVERED STATE. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS THAT COULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE GL1800 MOTORCYCLES HAVE THIS INHERENT DEFECT AND OTHERS DO NOT. HONDA APPARENT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT RECTIFIED BY THEIR ECM RECALL. THE OVERHEATING MAKES THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE IN HEAVY, CONGESTED TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEEDS. HONDA SAYS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT OVERHEATS. SITTING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE L.A. FREEWAY ON A MOTORCYCLE ADJACENT TO CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND SCREACHING AUTO AND TRUCK BRAKES IS UNNERVING AND QUITE UNSAFE. AMERICAN HONDA'S V.P OF THE MOTORCYCLE DIVISION, RAY BLANK, HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO MY TWO COMPLAINT LETTERS APPEALING FOR HONDA TO CORRECT THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE RECALL REPAIR THAT HONDA IS UTILIZING DOESN'T WORK AND CORRET THE DEFECT FOR MANY GL1800 OWNERS. I ASK THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 400

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 THE FRONT TIRE, OVERHEATING, AND THE BREAKING OF SWING ARM FRAMES WITHOUT NOTICE. *PH

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 NEEDS TO BE MADE TO REPLACE THESE BIKES, NOT MODIFY THEM. MY FRAME IS NOT BROKEN BUT IS UNDER RECALL AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH OR WITH OUT THE FIX. *LA

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 COOPERATION AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK IN. I DID. AGAIN NOTHING. I AM NOT OVERSEAS AND HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE OCT 2002. I HAVEN'T RIDDEN THE BIKE AND WON'T RIDE AGAIN AS I AM IN THE MARINE CORPS STATIONED ABROAD UNTIL 2005. I FINALLY DISCOVERED THIS SITE AND REALIZED THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SELF-SAME PROBLEMS AS I AM HAVING. I HAVEN'T RIDDEN IT ENOUGH TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT AS OTHERS HAVE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES OR ANYTHING. HONDA HAS MY ADDRESS STATESIDE AND OVERSEAS AS I DO RECEIVE MY BILL HERE. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO REMEDY THESE MATTERS/CONCERNS OF US WHO HAVE PAID IN EXCESS OF $15,000.00? WHEN ONE SPENDS HIS/HER HARD EARNED MONEY ON "TOYS," WE EXPECT MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. *LA

Mileage: 9,000

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 HIGHWAY JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR TIRE. *SCC *JB

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 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 89 DEGREES. HONDA HAS RECENTLY BEGUN A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND INSPECT/REPLACE THE HEADS AND RADIATORS. QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ON MANY OF THE GL1800 WEB SITES AS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REPLACING THE ECM. THERE ARE SOME OWNERS WHO HAVE SEEN POOR RESULTS FROM THE ECM REPLACEMENT AND SOME HAVE REPORTED PERFORMANCE AND GAS MILEAGE REDUCTIONS WITH THE NEW ECM. SOME OWNERS STATE THAT THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN MAY JUST MASK THE EFFECTS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE BY RECALIBRATING THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE. AS STATED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO THE GL1800 OVERHEATING POPULATION AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR HONDA'S ACTIONS TO ENSURE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE IMPLEMTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE COMPLETELY.*AK

Mileage: 4,500

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

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 TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT DOWN. *JB

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 WHICH CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO OVERHEAT. THIS OVERHEATING COULD CAUSE INJURY IF THE OVERHEATING CAUSES COOLANT TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE VENT TUBE WHICH WOULD EXPEL COOLANT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. *JB

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 MANUFACTURING. HONDA DESIGNED THE RADIATOR FANS TO BLOW THE AIR FOWARD UP TO A SPEED OF 15 MPH. ANY FASTER THAN THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF AND ALLOW THE AMBIENT AIR TO PUSH THROUGH THE RADIATORS IN THE NORMAL DIRECTION. APPARENTLY THIS WAS DONE TO TRY TO KEEP SOME HEAT OFF OF THE RIDER AT LOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAVELLING 10MPH IN WARM CONDITIONS THE 10MPH INCOMING AIR IS FIGHTING AGAINST THE AIR FROM THE FANS. THIS CAUSES LITTLE OR NO AIR GOING ACROSS THE RADIATOR FINS, THUS CAUSING THE OVERHEATING CONDITION. IF THE BIKE IS STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER, THE FANS WILL PUSH THE AIR FOWARD AND ALLOW THE BIKE TO SLOWLY COOL DOWN. THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, AND IF THE BIKE OVERHEATS THE COOLANT OVERFLOW FROM THE RADIATORS IS AIMED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. A SITUATION THAT CAN CERTAINLY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE FANS NEED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RADIATORS SO THEY CAN PULL THE AIR THROUGH. IN THE DIRECTION THAT NATURE INTENDED. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FOR THEM TO REMEDY THIS. I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT, BUT SO FAR THEY ARE IN DENIAL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE. I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK ME AND MY WIFES LIFE. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT WITH PLEASURE IN MIND. IF NOTHING IS DONE TO ALLEVIATE THIS I WILL HAVE HONDA BUY THE BIKE BACK FROM ME WITH NEW JERSEYS TOUGH LEMON LAW.

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

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 SITUATION, PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY FOR HALF HOUR. BY THEN TRAFFIC HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL FLOW AND BIKE OPERATED NORMALLY. DT

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 RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE AND DON'T BE CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS A BIG PROBLEM AND HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR REFUND MY PURCHASE MONEY. DT

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 TO FILL IT TWICE. THE FIRST 1 PINT AND TWO WEEKS AGO 1/2 PINT. THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST ON A LIGHT RIDE IT OVER HEATED ON ME, I WAS WITH A GROUP DRIVING SLOW TO SEE LIGHTS, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS IN THE RED BEFORE I NOTICED IT. DT

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 MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE UNIT IN JULY OF 2001. I HAVE HAD IT REPEAT THE OVERHEATING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY UP TO SEVERAL WEEKS IN A ROW. IT IS TIME THEY DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THE MOTORCYCLE SAFER TO RIDE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY MYSELF AND MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE FACED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. DT

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. MR

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 THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. NLM

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 INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

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 AND GO CONGESTION TRAFFIC WITH THE SAME SPEED EXAMPLE. THE CONDITION SEVERLY DISTRACTS AND IMPEDES THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND EFFECTS NOT ONLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUT OTHER MOTORIST AS WELL, WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR IS TRYING TO RELOCATE THEMSELVES INTO A PLACE THAT WOULD ALLOW ENGINE TEMP. TO RETURN TO NORMAL IE: ( FIND A PLACE TO PARK, OUT OF TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW THE FOWARD DESIGNED AIR FLOW OF FANS TO RETURN COOLANT TEMP TO NORMAL AFTER TIME, OR SPEED UP ENOUGH TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL AIR FLOW THRU RADIATORS TO ALLOW ENGINE TEMPS TO RETURN TO NORMAL. ) EITHER SITUATION CAN AND DOES PLACE PEOPLE IN A DANGEROUS UNSAFE SITUATION. SHOULD THE REPEATABLE AND PREDICTABLE LOW MPH HIGH ENGINE TEMP. REACH THE POINT OF COOLANT OVERFLOW, EITHER BY NOT BEING ABLE TO RELOCATE THE MACHINE TO ALLOW COOLING AS STATED ABOVE, OR GO UNNOTICED BY NORMAL DRIVING DISTRACTIONS, THE DRAIN TUBE IS LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO ALLOW COOLANT TO BE EXPELLED IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE REAR TIRE, THUS CAUSING AN ADDITIONAL UNSAFE CONDITION WHEREBY TRACTION WOULD BE COMPROMISED. THIS MODEL MACHINE IS SAFETY COMPROMISED WITH ITS INABILITY TO PROPERLY DEAL WITH ENGINE TEMPERATURES UNDER NORMAL EVERYDAY LOW SPEED, AND OR STOP AND GO DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH. THE POTENTIAL SITUATION(S) WHEREBY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BY TRYING TO AVOID OR REMEDY HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND OR LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT OVERFLOW AT THE SPEEDS I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT SEVERLY COMPROMISE THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE MODELS.*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 AND GO CONGESTION TRAFFIC WITH THE SAME SPEED EXAMPLE. THE CONDITION SEVERLY DISTRACTS AND IMPEDES THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND EFFECTS NOT ONLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUT OTHER MOTORIST AS WELL, WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR IS TRYING TO RELOCATE THEMSELVES INTO A PLACE THAT WOULD ALLOW ENGINE TEMP. TO RETURN TO NORMAL IE: ( FIND A PLACE TO PARK, OUT OF TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW THE FOWARD DESIGNED AIR FLOW OF FANS TO RETURN COOLANT TEMP TO NORMAL AFTER TIME, OR SPEED UP ENOUGH TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL AIR FLOW THRU RADIATORS TO ALLOW ENGINE TEMPS TO RETURN TO NORMAL. ) EITHER SITUATION CAN AND DOES PLACE PEOPLE IN A DANGEROUS UNSAFE SITUATION. SHOULD THE REPEATABLE AND PREDICTABLE LOW MPH HIGH ENGINE TEMP. REACH THE POINT OF COOLANT OVERFLOW, EITHER BY NOT BEING ABLE TO RELOCATE THE MACHINE TO ALLOW COOLING AS STATED ABOVE, OR GO UNNOTICED BY NORMAL DRIVING DISTRACTIONS, THE DRAIN TUBE IS LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO ALLOW COOLANT TO BE EXPELLED IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE REAR TIRE, THUS CAUSING AN ADDITIONAL UNSAFE CONDITION WHEREBY TRACTION WOULD BE COMPROMISED. THIS MODEL MACHINE IS SAFETY COMPROMISED WITH ITS INABILITY TO PROPERLY DEAL WITH ENGINE TEMPERATURES UNDER NORMAL EVERYDAY LOW SPEED, AND OR STOP AND GO DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH. THE POTENTIAL SITUATION(S) WHEREBY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BY TRYING TO AVOID OR REMEDY HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND OR LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT OVERFLOW AT THE SPEEDS I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT SEVERLY COMPROMISE THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE MODELS.*AK

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 A PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES.*AK

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 IT WILL COOL OFF.*AK

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 SLIPPERY NATURE OF ANTI-FREEZE.*AK

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 DESIGN OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE COOLING FANS CANNOT OVERCOME DUCTED AIR WHEN THE BIKE IS RUN BETWEEN 10-35 MPH FOR CONTINUAL PERIODS.*AK

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 FRONT OF REAR TIRE. JUST WANTED TO GET MY NAME ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SPECIFIC PRONBLEM WITH THIS MODEL; SO MAYBE HONDA WILL GET IT TOGETHER AND LET US OWNERS KNOW OF AND ENACT A SOLUTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE REPARTED DEALERS AND HONDA DENYING A PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS, SO I HOPE TO SHOEW THAT THIS CONDITION IS NOT AN ISOLATED FEW MACHINES IN A LARGE PRODUSTION RUN. THANKS, JOHN. *AK

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 WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR TO PROCEDE HOME. I HAVE NOT PUUT MYSELF IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATION AS YET ALTHOUGH I COULD FIND MYSELF THERE AT ANY TIME. THE OVER HEATING OF THE ENGINE IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS IN A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK

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 WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR TO PROCEDE HOME. I HAVE NOT PUUT MYSELF IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATION AS YET ALTHOUGH I COULD FIND MYSELF THERE AT ANY TIME. THE OVER HEATING OF THE ENGINE IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS IN A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK

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 CRUISING NEIGHBORHOODS LOOKING AT REAL ESTATE OR WHILE BEING CAUGHT IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. ONLY DUMPED COOLANT ONE TIME WHEN NOT ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL DOWN, OTHERWISE, IT WOULD HAVE LOST COOLANT SEVERAL MORE TIMES.*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

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 IS WIDE SPREAD AND HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT IN THE THREE YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS GOLDWING.*AK

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 OVERHEATED. NLM

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 TROUBLE AT ALL. MY CONCERN, AND IT SHOULD BE YOURS AS WELL, IS THE OVERHEATED COOLING SYSTEM DUMPING COOLANT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF MY REAR WHEEL. THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. IT APPEARS THAT THE FACTORY HAS CHANGED THE AIRFLOW DIRECTION AT LOW SPEEDS IN THIS MODEL.*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 MOTORCYCLE THIS CAN BE A DEADLY CONDITION. HONDA DENIES PROBLEM EXISTS AND ADVISES RIDERS TO EITHER IGNORE GAUGE OR DO NOT RIDE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. THIS IS COMPLETLY UNACCEPTABLE AND THE HONDA MOTORCYCLE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.*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 MOTORCYCLE THIS CAN BE A DEADLY CONDITION. HONDA DENIES PROBLEM EXISTS AND ADVISES RIDERS TO EITHER IGNORE GAUGE OR DO NOT RIDE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. THIS IS COMPLETLY UNACCEPTABLE AND THE HONDA MOTORCYCLE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.*AK

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 30MPH.ALUMINUM HEADS ON THE MOTOR WILL NOT TAKE CONSTANT 260DEG HEAT WITHOUT EVENTUALLY FAILING.THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON AN 18K+$ BIKE AND HONDAS RESPONSE HAS BEEN HORRIBLE.HE MOTORCYCLE WILL. *AK

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 YOU ARE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. HONDA SAYS TO DRIVE IN 3RD GEAR. I TRIED THIS AND IT DOES NOT PREVENT THE BIKE FROM OVERHEATING. I OVERHEAT ANYTIME I GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN I AM CRUISING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OBEYING THE SPEED LIMIT OR SIMPLY ENJOYING A SCENIC DRIVE. I OFTEN NEED TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN CAUSING DISRUPTIONS IN THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHICH I FEEL ARE VERY UNSAFE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LEMON BECAUSE HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I WOULD SINCERELY LIKE TO GET MY MONEY BACK. I BOUGHT THIS BIKE THINKING HONDA HAD AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION. THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE THE EASY WAY (IGNORE THE CONSUMER'S SAFETY PROBLEMS) OUT. PLEASE, CAN YOU PROD THEM INTO RESPONDING TO THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU. [XXX] P.S. I HAVE RIDDEN MOTORCYCLES FOR 33 YEARS. I AM RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL'S RECCOMENDATIONS. HONDA WANTS ME TO IGNORE THE MANUAL!*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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 THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE THAT CONTACTED ME. THE SHOP, NOR HONDA WILL PUT ANYTHING IN WRITING. THIS ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND YOU CAN NOT GET OFF OF THE ROAD.*AK

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 IT WAS IN SLOW MOVING CONSTRUCTOIN AREA THI IS THE THIRD TIME NOW THAT IT HAS OVER HEATED. THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 3871 MILES ON IT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS WITH THE 2002 GOLDWING.

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 THAT THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS MADE. PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE GL1800.ORG THERE IS A LINK FOR OVERHEATING ISSUES WITH MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS.*AK

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 WITH HAVING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC WITH AN OVERHEATING MOTORCYCLE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW OF A FIX, WAITING FOR HONDA OF AMERICA TO COME OUT WITH A FIX, WHICH DOE NOT APPEAR TO BE AVIALABLE.*AK

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 TRAVELING TRIPS!*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

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 TEMPERATURE REDLINE IN SPITE OF USING ALL RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. THE MANUAL SAID TO STOP AND LET FANS COOL. ON A 12' WIDE ROAD WITH NO BARRIER TO GOING OVER, THIS WAS DIFFICULT. I KEPT HAVING TO DO THIS. FINALLY HAD TO TURN AROUND ON DIRT PORTION TRYING TO BALANCE M/C WHILE DOING U-TURN AT WALKING SPEED-FORWARD, BACK, FORWARD, UNTIL TURNED AROUND. NEARLY LOST BALANCE SEVERAL TIMES IN FRONT OF CARS ANXIOUS TO PASS. IN BOSTON COMMUTER TRAFFIC, IT HAPPENS WHENEVER CONGESTED WITH SPEEDS 15-20 MPH FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. VERY NERVE-RACKING TO BE WATCHING GUAGE HEAD FOR RED AND MANEUVER TOWARD BREAKDOWN LANE SIDE AS IT GETS TO REDLINE TO PRESERVE WARRANTY IN MIDST OF ANGRY TRAFFIC. OTHERWISE, MANUAL SAYS WE VOID WARRANTY BY MISTREATING. REPORT TO DEALER RESULTED IN MFR SAYING NOT DESIGNED FOR THOSE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. DEALER SAID COOLING SYSTEM CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN REGULARLY IN HOT AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. IF OVERHEATING IS ONLY WHEN COOLANT COMES OUT (ACCORDING TO MFR), THEN SLIPPERY COOLANT DUMPS STRAIGHT TO REAR TIRE. CAN'T AFFORD TO TEST TRACTION! *AK

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 RISES TO RED MARK. OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TO PULL OVER IF TEMP GAUGE RISES TO RED MARK. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE WITHOUT POSSIBLE INJURY IF THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT STOPPING TRAFFIC OR FALLING OFF EDGE OF ROAD IF THERE IS NO SHOULDER. COOLANT CAN SPILL OUT FROM OVERHEATING, CAUSING REAR TIRE TO SKID OR SLIP, CAUSING INJURY OF RIDER OR PASSENGER.*AK

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 HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. DEALER TOLD ME NOT TO BOTH HIM ANYMORE. MOTORCYCLE HAS OVERHEATED 4 TIMES AND LOST COOLANT 4 TIMES IN 2K MILES. HONDA SAYS IT IS NOT OVERHEATED UNTIL COOLANT IS LOST ( RIGHT IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE).*AK

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 REDLINE. MAJORITY OF THIS MODELS OWNERS ARE REPORT THE SAME THING ON WEBSITES SUCH AS: WWW.GL1800.ORG. *AK

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 TEMPERATURE GAUGE WHILE DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS ...THIS IS PROVEN WITH CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING--VERY DISTRACTING AND EVEN MORE SO IF YOU ARE CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE MAY GET TOO HOT AND SEIZE, CAUSING DEATH OR INJURY. I CALLED HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION; WHO HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS CONDITION, BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS CONDITION.*AK

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 AND FOUND MANY OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

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 OCCURRED ONLY WHEN COOLANT WAS DISPERSED FROM THE COOLING TANK, CONTRARY TO WHAT IS STATED IN THE MANUAL. THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATES ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WHEN RUNNING IN THE RED ZONE, IT IS HARD TO SHIFT AND EXTREMELY HOT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT RIDING AT THESE CONSTANT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES IS SAFE FOR THE ENGINE OR THE RIDER. ADDITIONALLY, INDEPENDANT TESTING OF THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONFIRMS THE DEGREE AT WHICH THE ENGINE IS OPERATING AT POTENTIAL PROLONGED PERIODS IS INDEED EXCESSIVE AND DAMAGING. THIS CAUSES ONE TO HAVE TO FIND ANY SHOULDER, GRASS AREA OR CURB TO PULL OVER EVERYTIME ONE IS STUCK IN TRAFFIC WHICH IS A NORMAL OCCURANCE IN EVERYDAY RIDING. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS IN TRAFFIC WHERE ANY OTHER VEHICLE FAIRS JUST FINE.

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 OCCURRED ONLY WHEN COOLANT WAS DISPERSED FROM THE COOLING TANK, CONTRARY TO WHAT IS STATED IN THE MANUAL. THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATES ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WHEN RUNNING IN THE RED ZONE, IT IS HARD TO SHIFT AND EXTREMELY HOT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT RIDING AT THESE CONSTANT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES IS SAFE FOR THE ENGINE OR THE RIDER. ADDITIONALLY, INDEPENDANT TESTING OF THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONFIRMS THE DEGREE AT WHICH THE ENGINE IS OPERATING AT POTENTIAL PROLONGED PERIODS IS INDEED EXCESSIVE AND DAMAGING. THIS CAUSES ONE TO HAVE TO FIND ANY SHOULDER, GRASS AREA OR CURB TO PULL OVER EVERYTIME ONE IS STUCK IN TRAFFIC WHICH IS A NORMAL OCCURANCE IN EVERYDAY RIDING. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS IN TRAFFIC WHERE ANY OTHER VEHICLE FAIRS JUST FINE.

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 ADDRESSED PROBLEM, DESPITE NUMERIOUS COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS. NOW STARTING 3RD YEAR OF SALES. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *AK

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 VERY DANGEROUS TO STOP, SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU DON'T STOP AND THE ENGINE SEIZES, THAT WILL BE EVEN A GREATER DANGER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT REALLY OVERHEATING BUT MERELY A GAUGE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE MOTORCYCLE CLEARLY IS RUNNING VERY HOT WHICH CAUSES OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS SURGING, DIFFICULTIES SHIFTING, DIFFICULTIES IN ACCELERATING, ETC. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED IN THE 2001 MODELS AS WELL.*AK

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

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 VEHICLE WAS NEVER CHECKED FOR OVER HEATING. IT WAS SAID SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT SPILL COOLANT IT WASN'T OVERHEATING. CONSUMER REQUESTS A FIX FOR THE VEHICLE BY HONDA. *JG

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 THIS M/C. THE COOLING FANS BLOW FORWARD AT SPEEDS AROUND 10 OR 15 MILES PER HOUR. IF THESE SPEEDS ARE SUSTAINED (TRAFFIC PROBLEMS RELATED TO DOT OR ACCIDENT), THE BIKE OVERHEATS BECAUSE THE INCOMING AIR IS CANCELLED OUT BY THE FORWARD BLOWING FANS CAUSING STAGNANT AIR AROUND AROUND THE RADIATORS. HONDA BASICALLY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN FLAW AND BLAMES IT ON THE GAUGE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GO BEYOND HONDA'S STONEWALLING AND CHECK THIS SITUATION OUT BEFORE SOMEONE RIDING THIS M/C IS HURT AS A RESULT OF THE OVERHEATING ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM. THANKS. *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 LITTLE OR NO AIRFLOW OR AIR CONDUCTION ACROSS THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. DEALERSHIP ADVISED TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED REGARDING THIS CONDITION. *TT

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 AND FOUND OURSELVES IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC BACKUP IN A ROAD CONSTRUCTION AREA ON US INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. ALL 3 GOLDWINGS OVERHEATED IN THE STOP AND GO, SINGLE LANE CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR ANY OF US TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO SHUT THE MOTORCYCLES OFF TO COOL. WE WERE ULTIMATELY FORCED TO DRIVE ON THE NARROE TEMPORARY RIGHT SHOULDER AT HIGH ENOUGH SPEEDS TO ALLOW THE RUSHING AIR TO COOL THE ENGINE ENOUGH TO KEEP IT FROM BLOWING UP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THOSE CAUGHT IN THE TRAFFIC BACKUP THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER TO ELLUDE THE CONGESTION AND PEOPLE STARTED PULLING THEIR VEHICLES OUT IN FRONT OF US AS WE PROCEEDED ALONG THE SHOULDER STRIP. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD CONDITION WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL BIKE THAT HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF YET REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THEY WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO TELL EVERYONE CALLING IN ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO NOT WORRY ABOUT RIDING IT WITH THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE IN THE RED ZONE UNLESS IT SPEWS COOLANT...EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TUBE DISCHARGES THE COOLANT ON THE GROUND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL, WHICH IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ANTIFREEZE CAN CAUSE THE REAR TIRE TO LOSE GRIP ON THE ROADWAY. BY OFFICIALLTY ADVISING US ALL TO JUST KEEP RIDING WITH THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE IN THE RED ZONE, HONDA IS DIRECTLY CONTRADICTING THE DIRECTIVE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES IF THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE ENTERS THE RED TO ZONE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. CONTINUING TO DRIVE WILL VOID THE WARRANTY. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US ALL. IT'S HARD TO FIGHT A BIG CO WITHOUT HELP!*

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 IT. I HAVE READ MANY MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL SUPOSE IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE HAVING AN ACCIDENT BEFORE HONDA WILL TAKE NOTICE. I HOPE NOT.*AK

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 IT. I HAVE READ MANY MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL SUPOSE IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE HAVING AN ACCIDENT BEFORE HONDA WILL TAKE NOTICE. I HOPE NOT.*AK

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 SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS. I AM A MEMBER OF A LARGE "GOLDWING CLUB" AND HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA'S REPLY IS THAT THE BIKE IS NOT OVERHEATING IT IS JUST A "PERCEPTION" THAT IT IS. THS WAS NO PERCEPTION ... THE GUAGE PEGGED OUT OVER THE REDLINE AND THERE WAS MUCH HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE GL1800 HAS AN AL BLOCK AND I AM CONCERNED THAT DAMAGE MAY BE DONE BY THE "PERCEIVED" OVERHEATING. HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE SITUATION AS I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND THE ANSWERS THEY RECEIVE FROM HONDA. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO FORCE HONDA TO FIX THIS VERY REAL PROBLEM. THE VENT TUBE IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE! IF THE BIKE STARTS TO SPEW COOLANT IN FRONT OF TIRE THIS WILL BE A VERY SCARY, SLIPPERY RIDE! HELP. *AK

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 SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS. I AM A MEMBER OF A LARGE "GOLDWING CLUB" AND HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA'S REPLY IS THAT THE BIKE IS NOT OVERHEATING IT IS JUST A "PERCEPTION" THAT IT IS. THS WAS NO PERCEPTION ... THE GUAGE PEGGED OUT OVER THE REDLINE AND THERE WAS MUCH HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE GL1800 HAS AN AL BLOCK AND I AM CONCERNED THAT DAMAGE MAY BE DONE BY THE "PERCEIVED" OVERHEATING. HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE SITUATION AS I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND THE ANSWERS THEY RECEIVE FROM HONDA. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO FORCE HONDA TO FIX THIS VERY REAL PROBLEM. THE VENT TUBE IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE! IF THE BIKE STARTS TO SPEW COOLANT IN FRONT OF TIRE THIS WILL BE A VERY SCARY, SLIPPERY RIDE! HELP. *AK

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 MORE FOR ME. I HAVE LOST COOLANT FLUID ON 2 OCCASIONS. RESPONSE TO ME FROM HONDA IS THAT THE BIKE WILL DO THAT AND TO DRIVE IT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS THERE HAS BEEN FLUID LOSS. IT OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. ONCE SPEED GOES UP TO 30 MPH OR SO, GAUGE WILL SLOWLY COME DOWN. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY HONDA THAT WHEN IT OCCURS THAT I SHOULD "PULL OVER AND LET BIKE COOL DOWN". MANY OTHER 01-02 GOLD WINGS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE OTHER ONERS ARE GIVEN THE SAME ANSWERS THAT I GOT. IF THERE IS COOLANT LOST IT GOES DOWN OVERFLOW TUBE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO IN MANY PLACES YOU CANNOT JUST "PULL OVER AND STOP" DUE TO LACK OF SHOULDERS AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG GOLD WING OWNERS. HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. FANS BLOW AIR OUT FRONT OF BIKE UNTIL SPEEDS REACH 15 MPH THAN FANS TURN OFF. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT 15 MPH IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC AND THERE IS A 15 MPH TAILWIND THERE IS NO AIR FLOW AND BIKE OVERHEATS. IF YOU ARE ON A HILL AND DUE TO TRAFFIC ARE FORCED TO REMAIN IN 1ST GEAR, BIKE WILL OVERHEAT IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES CAN BE DUPLICATED ON ANY 01-02 HONDA GOLDWING.*AK

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 WHICH COULD CAUSE REDUCED ROAD TRACTION. THIS CONDITION IS CAUSING RIDERS TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN SOMETIMES DANGEROUS SITUTATIONS. HONDA RESPONSE IS TO IGNORE THE GAUGE AND RIDE ON EVEN THOUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS OTHERWISE.*AK

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 OVER 30MPH TO CAUSE AIRFLOW TO BRING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN. WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT HONDA TOLD THEM THAT THEY DESIGNED THE BIKE FOR TOURING, NOT STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.*AK

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 BY ITSELF AT THOSE SLOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN THE BIKE IS TRAVELING BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 16 MPH AND 25 MPH. THE SPEEDS IN BETWEEN THE POINT WHERE THE FANS ARE CONTROLLED TO KICK IN (15MPH OR BELOW) AND THE POINT WHERE THE AMBIENT AIR IS FLOWING OVER THE ENGINE FAST ENOUGH TO COOL IT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE FANS. (25MPH) AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS SUCH AS ONE REGULARLY FINDS IN HEAVY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTS TO RAPIDLY CLIMB INTO THE RED "DANGER" ZONE. BOILOVER CAN OCCUR DEPENDING UPON WHETHER ONE IMMEDIATELY PULLS THE BIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET IT COOL,(WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON URBAN EXPRESSWAYS) OR FIND A WAY TO GET ON TO ANOTHER ROAD SOMEHOW WHERE SPEED CAN BE INCREASED TO COOL IT DOWN. THE COOLING SYSTEM DOES AN ADEQUATE JOB IN ALL OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES I'VE ENCOUNTERED SO FAR...OUTSIDE OF WHAT OCCURS FROM BEING IN THESE CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE AN ONGOING SPEED OF BETWEEN 16-25 MPH. TO THIS POINT, HONDA SEEMS CONTENT TO DISMISS THE ISSUE AS NOT BEING A PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO THERMOSTATICALLY TRIGGER WHEN THE FANS COME ON, BASED ON TEMPERATURE NOT SPEED OF TRAVEL, JUST LIKE THE DESIGN THEY HAD ON PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. THEY WORKED JUST GREAT.*AK

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