2005 HONDA GL1800 Problems & Recalls

I HAVE A 2005 GOLWING GL1800. THE HEATING GAUGE MARKS TO THE RED LINE (HOT) WHEN CLIMBING ROADS. WHEN I STOP THE MOTORCYCLE AND TURNED OFF, I DON'T HEAR THE NOICE OF BOILING WATER AND I DON'T FEEL IT TOO HOT. IN APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES OF TURNED OFF, I START THE MOTOR AGAIN AND THE GAUGE MARK JUST...

Mileage: 22,500

THE FRONT END SHAKES WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 MPH AND 45 MPH. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD CORRECT THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, (OWNER).

Mileage: 22,789

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE DRAGGING INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V472000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND 11V567000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ...

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGE. A DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BUT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 22,000

I OWN A 2005 HONDA GL1800. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR WHAT ITS REFER TO "PARADE" RIDING, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO OVERHEAT AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES INTO THE HOT ZONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OPERATE. WHEN RUNNING AT IDLES SPEED WITH BIKE PARKED, IT RETURNS TO ITS NORMAL TEMPERATURE. I HAVE TAK...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH A CALIFORNIA FLIGHT CONVERSION COBRA TRIC. HE STATED THAT THE TRIC BRAKE CALIPER, WHICH WAS BOLTED TO THE SUSPENSION UNIT, SHATTERED AND DETACHED FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...

Mileage: 16,000

A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO 5TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO GO INTO A SORT OF FALSE NEUTRAL WITH A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND JERKING THE BIKE. SOMETIMES THIS WILL HAPPEN IN 4TH GEAR AS WELL WITH THE SAME LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. IN PARKING LOTS, AFTER RELEASING THE THROTTLE TO SLOW DOWN WHIL...

Mileage: 2,000

EMAIL RE A DEFECT ON HIS 2005 HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800 MOTORCYCLE, THE RIGHT FOOT PEG BROKE OFF WHEN HE STOOD UP TO DISMOUNT THE BIKE, FEELS THERE MAY BE A CASTING DEFECT. *KB

I RIDE A 2005 GL1800 THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I HAD A MEETING IN TOWN TO ATTEND AND THE WEATHER BEING REASONABLE NICE AND THE ROADS DRY, I DECIDED TO RIDE. I GOT TO THE PARKING LOT AND SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN WITH THE SIDESTAND FIRMLY IN PLACE. WHEN I STOOD UP ON THE PEGS TO DISMOUNT A...

I RIDE A 2005 GL1800 THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I HAD A MEETING IN TOWN TO ATTEND AND THE WEATHER BEING REASONABLE NICE AND THE ROADS DRY, I DECIDED TO RIDE. I GOT TO THE PARKING LOT AND SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN WITH THE SIDESTAND FIRMLY IN PLACE. WHEN I STOOD UP ON THE PEGS TO DISMOUNT A...

HONDA 2005 GL 1800 OVERHEATING. ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS RIDING WITH OTHER GL 1800S IN TRAFFIC, MY GL 1800 TEMP GAUGE WENT UP TO RED. DID NOT BOIL OVER. ONE TIME I WAS RIDING IN A TUNNEL WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE. TEMP GAUGE WENT UP TO RED AGAIN, SPEED WAS ABOUT 45 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 14,500

HONDA 2005 GL 1800 OVERHEATING. ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS RIDING WITH OTHER GL 1800S IN TRAFFIC, MY GL 1800 TEMP GAUGE WENT UP TO RED. DID NOT BOIL OVER. ONE TIME I WAS RIDING IN A TUNNEL WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE. TEMP GAUGE WENT UP TO RED AGAIN, SPEED WAS ABOUT 45 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 14,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA GL1800. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED INTO THE HOT ZONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDLES AND THEN RETURNS TO ITS NORMAL TEMPERATURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,0...

Mileage: 29,000

1)- STEERING SHAKES AND EVENTUALLY (PROGRESSIVELY) WOBBLES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ON A 2005 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO KNOWN PROCEDURES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAPPENS EVERY TIME. AS IT GETS WORSE, IT CAN LEAD TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO INJURY OR...

Mileage: 10,500

1)- STEERING SHAKES AND EVENTUALLY (PROGRESSIVELY) WOBBLES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ON A 2005 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO KNOWN PROCEDURES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAPPENS EVERY TIME. AS IT GETS WORSE, IT CAN LEAD TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO INJURY OR...

Mileage: 10,500

1)- STEERING SHAKES AND EVENTUALLY (PROGRESSIVELY) WOBBLES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ON A 2005 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO KNOWN PROCEDURES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAPPENS EVERY TIME. AS IT GETS WORSE, IT CAN LEAD TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO INJURY OR...

Mileage: 10,500

THE 2005 GOLD WING HAS A FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH IS EXPERIENCED ON DECELERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, STEERING HEAD BEARINGS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR OF BIKE. HONDA AMERICA ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THER...

Mileage: 1

THE 2005 GOLD WING HAS A FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH IS EXPERIENCED ON DECELERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, STEERING HEAD BEARINGS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR OF BIKE. HONDA AMERICA ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THER...

Mileage: 1

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE BIKE VIBRATES BADLY, SHAKING THE HANDLE BARS WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BIKE. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE BIKE WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS COMMON AND REPLACING ...

Mileage: 1

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE BIKE VIBRATES BADLY, SHAKING THE HANDLE BARS WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BIKE. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE BIKE WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS COMMON AND REPLACING ...

Mileage: 1

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED NEW IN MAY OF 2005. THE PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS WITH REGARD TO UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) AROUND THE 8000 MILE POINT. IN ADDITION TO THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR IS A LOW SPEED WOBBLING (SHIMMY). I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUF...

Mileage: 8,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED NEW IN MAY OF 2005. THE PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS WITH REGARD TO UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) AROUND THE 8000 MILE POINT. IN ADDITION TO THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR IS A LOW SPEED WOBBLING (SHIMMY). I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUF...

Mileage: 8,000

ALL HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED SINCE 2001 (NEW MODEL - GL1800) HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE STEERING HEAD BEARINGS THAT RESULT IN A PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING LOW SPEED (40 MPH AND BELOW) FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE UNDER DECELERATION. THE PROBLEM CAN BE, AND IS CURRENTLY BEING, REPAIRED ...

Mileage: 9,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE SHIELD, WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE REAR TIRE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED ROAD DEBRIS CRACKED THE COOLANT TANK AND THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 14,680

THE HONDA GOLDWING 1800GL, HAS A LOW SPEED WOBBLE IN THE STEERING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY OWNERS THE SAME THING. THE WOBBLE IS AT SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH. ALL OF THE DEALERS SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE TWO MANY OF US COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. MOST US BELIEVE THAT THE HOME OFFICE IS TEL...

Mileage: 10