2003 HONDA VTX1300 Problems & Recalls

BAD WOBBLE IN STEERING/BEARING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH. WHEN THIS IS GOING ON IN A CURVE YOU NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL IT CONVULSIVE WOBBLE GROWS. NOT HARD TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONDITION EVEN ON THESE BIKES RIGHT FROM THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

BAD WOBBLE IN STEERING/BEARING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH. WHEN THIS IS GOING ON IN A CURVE YOU NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL IT CONVULSIVE WOBBLE GROWS. NOT HARD TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONDITION EVEN ON THESE BIKES RIGHT FROM THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA VTX1300S MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE IS SHAFT DRIVE. WHILE RIDING THROUGH TOWN THE SWING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE REAR WHEEL DO TO THE SPOT WELDS BRAKING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CAUSED THE BIKE TO TWIST WILDLY DO TO THE REAR WHEEL ONLY BEING SUPPORTED ON ONE SID...

Mileage: 7,200

I OWN A 2003 HONDA VTX1300S MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE IS SHAFT DRIVE. WHILE RIDING THROUGH TOWN THE SWING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE REAR WHEEL DO TO THE SPOT WELDS BRAKING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CAUSED THE BIKE TO TWIST WILDLY DO TO THE REAR WHEEL ONLY BEING SUPPORTED ON ONE SID...

Mileage: 7,200

REAR FLANGE BEARING IN VTX 1300 CAME APART, LOOKED AT BEARING WHILE CHANGING REAR TIRE. REPLACE 2004 AND 2003 VTX S BEARING WHILE CHANGING REAR TIRE. REPLACE BEARING # 91052-KZ4-J21. *TR

Mileage: 270,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA VT1300S. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A DECELERATION "WOBBLE" AT 35-45 MPH. IT IS FELT AT THE HANDLEBARS EVEN WHILE HAVING BOTH HANDS ON THEM. MANY VTX OWNERS I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT REALLY FEELS AS IF THE STEERING HEAD WOULD COME...

Mileage: 12,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA VT1300S. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A DECELERATION "WOBBLE" AT 35-45 MPH. IT IS FELT AT THE HANDLEBARS EVEN WHILE HAVING BOTH HANDS ON THEM. MANY VTX OWNERS I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT REALLY FEELS AS IF THE STEERING HEAD WOULD COME...

Mileage: 12,000

2003 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE HAS FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW APPROX. 45 MPH. *NM

Mileage: 1,348

WHEN RIDDING MY MOTORCYCLE AT A SPEED OF 50 AND LETTING OFF THE GAS, AT AROUND 45 MPH I GET A WOBBLE REAL BAD FROM THE FRONT END AND IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS AROUND A TURN AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TALKED TO MANY HONDA OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CHANGING THE STEERING BEARING IT...

Mileage: 150

2003 HONDA VTX 1`300S FRONT FROK WOBBLE AS BIKE SLOWS DOWN. THE SEVERITY CHANGES AS THE SPEED DECREASES. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE BIKE WITH 9,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 19,000 AND THE WOBBLE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF GOING AWAY. *NM

VEHICLE - 2003 HONDA VTX S/R MODEL PROBLEM IS FRONT END WOBBLE AT 45-35 MPH WHEN DECELERATING. I REPLACED FRONT AND REAR TIRES AT JUST OVER 9000 MILES. BEFORE I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE THE WOBBLE WAS GETTING WORSE. AFTER I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE I NOTICED THAT THE WOBBLE IS GONE BUT I CAN STILL F...

Mileage: 5,000

VEHICLE - 2003 HONDA VTX S/R MODEL PROBLEM IS FRONT END WOBBLE AT 45-35 MPH WHEN DECELERATING. I REPLACED FRONT AND REAR TIRES AT JUST OVER 9000 MILES. BEFORE I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE THE WOBBLE WAS GETTING WORSE. AFTER I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE I NOTICED THAT THE WOBBLE IS GONE BUT I CAN STILL F...

Mileage: 5,000

THE DUNLOP TIRES ON MY MOTORCYCLE HAVE "C" SHAPED CUTS IN THEM. I AM ON MY 2ND SET OF TIRES WITH THIS DEFECT IN MY TIRE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIRED DID NOT "LAMINATE" PROPERLY. I TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH DUNLOP BUT HAD NO SUCCESS AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AGAIN AS THEY ARE MAKING ME ...

Mileage: 37,000

THE VTX 1300 HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE ON DECELERATION FROM 45 - 40 MPH THAT REQUIRES THE RIDER TO MAINTAIN A FIRM GRIP ON THE BARS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 4 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I BELONG TO A VTX RIDERS GROUP AND I HAVE RIDDEN 4 OTHER VTX 1300 AND TH...

NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN SEPT 2002. A HONDA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL YEAR 2003 VTX1300 RETRO WAS PURCHASED AND LATER WAS FOUND TO HAVE RED SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS FOR NIGHT RIDING. THE LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT, WHICH MAKES THE SPEEDOMETER USELESS AT NIGHT. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT...

Mileage: 1

FRONT END WOBBLED OFF MOTORCYCLE AT 40-45 MPH SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NEW. *AK

Mileage: 1

WHEN I BOUGHT MY VTX 1300 I ASSUMED THE BIKE WAS IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION, I HAVE SINCE RELIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING 10% HIGHT THAN ACTUAL. THE DEALER SAID THAT HONDA MADE IT THAT WAY AND THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE. *JB

Mileage: 8,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VEHICLE IS OFF ABOUT 10 PERCENT, READING ON THE HIGH SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE NECESSARY CONSTANT MENTAL CALCULATIONS ARE A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. DRIVING ACCORDING TO THE INDICATED SPEED PUTS ONE AT VERY INCREASED DANGER OF BEING REAR-ENDED WH...

THERE HAS BEEN A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 RETRO FROM THE FIRST DAY I OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS TRUED AND NEW TIRES INSTALLED. IT IS BETTER BUT IT STILL WOBBLES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THE STOCK RESPONSE IS "WE HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT A PROBLEM LIKE THIS." OR...

Mileage: 4

I OWN A 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S MOTORCYCLE AND I HAVE A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN I DECELERATE IN THE 45-40 MPH RANGE. THIS WOBBLE ALSO HAPPENS IN TURNS AND CAN GREATLY EFFECT THE STEERING THROUGH A TURN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SITUATION SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE BIKE. I'VE HAD THE WHEELS CHECKED F...

FRONT END WOBBLE BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH UPON DECELERATION. *NM

Mileage: 1

MOTORCYCLE'S TIRES WEAR DOWN UNEVENLY ON THE LEFT SIDE.*MR THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE FRONT WHEEL AND FORK WOBBLE DUE TO TIRES (DUNLOP 404) THAT WORE UNEVENLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, AFTER ONLY 6000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TREAD WAS DOWN TO 2MM WHILE THE RIGHT WAS ABOU...

MOTORCYCLE'S TIRES WEAR DOWN UNEVENLY ON THE LEFT SIDE.*MR THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE FRONT WHEEL AND FORK WOBBLE DUE TO TIRES (DUNLOP 404) THAT WORE UNEVENLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, AFTER ONLY 6000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TREAD WAS DOWN TO 2MM WHILE THE RIGHT WAS ABOU...

FRONT END WOBBLED ON MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 RETRO MOTORCYCLE. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 S RETRO. I FIRST NOTICED THE FRONT END WOBBLE AT 450 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT STARTS BETWEEN 38 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. YOU CAN REALLY NOTICE IT WHEN YOU HOLD A CONSTANT SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. AT THIS SPEED THE HANDLE BARS SHAKE RIGHT IN YOUR HANDS. IF YOU INCREASE T...

Mileage: 580

WOBBLE OR SHAKING IN THE FRONT FORKS OF MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 AT 40-45 MPH. DEALER SAYS HE CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY ONE DATE. *JB

I HAVE OVER 17,000 MILES MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WHAT SEEMED TO BE NORMAL WEAR PATTERNS. HE FRONT TIRE WEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE WEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TIRE. THIS HAS CAUSED LESS THAN IDEAL RIDING SITU...

1. WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THAT THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS INACCURATE BY APPROX. 10%. 2. CONSTANT TRAVEL (ESP HIGHWAYS) AT SPEEDS UNSAFE FOR FLOW OF TRAFFIC HAS RESULTED IN CAR AND TRUCK DRIVERS TO TAILGATE, GET UPSET AND CUT ME OFF (SHIFTING LANES BACK AND FORTH),...

2003 HONDA VTX MOTOR CYCLE SPEEDOHMETER IS IN CORRECT, ABOUT 8% FASTER THAN ACTURE SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY HONDA VTX 1300 HAS A MAJOR WOBBLE WHEN I RUN 40 TO 50 MPH. A WHILE BACK (6 OR 7 MONTHS AGO) I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE BIKE WAS NOT MADE TO RIDE WITH NO HANDS. END OF STORY. THE REASON WHY I WAIT...

THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY HONDA VTX 1300 HAS A MAJOR WOBBLE WHEN I RUN 40 TO 50 MPH. A WHILE BACK (6 OR 7 MONTHS AGO) I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE BIKE WAS NOT MADE TO RIDE WITH NO HANDS. END OF STORY. THE REASON WHY I WAIT...

HONDA VTX MOTORCYCLES HAVE A FRONT END WOBBLE THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. MOTORCYCLE SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS. FORNT END AND TIRE WOBBLE.

Mileage: 6,000

HAVE FRONT END WOBBLE ON HONDA VTX 1300 03 AT 40MPH VERY UNSAFE HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND DONT SEAM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 3,000

EXCESSIVE FRONT END WOBBLE. AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH, THE FRONT END WOBBLES EXCESSIVELY, MANY HONDA VTX RIDERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS. HOWEVER, ITS ALWAYS THE SAME ANSWERS, "NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS, OR HONDA RECOMMENDS THAT YOU NOT LET GO OF THE HANDLE BARS. I REPLACE MY TIRE ...

2003 HONDA VTX1300 RETRO EXHIBITS AN ABNORMAL WOBBLE IN THE STEERING/HANDLE BARS ON DECELERATION BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTANT AND HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT BY MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SEE WWW.XTXOA.COM FOR CONFIRMATION.*...

Mileage: 100

2003 HONDA VTX1300 RETRO EXHIBITS AN ABNORMAL WOBBLE IN THE STEERING/HANDLE BARS ON DECELERATION BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTANT AND HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT BY MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SEE WWW.XTXOA.COM FOR CONFIRMATION.*...

Mileage: 100

RUSTING WHEELS ON 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S. *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER IS OFF 10% AS PER THE HONDA REPAIR MAN USING A GPS TO EVALUATE THE DISCREPANCY.

Mileage: 1

CONSUMER CALLED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 24 MPH, THE REAR TIRE FISH-TAILED. THE DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. HE REALIZED ALL THE OIL OF THE BIKE WAS SPLASHED ALL OVER THE PAVEMENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAD THE BIKE...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO FLAT SPOT IN THE TIRE. *MR THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT RIM HAD TO BE STRAIGHTENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS A RESULT OF PAGE 202 IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF HIS MOTORCYCLE. HE STATED THAT THE MOTOR CYCLE POPS WHEN IT GOES OVER ANY BUMPS OR POT HOLES. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR HIS BIKE. *NLM