2007 HONDA VTX1300 Problems & Recalls

The fuel system petcock of my 2007 Honda VTX1300 motorcycle leaks fuel when positioned "on", as well as " on reserverve". This poses a safety issue in the event that an ignition source is near. My motorcycle has been backfiring, not maintaining idle, and spits and sputters when taking off. The ...

MY 2007 HONDA VTX-1300C HAS A WOBBLE WHICH IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN DECELERATING FROM 50 MILES PER HOUR. I FOUND OUT THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE HONDA VTX SERIES MOTORCYCLE HAVE HAD CHEAP BEARINGS PUT IN THE FRONT FORKS. USUALLY THE BAD BEARINGS WEAR OUT WITHIN A YEAR'S TIME, BUT SINCE I BOUGHT THE B...

Mileage: 14,500

FRONT END WOBBLE UPON DECELERATION AT AROUND 30MPH. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF LIKE MACHINES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 9,500

MY 2007 HONDA 1300 VTX DEVELOPS A VIOLENT WHEEL WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AT AROUND 40MPH. THIS ISSUE WEARS TIRES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO REACT TO THE PROBLEM.I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER 1300 VTX OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL...

Mileage: 7,200

MY 2007 HONDA 1300 VTX DEVELOPS A VIOLENT WHEEL WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AT AROUND 40MPH. THIS ISSUE WEARS TIRES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO REACT TO THE PROBLEM.I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER 1300 VTX OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL...

Mileage: 7,200

MY 2007 HONDA 1300 VTX DEVELOPS A VIOLENT WHEEL WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AT AROUND 40MPH. THIS ISSUE WEARS TIRES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO REACT TO THE PROBLEM.I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER 1300 VTX OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL...

Mileage: 7,200

UPON DECELERATION ABOVE 45MPH THE HANDLEBARS WILL SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. THE LAST INCIDENT CAUSED A WRIST INJURY TRYING TO STOP THE SHAKING HANDLEBARS. MOTORCYCLE CAN BE TRAVELLING IN A STRAIGHT LINE OR IN A TURN TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. ANY ROAD SURFACE CAN BE USED TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. THIS...

Mileage: 3

WHEN DECELERATING TO BELOW 50MPH THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT IS A VERY CONCERNING FEELING TO THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 9,007

WHEN DECELERATING TO BELOW 50MPH THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT IS A VERY CONCERNING FEELING TO THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 9,007

THERE IS A CONSENT STEERING SHIMMY BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. MAKES FOR DANGEROUS HANDLING. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE NOTICED THAT THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR IN ALLEN TX BUT THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WHERE AS THE NHTSA'S WEBSITE SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL. I WILL FURTHER REPORT THIS TO HONDA. *...

Mileage: 5,800

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE NOTICED THAT THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR IN ALLEN TX BUT THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WHERE AS THE NHTSA'S WEBSITE SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL. I WILL FURTHER REPORT THIS TO HONDA. *...

Mileage: 5,800

FELT STEERING GO UNSTABLE TAKING A TURN. THEN DRIVING STRAIGHT LIFTED HANDS OFF THE HANDLE BARS AND NOTICE A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE HANDLE BARS. HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE BIKE OUT. HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES, LOOSE NUTS OR BOLTS, MISS-ALIGNED PARTS OR EQUIPMENT. HE SAID HE TOO NOTICED WO...

Mileage: 17,000

FRONT END SHAKES, WOBBLES AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY, WHEN YOU LOOSEN YOUR HAND PRESSURE FROM THE HANDLE BAR GRIPS. IT WILL ABSOLUTELY GO "OUT OF CONTROL" IF YOU DON'T HOLD ON TIGHTLY TO THE HANDLE BARS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY AND ALL SPEEDS. (20 TO 90 MPH). THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE. THE ...

Mileage: 4,000

FRONT END SHAKES, WOBBLES AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY, WHEN YOU LOOSEN YOUR HAND PRESSURE FROM THE HANDLE BAR GRIPS. IT WILL ABSOLUTELY GO "OUT OF CONTROL" IF YOU DON'T HOLD ON TIGHTLY TO THE HANDLE BARS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY AND ALL SPEEDS. (20 TO 90 MPH). THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE. THE ...

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEARINGS WOULD NEED TO BE RE-TORQUED AND THE FRONT TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE R...

Mileage: 950

FRONT END WOBBLE ON DECELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 1,921

SEVERE WOBBLE STARTED AT ONLY 6000 MILES ON THE BIKE! IT HITS AT AROUND 40 MPH; IT IS SO BAD THAT THE HANDLEBARS WILL 'HOP' BACK AND FORTH AND THE BIKE WILL SHAKE. THE STOCK STEERING BEARINGS ARE FAULTY YET HONDA CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG AND WILL ONLY REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER STOCK BEARING. THIS IS A ...

Mileage: 6,000

SEVERE WOBBLE STARTED AT ONLY 6000 MILES ON THE BIKE! IT HITS AT AROUND 40 MPH; IT IS SO BAD THAT THE HANDLEBARS WILL 'HOP' BACK AND FORTH AND THE BIKE WILL SHAKE. THE STOCK STEERING BEARINGS ARE FAULTY YET HONDA CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG AND WILL ONLY REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER STOCK BEARING. THIS IS A ...

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EITHER DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING, THE HANDLE BARS WOULD WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FA...

Mileage: 19

SINCE ABOUT 500 MILES INTO THE PURCHASE OF THIS BIKE I NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING WHENEVER I SLIGHTLY TOOK PRESSURE OFF THE HANDLE BARS. THIS WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END ( SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ) HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UP THIS DAY. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS SLOWING DOWN T...

Mileage: 500

2007 HONDA VTX1300C MOTORCYCLE. STEERING COMPLAINT. "HEAD SHAKE" OR "WOBBLE" FROM HANDLEBARS WHEN DECELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ALSO WHEN NOT GRIPPING BARS TIGHTLY. ALSO WHEN TURNING. DANGEROUS AS OCCASIONALLY WOBBLE BECOMES SEVERE ENOUGH THAT ENDS OF HANDLE BARS MOVE 3-5" FORE TO AFT. *TR

Mileage: 4,140

I OWN A 2007 VTX1300 PURCHASED WITH 5 MILES ON THE CLOCK - IT NOW HAS NEARLY 12000. AT APPROX 2000 MILES I EXPERIENCED WOBBLE ON THE HANDLEBARS WHEN I SLIGHTLY MOVED MY HANDS FROM THE GRIP, THIS WOULD GET EXTREME IF MY HANDS WERE LEFT OFF OR HELD LIGHTLY TO THE EXTENT THAT I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF NO...

Mileage: 5,000

I OWN A 2007 VTX1300 PURCHASED WITH 5 MILES ON THE CLOCK - IT NOW HAS NEARLY 12000. AT APPROX 2000 MILES I EXPERIENCED WOBBLE ON THE HANDLEBARS WHEN I SLIGHTLY MOVED MY HANDS FROM THE GRIP, THIS WOULD GET EXTREME IF MY HANDS WERE LEFT OFF OR HELD LIGHTLY TO THE EXTENT THAT I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF NO...

Mileage: 5,000

HONDA MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE AT 40 - 50 MPH. DEALER SAYS NO DEFECT HOWEVER CONDITION IS NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

HONDA MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE AT 40 - 50 MPH. DEALER SAYS NO DEFECT HOWEVER CONDITION IS NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

HONDA MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE AT 40 - 50 MPH. DEALER SAYS NO DEFECT HOWEVER CONDITION IS NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

2007 HONDA VTX EXPERIENCES SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I DISCOVERED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE STOCK STEERING BEARINGS WITH AN AFTERMARKET BRAND. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

2007 HONDA VTX 1300 STEERING WOBBLE AT 30-40 MPH AND INSTABILITY WHILE CORNERING. BELIEVE TO BE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STEERING BEARINGS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE THAT THE ICN BOX GREEN WIRE WAS SEVER...

Mileage: 3,800

SPEEDOMETER READING IS OFF UP TO 10%. FORUMS ON THE INTERNET SAY THIS CAN BE FIXED BY PURCHACING A "SPEEDO HEALER" FOR AROUND $150.00 . THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY HONDA NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 1

VTX1300. WOBBLE IN FRONT END IN SOME DECELERATION SITUATIONS WHILE CORNERING. INTERNET FORUMS SAY THIS CAN BE CORRECTED BUY USING THE STEERING BEARINGS FROM THE LARGER VTX1800. VTX1800 BEARINGS ARE TAPPERED, VTX1300 BEARINGS ARE NOT.

Mileage: 1

A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA MOTORCYCLES DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ARE SELLING NEW HONDA MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL IN VIOLATION OF SAFETY LAWS. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.- MOTORCYCLE DIVISION IS AWARE THIS IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY. SOUTHERN HONDA POWERSPORTS IN CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE...

FRONT END OF MOTORCYCLE SHAKES ON DECELERATION AT 47 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

2007 HONDA VTX 1300 M/C HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 38 TO 42 MPH. IT IS EXPERIENCE BOTH ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. REQUIRES A FIRM GRIP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HANDLEBAR TO MAINTAIN STEADINESS. THE PROBLEM BECAME NOTICEABLE AFTER ON APPROX. 435 MILES ON THE VEHICLE DURING THE...

Mileage: 435

2007 HONDA VTX 1300 M/C HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 38 TO 42 MPH. IT IS EXPERIENCE BOTH ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. REQUIRES A FIRM GRIP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HANDLEBAR TO MAINTAIN STEADINESS. THE PROBLEM BECAME NOTICEABLE AFTER ON APPROX. 435 MILES ON THE VEHICLE DURING THE...

Mileage: 435

STEERING OF MOTORCYCLE CAUSES BOUNCING AND WOBBLE OF MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLES. THE BALL BEARINGS IN THE NECK ARE THE PROBLEM. 1300CC MOTORCYCLES NEED ROLLER BEARINGS LIKE THE VTX1800. VIOLENT WOBBLE OF HANDLEBARS WILL RESULT IN WRECKS. *TR

Mileage: 500

SLOWING DOWN BRAKING FROM 40 HANDLE BARS STARTED TO WIGGLE BIKE FELL OVER ON LEG BREAKING IT IN TWO PLACES , NOW HAVE A PLATE IN THE LEG AND 16 SCREWS. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-70 MPH. THE CONSTANT WOBBLING LEADS TO TIRE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ...

Mileage: 3,800

AT JUST OVER 2000 MILES THE HANDLEBARS STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN COASTING / DECELERATING. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME YOU DECELERATE FROM ABOUT 45 MPH. IF YOU LET GO OF THE HANDLEBARS IT WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AND CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED, BUT IS CAUSED BY...

Mileage: 2,000

FRONT STEERING WOBBLE. I PAID DEALER $150 TO REPLACE WITH ALL BALLS BEARINGS IN TRIPLE TREE AND WOBBLE WAS GONE. THE WOBBLE WAS BAD I COULD NOT LET GO OF HANDLEBARS AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

MAY 23 2008 BOUGHT A VTX1300C FROM BEASLEY HONDA OF OZARK ALABAMA. IT WAS A NEW BIKE 2007 MODEL AROUND 800 MILES ON THE BIKE, IT HAD A VIBRATION START WHEN IT REACHED 67 MPH AND ABOVE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY WORKED ON IT TOLD ME THEY HAD 90% OF IT OUT THEY O% OUT LEFT IT WITH THEM AGAIN...

Mileage: 800

THE 2007 HONDA VTX1300C HAS A WOBBLE. IT APPEARS THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE HONDA VTX SERIES MOTORCYCLE HAVE HAD CHEAP BEARINGS PUT IN THE FORK. USUALLY THE BAD BEARINGS WEAR OUT WITHIN A YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED BY PUTTING IN TAPERED BEARINGS. *TR

THE VTX 1300 HAS A SLIGHT WOBBLE AT THE SPEED OF 45-50. IT CAUSES THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES AND POSSIBLE LACK OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING. FORUMS RELATED TO OWNERS OF THESE BIKES ARE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IS TO REPLACE THE BEARING WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF...

Mileage: 750

FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45MPH. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45MPH. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX1300R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE THAL PLUG, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CONSISTENT HUMMING SOUND AND VIBRATED HARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPA...

Mileage: 125