Consumer Safety Complaints

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SLOW START WHEN BEING STARTED IN THE MORNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE BATTERY FAILED FOUR TIMES IN THREE DAYS. NLM THE VEHICLE STALLED (IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROARED FOR A WHILE), AND MAY HAVE DERIVED FROM THE ENGINE CAMSHAFT DRIVE TIMING BELT, IDLER, TENSIONER PULLEYS, AND THE WATER PUMP. SCC

Incident date: Jul 18, 2002

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOPE AND THE (SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT) HAD COME ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, IT STOPPED. THE MECHANICS INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAD REPEATED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO A WARRANTY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *SCC

CONSUMER STATED THE FLYWHEEL, TURBO GASKET, GASKET, BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LOW ON COOLANT. 2002 CHEVROLET TRUCK 3500*SCC

THE RADIATOR WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO FLAW IN ENGINE DESIGN. *YH

Incident date: Sep 21, 2002

A FREEZE PLUG BECAME CORRODED, THIS CAUSED THE COOLANT TO SPRAY ON THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING, ABRUPTLY. NOW HEAD GASKETS COULD BE CORRODED OR CRACKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM

Incident date: Aug 9, 2002

DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY MOTORCYCLE'S TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN RISING INTO THE 'RED' AREA AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF 5-15 MPH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE ON THE WWW.GL1800RIDERS.COM GENERAL MESSAGE BOARD.*AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 2002

OCCURRED DURING TRIPS UP HILL, BEHIND SLOW TRAFFIC 20 MPH OR LESS, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC IN NATIONAL PARKS, SPEED AGAIN LESS THAN 20 MPH. TEMPERATURE CREPT INTO THE RED OR HOT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND LET COOL DOWN.*AK

Incident date: Jul 30, 2002

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... Read more

Incident date: Jul 20, 2002

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 15, 2002

TEMPERATURE GUAGE MOVES TO RED ZONE AND ENGINE APPEARS TO OVERHEAT WHEN TRAVELING 12-17 MPH. *AK

Incident date: Aug 26, 2002

CONSUMER IS REPORTING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA,WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND HAD REPLACED THEM. NLM THE CONSUMER HAS TRADED THIS VEHICLE IN DUE TO ALL OF THE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND IS REQUESTING HER MONEY BACK BECAUSE WHEN SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE THE DEALER, THEY DIDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS TO BE COVERED BY WA... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BACKFIRED AND STALLS UPON STARTING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER BULLETIN TEFLON COATING FAILURE. THE STARTING AND STALLING PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER 3000 MILES, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE WATER PUMP FAILED. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN FLEXES WHEN THE VEHICLES MOVEMENT WAS REDUCED. *... Read more

Incident date: Apr 3, 2002

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

Incident date: Aug 24, 2002

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 GO... Read more

Incident date: Sep 8, 2002

AT 600 MILES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED, A/C NOT WORKING, NO REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NO REVERSE CONDITION, AND REPLACED THE A/C FUSE. AT 6,363 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SCRAPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT IN REVERSE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AT 7,586 MILES, NO START CONDITION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AFTER THE DEALER HAD THE VAN FOR OVER A WEEK... Read more

Incident date: Jul 20, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *SLC

Incident date: May 24, 2002

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM EXHAUST AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILED. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICES FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING ADDITIONAL WARRANTY COVERAGE UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M10, COVERED POTENTIAL ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURES. *YH .*AK

THE VEHICLE NEEDED MAJOR REPAIRS ON THE BRAKES. *YH THE CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILED TWICE, THE POWER STEERING BELTS FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DURING TRAFFIC, AND THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED. *SCC

Incident date: Jun 23, 2002

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FIRE ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE IN COOLING FAN. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK *NLM

Fire 1 deaths

Incident date: Jul 8, 2002

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

Incident date: Jul 8, 2002

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

Incident date: Feb 22, 2000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK AND AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM, THE COOLING FAN MAKES LOUD NOISES. *SLC

THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE COOLANT FLOWING THROUGH THE CYLINDERS CAUSED A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM. *YH

Incident date: Nov 15, 2001

THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF AND IT WAS REPLACED INCLUDING THE TENSION BELT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE WATER PUMP AND GASKET WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON TWICE AND THE DEALER REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR AND LEAK DETECTION PUMP FOR POSSIBLE FAILURE. *YH

Incident date: Sep 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Incident date: Jun 22, 2002

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 2, 2002

TEMPERATURE GAUGE STICKS MOST OF THE TIME, THEN IT UNSTICKS. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE WIRES CHECKED, MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. MECHANIC WANTED TO CHARGE HIM A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO HELP HIM.*AK *SLC

Incident date: Aug 27, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD, INDICATING THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, THERE WAS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND AS IF IT WERE COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, THE OIL LIGHT, AND THE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *CC

Fire 1 injured

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY GETS LOUDER/MORE FREQUENT. ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED(HOT WEATHER), AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD/DISTRACTING TO OTHERS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE, STATING THAT ALL THE MODELS SOUND THIS WAY AND IS THE TIMING CHAIN. *... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2001

ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND LOSES POWER.TOOK TO DEALER, HEY CLEANED ENGINE, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNING VEHICLE, 2 OXYGEN SENSORS SENSORS WERE REPLACED, THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, DEFROSTER WAS DEFECTIVE, THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS WAS REPLACED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLEW OFF.*JB

Incident date: Aug 16, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE STARTER MADE A FUNNY NOISE. ALSO, THE THERMOSTAT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS OPENED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LOW-REFILLED. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS THE WATER PUMP. THE HEAD GASKE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2002

TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONSTANTLY SHOWS VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING, WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT.*AK

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

Incident date: May 25, 2002

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 8, 2002

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

Incident date: Nov 3, 1999

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NO START CONDITION, AND THE VEHICLE STALLS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, THE SERPENTINE BELT, COOLANT RESERVOIR, AND CRANK SENSOR ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Incident date: Oct 26, 1998

THE WATER PUMP LOCKED UP, THE FAN BLADE BROKE AND THE BELTS BURNED, DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, FAN AND BELTS, THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. *SLC

WHILE GOING UP A HILL IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR AND THE TIMING BELT. *AK THE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR COOLANT, BUT THE THERMOMETER NEVER GAVE WARNING, THE MECHANIC BLED THE LINES TO THE COOLANT AND THE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. CONSUMER FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS ELECTRICALLY WRONG WITH T... Read more

Incident date: Jan 28, 2002

ENGINE IS CONSUMING MORE THAN A QUART OR OIL IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK BUT IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT OIL MAYBE LEAKING INSIDE ENGINE. MECHANIC HAS TRIED A NUMBER OF REPAIRS, AND NONE OF THEM WERE WORKED TO STOP THIS OIL USAGE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLS AND COOLANT LEAKS, THE ENGINE WAS ALSO OVERHEATING AND THE VHEICLE WAS BLOWIN... Read more

LOW COOLANT INDICATOR, TUNE-UP BRAKES

Incident date: Aug 13, 2002

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 MANU... Read more

Incident date: Aug 10, 2002

ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TEMPERATURE RISED TO HOT AND VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MAKING NOISE. THERE WAS WATER LEAKING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YH

Incident date: Jul 19, 2002

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL POINT TO HOT, CAUSING TVEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Incident date: Jan 22, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED, ALSO VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING POSSIBLY DUE TO FAULTY THERMOSTAT. *YH

Incident date: Jun 3, 1997

TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, OIL SEAL, CRANKSHAFT AND VALVE GASKET WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH DUE TO RADIATOR HOSE FAILURE. *YH

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER A RECALL CAME IN THE MAIL. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. *JG

Incident date: Dec 1, 2001

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENT. *TT THE ASC + T LIGHT AND THE PARK BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALSO. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DAMAGED SENSOR. *SCC

Incident date: Aug 10, 2002

ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TEMPERATURE RISED TO HOT AND VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MAKING NOISE. ALL WATER CAME OUT OF EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YH

Incident date: Jul 15, 2002

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT/ SMOKE AND LIQUID STARTED POURING FROM VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS COOLING FAN RELAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK