Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Apr 25, 2002

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

Incident date: Jun 12, 2001

CONSUMER STATES A NEW OVERFLOW TANK WAS INSTALLED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE REQUIRED PUTTING 1/2 QUART OF ANTIFREEZE EVERYTIME THE OIL WAS CHANGED, ON ONE OCCASION THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEN NO CRANK NO START. PCM AND BLOWN FUSE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

Incident date: Oct 16, 1996

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THERE IS INTERMITTENT BUCKING, THE RPM RACES, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE LOSSES POWER AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENDED 12 TIMES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, EXPERIENCING LONG CRANKING TIME. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, WATER PUMP, TENSIONER, TIMING BELT, IDLE SPEED MOTOR, CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, WIRING AT THE CRANK SENSOR, CAM SENSOR,... Read more

Incident date: May 17, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD DRAGGING NOISE AND WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY BALL JOINTS, ALSO DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT TO REPLACE THE INNER TRI-POD BOOT. *SLC THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL HAD LEANED IN AT THE TOP, AND THE ENGINE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON REPAIR. *SCC

Incident date: Jun 28, 2002

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 02V07, HOWEVER WAS CHARGED 800 DOLLARS FOR A NEW BATTERY, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS SEEMS AWFULLY HIGH. *SLC THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A MINOR ENGINE PROBLEM. THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE ARCHING SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *SC

Incident date: Oct 26, 1999

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE 3 TIMES ONCE BEING DUE TO A FAULTY CONNECTION ROD, AND AN OUT OF BALANCE CRANKSHAFT, THE SERPENTINE BELT, THERMOSTAT AND GASKET HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED, ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING, DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS.*JB *YH

Incident date: Oct 21, 1997

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, IT WOULD GO PAST THE HALF POINT AND THEN WOULD DROP BACK, DEALER STATES THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *SLC

Incident date: Jul 6, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND WILL BE HARD TO START BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT.*JB

Incident date: Jun 1, 2001

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A FULL INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER ASKED THAT THE DEALER PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE FLUIDS, AFTER INSPECTION THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, WITHIN 15 MIN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND BLACK SMOKE FUMED SMELLING OF ANTIFREEZE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED EXTREME HEAT AT WHICH TIME THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, THE CONSUMER OBSERVED AN ANTIFREEZE PU... Read more

Incident date: Feb 28, 2002

VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE COOLANT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER PLENTIUM AND THERMOSTAT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A GAS ODOR. RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 FUEL INJECTION WAS PERFORMED, BUT AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE FUEL ODOR RETURNED, THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE FOUR TIMES YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT THE HEATER DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, THE POWER DOOR LOCK WOULDN'T LOCK, THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN, THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING, THE HEADLI... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

THE VEHICLES LOWER ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, THE WATER PUMP IS ALSO LEAKING. *TT

Incident date: Jul 1, 2001

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT WOUL ILLUMINATE, ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING, HEAD GASKET FAILED, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET FAILED, O-RING WERE LEAKING AND ALSO IF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. * YD 2 OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED

Incident date: Mar 16, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. *TT *SCC

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKS. PUDDLES OF WATER CAN BE FOUND IN VEHICLE. THE CARPETING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET, REAR MAIN SEAL, VALVE ROCKER. *SCC

Incident date: Apr 20, 2001

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED, THE COOLING FAN BLADE WAS CRACKED AND ALSO REPLACED.*JB *YH

Incident date: Aug 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER IS HAVING THE IGNITION MODULE REPLACED AT HER ON EXPENSE, DUE TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT OTHER MODELS WERE EXPERIENCING, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS NOT SURE IF THE STALLING PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE FAULTY PART. *JB *SCC

Incident date: Mar 1, 1998

COOLANT HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN THE WATER PUMP FAILED, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTED DUE TO THE TENSION BEARINGS GOING ON THE TIMING BELT, BOTH BEARINGS WERE GONE WITH THE FAILED PULLEY SHEARING OFF THE RETAINING BOLT. *SLC

VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING VERY BADLY, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING HOT AND ENGINE STARTED TO FAIL, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HEAD COVER GASKETS, THIS PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, PROBLEM POSSIBLY CAUSED DUE TO RECALL 01I011. *SLC

Incident date: Nov 1, 2001

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND CANT FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COOLANT LIGHT CAMES ON AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS LEAK IN COOLANT BOTTLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAMES ON DUE TO EXHAUST ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 19, 1999

TRUCK WAS UNSTABLE WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN AT IDLE WITH RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATING UP/DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, OIL LEVEL DROPPED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE AND FAN CLUTCH. REAR BRAKES EXP... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2002

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TO DATE, THE CAUSE OF FIRE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. IT APPEARS THE COOLANT OVER FLOW BOTTLE EXPLODED AND SOME HOW SET FIRE TO THE ENGINE. VOLVO WANTS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JG

Fire

Incident date: Jun 23, 2002

FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES/ BLOWER FUSE REPLACED FOR 1AND 2 POSITIONS. *AK

Incident date: Dec 28, 2001

1) COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR FAILED AT @47422 MILES 2) CHAPLINS CHECKED CAR BECAUSE I REPORTED NOISE IN FRONT WHEEL AREA. THEY SAID BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACING AND REFUSED TO COVER THE COSTS. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDANT VW SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD ONLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. COST WAS $466.79. VW STILL REFUSED TO ASSIST. 2 INDEPENDANT VW SPECIALISTS REPORTED VW HAS A "B... Read more

THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL AND INSTALLED A DEVICE THAT STOPS THE ENGINE FAN FROM CAUSING FIRE WHEN IT OVERHEATS. HOWEVER THE ENGINE STARTED OVER HEATING SINCE THE FAN WAS TURNED OFF. (RECALL 00V-367 NHTSA AND MANUFACTURER 00S44). *YH

Incident date: May 26, 2002

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 SEEM... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2002

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... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2002

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING BLUE EXHAUST TO COME FROM TAIL PIPE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK INDICATORS ARE THAT RADIATOR COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO OIL CAUSING 02 SENSORS TO FAIL AND BE REPLACED. DEALER ADVISED THAT ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENING COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKS AND ENGINE LEAKS.*JB

Incident date: Feb 1, 2000

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHED THE HOT ZONE AND DROPPED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO SMOKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE UNDER MANUFACTURERS HEAD GASKET RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED, THEN THE DEALER REPLACED SENSOR AND THERMOSTAT. FINALLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME, BUT FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. *YH

Incident date: Jun 1, 2002

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

Incident date: Apr 1, 2002

DEALER RESEALED FRONT TIMING COVER, REPLACED WATER PUMP, AND REPLACED THE FRONT ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKETS. *YH

Incident date: Dec 31, 2001

THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE HAD FROZEN UP ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. (JONATHON DEATON ON BEHALF OF FOOD LION INC AND DRIVER.) *JG THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VOLVO CHANGED THE DRYER IN THE LINE GOING TO THE WET TANK, AND HAS CHANGED THE RELAY VALVE GOING TO THE WHEEL CHAMBERS. *SCC

Incident date: May 9, 1997

RECALL 99V348000 REPAIRS ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DONE IN JULY OF 2000, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.*AK MAP LAMP ASSEMBLY, DOOR LIGHTS, REAR DOOR LENS, GASKET LAMP AND HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER ADJUSTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BOTH OUTER TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. WINDSHIELD COWL PANEL ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 28, 2001

1) COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR FAILED AT @47422 MILES 2) CHAPLINS CHECKED CAR BECAUSE I REPORTED NOISE IN FRONT WHEEL AREA. THEY SAID BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACING AND REFUSED TO COVER THE COSTS. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDANT VW SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD ONLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. COST WAS $466.79. VW STILL REFUSED TO ASSIST. 2 INDEPENDANT VW SPECIALISTS REPORTED VW HAS A "B... Read more

Incident date: Jun 24, 2002

VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE LESS THAN A BLOCK AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS RED HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT FUEL WAS DUMPING IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 RADIATORS AND 3 INTERCOOLERS REPLACED, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WORKED ON FIVE TIMES, IT SMOKES HEAVILY AND EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER. *TT

Incident date: Jul 23, 1998

CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO THE TIMING GEAR HAVING TWO BOLT EYLETS THAT HAD BROKEN OFF, THE BOLTS WERE SCREWED INTO THE BLOCK WITH THE WASHERS TO RAISE THE HEADS UP TO THE HEIGHT OF COVER, ALSO THE WATER PUMP ENGINE SENSOR, THERMOSTAT AND 0-RINGS WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE SENSOR THAT CONTROLS TEMPERATURE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND MAY CAUSE A MAJOR OVERHAT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THAT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 MECHANICS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HEAD GASKET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: May 21, 2002

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER MADE IT TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT RADIATOR NEEDED REPLACING. ONE WEEK LATER, HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Incident date: May 3, 2002

IN DAY LIGHT HOURS WHEN SUN IS OUT CONSUMER CAN'T SEE DIALS ON SPEEDOMETER, UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE WAS GOING. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO CAN NOT SEE THE FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE SPEED AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE. *TT

Incident date: Jun 1, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT, AND CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE BURNING SMELL. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A CRACKED MANIFOLD BEHIND ALTERNATER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Incident date: Sep 3, 2001

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE PAN PLUG LEFT UNDONE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE OIL, THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVER TORQUE BOLTS WHICH BURSTED AROUND THE CORE, THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND THE OIL LIGHT ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2002

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY BELOW 50 MPH. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER 12 MILES DRIVE, THE ENGINE BLEW AND A WHITE WHIPPED CRAM LIKE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO AT IDLE AND IT WAS HARD TO START DUE TO INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE RELAY FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE O2 SENSOR WAS ... Read more

Incident date: May 22, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY THE OVERDRIVE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

Incident date: Jul 28, 2001

ANTIFREEZE LEAK CAUSED ENGINE FIRE WHILE DRIVING(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

Fire

Incident date: Mar 22, 2001

THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGING OF THE ENGINE COOLANT, THE HEATER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, DUE TO COOLANT HAD SLUDGED UP CAUSING CLOGGED COMPONENTS IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM, ALSO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THERE WAS CORRISON IN THE RADIATOR, THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 17, 1998

THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK WAS REPLACED UNDER THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY WHICH ALSO FAILED, ALSO THE WATER PUMP FAILED @79,000 MILES.*JB

Incident date: Jul 23, 2001

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE ARE FUMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE FUMES COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS WARM, WHETHER OR NOT THE A/C IS ON.*JB