Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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METZELER ME880 MARATHON TIRE SIZE 280/35/18 HAS SEPARATIONS ON THE SIDEWALLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. TIRE WAS MADE IN GERMANY WITH STAMPED 1717 CODE. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS I HAVE JUST NOTICED IT DUE TO ANOTHER TIRE WITH SAME SEPARATIONS IN A DIFFERENT SIZE.
WE HAVE A 2005 AMERICAN IRONHORSE TEXAS CHOPPER MOTORCYCLE THAT MY HUSBAND WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH. HE HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE BIKE AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. HE GOT TO AN EXIT RAMP BEFORE HE DOWNSHIFTED THE BIKE, AND WHEN HE SHIFTED DOWN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND HE SKIDDED SEVERAL FEET. HE WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR DEALER THAT THE BIKE HAS A ROADMAX TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TRIED TO REACH AMERICAN IRONHORSE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, SEVERAL TIMES. THEY DON'T RESPOND TO MY CALLS. I HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED THEM FOR HELP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE BIKE ONLY HAS 4500 MILES ON IT, AND THEY REFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO SUGGEST SOMEONE LOOK INTO WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. SO FAR, NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALLS. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE PULLED VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT AND MADE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRE WHICH CREATED A HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BEARINGS- TRIPLE TREES NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC AT THE SERVICE DEALER MENTIONED THAT SOME MOTORCYCLES RIDE STRAIGHT AND SOME PULL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO OBSERVED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FRAME, THE TIRES OR THE TRIPLE TREES. *NM
2005 IRONHORSE TEXAS CHOPPER CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH CABLE WAS TORN OFF RESULTING IN THE MOTORCYCLE COMING TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP.*MR ADDITIONALLY THIS CAUSED THE SECOND CLAMP TO BE PULLED DOWNWARD, PEELING THE PAINT OFF THE MOTORCYCLE IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND REQUESTED WARRANTY REPAIR: REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO CLAMPS, REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH CABLE AND PAINTING OF THE FRAME. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST CAME BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS DENIED. *NM
DT: CONTACT STATES THERE ARE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS/SIGNALS, OR TAIL LIGHTS. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED NOT WASH THE MOTORCYCLE WITH WATER BECAUSE WATER WOULD GET IN THE CONNECTIONS UNDER THE SEAT AND UNDERNEATH THE GASOLINE TANK.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER BUT THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. *NM
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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