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2006 Diamo Velux Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 18, 2008
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 24, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Diamo Velux. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 2008

THE COVER OF THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE ALMOST COMPLETELY OPAQUE, RENDERING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS REMAINS IN THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS DEFECT IS NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR OR ANY CONSUMER ERROR, AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX SINCE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THIS COMPLAINT IS ACTUALLY FOR A DIAMO RETRO MOPED, BUT THAT WASN'T A CHOICE ON THE LAST MENU, SO I CHOSE VELUX. *TR

NHTSA ID
10242848
Incident
Aug 14, 2008
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+3 more
Filed Aug 24, 2007

THE VEHICLE (DIAMO VELUX SCOOTER) HAS: AN UNSAFE WIND PROFILE: THE BIKE IS DANGEROUSLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EVEN LIGHT WINDS. DANGEROUS BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS: EXTREME PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE BIKE EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY WEIGHS 300 POUNDS. EMERGENCY BRAKING WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS SHOCK ABSORBER DESIGN: EVEN SMALL CHANGES IN ROAD SMOOTHNESS WILL CAUSE THE BIKE TO RESPOND IN UNEXPECTED WAYS. BODY COMPARTMENT LATCH: THE REAR EXTERNAL COMPARTMENT IS PRONE TO OPENING WHILE DRIVING CREATING A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THIS IS EXACERBATED BY THE SHOCK ABSORBER PROBLEM. WINDSCREEN: ALL DIAMO VELUX BIKES (ACCORDING TO THE DISTRIBUTOR - LS MOTORSPORTS) HAVE A STAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE WIPER BLADE. THIS IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS: MOTORCYCLISTS DEPEND ON AGILITY. THIS BIKE IS UNSTABLE IN TURNS AND EXHIBITS A HIGH DEGREE OF INSTABILITY EVEN WHEN CHANGING LANES. UNPREDICTABLE STARTING ACCELERATION: THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE BIKE IS UNPREDICTABLE IN HOW MUCH THROTTLE IS REQUIRED TO START THE BIKE MOVING AT THE CORRECT SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10200680
Incident
Aug 7, 2007

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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