Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Honda CMX250C, most frequently naming the transmission, engine and fuel system categories. 5 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| May 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| Apr 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 2010 | 1 | 9 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CMX 250C REBEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLATTER FOLLOWED BY ABNORMAL STALLING. THE CONTACT LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BOTTOM INTAKE VALVE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 508.
IN 2004 AND EARLY 2005 MODELS THE JUDDER SPRING HAS BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS FROM THE FACTORY. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS CAUSED MY CLUTCH TO FAIL AT 425 MILES IN MY 2005 HONDA REBEL. WHEN THIS FAILURE HAPPENED I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND NEARLY LOST MY LIFE. *JB
IN REFERENCE TO ODI#10135765. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2005 HONDA GL1800A MOTORCYCLE. FROM THE 1ST MILE THE FRONT END HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE. IF YOU TOOK YOU HAND OFF THE HANDLEBARS EVEN FOR A SECOND IT BECAME VIOLENT AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MY DEALER HAD TO INSTALL DIFFERENT FORK STEM BEARING (TAPERED VS BALL BEARING). THIS PARTIALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HONDA THEMSELVES WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE FIT BECAUSE THEY SAID ALL THE GL1800A'S DO IT AND IT'S NORMAL. *JB
FRONT STEERING WOBBLES ON MY 2005 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 WITH ABS. THE WOBBLE HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE BRAND NEW BIKE FROM THE DEALER. THE WOBBLE IS HAPPENING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THE WOBBLE CAN BE FELT BUT IS NOT SEVER WHEN HOLDING ONTO THE HANDLE BARS. IF YOU RELAX YOUR GRIP ON THE HANDLE BARS THE HANDLE BARS WILL BEGIN TO OSCILLATE BACK AND FORTH AND CAN BECOME SEVER IF LEFT TO DO SO. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL HONDA GOLDWING??S WILL HAVE A WOBBLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL TELL YOU TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE HANDLE BARS AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT THE WOBBLE. I HAVE HAD OTHER MOTORCYCLES THAT DID NOT WOBBLE AT ALL AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE HONDA GOLDWING. THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF ODI#10135765. *NM
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA VTX1300R MOTORCYCLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND PROBABLY THE ODOMETER ARE OFF (OVER) BY 10%. HONDA WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON ANY REPAIR SO THAT THE SPEED/MILEAGE READING IS ACCURATE. THEY SAY THE 10% IS WITHIN THEIR TOLERANCES FOR ACCURACY. I WOULD LIKE THIS TI BE RECTIFIED.
I HAVE A NEW HONDA MOTORCYCLE (CBR 1000RR) AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT TEN MILE PER HOUR FAST. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID IT COULD NOT BE FIXED THAT ALL OF THE MOTORCYCLES ARE LIKE THAT. GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS. WILL HONDA IN JAPAN HELP? *NM
2005 HONDA REBEL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. *MR *SC *JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN ACCELERATING AT TIMES, IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING WITHOUT MAKING ANY FURTHER MOVEMENT.*AK
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
AIR BAGS
Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.
AIR BAGS
Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL HONDA VEHICLES. *PE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
HONDA: WARRANTY EXTENSION-VEHICLE WARRANTY MILEAGE. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT THE ODOMETERS ON CERTAIN 2002-2006 HONDA MODELS WERE OVERSTATING MILEAGE. FEDERAL COURT PROVIDED FINAL APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT ON 12/29/07. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.