2005 Honda Fourtrax Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Honda Fourtrax, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Engine150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING FAILURE TO REPAIR RECALL ON 2005 HONDA FOURTRAX. *TS RUST RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE PLASTIC BODY BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEANED, BUT LATER WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN OWNERSHIP, HE VIEWED RUST POURING OUT OF THE REAR RACK TUBING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE HAD BECOME NOISY AND STARTED INTERMITTENTLY RINGING AND OR PINGING AT IDLE. THE CONSUMER LATER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE LEAK DRIPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST IN SEVERAL WELDS ON THE ATV. THE MANAGER AT HONDA DEEMED THE PROBLEM AS COSMETIC CORROSION ON THE ENGINE. *SC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING FAILURE TO REPAIR RECALL ON 2005 HONDA FOURTRAX. *TS RUST RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE PLASTIC BODY BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEANED, BUT LATER WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN OWNERSHIP, HE VIEWED RUST POURING OUT OF THE REAR RACK TUBING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE HAD BECOME NOISY AND STARTED INTERMITTENTLY RINGING AND OR PINGING AT IDLE. THE CONSUMER LATER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE LEAK DRIPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST IN SEVERAL WELDS ON THE ATV. THE MANAGER AT HONDA DEEMED THE PROBLEM AS COSMETIC CORROSION ON THE ENGINE. *SC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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