2007 Honda GL1800 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA GL1800 GOLDWING. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER A RECALL RELATED TO THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/15/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 70MPH. UPDATED 7/11/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA GL1800A. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V472000 (SERVICE BRAKES) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA GL 1800 GOLD WING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT FORK WAS LEAKING OIL AND IT DRIPPED ONTO THE CALIPER AND FRONT WHEEL. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR FOR THE FORK TO BLEED OIL ONTO THE CALIPER AND WHEEL. THE CONTACT OBTAINED QUOTES FOR THE REPAIR COST, BUT THE MOTOR CYCLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4616. UPDATED 10/221/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/25/10*JB

1. NORMAL RIDING. 2. WHEN LETTING OFF THROTTLE MOTORCYCLE HAS FRONT END WOBBLE. 3. REPLACE FRONT TIRE, BUT PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER A FEW MILES. *TR

ON A 2007 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE THE TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR DOWN INTO 4TH. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD TO THE RIDER AND PASSENGER AS THE SHIFT CAUSES A CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE RIDER AND CORRIDOR THROWING THE BALANCE OFF. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2007 GL1800 GOLDWING WENT OUT WITH 10875 MILES ON IT HONDA REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS CONVERTED TO A TRIKE. THE TRIKE CONVERSION COULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FIFTH GEAR GOING OUT OF IT ALL OTHER GEAR ARE FINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA GOLDWING WITH HEATED SEATS AND HANDLE GRIPS. THE HEAT ELEMENT SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN ON, AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF AFTER BEING SWITCHED ON. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ALOT OF OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, BUT HONDA SAYS IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE, FOR SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT EVEN TURN IT SELF ON WHEN ACTIVATED. LAST YEAR THE REPLACED ON OF THE HEATED HAND GRIPS, BUT STILL I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 (NA). WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE AND STATED THAT THE NECK BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE REPLACEMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,926. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

2007 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *NJ THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUSES. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS HE BEGAN TO RIDE, THE FUSE HAD BLOWN AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER HAVING THE BIKE FOR 19 DAYS, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BIKE WAS FIXED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE SAME LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLES FRONT-END WAS VIBRATING AND THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTING DOESN'T ILLUMINATE NORMALLY. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE HANDLE BARS. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE FRONT-END AND THE LIGHTS UNDER THE WARRANTY WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE A TOTAL FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE CYLINDER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 GL1800 HONDA GOLD WING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. HOWEVER, IT IS 70 MILES AWAY FROM HIS HOME. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BIKE, THE CONSUMER WILL NEED TO LEAVE THE BIKE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO EXAMINE THE BIKE FIRST, AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD ORDER THE PARTS, THEN HE WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR ON DAY WHEN THEY WON'T HAVE TO KEEP HIS BIKE. *JB

HONDA GL 1800 MOTORCYCLE HAS HEEL / TOE GEAR SHIFTER. THIS SHIFTER "STICKS' FORWARD WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. RIDING SOLUTION IS PLAY WITH HEEL SIDE OF SHIFTER PLACING PRESSURE ON HEEL TO UNLOCK, AND REPEAT THROUGH DOWNSHIFT PROCESS. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHILE UPSHIFTING, BUT NOT AS OFTEN. HAVE SPOKEN TO SERVICE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS A "STICKING" PROBLEM WITH THE GEARSHIFT ON THESE MODELS DUE TO BUSHING LOCKUP WHICH CAUSES THE LEFT FOOT GEARSHIFT TO LOCK UP WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. I HAVE FOUND THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY AGGRAVATING BUT DANGEROUS DEPENDING UPON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. *TR

PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE NEW IN 2007 WITHIN 12,000KM'S THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OR CUPPING TYPE WEAR ON THE EDGES OF THE REAR AND FRONT TIRES,REPLACED TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND WITHIN 5000 KM'S I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR,HAVE HAD DEALER INSPECT MOTORCYCLE AND THEY SAY THE TIRE WEAR IS NORMAL FOR A GOLDWING AND THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR IT "GOLDWING WOBBLE",CALLED HONDA CANADA THEY SAY IT IS A TIRE PROBLEM,CALLED TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AT SLOW SPEEDS WITHIN 5-10 MILES. HAD TO STOP SEVEAL TIMES TO LET MOTORCYCLE COOL.

FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP. I MERELY TOUCHED THE FRONT LEVER LIGHTLY TO SLOW EVEN MORE TO LOOK AT THE TERRAIN, AND IT JUST LOCKED UP TIGHT THROWING ME OVER THE HANDLEBAR AND CAUSING THE BIKE TO FLIP OVER WITH MY WIFE ON IT. I HAD A DEALER/MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE PROGROM ON THE BIKE. I HAD JSUT TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER FOR THE 42000 MILE CHECK UP, AND EVEN HAD THEM WRITE ON THE WORK ORDER TO SPECIFICALLY CHECK THE BRAKES, AS I WAS GOING ON A 2750 MILE, 9 DAY TRIP TO THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. *TT

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA GOLDWING WITH HEATED SEATS AND HANDLE GRIPS. THE HEAT ELEMENT SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN ON, AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF AFTER BEING SWITCHED ON. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ALOT OF OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, BUT HONDA SAYS IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE, FOR SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT EVEN TURN IT SELF ON WHEN ACTIVATED. LAST YEAR THE REPLACED ON OF THE HEATED HAND GRIPS, BUT STILL I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

HONDA GL 1800 MOTORCYCLE HAS HEEL / TOE GEAR SHIFTER. THIS SHIFTER "STICKS' FORWARD WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. RIDING SOLUTION IS PLAY WITH HEEL SIDE OF SHIFTER PLACING PRESSURE ON HEEL TO UNLOCK, AND REPEAT THROUGH DOWNSHIFT PROCESS. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHILE UPSHIFTING, BUT NOT AS OFTEN. HAVE SPOKEN TO SERVICE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS A "STICKING" PROBLEM WITH THE GEARSHIFT ON THESE MODELS DUE TO BUSHING LOCKUP WHICH CAUSES THE LEFT FOOT GEARSHIFT TO LOCK UP WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. I HAVE FOUND THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY AGGRAVATING BUT DANGEROUS DEPENDING UPON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. *TR

TAKATA RECALL THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE AT THIS DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM PERSONALLY MULTIPLE TIMES, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T MAKE THE REPAIR. HONDA CORPORATE HAS CALLED ME AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER STILL WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR AND HONDA CORPORATE HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH A WAY TO GET THE REPAIR MADE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY MOTORCYCLE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL NOT BEING MADE.