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1985 Honda Goldwing 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 Oct 13, 2005
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 20, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Honda Goldwing. 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 Oct 13, 2005

VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD, INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AFFECTING IGNITION AND INSTRUMENTATION. ACCESSORY CIRCUIT WAS UNAFFECTED. THIS OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH TWO BRIEF FAILURES PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK TO THE RUN POSITION CLEARED THE FAULT. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THE ONLY PART THAT COULD CAUSE THIS FAILURE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10134023
Incident
Aug 18, 2005
Mileage
68,755 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 1999

DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE TIRE APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 11/2 INCHES IN LENGTH INSIDE THE THREAD GROOVE RUNNING WITH THE THREAD. YOU CAN TELL IT IS NOT A PUCTURE DUE TO THE WAY IT IS CRACKED. IT HAS RANDUM EDGES. WILL BE REMOVING THE TIRE TO RETURN IT TO DEALER WERE IT WAS FOR PURCHASE FOR A PRO RATED REFUND. HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME TIRE FROM ANOTHER DEAL. HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF OWNERSHIP BY DUNLOP TO OTHER MOTORCYCLIST WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SCARRY PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE ON ONLY 2 WHEELS. IF YOU WILL CHECK THE GOLDWING ROAD RIDE ASSOCIATIONS (GWRRA) BULLITIN BOARD YOU WILL FIND NUMBER OF POSTINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE DUNLOP TIRES. THESE BEING WITH THE 1500 AND 1200 GOLDWING AND VALKYRIE MODEL REAR TIRES ALL DEVOLPE VERY SIMULAIR SLITS. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM TO BE A NONE EVENT. DUNLOP KEEPS TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM. GOLDWING RIDES ARE A VERY CONSERVITIVE GROUP AND NOT WILD RIDERS. LOSSING A TIRE ON A MOTORCYCLE IS A LOT MORE DEATHDEFINING THEN OTHER VEHICLE THAT WHY I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM NEEDS SOME TYPE OF CLOSURE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE FURTHER HELP OR INFORMATION. PS WILL BE TAKING PICTURES OF THE TIRE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE IF NEEDED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: MV85HB15 )

NHTSA ID
710272
Incident
Aug 1, 1999

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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