2006 Honda VT750 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 2006 Honda VT750, 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
- Fuel system133.3%
- Exterior lighting133.3%
- Transmission133.3%
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
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
I PURCHASED A HONDA MOTORCYCLE 2 MONTH AGO. IT WAS A HONDA AERO SHADOW 750. IT HAD ONLY 38 MILES AT PURCHASE. NOW ABOUT 700. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR 2007 BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DIAPHRAGM IN THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. MY FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS MY COMPLAINT EXCEPT TO SAY IT WAS NOT COVERED. I FEEL THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE CALLBACK TO COVER ALL 750 AERO SHADOW MOTORCYCLES THAT EXHIBIT THAT PROBLEM. IT IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. RAW GASOLINE DRIPPING ON A HOT ENGINE! *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA SPIRIT VT 750 MOTORCYCLE. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS A DUPLICATE OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V562000 FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE STALLING RESULTED IN A REAR WHEEL SKID. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE CHANGING LANES. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE ENGINE RESTATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *NM
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
Data on this page last refreshed .