2007 Honda VTX1300 Owner Complaints

The fuel system petcock of my 2007 Honda VTX1300 motorcycle leaks fuel when positioned "on", as well as " on reserverve". This poses a safety issue in the event that an ignition source is near. My motorcycle has been backfiring, not maintaining idle, and spits and sputters when taking off. The spitting and sputtering has been happening since I bought the bike in 2008. I attributed it to cold starts. Until recently, when I noticed the leaking fuel from the petcock. There are no warning lights to alert me this issue.

NHTSA ID

11506060

Incident

Feb 4, 2023

MY 2007 HONDA VTX-1300C HAS A WOBBLE WHICH IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN DECELERATING FROM 50 MILES PER HOUR. I FOUND OUT THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE HONDA VTX SERIES MOTORCYCLE HAVE HAD CHEAP BEARINGS PUT IN THE FRONT FORKS. USUALLY THE BAD BEARINGS WEAR OUT WITHIN A YEAR'S TIME, BUT SINCE I BOUGHT THE BIKE USED IN 2020 THIS PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. THIS PROBLEM IS EASILY CORRECTED BY PUTTING IN TAPERED BEARINGS IN!

NHTSA ID

11350735

Incident

Jun 14, 2020

Mileage

14,500 mi

FRONT END WOBBLE UPON DECELERATION AT AROUND 30MPH. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF LIKE MACHINES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10968583

Incident

Mar 17, 2017

Mileage

9,500 mi

MY 2007 HONDA 1300 VTX DEVELOPS A VIOLENT WHEEL WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AT AROUND 40MPH. THIS ISSUE WEARS TIRES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO REACT TO THE PROBLEM.I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER 1300 VTX OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. HONDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT TIRES WHICH SHOW UNREASONABLE WEAR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND LOW MILEAGE ON HE TIRES.

NHTSA ID

10909408

Incident

Sep 23, 2016

Mileage

7,200 mi

UPON DECELERATION ABOVE 45MPH THE HANDLEBARS WILL SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. THE LAST INCIDENT CAUSED A WRIST INJURY TRYING TO STOP THE SHAKING HANDLEBARS. MOTORCYCLE CAN BE TRAVELLING IN A STRAIGHT LINE OR IN A TURN TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. ANY ROAD SURFACE CAN BE USED TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. THIS CONCERN HAS NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH ON A FEW OCCASIONS. MOTORCYCLE HAS NOT BEEN RIDDEN SINCE LAST INCIDENT FOR FEAR OF CRASHING. DON'T WANT TO SELL THE MOTORCYCLE TO SOMEONE WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE!

NHTSA ID

10822961

Incident

Dec 19, 2015

Mileage

3 mi

WHEN DECELERATING TO BELOW 50MPH THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT IS A VERY CONCERNING FEELING TO THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10706033

Incident

Apr 14, 2015

Mileage

9,007 mi

THERE IS A CONSENT STEERING SHIMMY BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. MAKES FOR DANGEROUS HANDLING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703635

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

11,000 mi

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE NOTICED THAT THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR IN ALLEN TX BUT THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WHERE AS THE NHTSA'S WEBSITE SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL. I WILL FURTHER REPORT THIS TO HONDA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680518

Incident

Dec 18, 2014

Mileage

5,800 mi

FELT STEERING GO UNSTABLE TAKING A TURN. THEN DRIVING STRAIGHT LIFTED HANDS OFF THE HANDLE BARS AND NOTICE A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE HANDLE BARS. HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE BIKE OUT. HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES, LOOSE NUTS OR BOLTS, MISS-ALIGNED PARTS OR EQUIPMENT. HE SAID HE TOO NOTICED WOBBLING AND UNSTABLE STEERING IN FRONT END. HE SUGGESTED THE BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648735

Incident

Oct 8, 2014

Mileage

17,000 mi

FRONT END SHAKES, WOBBLES AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY, WHEN YOU LOOSEN YOUR HAND PRESSURE FROM THE HANDLE BAR GRIPS. IT WILL ABSOLUTELY GO "OUT OF CONTROL" IF YOU DON'T HOLD ON TIGHTLY TO THE HANDLE BARS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY AND ALL SPEEDS. (20 TO 90 MPH). THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER NOW ADMITS HE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT 300 MILES, AND DIDN'T FEEL SAFE TO RIDE IT ANY MORE! HENCE THE LOW MILEAGE, FOR A 7 YEAR OLD MOTORCYCLE. I CAN NOW SEE EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE TREAD WEAR, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER. I HAVE TO REPLACE THIS TIRE NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568665

Incident

Jan 29, 2014

Mileage

4,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEARINGS WOULD NEED TO BE RE-TORQUED AND THE FRONT TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

NHTSA ID

10507460

Incident

Apr 8, 2012

Mileage

950 mi

FRONT END WOBBLE ON DECELERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496252

Incident

Feb 3, 2013

Mileage

1,921 mi

SEVERE WOBBLE STARTED AT ONLY 6000 MILES ON THE BIKE! IT HITS AT AROUND 40 MPH; IT IS SO BAD THAT THE HANDLEBARS WILL 'HOP' BACK AND FORTH AND THE BIKE WILL SHAKE. THE STOCK STEERING BEARINGS ARE FAULTY YET HONDA CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG AND WILL ONLY REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER STOCK BEARING. THIS IS A KNOWN MAJOR ISSUE AMONG VTX OWNERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10471880

Incident

Aug 21, 2012

Mileage

6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EITHER DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING, THE HANDLE BARS WOULD WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

NHTSA ID

10465534

Incident

Jul 1, 2009

Mileage

19 mi

SINCE ABOUT 500 MILES INTO THE PURCHASE OF THIS BIKE I NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING WHENEVER I SLIGHTLY TOOK PRESSURE OFF THE HANDLE BARS. THIS WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END ( SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ) HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UP THIS DAY. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PULL OUT CHANGE WITH ONE HAND TO PAY A TOLL FEE WHILE THE OTHER HAND WAS STILL ON THE OPPOSITE HANDLE BAR. AT THE POINT I LET GO OF THE HANDLE BAR WITH THE ONE HAND ,THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT IF I WOULD NOT OF GRABBED THE OTHER SIDE AGAIN QUICKLY! , I BELIEVE THE FRONT END WOULD OF TWISTED UP AND THE BIKE AND I WOULD OF BEEN SLIDING DOWN THE BRIDGE. NOT GOOD. I'VE BEEN ASKING AROUND SINCE THIS BEGAN WITHOUT ANY SOLID ANSWER , BUT I DID NOTICE TODAY THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE CONCURS WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF CONCERN POSTED ON THE WEB SINCE 2007. SO IF A SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND, THAN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. IF NOTHING HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURE YET , I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT DIVISION HAD SHOWED THERE TEETH ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS AND CONSISTENT CONCERN AND IS DOING TO SOMETHING TO PREVENT WHAT IS PREVENTABLE. HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY! AND GO RATTLE SOME CAGES! *TR

NHTSA ID

10432467

Incident

Feb 8, 2008

Mileage

500 mi

2007 HONDA VTX1300C MOTORCYCLE. STEERING COMPLAINT. "HEAD SHAKE" OR "WOBBLE" FROM HANDLEBARS WHEN DECELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ALSO WHEN NOT GRIPPING BARS TIGHTLY. ALSO WHEN TURNING. DANGEROUS AS OCCASIONALLY WOBBLE BECOMES SEVERE ENOUGH THAT ENDS OF HANDLE BARS MOVE 3-5" FORE TO AFT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10421309

Incident

Aug 21, 2011

Mileage

4,140 mi

I OWN A 2007 VTX1300 PURCHASED WITH 5 MILES ON THE CLOCK - IT NOW HAS NEARLY 12000. AT APPROX 2000 MILES I EXPERIENCED WOBBLE ON THE HANDLEBARS WHEN I SLIGHTLY MOVED MY HANDS FROM THE GRIP, THIS WOULD GET EXTREME IF MY HANDS WERE LEFT OFF OR HELD LIGHTLY TO THE EXTENT THAT I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF NOT REGRIPPED AND HELD FIRMLY SO NOT DONE AGAIN, HOWEVER AS I PUT MORE MILES ON THE BIKE THE WOBBLE IS PERMANANT AT AROUND 5000 MILES WHICH IS MORE PRONOUNCED ON DEACCELERATION AT APPROX 40 MPH, I ALSO EXPERIENCED A FRIGHTENING OCCURANCE WHILE TOURING IN GERMANY ON THE MOTORWAY THERE WAS A SWEEPING LONG BEND WHICH THE BIKE STARTED WOBBLING ON THE FRONT HANDLEBARS AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL, I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE ODD CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, LOOKING AT INFO ON THE NET IT POINTS TO A FAULT IN THE NECK/STEERING BEARINGS WHERE THE BALL TYPE BEARINGS HAVE BEEN USED AS OPPOSED TO THE 1800 VTX WHICH HAD THE ROLLER TYPE FITTED AND APPEAR NOT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THERE IS A LOT OF INFO ON THE NET WHERE VTX1300 OWNERS HAVE CHANGED TO THIS ROLLER TYPE TO FIND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.. I HAVE TO EMPHASISE THAT THIS FAULT APPEARS TO BE COMMON AND LIVES PUT AT RISK - I CERTAINLY CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT TIME IN GERMANY AND SO DOES MY WIFE WHO WAS SAT ON THE BACK (ALL TYRE PRESSURES CORRECT AND GOOD, NOT OVERLOADED) I WILL BE CHANGING MY FRONT TYRE AS A START BUT AS THIS WOBBLE WAS THERE WITH LITTLE MILEAGE IT CERTAINLY WILL STILL BE THERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10390215

Incident

Aug 4, 2010

Mileage

5,000 mi

HONDA MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE AT 40 - 50 MPH. DEALER SAYS NO DEFECT HOWEVER CONDITION IS NOT SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384259

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

8,000 mi

2007 HONDA VTX EXPERIENCES SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I DISCOVERED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE STOCK STEERING BEARINGS WITH AN AFTERMARKET BRAND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368065

Incident

Nov 28, 2010

Mileage

8,000 mi

2007 HONDA VTX 1300 STEERING WOBBLE AT 30-40 MPH AND INSTABILITY WHILE CORNERING. BELIEVE TO BE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STEERING BEARINGS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED YET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10332363

Incident

May 15, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE THAT THE ICN BOX GREEN WIRE WAS SEVERED, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE CONNECTIVITY AND THROTTLE CONTROL POWER. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS BY WELDING THE WIRE BACK TOGETHER. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,800.

NHTSA ID

10326583

Incident

Mar 24, 2010

Mileage

3,800 mi

VTX1300. WOBBLE IN FRONT END IN SOME DECELERATION SITUATIONS WHILE CORNERING. INTERNET FORUMS SAY THIS CAN BE CORRECTED BUY USING THE STEERING BEARINGS FROM THE LARGER VTX1800. VTX1800 BEARINGS ARE TAPPERED, VTX1300 BEARINGS ARE NOT.

NHTSA ID

10323618

Incident

Jun 30, 2008

Mileage

1 mi

SPEEDOMETER READING IS OFF UP TO 10%. FORUMS ON THE INTERNET SAY THIS CAN BE FIXED BY PURCHACING A "SPEEDO HEALER" FOR AROUND $150.00 . THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY HONDA NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA ID

10323616

Incident

Jun 30, 2008

Mileage

1 mi

A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA MOTORCYCLES DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ARE SELLING NEW HONDA MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL IN VIOLATION OF SAFETY LAWS. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.- MOTORCYCLE DIVISION IS AWARE THIS IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY. SOUTHERN HONDA POWERSPORTS IN CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE IS AMERICAN HONDAS LARGEST DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR WORST VIOLATOR OF THIS RECALL LAW. I AM FILING THIS NOTICE UNDER THE "WHISTLE BLOWERS ACT".

NHTSA ID

10322159

Incident

Mar 25, 2010

FRONT END OF MOTORCYCLE SHAKES ON DECELERATION AT 47 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280081

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

1,000 mi