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2009 Kawasaki KL250G9F Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Sep 6, 2011
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Kawasaki KL250G9F, 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

  • Engine150.0%
  • Fuel system150.0%

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

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THIS IS A MODEL WIDE PROBLEM-- FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON FORUMS-- FROM 1999 TO 2009 THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SLOW WARM-UP COMPOUNDED WITH A SMOOTH RUN OFF CHOKE FOLLOWED BY STUMBLING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE KNOWING OF THIS NATURE... THAT IT WOULD NEED EVEN 10 MINUTES TO WARM-UP TO RIDE. BUT I READ THAT ONE COULD WORK WITH THE CHOKE TO GET ON THE WAY. WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS THAT WHEN ONE STARTS THE ENGINE WITH THE CHOKE ON IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO IDLE SMOOTHLY WITH THE CHOKE OFF...BUT IF ONE ATTEMPTS TO RIDE OFF AT THIS POINT ONE CAN GO ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE BIKE STUMBLES AND DIES! THIS MEANS AFTER A 2 MINUTE WARM-UP ONE COULD DRIVE INTO TRAFFIC AND GET A STALL AND DIE. AT THIS TWO TO TEN MINUTE TIME INTERVAL ONE COULD RIDE AND FIDDLE WITH THE CHOKE BUT AGAIN THAT LEADS TO MISFIRING AND OVER EXUBERANT ACCELERATION WHEN THE MOTOR COMES TO LIFE. I HAVE READ THAT THE OVERLY LONG WARM-UP IS DUE TO TOO LEAN JETTING IN THE MIKUNI CARBURETOR. I THINK A TEN MINUTE WAIT TO DRIVE OFF IS UNREASONABLE AND UNSAFE. MANY CITIES DON'T ALLOW ENGINES TO BE LEFT RUNNING FOR THAT LONG. I'M HAPPY WITH THE 70 MILES PER GALLON BUT IT IS PLAIN WASTEFUL OF FUEL AND TIME. I CAN DRIVE OFF IN MY CAR WITHOUT ANY WARM-UP. I ONLY HAVE 650 MILES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE AND KAWASAKI HAS MADE IT UN- SAFE FOR A NORMAL DRIVER. MY FORMER 1984 BMW MOTORCYCLE SURE DID HAVE A CHOKE AND IT SURE COULD BE DRIVEN OFF IN THE TIME IT TOOK TO GET ON MY HELMET AND GLOVES... THIS "COLD BLOODED" NATURE OF THE KAWASAKI KL250 SHOULD BE FIXED BY A MODEL-WIDE RECALL. YOU WILL READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE YAHOO KL250 SUPER SHERPA FORUM OR IN THE SUPER SHERPA THREAD ON THE ADVENTURE RIDER FORUM UNDER "THUMPERS"--SINGLE CYLINDER MOTORBIKES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID 10424014 · filed Sep 6, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THIS IS A MODEL WIDE PROBLEM-- FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON FORUMS-- FROM 1999 TO 2009 THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SLOW WARM-UP COMPOUNDED WITH A SMOOTH RUN OFF CHOKE FOLLOWED BY STUMBLING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE KNOWING OF THIS NATURE... THAT IT WOULD NEED EVEN 10 MINUTES TO WARM-UP TO RIDE. BUT I READ THAT ONE COULD WORK WITH THE CHOKE TO GET ON THE WAY. WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS THAT WHEN ONE STARTS THE ENGINE WITH THE CHOKE ON IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO IDLE SMOOTHLY WITH THE CHOKE OFF...BUT IF ONE ATTEMPTS TO RIDE OFF AT THIS POINT ONE CAN GO ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE BIKE STUMBLES AND DIES! THIS MEANS AFTER A 2 MINUTE WARM-UP ONE COULD DRIVE INTO TRAFFIC AND GET A STALL AND DIE. AT THIS TWO TO TEN MINUTE TIME INTERVAL ONE COULD RIDE AND FIDDLE WITH THE CHOKE BUT AGAIN THAT LEADS TO MISFIRING AND OVER EXUBERANT ACCELERATION WHEN THE MOTOR COMES TO LIFE. I HAVE READ THAT THE OVERLY LONG WARM-UP IS DUE TO TOO LEAN JETTING IN THE MIKUNI CARBURETOR. I THINK A TEN MINUTE WAIT TO DRIVE OFF IS UNREASONABLE AND UNSAFE. MANY CITIES DON'T ALLOW ENGINES TO BE LEFT RUNNING FOR THAT LONG. I'M HAPPY WITH THE 70 MILES PER GALLON BUT IT IS PLAIN WASTEFUL OF FUEL AND TIME. I CAN DRIVE OFF IN MY CAR WITHOUT ANY WARM-UP. I ONLY HAVE 650 MILES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE AND KAWASAKI HAS MADE IT UN- SAFE FOR A NORMAL DRIVER. MY FORMER 1984 BMW MOTORCYCLE SURE DID HAVE A CHOKE AND IT SURE COULD BE DRIVEN OFF IN THE TIME IT TOOK TO GET ON MY HELMET AND GLOVES... THIS "COLD BLOODED" NATURE OF THE KAWASAKI KL250 SHOULD BE FIXED BY A MODEL-WIDE RECALL. YOU WILL READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE YAHOO KL250 SUPER SHERPA FORUM OR IN THE SUPER SHERPA THREAD ON THE ADVENTURE RIDER FORUM UNDER "THUMPERS"--SINGLE CYLINDER MOTORBIKES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID 10424014 · filed Sep 6, 2011

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

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