2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 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 2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000, 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%
- Steering150.0%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 KAWASAKI VULCAN 2000 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2008 PERTAINING TO A GRINDING NOISE HE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SPRAY THAT WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO BREAK IN THE BELTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE BELTS SPRAYED WITH THE UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. THE DEALER SPRAYED ROAD GRIME OFF OF THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT FELT A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE MERGING LEFT AT 40 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND. BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING STRAIGHT TOWARDS A POLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS THROWN OFF. THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AS WELL. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS SPLEEN, LEGS, KNEES, AND BACK, AS WELL AS SEVERED ARTERIES. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM SLIGHT AMNESIA DUE TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 4,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 KAWASAKI VULCAN 2000 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2008 PERTAINING TO A GRINDING NOISE HE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SPRAY THAT WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO BREAK IN THE BELTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE BELTS SPRAYED WITH THE UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. THE DEALER SPRAYED ROAD GRIME OFF OF THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT FELT A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE MERGING LEFT AT 40 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND. BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING STRAIGHT TOWARDS A POLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS THROWN OFF. THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AS WELL. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS SPLEEN, LEGS, KNEES, AND BACK, AS WELL AS SEVERED ARTERIES. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM SLIGHT AMNESIA DUE TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 4,000.
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
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