2000 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 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 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan 750, 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
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Powertrain (other)150.0%
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
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE THROTTLE GRIP CABLE STAY FAILED DROPPING A SMALL PIECE INTO THE CABLE PATH AND JAMMED THE THROTTLE OPEN AT 65 MPH. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP NOR DID THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WERE ANY OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO THE DANGER TO OTHERS IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO SOMOEONE ELSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED. ALSO THE MANUFACTURERS ATTITUDE TOWARD THE FAILURE WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. IF WANTED I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE FAILED PART.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT REAREND ON MOTORCYCLE IS LEAKING GREASE, AND THE GREASE IS GETING SLUNG ONTO THE REAR TIRE. THIS IS CAUSING TRACTION/LOSS OF REAR TIRE. CONSUMER SAYS IF TURNING LEFT THE GREASE IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF TIRE, SO THIS CAUSES MAJOR TRACTION LOSS. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES. IT HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL NOW. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE WITHOUT CONSUMER PAYING. CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEM FIXED.*AK
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 .