2006 Kawasaki ZG1000A6F 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 Kawasaki ZG1000A6F, 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
- Electrical133.3%
- Exterior lighting133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
BROKEN SPEEDOMETER CABLE, 2 TIMES. CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, THIS LATEST INCIDENT OF BREAKAGE WILL BE THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. THE CABLE WAS LEFT DANGLING BOTH TIMES AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE WHICH THE DEALER HAS FIXED FOR ME UNDER WARRANTY. THIS BIKE HAS LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS OLD. *NM
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
TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS MOTORCYCLE MY TAIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON UNLESS I JIGGLE THE KEY BEFORE I RIDE IT. THIS MORNING A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HIT HIS SIREN TO GET MY ATTENTION AND TOLD ME MY TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT AND TO GET IT FIXED. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH LAST YEAR AND KNOW IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I LEAVE FOR WORK AT 5AM AND I COULD EASILY GET REAR ENDED DUE TO NO TAIL LIGHT. OF COURSE THE DEALER TELLS ME MY BIKE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES THIS. *CN
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
2006 KAWASAKI CONCOURS WITH DUNLOP SPORT RADIAL TIRES. K701F IN FRONT, K700J IN REAR. THESE TIRES TRACK SEVERELY ON RAIN GROOVES ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS. I HAVE 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING MOTORCYCLES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED BY HOW A TIRE BEHAVED OVER RAIN GROOVES UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS BIKE. I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO COMPLAIN AND THERE WAS A BIKE LIKE MINE WITH 700 MILES ON IT GETTING IT'S TIRES CHANGED BECAUSE THE OWNER COULDN'T STAND HOW THESE TIRES TRACKED IN RAIN GROOVES. THIS IS THE MOST UNSETTLING SITUATION YOU CAN IMAGINE I THOUGHT I HAD TWO FLAT TIRES THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN I THOUGHT MAYBE THE SWINGARM WAS LOOSE. JUST WHEN I WENT TO PULL OVER I HIT A SECTION OF BLACKTOP AND IT SMOOTHED OUT. I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW BAD THESE TIRES ARE AND THEY SHOULD NEVER BE ON A MOTORCYCLE.*JB
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 .