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2004 Kawasaki ZX1000-C1 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 Aug 3, 2005
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 2004 Kawasaki ZX1000-C1, 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

  • Other / unspecified480.0%
  • Engine120.0%

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE CURB. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW IF NHTSA RECALL 04V373000: REPAIRS ON THE FRONT WHEEL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB *SC

NHTSA ID 10103361 · filed Aug 3, 2005

I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY MOTORCYCLE SEEMED TO JUST GIVE WAY AND SHHOOT ME AND THE BIKE INTO A CURB THEREFORE HIGHSIDEING ME. THE ONLY INJURY I HAD WAS TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT ANKLES. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE NOT TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE DUE TO CASTING FLAWS. MY BIKE IS DESTROYED.*AK

NHTSA ID 10096064 · filed Oct 19, 2004

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

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

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKCASE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID 10089240 · filed Aug 18, 2004

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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