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1993 Kawasaki ZX1100-C 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 20, 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 1993 Kawasaki ZX1100-C, 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

  • Transmission1100.0%

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

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE A 1993 KAWASAKI ZX-11, VIN [XXX], WITH A 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND 27,824 MILES ON BIKE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH 2ND GEAR, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEED AND UNDER ACCELERATION. I CAN BE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 45 MPH AND WHEN I ACCELERATE THE BIKE SPUTTERS AND KICKS. I HAD IT TO A DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE SPROCKETS AND CHAINS THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN EXITING A TURN SINCE YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE GEAR WILL CATCH. I'VE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHEN IT FINALLY CATCHES IT ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO GET ON THE GAS TO GET AWAY FROM A CAR, THE BIKE CAN POP OUT OF GEAR OR THE GEAR COULD SKIP, ALLOWING YOU TO BE INJURED OR KILLED. I ALSO WILL NOT TAKE A PASSENGER NOW SINCE THEY COULD BE TOSSED OFF WHEN THE GEAR SLIPS. I HAVE READ OF OTHER ZX-11'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST, BUT I'VE ONLY HAD THIS BIKE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND IT'S GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *NM UPDATED 07/18/012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID 10137138 · filed Sep 20, 2005

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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