1999 Kawasaki ZX1100 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 1999 Kawasaki ZX1100, 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
- Engine125.0%
- Fuel system125.0%
- Exterior lighting125.0%
- Transmission125.0%
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
FUEL AIR SCREWS WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY IN AT THE FACTORY, VEHICLE NEEDED VALVE ADJUSTMENT, CARBORATORS ADJUSTED 4 TIME WITH NO SUCCESS, DEALER SCRATCHED EXHAUST CANISTER, WINDSCREEN, DROPPED MOTORCYCLE ON ITS SIDE DURING WHEN BEING SERVICED & REFUSES TO MAKE ALL NEEDED REPAIRS, ENGINE EMITS INFREQUENT BUT LOUD NOISE AT SPEEDS OF ~ 30 MPH, KAWASAKI DIDN'T INSTALL GREASE INTO THE SWING ARM PRIOR TO DELIVERY, HEADLIGHT IMPORPERLY ADJUSTED BY DEALERS, PAINT CHIPS EASILY FROM EXHAUST, CONCERNED THAT REPAIRS WERE NEVER IDENTIFIED PROPERLY & BECAUSE WARRANTY IS OVER, DEALER AND KAWASAKI REFUSE TO MAKE ANY FURTHER EFFORTS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
FUEL AIR SCREWS WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY IN AT THE FACTORY, VEHICLE NEEDED VALVE ADJUSTMENT, CARBORATORS ADJUSTED 4 TIME WITH NO SUCCESS, DEALER SCRATCHED EXHAUST CANISTER, WINDSCREEN, DROPPED MOTORCYCLE ON ITS SIDE DURING WHEN BEING SERVICED & REFUSES TO MAKE ALL NEEDED REPAIRS, ENGINE EMITS INFREQUENT BUT LOUD NOISE AT SPEEDS OF ~ 30 MPH, KAWASAKI DIDN'T INSTALL GREASE INTO THE SWING ARM PRIOR TO DELIVERY, HEADLIGHT IMPORPERLY ADJUSTED BY DEALERS, PAINT CHIPS EASILY FROM EXHAUST, CONCERNED THAT REPAIRS WERE NEVER IDENTIFIED PROPERLY & BECAUSE WARRANTY IS OVER, DEALER AND KAWASAKI REFUSE TO MAKE ANY FURTHER EFFORTS.
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
FUEL AIR SCREWS WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY IN AT THE FACTORY, VEHICLE NEEDED VALVE ADJUSTMENT, CARBORATORS ADJUSTED 4 TIME WITH NO SUCCESS, DEALER SCRATCHED EXHAUST CANISTER, WINDSCREEN, DROPPED MOTORCYCLE ON ITS SIDE DURING WHEN BEING SERVICED & REFUSES TO MAKE ALL NEEDED REPAIRS, ENGINE EMITS INFREQUENT BUT LOUD NOISE AT SPEEDS OF ~ 30 MPH, KAWASAKI DIDN'T INSTALL GREASE INTO THE SWING ARM PRIOR TO DELIVERY, HEADLIGHT IMPORPERLY ADJUSTED BY DEALERS, PAINT CHIPS EASILY FROM EXHAUST, CONCERNED THAT REPAIRS WERE NEVER IDENTIFIED PROPERLY & BECAUSE WARRANTY IS OVER, DEALER AND KAWASAKI REFUSE TO MAKE ANY FURTHER EFFORTS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED LOCK-UP, CAUSED SKIDDING WHICH RESULTED IN DRIVER FALLING OVER, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *YC
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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