2013 Honda GL1800A Recalls & Complaints

Incident: April 1, 2018 · Filed: May 11, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA GOLDWING 1800D (NA). WHILE OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE AND USING THE GPS, THE VOICE GUIDANCE AUDIO WOULD STOP WORKING, FORCING THE RIDER TO LOOK DOWN TO READ THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE; HOWEVER, NO SOLUTION WAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.

Incident: March 1, 2018 · Filed: March 21, 2018

VIBRATION CRACKS MOUNTS ON REAR PORTION OF FRONT FENDER. (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND HAS HAPPENED TO MY SON ALSO) IF LEFT UNNOTICED BOTH SIDES WILL FAIL AND THE FRONT FENDER COULD WEDGE INTO THE FRONT FORK/FAIRING AREA AND JAM STEERING, SEVERE A BRAKE LINE,OR CAUSE A BLOW OUT OF FRONT OR REAR TIRE.( VIBRATION CAUSED BY MOTION OF THE VEHICLE)

Incident: March 1, 2017 · Filed: June 2, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA GOLDWING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS PRESENT NEAR THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, FREEDOM POWER SPORT OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O-RING IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. THE O-RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,054.

Incident: July 14, 2014 · Filed: September 17, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA GOLDWING. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STUDS ON THE WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRE ON THE MOTORCYCLE TO FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,100.

Incident: August 3, 2015 · Filed: August 4, 2015

REAR BRAKE DRAGGING. REAR DISKS HEATING UP. DRAGGING BRAKE LED TO TIP OVER AT SLOW SPEED. THERE IS A RECALL ON EARLIER YEAR HONDA GOLDWINGS. THIS MODEL 2013 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALLS.

Incident: December 11, 2014 · Filed: March 3, 2015

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 GL1800 IN JUNE 2014, I DON'T DRIVE TOO MUCH, SO FAR JUST 500 MILES. BUT I FOUND THE ENGINE OIL ON THE FLOOR AT DEC 11 2014, AND I TOOK SOME PICTURES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS WET. I TOOK MY BIKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY NEVER MET THIS SITUATION BEFORE AND TOLD ME THE GOLDWING ENGINE NEVER LEAKS, JUST THE OIL FILTER LOOSE AFTER INSPECTION. BUT I STILL DOUBT IT BECAUSE THE FILTER IS NOT WET, AND IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT THE LEAK AND WET IS IN THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE, HOW DOES THE OIL GO FROM THIS SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE? IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE OIL LEAKED PROBLEM FIXED AT DEC 23, 2014, BECAUSE OF THE OIL FILTER LOOSE. BUT COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT LEAKS AGAIN, IT IS NOT OBVIOUSLY DROP, I CAN SEE THE OIL WITH MY FINGER. THE DRAIN BOLT AND THE CRUSH WASHER SEEMS OK AND DRY. THE LAST TIME FOR OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE WAS JAN 25, 2015. I DO NOT DRIVE MY BIKE SINCE THE OIL LEAK, JUST IN CASE THE ENGINE MAY GET WORST. I FOUND THE OBVIOUSLY OIL LEAK AND OIL DROP ON THE FLOOR AGAIN ON FEB 26, 2015, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME OF THE OIL LEAK AND DROP IN THE SAME POSITION SINCE DEC 2014. *TR

Incident: March 1, 2014 · Filed: September 11, 2014

BIKE EXHIBITS A LOW SPEED STUMBLE UNDER ACCELERATION WHEN THE ENGINE IS 1) STARTED COLD AND NOT UP TO FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND 2) STARTED WARM AFTER SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES. THE LOW SPEED STUMBLE UNDER ACCELERATION IS A HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STABILITY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND CAN CAUSE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE 2012 AND UP MODELS THAT HONDA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE AS A WARRANTABLE DEFECT AND OFFERS NO SOLUTION FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE IS REPEATABLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANY 2012+ GOLDWING OWNERS EXPERIENCE IT SOONER OR LATER. *TR

Incident: March 16, 2014 · Filed: March 17, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA GOLDWIND MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED BUT DID NOT STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING BUT ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Incident: April 22, 2013 · Filed: October 1, 2013

2013 HONDA GOLDWING NAVI PACKAGE THROTTLE RESPONSE STUMBLES WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. AFTER A COLD ENGINE START, REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, STARTING IN A LOW GEAR (1ST OR 2ND IS NORMAL), UPON THROTTLE ROLL-IN, THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND ENOUGH TO KEEP FORWARD MOMENTUM. YOU HAVE TO SLIP THE CLUTCH AND KEEP THE RPM'S UP TO KEEP THE MOTORCYCLE MOVING WITHOUT HESITATION. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE ENGINE ACHIEVES OPERATING TEMPERATURE, THE HESITATION/STUMBLE IS RESOLVED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER - HONDA. ASAP. *TR

Incident: April 2, 2013 · Filed: July 29, 2013

ON A COLD ENGINE START RELEASING THE CLUTCH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WILL "STUMBLE" OR HESITATE, THEN CATCH AND ACCELERATE ERRATICALLY AND RUN ROUGH FOR A SHORT TIME. ON A MOTORCYCLE, IN A TURN WHERE THE MACHINE MUST BE LEANED OVER, THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND DROPPING THE 950 LB. MACHINE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE HAS COOLED TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OVERNIGHT OR AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN EXTENDER PERIOD. THIS CONDITION BEGAN AT ABOUT 900 MILES AND CONTINUES TO THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF 2900. THE INJURY MENTIONED WAS TO MY BACK IN TRYING TO PREVENT DROPPING TO MOTORCYCLE AND DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. *TR