2002 Honda Shadow Recalls & Complaints

Incident: September 1, 2006 · Filed: September 18, 2006

2002 HONDA SHADOW 600 BACKFIRING AND HAS A GAS LEAK. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THEY NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK. *KB *JB

Incident: July 2, 2002 · Filed: April 25, 2005

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT LENSES FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE LENSES FIVE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE STORE WHERE CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS HONDA HAVE 2005 HONDAS IN THEIR SHOWROOM MISSING TURN SIGNAL LENSES. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOLLOWING THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVING TO SWERVE TO MISS FALLING PARTS OF THESE BIKES. AT NIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU DO NOT HAVE AMBER TURN SIGNALS, YOU HAVE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT. *BF

Incident: September 1, 2001 · Filed: May 1, 2004

MY 2002 HONDA SABRE MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A SEEDOMETER THAT READS APPROXIMATELY 10% HIGHER VELOCITY THAT ACTUAL VELOCITY. I HAVE CHECKED THIS BY TIMING AGAINST MILE MARKERS WHILE TRAVELING AT A SET SPEED (60 MPH) ON THE SPEEDOMETER, AND I HAVE ALSO CHECKED IT AGAINST SEVERAL OTHER CARS AND MOTORCYCLES. ALL TESTS TO DATE CONFIRM THE 10 % HIGH READING. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED OTHER HONDA SABRE OWNERS ON INTERNET AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA'S RESPONSE TO DATE HAS BEEN TO CLAIM THAT IT IS LEAGAL TO BE OFF 10 %. I THINK THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD IN AT LEAST TWO WAYS. SINCE I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING SLOWER THAN THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS THAT I AM, AT NIGHT TRAVELING HIGHWAYS, CARS CAN APPROACH ME FROM THE REAR VERY QUICKLY AND POSSIBLY OVER-RUN ME. THE OTHER PROBLEM CAUSED BY THIS IS THAT I NOW KNOW THAT IT IS READING TO FAST SO I NOW END UP HAVING TO GUESS/CALCULATE WHILE DRIVING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN LEAGAL SPEEDS AND NOT IMPEDE THE SAFE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.*AK

Incident: August 1, 2003 · Filed: August 22, 2003

TURN SIGNAL LENS WILL NOT STAY ON THE LIGHT IT IS ATTACHED TO. CONSUMER REPAIRED THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN.*AK

Incident: July 21, 2003 · Filed: July 21, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THROTTLE BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE REGISTRATION CARD AND FURTHER INFORMATION SINCE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1 MILE. SHADOW 2003. *AK

Filed: July 7, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAD REPLACED DIFFERENT THINGS ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

Incident: June 12, 2003 · Filed: June 13, 2003

MY HONDA SHADOW SABRE (VT1100C2) HAS A SPEEDOMETER THAT READS APPROXIMATELY 10% OFF ACTUAL SPEED. THIS IS S CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH HONDA SHADOW SABRES FROM 2000 THROUGH 2003 MODEL YEARS.N *NLM

Filed: June 5, 2003

THE REAR TIRE RIM RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO DRIVER'S NEGLECT. *JB

Incident: June 12, 2002 · Filed: June 24, 2002

BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR, THERE IS AN EVIDENT SHAKE IN THE HANDLE BARS, THE FRONT WHEEL HOPS/BOUNCES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR IT'S 600 MILE CHECK. DEALER CHANGED THE WHEEL AND TIRE. THIS PROVIDED IMPROVEMENT SOME WHAT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEELS HAVE FLAT SPOTS. THE FACTORY WAS INFORMED. THERE ARE CONFLICTING STORIES REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *JG

Incident: June 10, 2002 · Filed: June 11, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK