Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / GL1800 / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231198 Incident Date: Jan, 02 2003
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: GL1800 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Suspension
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 20 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Since new i have complained about a wobbling when braking my gold wing. the various dealerships have stated time and again that "the problem was not evident". on january 3, 2003 i was riding my 2002 gl1800a at highway speed when i lightly applied my rear brake pedal to "check my speed" and the bike wobbled violently causing me to crash and subsequently cause almost $10,000 damage to my bike, as well as personal injury. the bike was "fixed" only to have the problem resurface several times. honda has stated they "have no clue" as to how to repair the motorcycle.*ak