| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005017133 | Incident Date: Apr, 27 2005 |
| Consumer's City: NEW RICHMOND | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: GL1800 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HFSC470X3A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a honda gl1800 goldwing motorcycle. all these bikes have an issue with front end wobble while decelerating between 35-45 mph. my honda dealer says honda knows about it but haven't recalled it yet because they have so many other recalls currently active. a review of a web site of owners called gl1800.org has hundreds of people talking about this problem and how to fix it. my honda dealer says the bearing in the steering column isn't sufficient and it would cost me about $300 to have it replaced. my bike is still under warranty. honda won't repair it. here's the real problem. last night during a light rain i was traveling home from work. as i was decelerating around a downhill corner, around 40 mph, the wobble became so bad my front wheel literally slipped out from underneath me causing me to go down on the right crash bar for a moment. apparently it wasn't my time to go because as quickly as i went down i came back up and maintained control of the bike. i'm still puzzled how this happened and how i recovered from it. but i know the cause of it. it's the front end wobble due to sub standard bearings being used. these discussions on websites and with honda have been ongoing for well over two years. does honda have to have documented deaths before something can be done? i don't understand how such a safety issue can continue to go on and on with no action by such a reputable company. please help to fix this safety problem before lives are lost. this is a very serious problem. |
