2008 Honda GL1800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE HANDLEBARS VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 AND DEVELOPED A REAL BAD FRONTEND WOBLE AT 6000 MILES BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 30-45 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO EVEN BRING IT BACK TO THEM BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM EITHER. I NOW HAVE 14000 MILES ON IT, 2 SET OF TIRES WORN OUT THE THIRD SET GOING ON AND THE WOBBLE IS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I HAVE ONCE AGAIN TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY HONDA RECOMMENDS PUTTING TAPPERED BEARINGS IN THE STEERING, BUT WHEN I CHECKED 2 OTHER DEALERS THEY SAY HONDA DOESN'T RECOMMEND THEM BECAUSE NEITHER OF THE DEALERS HAVE HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT FROM HONDA. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM IN THE DIFFERENT GOLDWING FORUMS AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2003. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DATING BACK TO 2003. THE HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 IS THE SAME FROM 2002 TO PRESENT. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. HERE IS AN ARTICLE I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT TOO, JUST ONE OF MANY. I NOTICED THE FOLLOWING AS I WAS REMOVING THE OEM TRIPLE TREE: 1) THE STEERING STEM NUT ON THE UPPER BRIDGE COULDN'T HAVE HAD MORE THAN 20 FT/LBS OF TORQUE. CAME OFF VERY EASILY. SHOULD HAVE BEEN 76 FT/LBS OF TORQUE ON THE NUT. 2) THE LOCK NUT BELOW THE TOP BRIDGE WAS LOCKED IN PLACE BUT WAS AT LEAST A FULL REVOLUTION FROM EVEN TOUCHING THE STEERING BEARING ADJUSTMENT NUT. 3) THE STEERING BEARING ADJUSTMENT NUT WAS JUST A BIT BEYOND FINGER TIGHT. SHOULD HAVE BEEN TORQUED TO 20 FT/LBS. 4) THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LUBRICANT ON THE STEERING BEARING ADJUSTMENT NUT THREADS AS CALLED FOR IN THE SHOP MANUAL. I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE POOR ASSEMBLY BY THE FACTORY OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE BARS WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TIRES WERE CUPPING, BUT NOT OUT OF BALANCE. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS NO GREASE ON THE FRONT AXLE. UPDATED 09/26/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, THE HANDLE BARS WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT HE PURCHASE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,600. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11

2008 GL1800 GOLD WING. DELIVERED WITH MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR TIRES MOTORCYCLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMS PULL AND INDICATES, VERBALLY, THAT ALL PULL AND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE PULLS MORE THAN MOST. MOTORCYCLE WAS DELIVERED BRAND NEW IN THIS CONDITION AND HAS NEVER BEEN RIDDEN OFF ROAD, CRASHED, LAID DOWN OR OTHER OTHERWISE OPERATED IN A FASHION INCONSISTENT WITH THE INTENDED PURPOSE. DEALER HAS PERFORMED ABSOLUTELY NO SERVICE OTHER THAN TO TEST DRIVE. DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER TEST DRIVES AND CONFIRMS THAT IT PULLS BUT WILL NOT REPAIR. HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION REFUSES, TO DATE, TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. *TR

IN MAY 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA GOLDWING. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT FORK SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE TIRES WERE WEARING ABNORMALLY. SPECIFICALLY, THE TIRES BOTH FRONT AND REAR WERE CUPPING OR SCALLOPING AND STARTED MAKING EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE OR "HOWLING". DURING THE NEXT 4000 MILES THE TIRE ABNORMALITIES BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A "SHIMMY" OR "WOBBLE" AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AND THROTTLE POSITION IN ADDITION TO FEELING UNSAFE ON ANY SURFACE OTHER THAN DRY SMOOTH PAVEMENT. THE "UNSAFE FEELING" CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS DRIVING ON ICE AND OCCURS ON ANY UNEVEN SURFACE SUCH AS RAIN GROOVES, TAR STRIPS, BUMPY HIGHWAYS AND WHENEVER MOISTURE IS PRESENT ON THE ROAD. UPON COMPLETION OF A 7000 MILE TRIP ON THE VEHICLE, I RETURNED IT TO THE PURCHASING DEALER WITH THE ABOVE COMPLAINT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT FORK SEAL WAS "BLOWN OUT" AND HONDA CONSIDERS FORK SEALS A "NORMAL WEAR ITEM" EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 7,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 3,000 MILES, LESS THAN 45 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. HONDA SAYS THE TIRE ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS "NORMAL" I CONTACTED DUNLOP TIRE AND DESCRIBED THE ABOVE COMPLAINT. DUNLOP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WHAT I DESCRIBED IS "NOT NORMAL" AND PROVIDED ME AN EMAIL WITH CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MY DEALER IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT OR ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE NEW VEHICLE LIMITED TIRE WARRANTY, BUT AS OF NOW THE ISSUES REMAINS UNRESOLVED. THE TIRES ARE DUNLOP D250F, 130/70R18M/C 63H ON THE FRONT AND D250 180/60R 16M/C 74H ON THE REAR. *TR