2001 Honda Gl1800
Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-09 | 01V162000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6,662 | — | Details |
| 2001-04-23 | 01V133000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8,107 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On 06/26/2021, Approx 4pm. Traffic heavy. Speed 20 mph or less. This caused consistent brake use. Rear brakes locked up… |
| 2017-06-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CHAMPION SIDE CAR TRIKE KIT FRAME FAILURE ON A GL1800 WITH ONLY 28.K MILES AND NO ACCIDENTS. |
| 2017-03-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON 3/27/17 DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING IN MY GARAGE, I REMOVED THE SIDE COVERS AND FOUND THE FRAME WAS BROK… |
| 2016-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAD BRAKE RECALL WORK DONE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER THAT & HAS TEMP GOT HOTTER I DEVELOPED A EXTREMELY VIOLENT BRAKE … |
| 2016-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE STOP SWITCH IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. IF MOTORCYCLE HITS A BUMP THE ENGINE MAY SHUT OFF. IF SWITCH IS TOUCHED IT WIL… |
| 2015-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | I BOUGHT A 1800 HONDA GOLDWING TOURING BIKE 2-3 YEARS AGO HAD A BRAKE RECALL AND STILL DO? MINE WAS WORKED ON TWICE? AF… |
| 2010-04-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE, HONDA GOLDWING, 2001 LEFT FRAME CRACK: THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF FRAMES BEING CRACKED AND UPON… |
| 2009-08-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | METZELER ME880 MARATHON, 180/60R16, FOR HONDA GL1800 REAR TIRE OUT OF ROUND CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO SHIMMY. TIRE WAS INST… |
| 2009-04-15 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2001 GOLDWING 1800 USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN PLAINFIELD, CT. THE GOLDWING WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE STER… |
| 2009-02-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE WITH 56300 MILES. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE WELD DEFECTS IN THE F… |
| 2008-09-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | ON MY 2001 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MY FRAME IS CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE THE PASSENGER FOOTREST. THIS CRACK WAS FOUN… |
| 2008-08-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE FRAME ISSUES SINCE I HAVE AN EARLY '01 STANDARD. DURING THE ONE RECALL THE DEALER … |
| 2008-08-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE FRAME ISSUES SINCE I HAVE AN EARLY '01 STANDARD. DURING THE ONE RECALL THE DEALER … |
| 2006-08-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERM… |
| 2005-03-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME TUBBING FRACTURE IN THE REAR TRIANGLE OF THE MAIN FRAME ON THE EDGE OF A WELD. NOTE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE… |
| 2004-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE ANTILOCKED UP. WHEN HITTING A SEVERE BUMP IN THE ROAD, NOT A POTHOLE, THE LEFT FORK SEAL BLEW OUTWARD, RELE… |
| 2004-08-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THERE IS A NOTICEABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2001 HONDA GL1800 AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IT WASN'T THERE WITH THE… |
| 2003-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 1 | OVERHEAT/SPEWING OF COOLANT ON REAR BRAKES AND REAR TIRE OF MY GL 1800/A HONDA MOTORCYCLE. SITUATION WAS ON THE WASHING… |
| 2002-11-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLES AT 50MPH NOTIFIED TIRES TREAD SEAPRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.. [XXX] PLEASE PROVIDE… |
| 2002-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF HEATING TEMPERATURES THAT GO INTO THE RED ON TEMP GAUGE FREQUENTLY. TWO TIMES THE MO… |
| 2002-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TEMPERATURE GUAGE MOVES TO RED ZONE AND ENGINE APPEARS TO OVERHEAT WHEN TRAVELING 12-17 MPH. *AK |
| 2002-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY MOTORCYCLE'S TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN RISING INTO THE 'RED' AREA AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF 5-15… |
| 2002-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNDER SLOW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS REPRODU… |
| 2002-07-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATS BETWEEN 15-20MPH, CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY. *AK |
| 2002-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | OCCURRED DURING TRIPS UP HILL, BEHIND SLOW TRAFFIC 20 MPH OR LESS, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC IN NATIONAL PARKS, SPEED AGAIN LE… |
| 2002-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HONDA GOLD WING OVERHEATED AT LOW SPEEDS.*JB |
| 2002-06-30 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING IN THE DRIVE. THE DEALER , AFTER CONTACTING HONDA, SAID IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR… |
| 2002-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE COOLING FANS ARE DESIGNED TO STOP FUNCTIONING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH. WHEN … |
| 2002-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS BIKE DOES NOT SEEM TO PASS EMMISSIONS AS STATED BY THE HONDA OF AMERICA. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HAVE IT CHECKED, OR … |
| 2001-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND IT COASTED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, DEALERSHIP H… |
| 2001-11-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | FRONT TIRE ON MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED CUPPING CONDITION AT 3000MILES. OPERATING PRESSURES ALWAYS MAINTAINED AT 40PSI. HOND… |
| 2001-11-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE HAS SEVERE WEAR (CUPPING). THIS WEAR IS OCCURRING AFTER ONLY 5000 MILES. AFTER I REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN DECEM… |
| 2001-09-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS WHEN STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, REPORTED TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA SAID T… |
| 2001-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | INITIAL PROBLEM DISCOVERED WHEN FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON 8/16/01. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE F… |
| 2001-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INITIAL ENCOUNTER OF PROBLEM WHEN FOR FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON 8/16/2001. HAS REPEATEDLY FAILE… |
| 2001-08-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | WITHIN THE FIRST 3000 MILES ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR STARTED SHOWING UP, NOW AT 5000 MILES THE TIRE IS CUPPED TO WHERE IT CAU… |
| 2001-08-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE WOBBLED AT 40 MPH WHEN DECELERATING. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH TIRES. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK |
| 2001-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | COOLING FANS ARE DESIGNED TO CUT OFF AT 15 MPH NO MATTER WHAT THE ENGINE TEMP IS THIS CAN GET REAL SERIOUS WHEN ON A 3… |
| 2001-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER STICKS/FREEZES, WONT REGISTER SPEED. NOTIFIED DEALER OF FAILURE, STILL NO RESPONSE ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. |
| 2001-07-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | FRONT TIRE IS CUPPING, AND HAS FLAT SPOTS ALL OVER THAT IS CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONSUMER … |
| 2001-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATS AT LOW SPEED IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, CAUSING OPERATOR TO HAVE TO DISRUPT TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF TO THE… |
| 2001-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE HAS GONE INTO THE "RED ZONE" ON THE GAUGE NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT I EXPEREINCED IT LAST SUM… |
| 2001-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANY HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800 OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THEIR MOTORCYLES OVERHEATING WHILE INCHING ALONG IN TRA… |
| 2001-07-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS FAILED TO REPAIR… |
| 2001-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR, TEMPERTURE GAUGE WILL BE IN THE RED … |
| 2001-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL CLIMB IF DROVE AT SPEED'S 10 TO 15 MPH IF IN A TRAFFIC JAM COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY… |
| 2001-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FUSE BOX WILL MOVE AROUND DUE TO BOX BEING ATTACHED WITH ONE SCREW. WHEN MOVING MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL … |