Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Honda Vtx1300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE FROM 30-65 ON MY MOTORCYCLE. IT WILL CAUSE A WRECK, BIKE WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF FAULTY STEERING… |
| 2017-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR MT 2005 HONDA VTX 1300S HAS A SERIOUS FRONT END WOBBLE THAT IMPEDES THE SAFE OPERATION OF THIS … |
| 2014-07-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I HAD JUST PUT FRESH GASOLINE… |
| 2014-05-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 11/08/2014 WHEN I WAS REPLACING REAR BRAKE ROTOR I FOUND PIECES OF FLANGE BEARING ALL OVER THE INSIDE THE HUB, THE BEAR… |
| 2013-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A 2005 HONDA 1300 VTX R IN JULY, 2013 AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKING IT FOR A RIDE I NOTICED THE FRONT END BEGAN … |
| 2013-04-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UPON REMOVING THE REAR TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT, A CHECK OF THE REAR BEARINGS REVEALED THE HUB BEARING TO BE FAULTY. TH… |
| 2012-09-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN AUGUST 2012 PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION. DRIVING HOME THE BIKE STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHW… |
| 2012-05-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C AND WHILE DECELERATING, USUALLY BETWEEN 45 AND 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE HANDLE BARS AND FRO… |
| 2011-11-09 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING AS I ENTERED A CURVE ON A PAVED ROAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND LEAVE THE… |
| 2011-06-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE DIAPHRAGM OF TH… |
| 2011-05-21 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 20-25 MPH WHEN THE POW… |
| 2010-11-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX MODEL RETRO MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS A DRIVE FLANGE BEARING FAILURE WITH ONLY 6400 MILE ON IT. FOUND… |
| 2010-06-06 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | THE REAR TIRE FLANGE BEARINGS ARE FAILED ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE AT 20K MILES. *TR |
| 2010-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | HONDA VTX 1300, HANDLE BARS START TO WOBBLE AT AROUND 40 MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE !! *TR |
| 2009-10-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLE. *TR |
| 2009-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT FORK WOBBLE ON '05 HONDA VTX 1300R. ON GOING PROBLEM. FRONT END WOBBLES ON DECELERATION AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 45 MP… |
| 2009-05-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R 1 = NORMAL OPERATION 2 = FUEL VALVE LEAK. SAME AS DESCRIBED IN - NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V14… |
| 2009-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300 I HAVE A VERY BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AROUND 45MPH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS T… |
| 2009-03-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R HAS STEERING WOBBLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME DECELERATION BETWEEN 50 MPH AND 35 MPH.… |
| 2009-02-13 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 2005 HONDA VTX1300C DATE: 2/13/09 - WHILE REPLACING REAR TIRE FOUND PIECES OF FLANGE BEARING ON THE GROUND REPLACED W… |
| 2008-06-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I DECELERATE FROM 50MPH THE HANDLEBARS START TO PULSATE AND WOBBLE AS I P… |
| 2008-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SEVERELY LEAKING FUEL CONTROL VALVE. ANYTIME MOTORCYCLE IS RUNNING. *TR |
| 2008-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | DURING DECELERATION ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT MY HANDLEBAR WOBBLES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT QUITE … |
| 2007-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER INACCURACY ON 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE. SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS SPEED 6% TO 8% LOWER THAN ACTUAL. *TR |
| 2006-09-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS "WOBBLE" ON MY 2005 VTX1300S DURING DECELERATION BEGINNING AT ABOUT 45 - 50 MPH. I ALSO EXPERI… |
| 2006-09-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A FRONT END WOBBLE IN MY MOTORCYCLE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY, MANY OWNERS HAVE, THIS IS ON A 2005 HONDA VTX 20… |
| 2006-09-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT END HANDLE BAR SHAKES ON DECELERATION FROM 50 MPH TO 35 MPH. *JB |
| 2006-08-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | I NOTICE A "WOBBLE" IN MY STEERING AT DECELERATION FROM ABOUT 50 MPH DOWN TO 30 MPH. VERY NOTICEABLE. VEHICLE IS A HO… |
| 2006-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT AROUND 7,000 MILES I DEVELOPED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING AT 35-45 MPH, VERY NOTICEABLE UNDER DECELERATION. AND HAVE R… |
| 2006-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT END SHAKES WHEN DECELERATING. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY POORLY DESIGNED STEERING HEAD BEARINGS USED ON THE VTX1300. *NM |
| 2006-07-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | DURING DECELERATION ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT MY HANDLEBAR START TO WOBBLE FROM LEFT TO RIGH… |
| 2006-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING HEAD BEARING CAUSES THE HANDLE BARS TO WOBBLE AT ALL TIMES AND SPEED WHEN RIDING. *NM |
| 2006-07-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN BIKE IS RIDDEN AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 50 MPH, THE HANDLEBARS/FRONT-END WILL WOBBLE BETWEEN AROUND 55 AND 45 MPH. FRO… |
| 2006-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLE ON 05 HONDA VTX 1300S. THE WOBBLE BEGINS WHILE DECELING AND STARTS AROUND 45 AND STOPS AROUND 35 MILES… |
| 2006-06-16 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE GOING THROUGH A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHICH REQUIRED … |
| 2006-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS A STEERING DEFECT. AT APPROX 40-45 MPH THE FRONT END WOBBLES. IT APPEARS TO HAVE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. PROBLEM S… |
| 2006-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE WITH A RATTLE, THE DE… |
| 2006-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 HONDA VTX 1300 FRONT END WOBBLES AT SPEEDS FROM 20 - 40 MPH HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SAFETY CONCER… |
| 2006-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2005 HONDA VTX 1300 WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO 5TH GEAR. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR GOING I… |
| 2006-04-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300S MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; T… |
| 2006-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT WHEEL WILL WOBBLE BETWEEN SPEED OF 40-50 MPH. HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TELL ME THAT… |
| 2005-11-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLES AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH. DEALER SAID IT ALL LOOKS FINE. STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE WOBBLE. *NM |
| 2005-10-29 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHEN DECELERATING, AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AND CONTINUES UNTIL REACHING ABOUT 30… |
| 2005-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C IS OFF BY APPROX. 10% AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. FROM EVERYONE THAT I'VE TALKED TO,… |
| 2005-08-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW I HAVE HAD A WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HANDLEBARS. DEA… |
| 2005-08-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS UNEVEN. T… |
| 2005-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 1300 C HONDA MOTORCYCLE. HAS A FRONT END SHAKE THAT IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE BARS ALMOST SH… |