2003 Honda ST1300 problems and owner complaints

2003 MODEL ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE QUIT ABRUPTLY AT 75 MPH. IF VEHICLE WAS LEANED INTO TURN OR IN TIGHT PASSING SITUATION SUBSTANTIAL INJURY OR DEATH WOULD PROBABLY RESULT. A VISIT TO THE ST1300 POST YIELDED THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO THE ROUTING OF A BLACK AND A WHITE WIRE IN PROXIMITY OF THE UNDERSEAT FUEL TANK WHICH ABRADES THRU THE INSULATION CAUSING A SHORT WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO BLOW AND SHUTS DOWN THE MOTOR.*AK

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A RECALL FOR A WIRING DEFECT WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO SETUP AN APPOINTMENT, AND THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

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DUNLOP ROADSMART SPORTMAX 120/70/ZR18 FRONT TIRE ON MY MOTORCYCLE. DEVELOPED A 1" X 2" X 12" BLISTER ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF THE TIRE. ONLY 7,000 MILES ON THE TIRE, STILL PLENTY OF TREAD LIFE LEFT. LUCKILY FOUND IT WHEN GOING SLOWLY ON THE COAST. *TR

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TREAD SEPARATION ON A DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE, SIZE 120/70ZR18 M/C. A PIECE OF TREAD APPROXIMATELY 1.5" X 3" SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO THE RECOMMENDED 42 PSI. TIRE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS, WITH <=4852 MILES OF USE. *TR

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1. FRONT TIRE ON A 2006 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP ROADSMART SIZE 120/70ZR18. THE TIRE HAD 11,275 MILES ON IT. I RUN 42PSI IN THE TIRE, RIDE TWO UP MOST OF THE TIME (RIDER=230LBS, PASSENGER=140LBS, MINIMAL GEAR IN THE BAGS). TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE CONDITION ARE CHECKED BEFORE EVERY RIDE WITH MULTIPLE CHECKS OF TIRE CONDITION DURING THE RIDE. INFO ABOUT TIRE: MADE IN FRANCE, T1-ML58395,75R-0004274, B1-ML58396, DOT DKCJ 011M 1008. 2. NOTICED SLIGHT "BUMPING" FROM FRONT TIRE AT SLOW SPEED (APPROX. 35MPH), CHECKED TIRE AND FOU…

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MY MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A VERY LARGE BLISTER APPROXIMATELY 2" WIDE BY 7-8" LONG BY 2" HIGH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE TREAD COULD EASILY BE DISASTROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE FROM DUNLOP ABOUT THIS DEFECT WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE FLUID LEVELS IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WERE LOW. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FLUID LEAK. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE BIKE AND THE REAR BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID PRESENT IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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PURCHASED THE BIKE APPROX.5 YEARS AGO,13,000 MILES,BEFORE THE 20,926 MILE MARK THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER WOULDNT RELEASE,BURNT UP REAR ROTOR,PADS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER,EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT,BELIEVE THE INTERNALS OF THE SMS ARE THE SAME AS THE GOLDWINGS THAT WERE RECALLED,CONTACTED HONDA,THE DIDNT WANT TO HELP WITH REIMBURSEMENT 836.95,I HAVE DOCUMENTATION

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THE INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE LISTED BELOW RELATED TO THE GL1800 THE REAR BRAKE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN IT REACHED BELOW 10 MPH (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK HOME. THE LOCAL DEALER IS LOOKING INTO THE SITUATION AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH HONDA. MAKE: HONDA MODEL: GL1800 MODEL YEAR: 2007 MANUFACTURER: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) MFR'S REPORT DATE: DEC 01, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V567000 N/A NHT…

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I WAS AT MY HONDA MOTORCYCLE DEALER TODAY FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALER IS OCALA MOTOR SPORTS IN OCALA, FLORIDA. THEY STATED THAT PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST RECALL ON MY MOTORCYCLE. THE DATE OF THE FIRST RECALL WAS NOV. 19, 2004. IT WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V549000. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO SUBSEQUENT RECALLS SINCE THEN MAKING IT A TOTAL OF THREE RECALLS, THE LATTER TWO BEING 04V568000 & 05V010000. I THINK THAT THREE MONTHS IS A TOTALLY UNREASONABLE TIME FRAME TO EVEN RESPOND TO THE FIRST RECALL. WHEN YOU PAY OVER $13,000.00 …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ST 1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WENT INTO A TAIL SPIN. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE MOTORCYCLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 11500. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM A REAR CALIPER BOLT HAD BECOME LODGE INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR AND THE TIRES WERE CHANGED ON THE…

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RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V010000 CONCERNING COMBINED BRAKE SYSTEM LEAK, AND RECALL 04V568000 CONCERNING POOR WIRING INSIDE BLOCK. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET BOTH RECALLS HONORED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ST1300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES GRAB, KNOCK, LEAK FLUID, AND THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL HAS TWO RECALLS, # 05V010000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND # 04V568000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

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ONCE THE TEMPERATURE GETS ABOVE 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNBEARABLE. ENGINE AVERAGES ABOUT 205 DEGREES NEAR THE CONSUMER'S LEGS.*AK THIS COULD CAUSE BLOOD CLODS AND DEHYDRATION. *PH *JB

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WHEN APPLYING GREATER THAN 50% THROTTLE THE ENGINE CUTS TO 1/2 POWER NEAR 6000 RPM. IT ALSO LOSES THE IDLE AFTER 15-30 SECONDS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT AND HAPPENS DAILY ONCE THE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JOHNNY PAG SPYDER (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS IN KILOMETERS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT CAN NOT GET A REGULAR SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE AS FAR AS THEY KNOW THERE IS NOT A MPH SPEEDOMETER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST SHE IS GOING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE APPROACHED A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD RECURRINGLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,400.

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