| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 233.3%ODI 10129934 · 43,000 miDT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 4 SEPARATE ELECTRICAL FAILURES, IT HAS CAUSED HEADLIGHT AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HONDA THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. THE GROUND WIRE HAS BURNED 3 TIMES AT DIFFERENT POINTS. THE 1ST TIME AUG 2002. FIRST TIME IT ONLY HAD 18,000 MILES. *JB Look up ODI 10129934 at NHTSA ↗ | 450.0%ODI 10125706 · 12,000 miMOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHTS INTERMEITTENTLY TURN OFF. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALSO RESULTING IN MOTORCYCLE TURNING OFF DURING OPERATION. REFERE TO THIS WEB SITE FOR MANY DETAILS: HTTP://WWW.VFRDISCUSSION.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=6856&HL=MY+FIRST+ELECTRICAL+PROBLEM Look up ODI 10125706 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 266.7%ODI 10760881 · 22,300 miDRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD DOING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN BIKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN MY 14 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING ONCE WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER FINDING A AFE PARKING LOT I DISCOVERED MY MAIN FUSE AND WIRES HAD MELTED AND WAS DAMAGED. MY STARTER RELAY CONNECTION WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS WAS A KNOWN FLAW FOR THESE BIKES AND HONDA HAS IGNORED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. Look up ODI 10760881 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System:Wiring | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10167823 · 20,054 miHAD STARTING PROBLEMS AND WENT TO CHECK THE BATTERY. FOUND THAT THE FUSE HOLDER, A CONNECTOR AND THE SMALL WIRE BETWEEN THE TWO HAD DISCOLORED TO A BROWN. THERE WERE SIGNS OF MELTING ON THE WIRE INSULATION. THE PART HAS NOT FAILED TO DATE BUT GETS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS RUNNING. *JB Look up ODI 10167823 at NHTSA ↗ | 337.5%ODI 10124600 · 16,000 miDT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THERE IS A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, ONE OF THE WIRES COMING FROM THE BATTERY BECAME HOT, CAUSING IT TO MELT. THE FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT START, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT HIGHER SPEEDS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB Look up ODI 10124600 at NHTSA ↗ | 266.7%ODI 10203513 · 8,800 miINTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LOSS OF POWER, LIGHTS, INSTRUMENTS. LOSS OF POWER AND LIGHTS AT NIGHT RESULTED LOST CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE, WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH REFLECTOR/BARRIER ON HIGHWAY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. *JB Look up ODI 10203513 at NHTSA ↗ | 266.7%ODI 10219390TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VFR800. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V359000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. IN NOVEMBER, HE RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND CALL HIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED. HE CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL MAY OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE… Look up ODI 10219390 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 233.3%ODI 10150565 · 56,000 mi30AMP MAIN FUSE HOLDER MELTING. ENGINE STOPPED ON FREEWAY. *NM Look up ODI 10150565 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 266.7%ODI 10760881 · 22,300 miDRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD DOING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN BIKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN MY 14 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING ONCE WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER FINDING A AFE PARKING LOT I DISCOVERED MY MAIN FUSE AND WIRES HAD MELTED AND WAS DAMAGED. MY STARTER RELAY CONNECTION WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS WAS A KNOWN FLAW FOR THESE BIKES AND HONDA HAS IGNORED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. Look up ODI 10760881 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10169814 · 9,000 miMOTORCYCLE ENGINE DIED WHILE RUNNING. I DID TROUBLESHOOT TO FIND AN ELECTRICAL 30 AMP FUSE WIRE INSULATION SCORCHED AND BURNED THROUGH. COPPER CONDUCTOR HAD BECOME VERY HOT. *JB Look up ODI 10169814 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 10220836 · 7,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA VFR800. WHILE RIDING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND STALLS RANDOMLY. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY OF THE HONDA DEALERS TO REPAIR OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR Look up ODI 10220836 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Exterior Lighting:Headlights | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10191600 · 17,000 miI OWN A 2002 HONDA VFR 800 MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS INCURRED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT 2 DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WHEN TRYING TO USE TURN SIGNALS. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE DIED...A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW THE MOTORCYCLE STILL DID THE SAME THING, JUST THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PRACTICALLY NON FUNCTIONING ,THEY CAME ON SOMETIMES WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP BUT THE ENGINES STILL DIED WHENEVER I USE THE TURN SIGNALS. *AK ANY HELP Y… Look up ODI 10191600 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 10463932 · 18,200 miENGINE AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT NIGHT WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAM. RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED, ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER. RECALL REPAIR APPEARS INSUFFICIENT TO SOLVE OVERHEATING OF STANDARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *JS Look up ODI 10463932 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System | 150.0%ODI 10003016 · 7,200 miI WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT STUCK/RACING THROTTLE/FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS OCCURING ON 99-00' HONDA VFR INTERCEPTOR 800FI MOTORCYCLES. I AM SURE THAT MY BIKE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AND MADE ME GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ACROSS THE INTERNET, I HAVE COME ACROSS TWO OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM. ONE IS ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE REPORT THAT I GAVE HONDA INSURANCE ADJUSTERS. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SENT TWO GENTLEMEN TO MY HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE MY REPORT. … Look up ODI 10003016 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 10181817 · 400 miMOTORCYCLE POPS BACK THROUGH AIR CLEANER HOUSING, I AM AFRAID IT'S GOING TO CATCH FIRE. *JB Look up ODI 10181817 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 266.7%ODI 10760881 · 22,300 miDRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD DOING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN BIKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN MY 14 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING ONCE WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER FINDING A AFE PARKING LOT I DISCOVERED MY MAIN FUSE AND WIRES HAD MELTED AND WAS DAMAGED. MY STARTER RELAY CONNECTION WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS WAS A KNOWN FLAW FOR THESE BIKES AND HONDA HAS IGNORED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. Look up ODI 10760881 at NHTSA ↗ |
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