NHTSA Complaint #10691893 — 2013 HONDA GL1800A

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10691893
Vehicle 2013 HONDA GL1800A
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 200 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 GL1800 IN JUNE 2014, I DON'T DRIVE TOO MUCH, SO FAR JUST 500 MILES. BUT I FOUND THE ENGINE OIL ON THE FLOOR AT DEC 11 2014, AND I TOOK SOME PICTURES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS WET. I TOOK MY BIKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY NEVER MET THIS SITUATION BEFORE AND TOLD ME THE GOLDWING ENGINE NEVER LEAKS, JUST THE OIL FILTER LOOSE AFTER INSPECTION. BUT I STILL DOUBT IT BECAUSE THE FILTER IS NOT WET, AND IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT THE LEAK AND WET IS IN THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE, HOW DOES THE OIL GO FROM THIS SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE? IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE OIL LEAKED PROBLEM FIXED AT DEC 23, 2014, BECAUSE OF THE OIL FILTER LOOSE. BUT COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT LEAKS AGAIN, IT IS NOT OBVIOUSLY DROP, I CAN SEE THE OIL WITH MY FINGER. THE DRAIN BOLT AND THE CRUSH WASHER SEEMS OK AND DRY. THE LAST TIME FOR OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE WAS JAN 25, 2015. I DO NOT DRIVE MY BIKE SINCE THE OIL LEAK, JUST IN CASE THE ENGINE MAY GET WORST. I FOUND THE OBVIOUSLY OIL LEAK AND OIL DROP ON THE FLOOR AGAIN ON FEB 26, 2015, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME OF THE OIL LEAK AND DROP IN THE SAME POSITION SINCE DEC 2014. *TR

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