NHTSA Complaint #10851545 — 2010 HONDA GL1800

THREE MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A 2010 GOLDWING WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. RODE IT FOR A MONTH AND THE TRANSMMISON GOING INTO 5TH GEAR IS SLIPPING. TAKING IT TO HONDA AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS. WHICH THE LABOR IS CRAZY AND COST MORE THAN THE PARTS. WHICH I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT THEY HAVE DONE THAT. BUT IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION? IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THESE DEFECTS BEFORE NOT AFTER HAVING TO DISH OUT A LOT OF OF MONEY ON A PRETTY MUCH NEW GOLDWING. IF THEY COULD AT LEAST HONOR A PART OF THE LABOR COST IT WOULD HELP. I HAVE READ A LOT ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE A ON GOING PROBLEM. WOULD BE NICE IF GOLDWING WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE AND OFFER TO FIX THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF COSTING THEIR LOYAL COSTUMES LOTS OF MONEY. I'M A LADY RIDER AND RIDE ALONE A LOT. DO NOT NEED TO GET STRANDED OUT ON THE HIGHTWAY ON A BROKEN GOLDWING. IF THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THIS PLEASE LET US GOLDWING RIDERS KNOW. LOTS OF MY FRIENDS RIDE GOLDWING A AND NOW WE ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED OF WHAT GOLDWING IS NOT TELLING US ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT. IS THERE A RECALL WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT? MY GOLDWING CLUTCH STARTED MAKING A RATTLING SOUND IN THE CLUTCH WHEN OUT OF GEAR. THEN WHEN PUT IN GEAR IT STOPPED. THEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT SLIPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR. WHEN PUT BACK IN GEAR IT TRIES TO SLIP BACK OUT. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WHY HAS GOLDWING NOT MADE IT AWARE TO THE PUBLIC.