NHTSA Complaint #753438 — 2001 HONDA GL1800

INITIAL PROBLEM DISCOVERED WHEN FIRST TIME PLACED IN HEAVY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON 8/16/01. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE FIRST EVENT. MANUF WAS INFORMED WITHIN 5 MINS OF FIRST OCCURENCE BY CELL PHONE. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX WITH FAILED RESULTS BIKE KEPT 1 WEEK. AT MY REQUEST AND CONSTANT COMPLAINING, REGIONAL REP THEN ATTEMPTED KEPT BIKE 3 WEEKS. FAULTY THERMOSTAT FOUND AND REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ENGINE WILL RUN INTO AND ABOVE RED ZONE ON GUAGE, HAS ON A FEW OCCASIONS DUMPED COOLANT, HAS SHUT OFF 3 TIMES, ENTIRE DRIVE TRAIN STOPPED MOVING ONCE,POSSIBLE ENGINE SEIZURE.HONDA AND ITS REPS NOW KNOW NOTHING ELSE TO DO.NOTE* TECH DATA THAT IS FACT NOT A DEFECT* COOLING FANS WILL NOT RUN AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 15MPH REGARDLESS OF HOW HOT THE ENGINE MAY GET. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AS OF 10/19/01. PERSUING LEGAL ADVICE AND RECOURSE AS I FEEL MY PRODUCT HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND I AM NOT SATIFIED WITH OUTCOME OF HOW THE MANUFACTURER IS HANDLING THE MATTER.*AK