2005 HONDA CMX250C — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CMX 250C REBEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLATTER FOLLOWED BY ABNORMAL STALLING. THE CONTACT LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BOTTOM INTAKE VALVE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 508.

IN 2004 AND EARLY 2005 MODELS THE JUDDER SPRING HAS BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS FROM THE FACTORY. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS CAUSED MY CLUTCH TO FAIL AT 425 MILES IN MY 2005 HONDA REBEL. WHEN THIS FAILURE HAPPENED I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND NEARLY LOST MY LIFE. *JB

IN REFERENCE TO ODI#10135765. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2005 HONDA GL1800A MOTORCYCLE. FROM THE 1ST MILE THE FRONT END HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE. IF YOU TOOK YOU HAND OFF THE HANDLEBARS EVEN FOR A SECOND IT BECAME VIOLENT AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MY DEALER HAD TO INSTALL DIFFERENT FORK STEM BEARING (TAPERED VS BALL BEARING). THIS PARTIALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HONDA THEMSELVES WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE FIT BECAUSE THEY SAID ALL THE GL1800A'S DO IT AND IT'S NORMAL. *JB

FRONT STEERING WOBBLES ON MY 2005 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 WITH ABS. THE WOBBLE HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE BRAND NEW BIKE FROM THE DEALER. THE WOBBLE IS HAPPENING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THE WOBBLE CAN BE FELT BUT IS NOT SEVER WHEN HOLDING ONTO THE HANDLE BARS. IF YOU RELAX YOUR GRIP ON THE HANDLE BARS THE HANDLE BARS WILL BEGIN TO OSCILLATE BACK AND FORTH AND CAN BECOME SEVER IF LEFT TO DO SO. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL HONDA GOLDWING??S WILL HAVE A WOBBLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL TELL YOU TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE HANDLE BARS AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT THE WOBBLE. I HAVE HAD OTHER MOTORCYCLES THAT DID NOT WOBBLE AT ALL AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE HONDA GOLDWING. THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF ODI#10135765. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA VTX1300R MOTORCYCLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND PROBABLY THE ODOMETER ARE OFF (OVER) BY 10%. HONDA WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON ANY REPAIR SO THAT THE SPEED/MILEAGE READING IS ACCURATE. THEY SAY THE 10% IS WITHIN THEIR TOLERANCES FOR ACCURACY. I WOULD LIKE THIS TI BE RECTIFIED.