2002 HONDA GL1800 Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

MY 2002 HONDA GL1800 HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE OVERHEATING RECALL WORK CONDUCTED TWICE ON THE BIKE. THE FIRST REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL ACTUALLY ACTUALLY ACERBATED THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE SECOND RECALL REPAIR ONLY SLIGHTLY IMPROVED THE BIKE OVER ITS ORIGINAL DELIVERED STATE. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS THAT COULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE GL1800 MOTORCYCLES HAVE THIS INHERENT DEFECT AND OTHERS DO NOT. HONDA APPARENT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT RECTIFIED BY THEIR ECM RECALL. THE OVERHEATING MAKES THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE IN HEAVY, CONGESTED TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEEDS. HONDA SAYS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT OVERHEATS. SITTING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE L.A. FREEWAY ON A MOTORCYCLE ADJACENT TO CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND SCREACHING AUTO AND...

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS, FORCING DRIVER TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC, MOST USUALLY, HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

ENGINE TEMP GAUGE HAS SHOWN OVERHEATING ON 6 OR 7 OCCASIONS. COOLANT LOSS ON 3 OCCASIONS ALL TIMES OVER HEATING OCCURED SPEEDS WERE LESS THAN 25 MPH. DT

I FEEL THIS ENGINE OVER HEATED FOR NO REASON IT WAS ONLY 80 DEG. DT

AT SPEEDS OF 5-20 IN SLOW TRAFFIC OR SLOW MOUNTAIN ROADS IT OVER HEATS, LOSES FLUID REPORTED TO HONDA NOT SURE WHETHER HONDA WROTE DOWN INFORMATION SINCE THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT OVER HEATING. WITH A CLOSED SYSTEM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REFILL WITH ANTIFREEZE SOLUTION, SINCE BUY THE MOTORCYCLE I'VE HAD TO FILL IT TWICE. THE FIRST 1 PINT AND TWO WEEKS AGO 1/2 PINT. THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST ON A LIGHT RIDE IT OVER HEATED ON ME, I WAS WITH A GROUP DRIVING SLOW TO SEE LIGHTS, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS IN THE RED BEFORE I NOTICED IT. DT

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED TO THE POINT OF RED LINING ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE ENGINE WAS VERY HOT. CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FAIRWAY CYCLE AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE HEAD MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER CHECKED FOR OVER HEATING. IT WAS SAID SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT SPILL COOLANT IT WASN'T OVERHEATING. CONSUMER REQUESTS A FIX FOR THE VEHICLE BY HONDA. *JG