2008 HONDA VT750 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

2008 HONDA SHADOW SPIRIT AFTER PURCHASING THE BIKE FROM A A HONDA DEALERSHIP AS NEW, I KEPT NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE.BUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE, I SUSPECTED THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY MOTORCYCLE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING SO I MADE SURE THAT THE PETCOCK VALVE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN I WOULD NOTICE THAT AFTER TIME THE SMELL DISAPPEARED. EVERY TIME I WOULD TAKE THE BIKE OUT FOR A RIDE I WOULD SMELL THIS SMELL WHEN I PARKED IT BUT AS LONG AS I KEPT THE PETCOCK VALVE CLOSED IN THE GARAGE THE SMELL WOULD DISIPATE. LAST WEEK AFTER STARTING THE BIKE AND CHANGING THE OIL I NOTICED A STAIN UNDER BIKE AND FOUND IT WAS GALOLINE. I THEN NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM PETCOCK VALVE, WHEN I SHUT IT OFF THE DRIPPING STOPPED. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE BIKE, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. HONDA BLAMED ME FOR THIS PROBLEM SAYING THAT I DO NOT RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE ENOUGH AND THAT THE GAS WAS TOO OLD IN THE BIKE. ONLINE I FIND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS OF DRIPPING GAS FROM PETCOCK AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I PURCHASE THIS 2008 FROM DEALERSHIP IN 2012 AS NEW. THERE WAS GAS IN BIKE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED SO THERE IS NO TELLING HOW OLD THE GAS WAS IN THE BIKE. THIS DRIPPING FUEL CAN IGNITE AND CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750 SHADOW MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $600 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.

2008 HONDA SHADOW SPIRIT VT750. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE BIKE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, HE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE BIKE, HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE SCENT. THE FUEL VALVE WAS DRIPPING FUEL ONTO THE PRIMARY COVER. UPON DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, TO INQUIRE MORE ABOUT THE RECALL, HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE BIKE, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON HIS GARAGE FLOOR WHICH HAD LEAKED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VALVE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NHTSA RECALL #08V141000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1180 UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750 MOTORCYCLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WOULD FAIL TO REMAIN STARTED. WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED EVERY TIME SHE USED THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT DID NOT WANT TO USE THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 799 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 750.