2004 HONDA VTX1300 Power Train Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Power Train Issues in the 2004 HONDA VTX1300
1 power train complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2004 HONDA VTX1300. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Power Train Complaints
REMOVED THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED. NOTICED THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE BEARINGS SEAL TOWARD WHEEL, WAS TORN OPEN AS IF THE SEAL HAD MELTED AND THE BEARINGS WERE DRY AND VERY ROUGH TO TURN. PROBLEM IS, I REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND FELT RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING THE NEW BEARINGS. READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN ONE OF THE FORUMS, REMOVED THE NEW BEARINGS AND ORDERED A SECOND SET. MEASURED THE BEARING FIT IN THE FLANGE AND IT WAS .001" TOO CLOSE AT THE TOP AND .002" AT THE BOTTOM. HAD THE FLANGE MACHINED TO CORRECT CLEARANCE AND INSTALLED NEW BEARINGS. JUST LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE FACTORY, AND I AM VERY GLAD I FOUND THE PROBLEM BEFORE A DEADLY OR COSTLY INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
Other 2004 HONDA VTX1300 Problem Areas
Steering
24 complaints
Suspension
13 complaints
Suspensionfront
10 complaints
Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar
9 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
9 complaints
Electrical System
3 complaints
Power Traindriveline
3 complaints
Unknown Or Other
3 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasoline
1 complaint
Power Traindrivelinedifferential Unit
1 complaint
Power Trainmanual Transmission
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontwheel Bearing
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Wheelshubcapcover
1 complaint
Wheelsmulti Piece
1 complaint