2005 KAWASAKI VN1600D1 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine And Engine Cooling Issues in the 2005 KAWASAKI VN1600D1
2 engine and engine cooling complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 KAWASAKI VN1600D1. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints
I RIDE A 2005 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600. ON THE KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600, YEARS 2005-2008 THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS IF THE RIDER IS COASTING WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. THIS IS THE TOPIC OF A CURRENT RECALL WITH THE 2009-2010 KAWASAKI VOYAGER AND WAS ALSO A PROBLEM AND LATER CORRECTED IN THE KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I BELONG TO A NOMAD FORUM AND ALL OWNERS OF THESE YEARS/MAKES AND MODELS OF THE KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600 EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE STALLING COULD CAUSE A CRASH, INJURY, OR DEATH. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COASTING WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND/OR ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC BEEN LEFT WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE., THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO COUNTER ACT THIS PROBLEM IS TO RAISE THE IDLE TO A "TOO HIGH" IDLE. WITH A PASSENGER, AND NO POWER THIS PROBLEM BECOMES...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KAWASAKI 1600 NOMAD (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHENEVER IT IS SHIFTED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 30 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS SERVICED EVERYTIME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,433 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN