Kawasaki KLR650 Complaints (2008)

116 consumer complaints on file.

#10238972August 20, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1. FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF 2008 KLR650 AFTER 2000 MILES FROM NEW OF HIGHWAY USE - NO ACCIDENT, BUMPING OR SHOCK TO THE VEHICLE INVOLVED TO HAVE CAUSED IT. LIGHT STEM JUST FELL APART. 2. THIS LEAVES THE LIGHT DANGLING FROM ITS WIRING, AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE UNAWARE OF MY INTENTIONS WHEN TURNING. 3. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER OEM PART.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238954August 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNALS ARE FALLING OFF DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238955August 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF. NO APPARENT REASON VEHICLE' 2008 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238603August 17, 2008
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAVE A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650, BOTH REAR BLINKER RUBBER MOUNTS BROKE AND THE BLINKERS WERE JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES WHEN I GOT HOME. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE RUBBER USED BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS FROM VIBRATION. THE BIKE ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT AND IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238146August 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2008 KAWASAKI KLR-650 MOTORCYCLE. MUFFLER FELL OFF WILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONLY 3,000K ON ODOMETER. ALL 3 MOUNTING BOLTS FELL OUT. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER KLR BIKES. MY BIKE WAS NOT RECALLED. ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS WELDED NUT FELL OFF ALSO. DEALER GAVE ME NEW BOLTS, I REPLACED ONE BOLT WITH A LOCKING CROWN NUT AND COTTER PIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238028August 13, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RUBBER PORTIONS OF TURN SIGNAL FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238051August 13, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EXTERIOR LIGHTING. REAR TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF RUBBER BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237931August 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL RUBBER MOUNTING GROMMET IS VERY BRITTLE AND TEARS WITH LITTLE EFFORT RESULTING IN THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP FALLING OFF AND HANGING BY ITS WIRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237664August 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237660August 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS ON MOTORCYLE JUST BREAKING OFF. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN MATERIALS. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237658August 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR TURN SIGNAL FEEL OFF. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237714August 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 REAR TURN SIGNALS BOTH HAVE BROKEN RUBBER BOOTS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS TO FALL OFF. FIRST THIS HAPPENED TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE A FEW WEEKS BACK, NOW THE RIGHT SIDE HAS FALLEN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237737August 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 ALL FOUR TURN SIGNALS FELL OF BROKE INSIDE HOUSING MOUNT IN THE FIRST 800 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237458August 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PLASTIC STALKS SUPPORTING TURN SIGNALS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLES ARE VERY BRITTLE AND PRONE TO FAILURE. I HAVE HAD 2 TURN SIGNALS STALKS FAIL/BREAK WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS WITH NORMAL DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. I HAVE HAD THE BIKE FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237409August 7, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 700 MILES ON IT, AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR THE LIKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237044August 5, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL MOUNTING STALK (RUBBER) DETERIORATED AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FELL OFF AND WAS SUSPENDED BY ONLY THE WIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237078August 5, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SECOND TURN SIGNAL RUBBER STEM SHEERED AT BASE. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT. SECOND ONE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A DISCUSSION BOARD.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236836August 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF MOTORCYCLE FOR NO REASON. BIKE WILL BE PARKED AND THE RUBBER GIVES WAY AND YOU FIND THEM DANGLING BY THE WIRE. DEALER REPLACED 3 TURN SIGNALS ALREADY AND THE 4TH HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR WEEKS NOW. HAD TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET SET OF SIGNALS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236574July 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH ON HIS MOTORCYCLE AND IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES WERE RUBBING UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE WIRES RUBBED TOGETHER THEY BLEW A FUSE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT REPAIRING THE MOTORCYCLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235955July 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE, REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF BIKE. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK, TURN SIGNAL SHOULD BE REPLACED BY KAWASAKI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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