Kawasaki KLR650 Complaints (2008)

116 consumer complaints on file.

#10240891September 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SHORTED WIRING HARNESS UNDER GAS TANK RESULTING IN FAILURE OF 20 AMP MAIN FUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240894September 4, 2008
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
ALL RUBBER GROMMETS AND PROTECTIVE BOOTS ARE DRY ROTTING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240903September 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEW 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650. BUILD DATE OF 05/07. TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF DUE TO CRUMBLING RUBBER MOUNTS. OTHER RUBBER GROMMETS AND BOOTS ARE ALSO DISINTEGRATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240938September 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL BROKE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240926September 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 ON BACK ROAD AND HIGHWAYS FOR ABOUT 6 MTHS AND 3000 MILE. YESTERDAY I FIND MY RIGHT FRONT BLINKER HANGING FROM THE WIRES. THE RUBBER THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT JUST TORE. MY DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BY AND I HAVE TO PAY $40 FOR A NEW STOCK LIGHT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL THE LIGHT SUPPORT IS MADE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240976September 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS BROKE AND FELL OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240664September 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
BOTH REAR TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE WHILE RIDING ON STATE HIGHWAYS ON MY KAWASAKI 2008 KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE WITH 1200 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE RUBBER PART THAT ACTS AS A SPRING CONNECTOR FROM FRAME TO LIGHT. FOLLOWING MOTORISTS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE MY INTENTIONS. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS CAN BE SEEN AT HTTP://KLRWORLD.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=9409.MSG109460. KAWASAKI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND REPAIR ALL 2008 KLR 650 MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR POOR PART DESIGN. THANK YOU, ROBERT BROWN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240231August 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A BROKEN PRE-LOAD ADJUSTER ON REAR SHOCK OF 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL DIRECTIONS WERE FOLLOWED EXACTLY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON THE IDENTICAL MOTORCYCLE. A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239899August 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL JUST BROKE OFF. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS NO SUPPORT OTHER THAN A RUBBER BASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239871August 26, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAD ONLY HAD MY MOTORCYCLE KLR 650 2008, AND FOUND REAR RIGHT LIGHT BROKEN OFF. A WEEK LATER FOUND LEFT REAR LIGHT BROKEN OFF. A MONTH LATER I FOUND THE FRONT RIGHT BROKEN OFF, AND SOON AFTER THE FRONT LEFT WAS FOUND BROKEN AS WELL. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239523August 24, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 - ALL FOUR BLINKERS HAVE BROKEN OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. THREE WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE FOURTH BROKE OFF WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE ON 5 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY KAWASAKI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239538August 24, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650, THE REAR TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. THESE ARE RUBBER MOUNTED TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE RUBBER MOUNTS HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239548August 24, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR DAMAGE TO IT. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE AN ACCIDENT NOT KNOWING TURN SIGNAL IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR DEALER TO DETERMINE IF KAWASAKI WILL WARRANTY THE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239434August 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE RUBBER SUPPORTING TWO TURN INDICATORS ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAS FAILED. A FRONT AND REAR TURN INDICATOR WERE FOUND DANGLING AFTER RIDES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY KICKED/BUMPED THE INDICATOR WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FIRST HAD BROKEN. AFTER THE SECOND ONE BROKE (DISCOVERED AFTER A RIDE HOME FROM MY FOLKS 13 MILES AWAY), I TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, I WASN'T ALONE. MANY OWNERS OF KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE BOTH TURN INDICATORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT OUR LOCAL KAWASAKI DEALERSHIP (7/18/08). I WAS TOLD THAT THE INDICATORS WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED UNDER THE ONE YEAR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. NOW THAT I'M INTO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD (BEGAN 7/28/08), ITEMS SUCH AS THESE ARE NOT COVERED ANY LONGER (ONLY MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE NOW COVERED). REPLACING THE FAULTY RUBBER IS NOT AN EASY TASK AS KAWASAKI DOES NOT HAVE A PART NUMBER FOR THIS PIECE. THE ENTIRE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE ORDERED WHICH RUNS CLOSE TO $50 EACH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M HOPING KAWASAKI DECIDES TO RECALL THE 2008 KLR650 MOTORCYCLES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TURN INDICATORS. MY MOTORCYCLE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 1,200 MILES ON THE BIKE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE THE INDICATORS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239440August 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN MY CARPORT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239446August 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL BROKEN AT RUBBER CONNECTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239478August 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF 08 KLR650'S, BOUGHT MINE IN FEB,08 SO FAR BOTH REARS AND LEFT FRONT HAVE FAILED (BROKEN OFF). SO FAR DEALER HAS REPLACED WITH NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239494August 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE FALLEN OFF, NO BUMPING, NO HITTING - THEY JUST HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ONE SO FAR, THE FRONT RIGHT. THEN THE REAR LEFT FELL OFF. I'M STILL WAITING (8 WEEKS NOW) FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF TURN SIGNALS JUST RANDOMLY FALL OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239420August 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT FALLS OF 2008 KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE, NO REASON, SEEMS DEFECTIVE AS FALLS OFF WHILE RIDING HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239426August 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 KAWASAKI KLR-650. 3 OF MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO SPLITTING OF THE RUBBER BOOTS. THE FIRST ONE, I ORDERED A NEW OEM PART AND REPLACED. NOT LONG AFTER, 2 MORE BROKE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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