Honda ST1300 Complaints

36 consumer complaints on file.

#11100451June 7, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
PURCHASED THE BIKE APPROX.5 YEARS AGO,13,000 MILES,BEFORE THE 20,926 MILE MARK THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER WOULDNT RELEASE,BURNT UP REAR ROTOR,PADS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER,EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT,BELIEVE THE INTERNALS OF THE SMS ARE THE SAME AS THE GOLDWINGS THAT WERE RECALLED,CONTACTED HONDA,THE DIDNT WANT TO HELP WITH REIMBURSEMENT 836.95,I HAVE DOCUMENTATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046065November 14, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
RIDING ON COLLIER COUNTY, FL. 951.. MOTORCYCLE SLOWED DOWN. PULLED INTO LEFT TURN LANE AND ENGINE STALLED. BIKE COMPLETELY STOPPED. REAR BRAKE HOSE EXPLODED. CAUSED BY REAR CALIPER BRAKE SEIZING AND OVERHEATING FLUID. LOST BRAKE FLUID AND MINOR FIRE. SUSPECT SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER SEIZED CAUSING REAR CALIPER TO SEIZE CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO BOIL AND BLOW OFF REAR BRAKE HOSE. BIKE WOULD NOT MOVE. COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES STOPPED TO CHECK. AFTER COOLING OFF REAR BRAKE RELEASED. LIMPED HOME WITH ONLY FRONT BRAKES. MOTORCYCLE TOWED ON TRAILER TO FLORIDA MOTORSPORTS, NAPLES, FL. TALKED TO RANDY AT HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALER OR HONDA AMERICA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680640February 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE FLUID LEVELS IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WERE LOW. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FLUID LEAK. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE BIKE AND THE REAR BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID PRESENT IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631320September 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP DUE TO DEFECTIVE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552947November 19, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE APPROACHED A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD RECURRINGLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459483May 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE LISTED BELOW RELATED TO THE GL1800 THE REAR BRAKE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN IT REACHED BELOW 10 MPH (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK HOME. THE LOCAL DEALER IS LOOKING INTO THE SITUATION AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH HONDA. MAKE: HONDA MODEL: GL1800 MODEL YEAR: 2007 MANUFACTURER: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) MFR'S REPORT DATE: DEC 01, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V567000 N/A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2010, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 GL1800 GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE COMBINED BRAKING SYSTEM'S SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE TO DRAG. CONSEQUENCE: UNEXPECTED BRAKING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH, AND RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE DRAGGING MAY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE TO CATCH FIRE. REMEDY: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-784-1870. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420918August 22, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ST1300 MOTOTRCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS VERY ROUGH. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBLE SEIZING OF THE REAR WHEEL. THE BIKE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED. THE BIKE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH FAILURE, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,895 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,500. THE DRIVE HUB BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. UPDATED 11/02/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354102September 7, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT TIRE:DUNLOP ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE HAS APPARENT LOSS OF BELT INTEGRITY. LARGE BUBBLE ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG BY ABOUT 3 INCHES WIDE CAUSES FRONT OF BIKE TO SHAKE. HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE TIRE RUBBER FAILED. BTW YOUR TIRE SELECTION DOESN'T LIST THE CORRECT TIRE IT'S A 120/70 - 18. I SELECTED THE 125 TO GET TO THE NEXT PAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349365August 14, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE DEVELOPED A "BUBBLE" ABOUT 2" X 8" ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE. TIRE WAS RENDERED USELESS AND WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN THE WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346538July 31, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1. FRONT TIRE ON A 2006 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP ROADSMART SIZE 120/70ZR18. THE TIRE HAD 11,275 MILES ON IT. I RUN 42PSI IN THE TIRE, RIDE TWO UP MOST OF THE TIME (RIDER=230LBS, PASSENGER=140LBS, MINIMAL GEAR IN THE BAGS). TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE CONDITION ARE CHECKED BEFORE EVERY RIDE WITH MULTIPLE CHECKS OF TIRE CONDITION DURING THE RIDE. INFO ABOUT TIRE: MADE IN FRANCE, T1-ML58395,75R-0004274, B1-ML58396, DOT DKCJ 011M 1008. 2. NOTICED SLIGHT "BUMPING" FROM FRONT TIRE AT SLOW SPEED (APPROX. 35MPH), CHECKED TIRE AND FOUND A BUBBLE APPROX. THE SIZE OF HALF A TENNIS BALL IN THE CENTER OF TREAD. AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS A 4 INCH SPLIT WITH CORDS/BELTS EXPOSED. 3. HAD A NEW TIRE (SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE) DELIVERED 100 MILES TO MY LOCATION AND WAS CHANGED IN A DRIVEWAY BY MYSELF AND ANOTHER RIDER. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343791July 17, 2010
TIRES
DUNLOP ROADSMART SPORTMAX 120/70/ZR18 FRONT TIRE ON MY MOTORCYCLE. DEVELOPED A 1" X 2" X 12" BLISTER ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF THE TIRE. ONLY 7,000 MILES ON THE TIRE, STILL PLENTY OF TREAD LIFE LEFT. LUCKILY FOUND IT WHEN GOING SLOWLY ON THE COAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340664June 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JOHNNY PAG SPYDER (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS IN KILOMETERS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT CAN NOT GET A REGULAR SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE AS FAR AS THEY KNOW THERE IS NOT A MPH SPEEDOMETER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST SHE IS GOING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331315May 20, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT
2005 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. I PURCHASED A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT WAS MADE BY TIREGARD (HTTP://WINGSTUFF.COM/PGROUP_DETAIL/40_HOME_MONTHLY_SPECIALS/23662_SHOW_CHROME_TIREGARD_TIRE_AIR_PRESSURE_MONITOR/) THIS IS A WIRELESS SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO SENSORS THAT ARE SCREWED ONTO TO THE TIRE'S VALVE STEM TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL AIR PRESSURE. MY INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN THE FRONT VALVE STEM TORE RESULTING IN A RAPID LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND A FLAT TIRE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT WAS RECENTLY CONTACTED BY ANOTHER MOTORCYCLIST WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. ALTHOUGH I REALLY LIKE THIS SYSTEM, METAL VALVE STEMS SHOULD BE REQUIRED. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANOTHER MOTORCYCLIST INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WHEN THIS INCIDENT ORIGINALLY HAPPENED, I POSTED ON A MOTORCYCLE FORUM WITH SOME PICTURES - HERE IS THE LINK HTTP://WWW.ST-OWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=71031 I ALSO NOTED THE SYSTEM SELLING ON AMAZON.COM AND IT HAS ONE REVIEW - WHICH ALSO MENTIONS THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/TIREGARD-WIRELESS-TIRE-PRESSURE-MONITOR/DP/B001VDUBHW/REF=SR_1_1?IE=UTF8&S=AUTOMOTIVE&QID=1274328259&SR=8-1 PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS - I AM AFRAID SOMEONE MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. IN MY CASE I WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT I DID RUIN A FRONT TIRE AND DENTED MY FRONT RIM. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327075April 22, 2010
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ST1300 EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP ROADSMART TIRES, SIZE P125/70/R18, DOT#DKCJ011M0808. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BLISTERS AND TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRES MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE AN AUTHORIZED VEHICLE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO HANDLE THE TIRE FAILURE UNTIL THEY WERE INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326930April 21, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DUNLOP ROADSMART FRONT MOTORCYCLE TIRE, SIZE 120/70 X 18 HAS SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATING AND PUNCTURE CAUSED BY THE INTERNAL STEEL BELT PIERCING THE INNER LINER. THIS TIRE WAS USED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES ON A 2005 HONDA ST1300. THIS SAME FAILURE MODE HAS OCCURRED TO MANY OF MY FRIENDS AT THE WWW.ST-OWNERS.COM FORUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318927March 11, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A VERY LARGE BLISTER APPROXIMATELY 2" WIDE BY 7-8" LONG BY 2" HIGH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE TREAD COULD EASILY BE DISASTROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE FROM DUNLOP ABOUT THIS DEFECT WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313158March 2, 2010
WHEELS
2006 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE WAS IN A MINIATURE TORNADO. *DT THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HIS MOTORCYCLE LAYING ON ITS SIDE. THE BIKE WAS SCRATCHED BADLY ON ITS LEFT SIDE, THE RIGHT MIRROR WA BROKEN AND THE RUBBER BUMPER FOR THE ENGINE WAS SQUASHED. THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT TRADING THE BIKE, BUT WAS TOLD AN INSPECTION WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BACK WHEEL WAS BENT AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281859August 26, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION ON A DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE, SIZE 120/70ZR18 M/C. A PIECE OF TREAD APPROXIMATELY 1.5" X 3" SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO THE RECOMMENDED 42 PSI. TIRE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS, WITH <=4852 MILES OF USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242491September 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN APPLYING GREATER THAN 50% THROTTLE THE ENGINE CUTS TO 1/2 POWER NEAR 6000 RPM. IT ALSO LOSES THE IDLE AFTER 15-30 SECONDS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT AND HAPPENS DAILY ONCE THE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197274July 23, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ST1300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THE STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MUST HOLD THE VEHICLE VERY TIGHTLY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES JUST NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,400. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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