2002 HONDA VTX1800 Complaints
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- FT WORTH, TX
1. REAR TIRE REPLACMENT. 2. REAR BEARING FLANGE FAILURE, 3. DEALER REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- EDGEWOOD, TX
NOISE IN REAR WHEN RIDING, REMOVED REAR WHEEL TO INSPECT AND REPLACED REAR TIRE, FOUND FLANGE BEARING COMING APART, CAGE DESTROYED, AND BALL BEARINGS MISSING, HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN BAD FOR SOME TIME. *AK
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- SPARTANBURG, SC
READ DRIVE FLANGE BEARING FAILURE WAS FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENENCE. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, I HAD THE DEALER INSPECT THE BEARING. IT WAS FOUND TO BE VERY ROUGH, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FOR MORE INFORMATION VTXOA.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=62787. *AK
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- NEW ALBANY, IN
I OWN A 2002 HONDA VTX RETRO . I AM A MEMBER OF THE VTXOA , IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION AFTER READY WHAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FINAL DRIVE BEARINGS OR THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE. I RECEANTLLY INSPECTED MY FINAL DRIVE, AND MUCH TO MY DISPLEASURE DISCOVERED I AM ALSO A VICTOM OF FAILURE. I WILL BE ORDERING NEW BEARINGS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TEMPORALLY. PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO FUTHER INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AS THERE IS MUCH MORE INFORMATION THAN I CAN PROVIDE HERE. HTTP://WWW.VTXOA.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=58952 THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CASES OF BEARING FAILER POSTED HERE AND I SINCERLY HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE WITH UPMOST SPEED AS MOTORCYCLE RIDING SEASON IS ABOUT TO START AND I WOULD BE AFRAID OF WHAT A TOTAL FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED MIGHT CAUSE. THANKS MATT A MCKINLEY. *AK
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- BRUNSWICK, GA
FAILURE OF THE REAR BEARINGS IN THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE OF MY 2002 HONDA VTX MOTORCYCLE.
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- FREDERICKSBURG, VA
THE BOLT IS FLEXING BUT THE SIDE STAND HASN'T BROKEN YET. THE VEHICLE'S VIN # IS IN THE DEFECTIVE SERIAL RANGE FOR THE SIDE STAND RECALL 04V564000 BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS SAYING THE VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. *AK *JB
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- LIMERICK, PA
RECALL NOTICE NOT RECEIVED IN TIME FOR DEFECTIVE BOLT IN VTX1800G/R MOTORCYCLE. *BF
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
04V564000/HONDA MOTORCYCLE/SIDE STAND. THE OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECT ON DECEMBER 27, 2004. HONDA HAS INFORMED THE DEALERS NOT TO ORDER PARTS FOR THE RECALL UNTIL A TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR CYCLES HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE MOTORCYCLES. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT WAS STATED IN THE NOTICE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- MALDEN, MA
KICK STAND BROKE PT#HOOK SPRING50536-MCH-000 MOTOCYCLE KICK STAND SPRING HOLDER BROKE WITCH MEANS BIKE STALLS WILE RIDING IN GEAR BECAUSE KICK STAND DOWN AND BIKE FALLING OVER WILE PARKED.A SERIOUS HASARD WILE RIDING AND A COSTLY DAMADGE WILE PARKED OR COULD FALL OVER ON SOMEONE BIKE WEIGHS OVER 700 LPS. *AK
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2002 HONDA VTX1800- PHOENIX, AZ
KICK STAND RETRACT SPRING STUD BROKE ALLOWING THE SIDE STAND TO LOWER AND KILL THE ENGINE. THE STUD BROKE WHILE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. I BUNGEED THE STAND UP AND CONTINUED MY TRIP.
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