2001 Honda GL1800 problems
NHTSA has received 103 complaints about the 2001 Honda GL1800, and 34% of them involve cooling system. Next are tires (16%) and engine (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 103 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cooling system 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Honda GL1800 with enough data (67 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Overheat/spewing of coolant on rear brakes and rear tire of my gl 1800/a honda motorcycle. Situation was on the washington dc beltway, no shoulder to pull over onto, stop and go traffic. Motorcycle was spewing coolant on the the brakes and rear wheel, causing a very hot steam to rise on our legs and lower torso, also causing the rear wheel & brakes to become extremely slippery, as well as uncontrollable under existing traffic conditions. Honda has not fullfilled it's promis to repair these motorcycles as of yet!
I bought a 1800 honda goldwing touring bike 2-3 years ago had a brake recall and still do? Mine was worked on twice? After I bought I drove it 54 miles the rear wheel locked up pulling me in the ditch? Flipping the bike and sending it end over end total? That was all don,t before I got out of the er and hospitol....updated 06/21/17 the consumer stated the vehicle was totaled and sold. Updated 08/04/2017
The vehicle is a 2001 honda gl1800 motorcycle with 56300 miles. Vehicle was recalled for possible weld defects in the frame several years ago. Vehicle passed inspection. No weld defects or cracks were found at that time. Upon doing cleaning and maintenance on the vehicle over the past 10 days I discovered a crack in a frame weld. The crack is located in the middle of a weld and extends approximately 1.5 inches.
Engine stop switch is overly sensitive. If motorcycle hits a bump the engine may shut off. If switch is touched it will stop engine.