2008 Honda GL1800 problems
NHTSA has received 60 complaints about the 2008 Honda GL1800, and 18% of them involve brakes. Next are steering (13%) and tires (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 47 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 | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 7,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 12 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% 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 2008 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Honda GL1800 with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
The contact reported on a 2008 Honda Goldwing GL1800 Motorcycle. The contact is an Attorney and stated that the motorcycle was traveling at an undetermined speed and the braking system malfunctioned causing the operator to lose control of the motorcycle and drive off the road, down an embankment, and crash into a tree. During the crash, both the operator and the passenger of the motorcycle suffered fatal injuries.
On thursday, may 8, 2008, I purchased a brand new honda metropolitan scooter from lake city power sports at 12048 lake city way n.e., seattle, wa 98125. In a matter of four days, a number of incidents have occurred. Immediately after leaving the store, I noticed the mirror was loose. My boyfriend, anthony shears, took the scooter to the shop the next day, friday may 9, to get it tightened. Again, the mirror came loose and anthony had to bring it back a second time for tightening.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda goldwing motorcycle. When driving between 30 MPH and the handle bars began to shake. He was also told by the dealer that it was normal and that the tires might be the cause of the failure. The first dealer also told him that they had two other owners that week with the same problem. None of the tire information was available. The current mileage was 800 and the failure mileage was 1.