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2012 Honda GL1800 fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 17 complaints for the 2012 Honda GL1800, 35% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 35% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
1,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2012 Honda GL1800 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 1,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 1,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles16
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 1,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Vehicle appears to lose power between 1500 and 2000 rpm's. Bike was warm. Bike hesitates under acceleration between 1500 and 2000 rpm's potentially contributing to an accident due to loss of power under normal acceleration.

Reported at 1,000 miles, September 2011

The motorcycle had a hesitation at low speed. This resulted in a loss of balance while in a turn requiring the rider to put their foot down to prevent the 900 lb motorcycle traveling at 8-10 MPH from falling in on a turn. The motorcycle was in first gear clutch fully engaged RPM 1250 which puts the speed about 8MPH. When the trottle was increases slightly the engine would hesitate in a on -off fashion.

Reported at 35 miles, May 2012

Other problems reported for the 2012 Honda GL1800

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