Honda Vtx1300 Engine Problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2005. Best year: 2008.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
PETCOCK IS LEAKING THEY WERE RECALLED ON THE 07-09 BUT NOT THE 06 WHEN ITS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING WHILE I WAS RIDING
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I HAD JUST PUT FRESH GASOLINE IN THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I RESTARTED THE MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT ISSUE AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE FR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE DIAPHRAGM OF THE HEAD CAP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD COCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WA...
2006 HONDA VTX 1300 PETCOCK LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
VTX1300 HONDA MOTORCYCLE STARTED LEAKING GAS OUT OF FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM ONTO THE ENGINE. THE RECALL NOTICE APRIL 1, 2008 MUST HAVE MISSED MANY MOTORCYCLES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. *TR
LEAKING FUEL VALVE ON A 2004 HONDA VTX 1300. EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300. THE CONTACT LEANED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE ON ITS FOOT PEG AND SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE LOWER MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VTX1300R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE THAL PLUG, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CONSISTENT H...
MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE WITH A RATTLE, THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND FIX THE RATTLE IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE MOTORCYCLE. RIGHT AFTER PURC...
AFTER STARTING THE MOTORCYCLE, AND DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
The fuel system petcock of my 2007 Honda VTX1300 motorcycle leaks fuel when positioned "on", as well as " on reserverve". This poses a safety issue in the event that an ignition source is near. My motorcycle has been backfiring, not m...
WHILE RIDING THE BIKE NOTICED THAT THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR IN ALLEN TX BUT THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WHERE AS THE NHTSA'S WEBSITE S...