Honda Vtx1300 Transmission Problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2004. Best year: 2007.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
REMOVED THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED. NOTICED THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE BEARINGS SEAL TOWARD WHEEL, WAS TORN OPEN AS IF THE SEAL HAD MELTED AND THE BEARINGS WERE DRY AND VERY ROUGH TO TURN. PROBLEM IS, I REPLACED ...
UPON REMOVING THE REAR TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT, A CHECK OF THE REAR BEARINGS REVEALED THE HUB BEARING TO BE FAULTY. THERE WAS NO GREASE SEAL ON THE REAR OF THE BEARING CAUSING THE BEARING TO BECOME DRY. THE BALLS HAVE BEGUN TO DISINTEGR...
THE REAR TIRE FLANGE BEARINGS ARE FAILED ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE AT 20K MILES. *TR
I OWN A 2003 HONDA VTX1300S MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE IS SHAFT DRIVE. WHILE RIDING THROUGH TOWN THE SWING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE REAR WHEEL DO TO THE SPOT WELDS BRAKING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CAUSED THE BIKE TO TW...
REAR FLANGE BEARING IN FINAL DRIVE ON 2004 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. THIS BEARING BASICALLY CAME APART IN THE REAR END, AND WAS DISCOVERED BY A LOCAL TIRE SELLER. IF I HAD CONTINUED TO RIDE, IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE REAR END, RESULTI...
2005 HONDA VTX 1300 WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO 5TH GEAR. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR GOING INTO NEUTRAL BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AND SLAMMING INTO 4TH GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. *JB
REAR WHEEL DRIVE BEARING IS DEFECTIVE OR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING PREMATURE BEARING FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. REAR WHEAL BEARING FAILURE ON A MOTORCYCLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. REPLACEMENT OF BEARING AND / OR FLANGE ASSEMBLY.
2004 HONDA VTX 1300. BEARING FLANGE FAILURE ON THE REAR WHEEL. APPROX. 50,000 MILES BEFORE IT GOT REAL NOTICEABLE REAL FAST. THE BEARING FLANGE COST 249.00. CANT FIND A CROSS REFERENCE TO THE BEARING USED, SO HAD TO PURCHASE THE WHO...
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA VTX 1300C WITH 14,483 MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE BEARINGS IN REAR WHEEL AS I WAS PUTTING A NEW TIRE ON. THE BEARINGS ARE SO BAD IT VERY HARD TO TURN THEM BY HAND. I'M 51 YEARS OLD AND PUT OVER 300,000 MILES ON BIKES. ...
MAY 23 2008 BOUGHT A VTX1300C FROM BEASLEY HONDA OF OZARK ALABAMA. IT WAS A NEW BIKE 2007 MODEL AROUND 800 MILES ON THE BIKE, IT HAD A VIBRATION START WHEN IT REACHED 67 MPH AND ABOVE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY WORKED ON IT TOL...
DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT A HONDA MOTORCYCLE VLX 600. WAS NOT ABLE TO RIDE MOTORCYCLE BEFORE PURCHASE. IT HAD FOUR SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IN FIRST GEAR THE MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL IF IT HAS NOT REVVED TO A HIGH RPMS. CONSUMER STATED HE HA...