What 31 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Honda Gl1800a

COLD ENGINE THROTTLE HESITATION. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10532620

THERE IS A PRONOUNCED HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. MOST OFTEN WHEN FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE AT THE START OF A RIDE, OR AFTER SITTING WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE HESITATION 'CLEARS UP' AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN RIDDEN FOR A FEW MILES. ADDITIONALLY, THE MILI-SECONDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS HESITATION ARE FOLLOWED BY A SHARP SURGE OF ACCELERATION - AS THE ENGINE 'PUSHES THROUGH' THE MOMENTARY LACK OF POWER, JERKING THE RIDER'S HEAD BACKWARD AND ROCKETING THE VEHICLE FORWARD. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN WET CONDITIONS, OR IN SLOW SPEED TURNS, SUCH AS THOSE OCCURRING WHEN ONE IS JUST PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, OR AWAY FROM SOME OTHER SUCH STOPPED CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10532249

MOTORCYCLE HAS A HESITATION WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENS FROM A COLD START AS WELL AS DURING ENGINE WARM-UP AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE NOTICED THE HESITATION AT FROM TEMPERATURES STARTING AT 40 F AND UP. AT FIRST I WAS THINKING IT MAY BE RELATED TO SUMMER BLEND GASOLINE'S OR LOWER OCTANE FUELS, TESTING DIFFERENT GRADES OF FUEL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS ENGINE HESITATION CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN A LOW SPEED TURN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2012 AND 2013 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. I CONSIDER THIS HESITATION TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN VARIOUS GOLDWING ONLINE SITES. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10531538

MOTORCYCLE HAS A HESITATION WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENS FROM A COLD START AS WELL AS DURING ENGINE WARM-UP AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THIS ENGINE HESITATION CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN A LOW SPEED TURN. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2012 AND 2013 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. I CONSIDER THIS HESITATION TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN VARIOUS GOLDWING ONLINE SITES. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10523890

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. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10523914

MOTORCYCLE HAS A HESITATION JUST OFF IDLE, FROM A COLD START, DURING AN ENGINE WARM-UP, AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OF 50*F TO 90*F. THIS ENGINE HESITATION CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL. AN ENGINE STALL ON A MOTORCYCLE, PARTICULARLY IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS ENGAGED IN A LOW SPEED TURN; AS A MOTORCYCLE IS LIKELY TO BE ENGAGED IN AFTER A COLD START, WILL RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO HONDA MOTOR COMPANY. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2012 AND 2013 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. MY MOTORCYCLE DOES THIS. I CONSIDER IT A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. MANY ON-LINE BLOGS HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE PETITIONS AS WELL. EX: HTTP://WWW.IPETITIONS.COM/PETITION/GL1800HESITATION/ *TR

NHTSA ODI 10523515