2002 Honda Shadow
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Owner complaints
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- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
2002 honda shadow 600 backfiring and has a gas leak. Upon inspection mechanic determined they needed a new gas tank. *Kb *jb
- Exterior lighting › Tail lights
While driving approximately 50 mph right rear tail light lenses fell off. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced the lenses five times. however, the problem recurred. *ak the store where consumer purchased this honda have 2005 hondas in their showroom missing…
While driving approximately 50 mph right rear tail light lenses fell off. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced the lenses five times. however, the problem recurred. *ak the store where consumer purchased this honda have 2005 hondas in their showroom missing turn signal lenses. This IS a concern for motorcycle riders following these motorcycles having to swerve to miss falling parts of these bikes. at night when this happens you do not have amber turn signals, you have bright white light. *bf
- Vehicle speed control
My 2002 honda sabre motorcycle came with a seedometer that reads approximately 10% higher velocity that actual velocity. I have checked this by timing against mile markers while traveling at a set speed (60 mph) on the speedometer, and I have also checked it against several other cars and…
My 2002 honda sabre motorcycle came with a seedometer that reads approximately 10% higher velocity that actual velocity. I have checked this by timing against mile markers while traveling at a set speed (60 mph) on the speedometer, and I have also checked it against several other cars and motorcycles. All tests to date confirm the 10 % high reading. I have also researched other honda sabre owners on internet and almost all of them complain of the same problem. honda's response to date has been to claim that it IS leagal to be off 10 %. I think this IS a saftey hazard in at least two ways. since I am actually traveling slower than the speedometer says that I am, at night traveling highways, cars can approach me from the rear very quickly and possibly over-run me. the other problem caused by this IS that I now know that it IS reading to fast so I now end up having to guess/calculate while driving in order to maintain leagal speeds and not impede the safe flow of traffic.*ak
- Exterior lighting › Turn signal
Turn signal lens will not stay on the light it IS attached to. consumer repaired this piece of equipment three times already, and it needs to be repaired again.*ak
- Vehicle speed control
Consumer stated throttle broke. Dealer notified. Please provide registration card and further information since vehicle has only 1 mile. shadow 2003. *ak
- Electrical system › Ignition
Consumer called complaining about vehicle shutting off.manufacturer was contacted, and had replaced different things on the vehicle.*ak
- Unknown or other
My honda shadow sabre (vt1100c2) has a speedometer that reads approximately 10% off actual speed. this IS s consistent problem with honda shadow sabres from 2000 through 2003 model years.n *nlm
- Wheels › Rim
The rear tire rim rusted. the dealer stated it was due to driver's neglect. *jb
- Wheels
Both front tires were losing air. Vehicle taken to a repair shop and informed that both front wheels were out of round. Dealer notified.*ak while driving at speeds of 45 to 55 miles per hour, there IS an evident shake in the handle bars, the front wheel hops/bounces. the dealer was informed when…
Both front tires were losing air. Vehicle taken to a repair shop and informed that both front wheels were out of round. Dealer notified.*ak while driving at speeds of 45 to 55 miles per hour, there IS an evident shake in the handle bars, the front wheel hops/bounces. the dealer was informed when vehicle was brought in for it's 600 mile check. dealer changed the wheel and tire. this provided improvement some what. vehicle was taken back to dealer and it was found that the wheels have flat spots. the factory was informed. there are conflicting stories regarding this vehicle. honda IS aware of the problems. *jg
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
While traveling on highway motorcycle shutdown without prior warning. dealership IS aware of problem.*ak
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10128559Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.
- 10128531Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.
- 10032953Honda: warranty extension-vehicle warranty mileage. Class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain 2002-2006 honda models were overstating mileage. Federal court provided final approval of settlement on 12/29/07. No models listed.
- 10025523Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles.
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