Engine
Filed Oct 7, 20135,473 milesSC
ON MY 2003 KLR650, THE IDLE SHAFT LEVER FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SURGE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. ADJUSTMENT WAS IMPOSSIBLE, AND DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED IN THE BOTTOM END OF MY ENGINE. *TR
2003 Kawasaki KL650A17
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling
Filed Aug 23, 200712,270 milesWA
2003 KAWASAKI WITH ENGINE FAILURE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE BELIEVES A RECALL ACTION IS WARRANTED**NAR**CC THE TENSIONER SPRING BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK. ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES LATER, THE BROKEN SPRING BECAME LOOSE AND DERANGED THE CAM DRIVE CHAIN CAUSING VALVE TO PISTON CONTACT AND ENGINE DAMAGE. *JB UPDATED 09/13/07. *JB
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.