MY 2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER (AND PER MANY KAWASAKI FORUMS) OVER HEATS WHILE OPERATING AT SLOW MPH, I.E. TRAVELING THROUGH SMALL TOWNS.THE TEMP WAS ABOUT 71 DEGREES, MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED EVERY TIME IN WENT THROUGH A SMALL TOWN. MY INSIDE OF MY LEG WAS BURNT FROM THE HEAT OFF THE EXHAUST. THERE IS NO PROTECTION FOR DRIVER OR RIDER.KAWASAKI KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AS I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND THE FORUMS HAVE VOLUMES OF REPORTS FOR THIS ISSUE AND MANY CONTACTS WITH KAWASAKI DEALERS AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND LEARNED THAT KAWASAKI HAS ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM BY FITTING NEWER VOYAGERS WITH A K.A.M.S. SYSTEM INSTALLED. KAWASAKI OFFERS A SOLUTION FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE VOYAGERS PRODUCED BEFORE SOME TIME IN 2012. THEY CALL IT THE K.A.M.S. BUT THEY WANT THE CONSUMER TO PAY ALMOST $400.00 FOR THE PRODUCT, PLUS LABOR WHICH I HAVE HEARD THE COMPLETE SYSTEM PARTS AND LABOR RUNS BETWEEN $800.00 AND $1200.00. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SHUT OFF WHEN IT IS HOT AS WELL AS SURGE, THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR CRASHES AS THE VEHICLE NOW BECOMES UNRELIABLE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR AWAY FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC AND BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO THE SHUTTING OFF STALLING ISSUE. MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS UNDER 500 MILES.THE MOTORCYCLE SHOULD HAVE PROTECTIVE DEFECTORS TO GUARD AGAINST THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST AND TO DEFLECT IT AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER AND THE RIDER.MOTORCYCLES ARE NO LONGER JUST PLEASURE VEHICLES BUT A COMMUTER
2010 Kawasaki VN1700AAF
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsMY 2010 KAWASAKI VOYAGER 1700 HAS BOTH A SURGING AND STALLING PROBLEM. BOTH OCCUR WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 75 DEGREES AND THE BIKE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS AT THE TWO O'CLOCK POSITION (TRIGGERED BY WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT). UNDER THESE CONDITIONS THE BIKE WILL NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE UPHILL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER HAS VERIFIED MY BIKE'S SYMPTOMS. HE ALSO REPORTS ONE OTHER DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. KAWASAKI ORIGINALLY DENIED THAT ANY SUCH PROBLEM EXISTS. THEY HAVE BLAMED MY CONCERNS ON RIDER ERROR. THE DEALER HAS RUN TWO TESTS ON MY BIKE. HE CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THEY TESTED FINE. KAWASAKI DOES NOT WANT HIM TO TRY ANYTHING ELSE TO REPAIR MY BIKE. THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX KAWASAKI CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SINCE ADMITTED THAT A PROBLEM DOES EXIST, BUT NO REPAIR IS AVAILABLE YET. *TR
BIKE STALLS AFTER CLUTCH IS PULLED IN FROM 3RD GEAR,ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. *TR
I HAVE A 2010 KAWASAKI'S VULCAN VOYAGER. EVERY SINCE THIS BIKE LEFT THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IT HAS STALLED ON ME EVERY SO OFTEN AS I'M COMING TO A STOP, USUALLY AS I'M PULLING IN THE CLUTCH FROM 3RD GEAR TO 2ND. IVE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE BIKE AND THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. THAT'S ALL THAT WAS DONE WITH THAT. *TR
4 of 4 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.