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2002 Honda Gl1800 engine problems

The 2002 Honda Gl1800 has 127 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 60% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

127

Engine complaints

60%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Gl1800 engine complaints by model year127 complaints2001: 50 complaints2002: 127 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 5 complaints2007: 1 complaints2008: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2012: 17 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 2 complaints2016: 3 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 1 complaints
Gl1800 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“PULLING OFF ROAD ON INTERSTATE TO COOL DOWN IS NOT SAFE. WHEN TRAFFIC BACK UP AND CAUSES ME TO DRIVE AS A VERY SLOW SPEED THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS INTO THE READ ZONE ON THE TEMPERATURE. GAUGE. DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON A FIX OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 20, 2002

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2002 Honda Gl1800 have?

NHTSA has 127 complaints about the 2002 Honda Gl1800 engine — 60% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.