2001 HONDA CBR600F4I

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 HONDA CBR600F4I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HE RELEASED THE CLUTCH ON THE VEHICLE AND THE ALTERNATOR PLATE BLEW UP AND HIT THE HIM IN THE FACE KNOCKING HIM OUT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A SEVERE INJURY TO THE HEAD CAUSING AND A CONCUSSION. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED FOR HIS INJURIES AT THE HOSPITAL. A WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A DEALER WHO DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR PLATE BUT COULD NOT FIND A REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER. I DISCONTIUED RIDING AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER TORE DOWN ENGINE AND SAID THAT A ROD BEARING IN THE FAR RIGHT CYLINDER HAD GONE BAD DOING DAMAGE TO THE ONE CYLINDER. THE SHOP ESTIMATED REPAIRS AT OVER $2000. MY BIKE HAD JUST BROKE 7000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 01. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME AND THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA @ 310-532-9811 I SPOKE WITH DANNY THERE WHO STATED THAT THIS COULD BE TAKEN CAR OF ON A CASE BY CASE ISSUE THREW THERE DEALER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. I COMPLAINED THAT THIS WAS NOT "NORMAL WEAR & TEAR" AND THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. HONDA SAID I NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE FURTHER TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE AND THAT I MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CHARGES. I AUTHORIZED THIS AND I'AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM MY DEALER. THEY HAVE HAD THE ENGINE SINCE 6/3/2003.*AK

Mileage: 7,090

CAM CHAIN TENSIONER FAILS EVERY 6 TO 8 MONTHS.*JB

Mileage: 2,000

I PURCHASED A HONDA CBR600F4I FROM SPORTLAND 2 IN OAK CREEK, WI NEW IN JUNE OF 2001. AT 5000 MILES THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER STARTED MAKING NOISE AND I TOOK THE BIKE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SPORTLAND 2 TO EVALUATE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED IT WAS THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER AND HONDA WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEM GOING BAD DUE TO PREMATURE DESIGN. THEY NEVER CALLED AND I STOPPED BACK IN AROUND JANUARY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THEY STATED THE ORDER MUST HAVE BEEN DROPPED. THEY ORDERED A NEW ONE AND IN MARCH OF 2002 THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 6800 MILES. AFTER THREE MORE MONTHS OF RIDING THE BIKE STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN AT 11000 MILES AND I AGAIN TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE IT EVALUATED AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TENSIONER AGAIN, AND POSSIBLY I WAS GIVEN THE OLD DESIGN FOR THE FIRST WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE TENSIONER AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY IN JUNE OF 2002 AT 11,800 MILES. IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2003, AND THE TEN

Mileage: 5,000

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WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING MOTORCYCLE WILL CUT OFF. AFTER IT CUTS OF FUEL INJECTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, DEALER DOES NOT SEEM NOT TO KNOW WHAT COMPONENT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK *YH