Kawasaki Kawasaki 1999
Model Kawasaki made in 1999 by Kawasaki got 16 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline.
Model 1999
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 14 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Please help this bike has almost killed us,and kawasaki won't honor the warranty. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 05/30/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Motorcycle started to blow ignition fuses at low speeds. causes engine to stop and could cause rider to lose control and have an accident. after replacing the ic ignitor box, which is located under the drivers set behind the junction box, the problem went away. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 08/18/1999 | |||
| The rear air shocks; left manufacturer & arrived at dealership without air in shocks. customers not aware. dealer not aware motorcycle sent with no air in shocks. vehicle had bottomed out at low speed on tailpipe with a passenger going around corner. main wiring harness, going to fuel tank, rubs against left front forks. that took off tape wrapping & exposed wiring. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 14 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Please help this bike has almost killed us,and kawasaki won't honor the warranty. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Camshaft chain tensioner failed, resulting in engine noise and cam chain wear. potential for premature cam chain failure and loss of rider control. service bulletin issued in england to replace tensioner on zx600g1 and early g2 models with a retro fitted f model tensioner. rick.roddewig@kmc-usa.com knows of problem, but kawasaki usa has not issued a recall or service bulletin. kawasaki uk recommends replacing part 12048-1159 (worm drive) with part 12048-1143 (ratchet type) on engines prior to zx600ge053530. i have come across at least two other zx600g1's with excess cam chain noise. note: suzuki had a similar tensioner problem and issued a full recall. i am replacing this part at my own expense, but other owners have no official way of knowing there is a fixable problem. i have researched this problem and have more info. e-mail me. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 14 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Please help this bike has almost killed us,and kawasaki won't honor the warranty. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| Rured in nomad motorcycles predominately, but vulcan classics as well. kaw has been repairing them on a one by one basis, but the failures occur at around 20,000 miles. many bikes are resold two or three times in that period, and i am concerned that kaw istrying to sweep the bulk of long term liability into the unsuspecting future recipients. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 14 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Please help this bike has almost killed us,and kawasaki won't honor the warranty. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 14 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Please help this bike has almost killed us,and kawasaki won't honor the warranty. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/01/1999 | |||
| Gas tank design allows water to settle in the lower portions of the tank below the fuel pick-up (approximately .2gallons). this may cause thetank to rust through and produce rust deposits which can be pulled through the carburators and cause overflow even engune seizures | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/23/2004 | 1 | ||
| Kawasaki had rebuilt my motorcycle, but had dented the tank they replaced it. but four months later gas leaks out of the rear right vent hose which dripped on to the exhaust pipe and ignited. fire was put out with little damage, the vent line is cracked inside the new tank causing gas to leak in to the vent line and out the drain hose on to the exhaust pipe. kawasaki denies any part of this type of failure being their fault.*ak | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 11/04/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Kick stand of motorcycle is not locking, causing tip overs on slightest non-level ground.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Oil pump on early kawasaki nomads were made of plastic. there have been several posts on the internet about failures of this gear. i was told by my dealer that kawasaki motor corp. usa had sent a notice to dealers that they were to repair any failures of this gear, regardless of warranty or milage. since kawasaki knew of this problem and did not notify owners, i was stranded 500 miles from home. this in my opinion is unacceptable. an oil pump failure could have catastrophic consequences, should the engine lock up at 75 mph.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/16/1999 | |||
| When motorcycle is being driven at various speeds it would start to shimmy from the front to the back. would be able to maintain control. was nearly thrown from motorcycle due to vibrations. been to dealership & mechanic could not locate any problems. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/01/2002 | |||
| When driving front end will start to shake violently. contacted dealer, and the dealer stated that it was normal.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 08/18/1999 | |||
| The rear air shocks; left manufacturer & arrived at dealership without air in shocks. customers not aware. dealer not aware motorcycle sent with no air in shocks. vehicle had bottomed out at low speed on tailpipe with a passenger going around corner. main wiring harness, going to fuel tank, rubs against left front forks. that took off tape wrapping & exposed wiring. *ak | |||