Kawasaki Kawasaki 2002
Model Kawasaki made in 2002 by Kawasaki got 17 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and power train.
Model 2002
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/15/2002 | 1920 | 1 | 06/05/2002 |
| Motor and electrical system shuts down while driving,no warning. every thing goes dead. has a whinning and vibration in motor train. very dangerous when driving at night. *nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | |||
| 05/15/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| Wiring to aux plug and brake/tail light hangs above exhaust system causing wires to melt, short out and catch fire. plastic rear fender may then catch fire.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/28/2004 | 13000 | 1 | 03/31/2002 |
| Kawasaki klr650 cam chain balancer/idler shaft lever failed prematurely. the bike had only 13,000 miles and is a 2002 model year.*ak | |||
| 09/15/2003 | 6800 | 1 | 05/29/2003 |
| I own a 02 kawasaki zzr 1200 and during a self 7500 tune-up noticed pitting on my cam lobes. i then took the bike to a local dealership and had a mechanic take a look. he agreed with me that this is not normal wear and that he would contact kawasaki and see if they would replace the cams under warranty. i have an extended warranty that covers me until 2006. kawasaki has agreed to replace the cams under warranty. your probably wondering now then what is the problem. well the mechanic told me that kawasaki said they would make an exception and do it this one time. like they are doing me a favor or something. i am a member of a website that has thirty or so bikes exactly like mine. of those thirty, twelve have said they have cam issues also. i know the 30% with problems on my site may not be the national average but i'm sure it isn't to far off. i would just like to see kawasaki admit that they have a problem with that year and model number. *la | |||
| 09/18/2003 | 25000 | 1 | 04/13/2002 |
| I own a 2002 kawasaki zzr-1200 motorcycle. i experienced severe pitting on my cam shafts noticed by my mechanic and well documented on www.zzr1200.net website by numerous other zzr-1200 owners. kawasaki did warranty the damaged cam shafts but only because i purchased their extended warranty contract. im quite concerned that this problem was not corrected by the replacement of the cam shafts. i have my doubts that the replacement cam shafts are of better, more sturdy quality. i urge your organization to look further into this issue and hold kawasaki accountable in correcting this situation in the future. thank you for your time and assistance. *la | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/16/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving at any speed and without warning bike will shut off causing consumer to pull over. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 10/09/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the engine will lock up and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle and the consumer will be force to pull over. dealer notified. mr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 08/06/2002 | |||
| Model name mule 3010; this four-wheel drive vehicle has a governor mechanism which engaged in reverse and lunged backwards with brakes having no affect. a tree was struck in th process, almost squeezing the child's head. please describe details. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/19/2002 | 150 | 1 | 07/01/2002 |
| While riding on the way home from work, i went to shift from one gear to the next and all of a sudden it made a weird sound like a ball bearing bouncing around inside the motor, that's the best way that i could describe this. i then quickly reacted and pressed the clutch lever in and coasted and pulled over to the shoulder. since that incident the bike doesn't shift the same and the clutch would engage with the lever almost all the way out which prior to that the clutch engage sooner then that. i no longer feel safe riding the bike. i will be contacting kawasaki manufacturer and the shop where i purchased the bike. (kawasaki zx1100 2002) *jb *scc ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****764522 | |||
| While driving and shifting gears clutch will stick, causing driver to lose control. dealer has been notified; however, stated this was a normal concern.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 10/15/2002 | 1920 | 1 | 06/05/2002 |
| Motor and electrical system shuts down while driving,no warning. every thing goes dead. has a whinning and vibration in motor train. very dangerous when driving at night. *nlm | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 06/25/2002 | 15 | 1 | 06/09/2002 |
| The consumer stated that while his wife was riding a motorcycle, the knuckle that held the frame to the shock absorber broke. when this part broke, the passenger was thrown off the motorcycle, which then rolled down a hil and land on the wheels. while rolling down the hill, the motorcycle rolled over the consumer's wife, and caused minor injuries. after finding the part that broke off at the time of the accident, the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and received no help. *ak the knuckle joint of the front end suspension broke due to faulty manufacturing. *sc *jb | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/07/2003 | 750 | 1 | 12/12/2002 |
| On 12/7/03 my wife was riding her 2002 650 kawasaki prairie. we were riding with friends so verification of the circumstances surrounding this complaint is available if necessary. her machine experienced what could be a life threatining failure. the tie rod end came out of the adjustment bar. the threads were not stipped, the bar was intack, the bar had apparently streched out due to substandard materials or poor workmanship. there was no type of warning there was a problem with the tie rod end. difficult terrain or unsafe speed could have caused another fatal statistic. my wife was on a wide trail at a low rate of speed when the failure occured. i reported this problem to champion honda in cocoa florida when i purchased the replacement parts but, i do not think they relayed the situation to kawasaki who i am sure would be interested to identify if this was an isolated case or widespread occurance which could result in recall or class action lawsuit. a friend has since experienced tie rod end failure on his 2002 650 prairie. he is an experienced rider and was not injured although the same potential was present. i have a copy of the invoice replacing said parts which were purchased at action honda in cocoa, florida. an inexperienced rider traveling at a high rate of speed or on difficult terrain would have been seriously injured. could some of these atv injuries be due to things other than driver error? i have since have had numerous mechanical problems with this particular atv. champion honda is aware of the situation but is not interested. they have been very uncooperative in solving any problems related to kawasaki atv's. i did not have them repair them problem as the warranty was expired and i am a professional mechanic by trade. i purchased the replacement parts from them and advised them of the circumstances relating to my purchase of replacement parts and the possibility said failure could result in death. all they did was take my money. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| Motorcycle model meanstreak; rear suspension swing arm has no bushings which allows arm to have movement. also, rear frame of motorcycle would rub against rear tire. please describe details. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| Motorcycle model meanstreak; rear suspension swing arm has no bushings which allows arm to have movement. also, rear frame of motorcycle would rub against rear tire. please describe details. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/04/2002 | 3293 | 1 | 09/27/2002 |
| 2002 kawasaki zzr1200. speedometer does not hold steady. it fluctuates as much as 10 mph thereby not giving an accurate indication of speed. dealer has replaced the cable, drive gear, speedometer; all with no improvement. according to kawasaki vice president of technical services, gary herzog, speedometer oscillation is a design characteristic for this model and that further repairs will result in no improvement. *la | |||
| 08/06/2002 | |||
| Model name mule 3010; this four-wheel drive vehicle has a governor mechanism which engaged in reverse and lunged backwards with brakes having no affect. a tree was struck in th process, almost squeezing the child's head. please describe details. *ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | HOLLYWOOD | 90020 | KAWASAKI OF HOLLYWOOD | |
| CA | SACRAMENTO | 95841 | GOODTIMES KAWASAKI | |
| CO | LONGMONT | 80501 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN KAWASAKI | 303-651-2453 |
| MO | BOLIVAR | 65613 | HAVENS MOTERSPORTS | 417 326 4040 |
| NV | RENO | 89501 | RENO KAWASAKI | 775 786 8696 |