Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/18/2008 | 550 | 1 | |
| Riding 2008 kawasaki klr-650 at speed less than 60mph. after ride (2) blinkers, one front & one rear fell off. the rubber mounting stalk on each blinker broke at the base and the turn signals fell off only to be held on by the wires. *tr | |||
| 09/27/2008 | 1500 | 1 | |
| While traveling on main highway at 2am enroute to work i lost engine and lights. no warning. unable to see anything let alone other motorists being able to see me. replaced main fuse & battery...not the problem. taking bike to dealer today. out of warranty by approximately one month. only 1500 miles on bike. dealer claims electrical shortage somewhere??? could have been seriously injured or killed. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2008 | 4500 | 1 | |
| Shorted wiring harness under gas tank resulting in failure of 20 amp main fuse. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 1600 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kawasaki klr650. he was driving 55mph on his motorcycle and it shut off without warning. the dealer stated that the wires were rubbing underneath the gas tank. when the wires rubbed together they blew a fuse and caused the engine to shut off. the mechanic has been unsuccessful at repairing the motorcycle for two weeks. the failure mileage and current mileage was 1,600. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 05/11/2010 | 1 | 05/01/2008 | |
| 2008 kawasaki klr 650 motorcycle. consumer states several problems with motorcycle and has received recalls *tgw since purchasing the motorcycle, the consumer had to replace three batteries. while changing the oil for the first time, he discovered the engine was consuming eight to ten ounces of oil per thousand miles of use. the consumer contacted the manufacturer and was informed the oil consumption fell within the acceptable range as specified by kawasaki engineers. the consumer believed the pistons were too small for the cylinder bore on his bike. *jb | |||