2004 honda rebel motorcycle. Bought new in 2003 it is a 2004 model. It has 1400 miles on it and the clutch is slipping severely. I think honda should be held accountable for the replacement of these defective parts.the clutch assembly has to be replaced.
2004 Honda CMX250C: transmission slipping
8 of the 33 complaints about the 2004 Honda CMX250C describe transmission slipping.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 24%
- typical mileage
- 2,500
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
What owners say
I have a 2004 honda 250cc rebel motorcycle. It has had some problems getting it into neutral or first gear since I bought it in 2004. Then I started having problems in 2008 shifting into lower gears while in traffic. This caused traffic tie-ups due to the lack of being able to properly start in traffic nearly causing an accident. This has happened more than once. I have taken it to a honda repair shop in may 2009 and they said that all parts are in spec. But admitted that they also had problems getting the bike in neutral and that it was hard to shift. They said that they could do nothing more for me. I have seen many complaints about this issue on the internet with only 500 to 8,000 miles on the odometer. Mine is now having major slipping problems with only under 7,000 miles. While trying to accelerate, the clutch slips and I can not gain speed to keep up with traffic. It appears that I now have a bike that is too dangerous to ride with no hope of anyone willing to fix it can you please investigate this problem and let me know what I can do?
I purchased a used 2004 honda rebel motorcycle 2 years ago used. I have only added about 400 miles to it for a total of 1,700 miles. The clutch started slipping the other day and barely moves. This is very premature for any vehicle.
Clutch started slipping in gear on acceleration and hills. Progressively getting worse over about a 3 week period. Clutch was not abused as most of the 5603 miles on the bike were freeway driving. Dealer says clutch needs to be replaced.
Th clutch on my 2004 honda rebel has gone out after 2500 miles and I believe it was actually going out in advance but I hadn't noticed it until recently when the vehicle started slipping so bad I couldn't get over 20 MPH
Ever since I purchased the motorcycle, a 2004 honda rebel, there were a few problems with the shifting characteristics. First, while downshifting, excess force was sometimes required to shift to the next lower gear. Second, after pulling in the clutch lever, the motorcyle seemed to want to creep foward. Third, diffuculty shifting to neutral while stopped. Every one I asked said that this was normal for this particular bike. Now, I find this hard to believe. It has been just slightly over one year and about 8000 miles since I purchased this motorcycle, and the clutch started to show signs of slipping. I did not have the time or the money to have the dealer replace the clutch, now that the motorcyle has supassed the one year warranty. After replacing the clutch with genuine honda parts, the clutch shifts smoother than it ever did. The old parts were discarder, since I did not want oily, useless parts in my home. This failure can not be attributed to the lack of maintainance, because the motorcycle has been professionaly, per maintainance contract with selling dealer.
The clutch assembly of the 2004 honda rebel cmx250c motorcycles were defective from assembly at the factory. Honda dealerships have a (secret) service bulletin to refer to that describes the following: the clutch assembly is likely to fail under 1000 miles. Due to failing of this component, it poses a hazard while traveling down an interstate, since the motorcycles ceases to accelerate and basically is unable to provide power (torque) to the rear wheels. I have replaced the friction discs and metal discs along with the springs to increase the "clutch stack height" and therefore avoid slipping and malfunctioning of the clutch. I do have all of the old parts that I replaced available. Honda refuses to pay for the faulty clutches and has yet to take responsibility that the honda rebel motorcycles built for the year 2004 have faulty clutches.
2004 honda rebel cmx250 - purchased a new honda rebel on 10/27/04 after approximately 250 miles I noticed that the clutch slipped when trying to accelerate in higher gears. The problem worsened and was started slipping even more. I took it in to the local honda dealer with approximately 320 miles on the motorcycle and they tried to make an adjustment but I was told a short while later that a new clutch was needed. They told me it will take a week to get the parts to repair. I inquired as to how long a clutch usually last and they told me that it should be between 10,000 and 12,000 miles. The motorcycle is currently in the shop awaiting parts.
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2004 Honda CMX250C slipping
Is transmission slipping a common problem on the 2004 Honda CMX250C?
8 of 33 owner complaints about the 2004 Honda CMX250C (24%) mention transmission slipping.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Honda CMX250C?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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