Kawasaki Concours 14 abs comes on

Filed Sep 18, 2022 · Brakes · TX

The ABS Unit is malfunctioning causing the motorcyle to show K-ACT ABS ERROR. Additionally, both the ABS and KTRC lights illuminated. The motorcycle is available for inspection upon request. The rear brake pedal feel changed dramatically requiring significant additional pressure to be applied to the pedal. The system should have acutated the front brake during this process but it did not. Additional application pressure on the front brake lever was required. When the front brake was applied independent of the rear brake, there was no rear brake actuation. A malfunctioning antilock braking system is the safety issue! The problem has been reproduced by an independent service center. The code found was for a sensor but the sensor cannot be replaced. The entire ABS Unit has to be replaced. The motorcycle has 14,000 miles on it.

Filed May 5, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · 15 miles · MO

The contact owns a 2021 Kawasaki ZG1400E Concours. The contact stated while riding approximately 35-40 MPH, the motorcycle lost electrical power and stalled. The warning message "Key Fob Not Found" was illuminated. The contact stated that upon veering into the left turn lane to make a turn, the vehicle restarted inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer who informed the contact that they could not replicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently. The contact stated that the traction control, ABS, fuel injector warning lights were illuminated; and the warning message "Do not Operate the vehicle" was displayed intermittently. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure was draining the battery causing him to replace the battery four times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to a second unknown dealer. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer and the dealer informed the contact they could not replicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15.

Filed Apr 21, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · 43,000 miles · SC

During a stop if the rear brake ABS is activated because of loss of traction, the rear brake pedal will become frozen and no rear brake will be available. Additionally no ABS warning light illuminates. System has been checked by qualified technician, states all systems are good and the ABS motor is defective.

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Brakes · 23,500 miles · FL

Abs pump failure with no warning light. Rear brake lever froze up and does not depress making the rear brakes unusable

Filed Sep 20, 2018 · Brakes · 43,680 miles · TX

On or about june 20, 2016 I noticed that my rear brake pedal was beginning to get harder to push to apply brake to the rear ABS braking system. On december 20, 2017 I took my concours to my dealer and had 2 tires r&r and also requested the dealer to check the braking system on the rear. There was no notice from the ABS system that alerted me to any malfunctioning hardware via the idiot lights. (see attachments) I feel the light not working and the defective ABS core is a known issue with kawasaki and they have chosen not to address this safety issue. On march 6, 2018 I wrote through the online kawasaki product feedback to kawasaki about the lack of response to pressing the back brake pedal and a nate depauw from kawasaki wrote back to keep working with my local dealer for a resolve. There has still been nothing resolved. I have scanned in and attached the information I have been using to try to gain satisfaction. -

Filed Nov 16, 2017 · Brakes · 2,700 miles · CA

While attempting to use the rear brakes only while negotiating a turn, the braking system (ABS+traction control+linked brakes) applied far too much brake power to the front wheel via the linked braking system. This nearly caused me to collide with another car and a bus. The linked braking system applies far too much pressure to the front brakes, and the ABS system applies itself in a manner that interferes with smooth operation in the corner. Were it not for extensive formal training and decades of experience as a rider, I would have been unable to control the motorcycle, likely resulting in a collision. This system needs to be reworked immediately, or a fix provided to turn the system off. Thank you and best regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'

Filed Oct 5, 2017 · Brakes · 22,000 miles · CA

Abs/linked brakes have a condition where the rear brake lever has inconsistent travel and occasionally pulsates making effective braking impossible. The front brakes will also activate inconsistently with excessive pressure when the rear brakes are applied causing steering vibration. Kawasaki has admitted this is a problem with all early 2015- concours bikes and even attempted to retrofit a 2016 ABS module to my 2014 to resolve the problem. Kawasaki was unable to retrofit the ABS module and replaced the whole system but the problem reappeared. Https://www.mechanicadvisor.com/problems/kawasaki/2012/concours-14

Filed Jul 21, 2017 · Brakes · 79,000 miles · CA

Rear brake locks and will not take any input to the pedal intermittently. Able to free it up or it does it by itself after a few minutes not riding it. Abs light is never illuminated front brake not affected can happen after five minutes of riding or upwards of an half hour 45 minutes. Can happen riding city and highways at all speeds. Never happened stationary

Filed Feb 16, 2016 · Brakes · 22,000 miles · FL

Rear brake lever would get stuck when applying rear brakes. Now I have no rear brakes. Abs pump has failed, no brake pressure after the pump to the rear brakes. There is pressure before the pump, but none after the pump.

Filed Sep 30, 2014 · Brakes · 35,471 miles · FL

Rear brake ceased to function. Pedal travel to full deflection but no rear brake. Dropped bike at naples kawasaki dealership, and a week later they said it was fixed under the recall mc12-05 (brake rod end). I picked up the bike only to find there was still no brake. This recall did not address the brake failure but pertained to previous issues. I then left the bike at the dealer for correction of the brake problem. They ran tests and could not find any ABS or brake related read outs in the internal diagnosis system. I was told that while they did not know why the bake brake did not work, the only "fix" was to replace the hydraulic unit and all related lines at an approximate cost of $2500.00 (est). After the service manager talked to kawasaki service support, kawasaki said a complete rebuild of master cylinders, brake calipers, and all lines at a new estimate of $4000.00. I called kawasaki support direct and they said that because I could not produce documentation that brake fluid was changed at 20,000 miles, they had no responsibility. The failure of this ABS unit left me with no brake at all. Since the ABS is active only during a wheel skid stop, it is hard to believe that total loss of braking should be considered "normal" under non emergency stops. Again, it should be noted that the dealer could find nothing in the ABS self diagnosis computer giving any indication of a hydraulic unit failure. I have complete function of the front brake...this only effected the rear brake.