2001 Kawasaki KLR650 engine and engine cooling problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Kawasaki KLR650 — 74% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The idler shaft lever (aka "doohickey") broke in half and the pieces of it were floating around in the crank cased. This is very dangerous because if a piece of the idler shaft lever gets caught in the counterbalance chain or causes a crank bearing failure the engine could lock up at speed causing…”
filed Apr 5, 2012
“The idle shaft lever in my 2001 kawasaki klr650 had completely broken into 2 pieces. I discovered this when upgrading the part. It could have caused catastrophic engine failure. *tr”
filed Aug 17, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other KLR650 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 KLR650 | 12 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Kawasaki KLR650
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.