2013 CAN-AM SPYDER Complaints

HEAT UNDER THE SEAT IS TO HOT TO RIDE SAFETY. ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT AND OPEN LEGS TO TRY AND GET SOME RELIEF. HEAT COMING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE HAS ACTUALLY CAUSED A RED HEAT RASH ON MY RIGHT SHIN FROM MY ANKLE UPWARDS. WHEN REFUELING I AM SO SCARED THAT THE GAS IS GOING TO FLAME UP BECAUSE OF THE FUMES AND THE HEAT RADIATING FROM UNDER THE SEAT WHICH MUST BE LIFTED TO REFUEL. I HAVE TRIED PLACING ALUMINUM FOIL UNDER THE SEAT IN THE HOPES OF DISSIPATING THE HEAT BUT IT HAS NOT WORKED. I STORE MY CAN AM SPYDER IN A TRAILER AND MUST LEAVE ALL THE DOORS OPEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THE FUMES SUBSIDED. I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE AND HAVE MOVED THE TRAILER FAR AWAY FROM MY OTHER VEHICLES AND HOUSE. *TR

EXCESS HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATED HEAT BLISTERS ON RIGHT CALF. ALSO, AN INTERMITTENT FUEL SMELL THAT EMANATES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2013 CAN AM SPYDER IN JULY 2013. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF HEAT RADIATING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AND I AM TOLD THAT IS BECAUSE THE GAS IS ACTUALLY BOILING DUE TO THE HEAT PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT FIXES RECOMMENDED BY OTHER OWNERS AND THEY DID REDUCE THE HEAT SOMEWHAT BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE I AM RIDING ON A BOMB JUST WAITING TO EXPLODE. SINCE I PAID OVER $27,000 I CAN'T JUST PUT IT AWAY. THE REPUTATION IS SO BAD THE UNIT HAS REALLY DEPRECIATED AND THE ONLY PERSON WILL TO BUY THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO DID NOT DO THEIR HOMEWORK. ARE YOU AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? I CAN'T GET ANYONE AT BRP TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT THE DEALERS FAULT. *TR

2013 RT LIMITED 204 DEGREES HEAT OFF OF BIKE PANELS GAS IS BOILING IN GAS TANK NHTSA CHECK THE BIKE OUT SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE AFTER RIDING MOTORCYCLE 3750 MILES. *TR

FUEL WILL LEAK OUT OF EVAP CANISTER DUE TO HIGH HEAT CONDITION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REAR AIR BAG LEAKS DOWN AND AFFECTS HANDLING, DEALER SAYS THEY ALL DO IT. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND REPORT, I RODE THE SPYDER AGAIN YESTERDAY AND I BURNED MY INNER THIGHS AND MY RIGHT CALF FROM THE EXTREME HEAT COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND A VENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS NOT SHOWING IT RUNNING HOT. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THE BODY PLASTICS NOT ALLOWING PROPER VENTING FOR THE HEAT. THIS IS MY SECOND SPYDER, MY FIRST WAS A 2008 MODEL AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE HEAT, I HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE I SOLD IT AND BOUGHT THIS PILE OF JUNK, I HAVE LEFT MANY E-MAILS ON BRP'S WEBSITE AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A REPLY, *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR BIKE AUGUST OF 2013. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP WE DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AND STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT, WE CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT BEING HOT. THEY ACTED AS IF IT WAS NORMAL. WE TOOK THE BIKE IN FOR THE RECALL THAT BRP HAD REQUESTED. THEY DID THE RECALL BUT THE HEAT ISSUE REMAINED. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CALL BRP AND SEE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE HEAT. WE WERE TOLD THAT BRP SAID IT WAS ONLY A HEAT ISSUE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. WE CHANGED DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE, THEY CONTACTED BRP AND I WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER. THEY INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO WRAP THE EXHAUST AND TO PUT HEAT SHIELDS ON EACH SIDE OF THE BIKE. NO MORE WILL BE DONE FOR THE HEAT ISSUE TO MY SPYDER. A MECHANIC PUT A GUN TO THE BIKE AFTER I GOT OFF, HE LIFTED THE SEAT AND THE HEAT REGISTERED 174 DEGREES AND YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS BUBBLING IN THE TANK. I DON'T WANT MY BIKE TO CATCH ON FIRE. BUT IT GETS SO HOT IT'S SCARY. *TR

HEAT BUILD UP UNDER BODY PANELS AND SEAT AT LOW AND HIGH SPEED, CAUSING BODILY DISCOMFORT, RYDER AND PASSENGER, TO THE POINT OF NEEDING MEDICATION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH PANELS AND SEAT. GAS CAP HOT-TO-TOUCH, BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN TANK AND CAUSING GAS TO BLOW OUT OF FILLER WHEN REMOVING CAP. ERRATIC GAS FUMES AT ANY TIME. *TR

THERE IS A TERRIBLE GAS SMELL WHEN I STOP AND WHEN I GET HOME FROM A RIDE I HAVE TO PARK THE SPYDER OUTSIDE SO THAT THE ENTIRE GARAGE DOESN'T SMELL LIKE GAS. ALSO, WHEN I'M RIDING I HAVE TO POSITION MY FEET JUST RIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE FLOORBOARD TO KEEP FROM GETTING MY FOOT OR ANKLE BURNED FROM THE HEAT BEING PUT OUT ON THAT SIDE. *TR

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS UP OVER 80 DEGREES THE HOT AIR COMING BACK ON YOUR FEET AND LEGS WILL GIVE YOU OR YOUR PASSENGER FIRST DEGREE BURNS EVEN WITH HEAVY LEVI'S ON. AFTER PARKING THE BIKE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS OCCURS ON EVEN VERY SHORT RIDES. *TR