2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT Complaints

PROBLEM SINCE NEW. AMAZING ABOUT OF HEAT GENERATED UNDER THE SEAT AND IN THE LEG AREA ON BOTH SIDES (ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT) FROM POOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT VENTING AND EXHAUST SYSTEM ISOLATION. VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AT TIMES ON THE LEGS AND SEAT.

PROBLEM SINCE NEW. WHEN PARKING IN MY GARAGE OR ANY LOCATION, HUGE AMOUNT OF FUEL ODER / VAPOR IN THE GARAGE. NEED TO ALWAYS VENT THE GARAGE FOR HOURS!!

FUEL SMELL, LEAKS, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND POOR PERFORMANCE INCLUDING VEHICAL STALLLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE FUEL ISSUE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FUEL ODOR IS INTOLERABLE AND CAUSES SEVERE HEADACHES AND NAUSEA WHILE DRIVING. OTHER PEOPLE NOTICE THAT I SMELL LIKE FUEL L AFTER RIDING MY CAN-AM. FOR THESE REASONS I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT WITHOUT RISK OF BEING OVERCOME BY THE FUEL VAPORS POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A CAN-AM DEALER. THEY REPLACED SOME EMISSIONS HOSES THAT HAD CRACKED BUT IT TOOK SO MANY MONTHS TO FIND THE PROBLEM THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE EMISSIONS WARRANTEE. THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVED BUT STILL WON'T IDLE SMOOTH AND SURGES WHILE DRIVING. THEE IS ONLY 6,230 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. DOCUMENTED SERVICE REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE AT TOUSLEY MOTORSPORTS INC, 1400 CO RD E EAST, VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN 55110. PHONE (651) 483-8296. PREVIOUS UNRESOLVED DIAGNOSTIC ATTEMPTS IN 2016, WERE AT DAKOTA MOTOR SPORTS, 628 CIRCLE DR, ABERDEEN, SD 57401. PHONE (605) 725-2887. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITHE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER WHEN THE CALIPER FAILS TO RELEASE COMPLETELY AND DESTROYS BOTH THE BRAKE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD REPEATEDLY. THE ROTOR BECOMES RED HOT WHILE DRIVING CREATING A FINITE RISK, FLYING METAL SHRAPNEL AND SERIOUS RISK FOR LOSS OF CONTROL EITHER WITH REAR WHEEL LOCK UP OR BRAKING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

WHEN I STOP TO GET GAS ON A HOT DAY THE GAS IN THE GAS TANK IS BOILING I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEFORE ON MY BIKE. THE BIKE HAD ONLY 1/4 TANK FULL AND HAD RODE FOR AT LEAST 50 MILES

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR SPYDER ON HWY. #2 FROM SEDRO WOOLLY TO WINTHROP, WA. WE WERE TRAVELLING WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE AHEAD OF US. THE ROAD IS VERY CURVY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WE KEPT TO THE SPEED LIMITS POSTED. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND THE ROADS DRY. WE WERE TRAVELLING EAST AND HAVING AN ENJOYABLE TIME. HOWEVER AT MILE 144 WE CAME ACROSS ANOTHER CURVE IN THE ROAD AND THE SPYDER STEERING FROZE AND WOULD NOT TURN. IT WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC AND STRAIGHT INTO THE GUARD RAILING. WE WERE TRAVELLING AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 35 MPH. AT THE TIME WHEN THE STEERING FROZE. MY WIFE WAS THROWN FROM THE SPYDER AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS BRUISES AND ROAD RASH. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY THIS YEAR WHEN TAKING A CORNER BUT WE WERE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. AT THAT TIME WE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THAT INCIDENT. HOWEVER THIS TIME IT WAS MORE SERIOUS AND WE KNOW SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN DRIVING MOUNTAIN/CURVY ROADS, THE STEERING HEATS UP AND THE POWER STEERING ON THE SPYDER FAILS TO WORK. I SEE THAT CAN AM SPYDER HAS HAD THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY. THE SPYDER HAS ONLY 4,800 MILES ON IT AND IS THREE YEARS OLD.

I PURCHASED THIS SPYDER ON 6/25/2012 AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM ALL THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS MOTORCYCLE. IF I PARK IT IN THE GARAGE THE FUMES ARE HORRIBLE AND I HAVE TO VENTILATE THE GARAGE FOR A WHILE. I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP SINCE MY FIRST SERVICE WHICH WAS 7/23/2012 AND I WAS TOLD THE CANISTER THAT TAKES THE FUMES OFF THE CARBURETOR FILLS WITH FUEL AND BECAUSE I DON'T RUN THE MACHINE ABOVE 5000 RPMS ENOUGH THE FUEL LEAKS OUT ON THE FLOOR INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE ENGINE. 5000 RPMS IN 4TH GEAR IS 58 MILES PER HOUR. 3 MILES AN HOUR OVER THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT. 5000 RPMS IN 5TH GEAR IS 68 MILES PER HOUR WHICH IS 3 MILES AN HOUR OVER FREEWAY SPEEDS. I ASKED TO HAVE THE RPMS CHANGED LOWER SO IT WOULD EMPTY OUT EASIER AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD OPERATE TOO ROUGH. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT BRP AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE ANSWER I GOT WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CONTACT BRP. I ALSO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WHEN I AM OPERATING IN TOWN BECAUSE THE MACHINE GETS VERY WARM AND YOU START DEALING WITH GAS FUMES FROM SOMETHING GETTING WAY TOO WARM. BOTH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE MACHINE AND I WAS TOLD TO PARK THE MACHINE OUTSIDE UNTIL IT COOLS INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH THE REAL ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON HOT DAYS, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V095000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2012 SPYDER RT IN JULY 2012. AFTER MY FIRST LONG RIDE ON MY SPYDER, I PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, MY ENTIRE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES, AND I COULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE MY HOUSE, AS WELL. THE FUEL ODOR PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED, DESPITE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER IS SUPPOSED TO ABSORB VAPORS FROM THE FUEL TANK; HOWEVER, THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER ON MY SPYDER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES SO FAR, DUE TO BEING FLOODED. I'VE EVEN SEEN LIQUID GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE OVERFLOW LINE ON THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER. IT IS APPARENT THAT TOO MUCH HEAT IS SOAKING INTO THE FUEL TANK FROM THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH GENERATES MORE FUEL VAPORS THAN THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER SYSTEM CAN HANDLE. I'VE TRIED TO MINIMIZE THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL VAPORS, BY FILLING THE FUEL TANK AT THE END OF A RIDE, SO THERE IS A LARGE VOLUME OF COOL FUEL TO ABSORB THE HEAT, ONCE THE SPYDER IS TURNED OFF. I'VE ALSO HAD THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM REMOVED, HAD A CERAMIC COATING APPLIED EXTERNALLY TO EACH COMPONENT, AND REINSTALLED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THESE MEASURES HAVE HELPED SOMEWHAT, BUT AS SOON AS I GET STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER FLOODS AGAIN, AND I CAN SMELL THE FUEL VAPORS AGAIN. *TR

AFTER A RIDE, VEHICLE EMITS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHICH FILLS GARAGE AREA AND, AT TIMES, PERMEATES INTO THE LIVING AREA. NEED TO ALLOW TO COOL DOWN IN DRIVEWAY BEFORE BRINGING INTO THE GARAGE TO LESSEN THE FUEL ODOR. *TR