2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT Complaints

VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE GAS FUMES AND LIQUID CONDENSATION FROM FUEL TANK VENT SINCE NEW. THIS CREATES A FLAMMABILITY HAZARD. PROXIMITY OF EXHAUST PIPES TO FUEL TANK CAUSES BOILING INSIDE THE TANK THAT CAN BE SMELLED, SEEN, AND HEARD. PROXIMITY OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO UNDERSIDE OF TANK CONTRIBUTES TO THE ROOT CAUSE. PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY EVIDENT AFTER PROLONGED RIDING AS COMPONENTS UNDER THE BODYWORK GET HEAT SOAKED DUE TO RADIANT HEAT. FACTORY INSTALLED GAS TANK INSULATION IS INADEQUATE. MY INSTALLATION OF OFF THE SHELF EXHAUST WRAP PRODUCT AND OTHER INSULATION HAS IMPROVED, BUT NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO EVIDENT THAT THIS FORCED BOILING OF GAS EXCEEDS THE CAPACITY OF THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND ALLOWS FOR CONDENSATION INSIDE THE CANISTER, RENDERING IT INEFFECTIVE. MY OPINION IS THAT ONLY A HIGH PERFORMANCE INSULATION PACKAGE, INSTALLED ON THE EXHAUST PIPES AND GAS TANK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELD, WILL TRULY ELIMINATE THE ROOT CAUSE. DESIGN MODIFICATIONS TO ENHANCE UNDER BODYWORK AIRFLOW ARE ALSO NEEDED TO PREVENT RIDER DISCOMFORT AND INJURY DUE TO EXCESSIVE BODY WORK TEMPERATURES. *TR

I HAVE A SPYDER RT 2012 WITH GAS FUMES WHEN PARKED AND HEAT COMING FROM UNDER MY SEAT, MY BIKE HAS 35000 MILES, I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST DAY. *TR

A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE UPON SHUT DOWN AFTER EXTENDED RIDES OF MORE THAN 10-15 MILES AT VARYING SPEEDS. APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN MULTIPLE STOPS (ENGINE SHUT DOWN OF SHORT DURATION) OCCUR DURING THE SAME RIDE. RIDING MORE THAN 10 - 15 MILES RESULTS IN VERY HIGH HEAT EMANATING FROM UNDER SEAT ON RIGHT SIDE AND EXTREME HEAT NEAR RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT. PASSENGER ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT HEAT TO RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT. WHEN PARKING SPYDER IN MY ENCLOSED ATTACHED GARAGE, GARAGE DOOR MUST BE LEFT OPEN TO DISSIPATE GASOLINE FUMES, OTHERWISE FUMES ENTER HOUSE LIVING AREAS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MY NATURAL GAS FIRED WATER HEATER (WITH PILOT LIGHT) IS IN THE SAME GARAGE AS MY PARKED SPYDER. SO FAR (KNOCK ON WOOD) THERE HAVE BEEN NO FIRES BUT I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO VENTILATING GARAGE COMPLETELY BEFORE CLOSING GARAGE DOOR. THE GASOLINE FUMES ARE A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND THE HIGH HEAT, WHILE A COMFORT PROBLEM, COULD ALSO BE A DISTRACTION SAFETY PROBLEM. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THESE CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. *TR

AFTER RIDING OUR SPYDER, A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IS PRESENT. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AFTER PARKING. I HAVE TO USE A FAN TO VENT THE GARAGE. I AM AFRAID OF FIRE IF I WERE TO PARK AND CLOSE THE SPYDER INSIDE. *TR

PURCHASED FROM DEALER USED ON JULY 19 2014 WITH 2 MONTHS WARRANTY LEFT. 6100 MILES ON IT. AFTER A RIDE ON AUGUST 31, FOUND A FLUID LEAK. CHECKED AND NO OIL AND LITTLE TRANSMISSION FLUID. TOOK TO DEALER. 10 DAYS LATER [XXX] AT DEALER CALLED. SAID THE CLUTCH COVER IS WARPED FROM IMPROPER FACTORY INSTALLATION. APPARENTLY CLUTCH COVER ALSO COVERS OIL PUMP. SAID THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE BUT NO RECALLS. PART NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR FOR 4 MONTHS. DID NOTICE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING DURING RIDE. THANK GOODNESS TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO OUT WHILE RIDING. DEALERS HANDS ARE TIED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDING ON WARM/HOT DAYS. AFTER RIDING IN WARMER WEATHER THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE SMELL WAS SO OVERWHELMING ONE DAY IN THE GARAGE MY WIFE THOUGHT I HAD DUMPED OR SPILLED FUEL IN THE GARAGE AS THE SMELL WAS EVEN COMING INTO THE HOUSE. THIS OBVIOUSLY SCARED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ( I JUST LEFT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK). I NORMALLY LEAVE THE SPYDER OUTSIDE TO COOL AFTER RIDING BECAUSE OF THE RAW FUEL SMELL VAPORS. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN RIDING AND I NEED TO STOP FOR FUEL THE REMAINDER OF THE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK IS BOILING (SURE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SMELL). I THOUGHT THAT THE NEW CAP THEY SENT ME FOR THE PRIOR RECALL WOULD HAVE RESOLVED THIS BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT. I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THE VAPOR IS EXPLOSIVE BUT I WOULD PREFER NOT TO TEST THAT THEORY. CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 9,000 MILES ON THE SPYDER. HAVE NOT COMPLAINED AS EVERYONE AT DEALER AND ON ALL FORUMS SEEMS TO BE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE BIKE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND ALSO HAS A GAS SMELL AFTER RIDING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. *TR

I HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY 2012 CAN AM SPYDER RT-S MOTORCYCLE AFTER A RIDE AND PARKING MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. THIS WAS FROM THE TIME THAT I FIRST PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT GAS CAP FROM BRP SHORTLY AFTERWARDS DUE TO A RECALL AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE OLD CAP, (I STILL HAVE THE OLD CAP). I CONTINUED TO SMELL THE FUMES EVEN AFTER THE NEW CAP WAS INSTALLED BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF THE FUMES UNTIL I BEGAN READING COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND EVENTUALLY FIRES THAT RESULTED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I REMOVED MY GAS CAP TO REFILL MY TANK AFTER A RIDE THAT I WOULD HEAR AIR ESCAPING AND A SMALL POP. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS MOTORCYCLES OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS PREVIOUSLY. I KEEP MY MOTORCYCLE IN MY GARAGE AND THIS ISSUE GREATLY CONCERNS ME. I WORK SHIFT WORK AND OCCASIONALLY RETURN HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND PARK MY MOTORCYCLE AFTER WORKING 12-14 HOURS AND THE LAST THING ON MY MIND IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN MY GARAGE. OUR GARAGE IS BELOW OUR LIVING QUARTERS AND THIS COULD BECOME A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE 3 OF OUR DOGS THAT SLEEP IN A BASEMENT ROOM ADJACENT TO THE GARAGE. I DO HAVE A SMOKE ALARM IN MY GARAGE BUT I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF THERE WAS A FIRE DUE TO THE FUMES IGNITING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BASEMENT IN TIME TO SAVE OUR PETS. THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY HAS BECOME A GROWING CONCERN DUE TO THE INCREASE IN PROBLEMS AND FIRES RESULTING FROM THIS CONDITION. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED WILL RESULT IN A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE HAPPENS AND NOT JUST PROPERTY DAMAGE AT THIS POINT.

THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE. SMELL OF RAW FUEL WHEN VEHICLE HOT. VERY NOTICABLE EVEN OUTDOORS. STOPPED WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS RIDING (THE REST ON 2 WHEELED MOTORCYCLES), AND SOMEONE ASKED US TO CHECK OUR BIKES FOR FUEL LEAKS BECAUSE THEY SMELLED 'RAW GAS'. IT WAS MY SPYDER. DOES THIS ON ANY WARM DAY AFTER A LONGISH RUN (MY WORK COMMUTE IS 60 MILES EACH WAY, QUITE LONG ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE SMELL).

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT SE5 FROM THE DEALER ON 7/22/2014. THE UNIT HAD 2 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION (2 MILES THAT WERE FROM TESTING THE UNIT AFTER BEING PREPPED). ON 7/24 AFTER RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN 80-85 DEGREE WEATHER, I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND PARKED THE BIKE. SOON AFTER MY WIFE ARRIVED HOME AND CAME UPSTAIRS. TWO HOURS LATER MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT SHE SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR IN OUR LIVING ROOM (WHICH IS RIGHT ABOVE OUR GARAGE). I WENT DOWNSTAIRS INTO THE GARAGE AND THE GAS FUME SMELL WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE, MAKING IT HARD TO BREATHE. I OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR TO VENT THE AIR. THE NEXT DAY I RODE THE SAME ROUTE TO AND FROM WORK AND HAD THE SAME GAS FUME EXPERIENCE WHEN PARKING IN MY GARAGE. I WENT TO THE SPYDERLOVERS.COM FORUM AND POSTED A QUESTION ASKING IF ANYONE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. (HTTP://WWW.SPYDERLOVERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?70507-STRONG-GAS-SMELL-AS-SPYDER-SITS-IN-GARAGE-EVEN-WITH-RECALL-GAS-CAP). TURNS OUT THAT YES, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. SINCE BUYING THIS UNIT ON 7/22/2014, I HAVE HAD MODERATE TO EXTREME GAS FUME SMELLS COMING FROM THE UNIT BOTH WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND AFTER PARKING. I'VE TAKEN SURFACE HEAT READINGS FROM AROUND THE GAS CAP AND THEY ARE EXCEEDING 150 DEGREES SO THE TANK ITSELF (UNDER THE PLASTIC) MUST BE MUCH HOTTER. AT THIS POINT THE BIKE (WHICH I PURCHASED AS MY MAIN CAR) IS ALL BUT UNUSABLE FOR ME DUE TO THE FUMES ISSUE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING IT INSIDE MY GARAGE BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION DUE TO STRICT RESIDENT PARKING REGULATIONS IN MY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY. WITH THE MOST RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN OFFICIAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF FIRES WITH CAN-AM SPYDERS, I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED AND WILL LIKELY HAVE TO PARK THE BIKE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED, LEAVING ME WITH A ~$330 MONTHLY PAYMENT ON A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR