CAN-AM Complaints

PUT IT IN REVERSE THEN IT BLOWS THE FUSE FOR THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CAN-AM SPYDER RT LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR DUPLICATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE DEALER, THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.

AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN GEAR WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE ROAD CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH MINIMAL SHOULDER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLIND 45 MPH CORNER. IF THE VEHICLE HAD A NEUTRAL RELEASE SWITCH, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN MOVED ONTO THE SHOULDER REMOVING THE OBSTACLE FROM THE PATH OF ONCOMING MOTORISTS. SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED, I HAD TO STAND IN THE ROAD TO WARN MOTORISTS TO STOP. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED BUT IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PATH OF OTHER MOTORISTS.

ON SATURDAY MAY 6, 2017 I TEST DROVE A 2016 CAN AM SPYDER F3. IT WAS A CLEAR, BUT CHILLY AND WINDY DAY IN NORTH EAST GEORGIA. I HAD PREARRANGED A TEST RIDE WITH MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS IN BUFORD, GA. THE MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED, BUT HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE ISSUE: WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE IN I 85 NORTH, ON CRUISE CONTROL AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH, THE TRAFFIC WELL AHEAD OF ME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO COAST THE MACHINE. I THEN NOTICED THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS STOPPED. I REACHED WITH MY RIGHT FOOT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT 'FIND' THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT THIS POINT THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS STOPPED AND I WAS FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS. I BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT FRANTICALLY AND ENTERED THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT OF I 85. I SUCCESSFULLY PASSED SEVERAL VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER LANE. //THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BRING THE MACHINE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR AND LESS THAN 10 MPH WITHOUT STRIKING ANY VEHICLES OR OTHER OBJECTS. //AFTER STOPPING IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND GATHERING MY COMPOSURE, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT IT HAD FLIPPED BACK (UPSIDE DOWN) AND WAS INOPERABLE. //AFTER SUCCESSFULLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO REST AGAINST A CURB IN A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT, I INVESTIGATED THE BRAKE ISSUE MORE CLOSELY. SEE ATTACHED PICS! //AS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE, THIS SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE RENDERS THE BRAKES ON THE MACHINE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND LEAVES THE OPERATOR AT EXTREME RISK! //HAD I BEEN HEADING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR TRAVERSING A SERIOUS CURVE OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER REAL, ON-ROAD SCENARIOS, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED? I AM ONLY HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND NOT INJURED!

THERE IS A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHEELS AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECT AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MAKE REPAIRS.

THE BIKE WENT INTO LIMP MODE THE FIRST TIME 8 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. COMPLAINTS OF NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALONG WITH AIR SHOCKS LEAKING AND AN OIL LEAK ECT. I WAS RIDING ON BACK COUNTRY ROAD WHEN I COULDN'T DOWN SIFT THE BIKE BEFORE GOING INTO A CORNER. HAD TO POWER STIR THE BIKE AROUND THE CORNER AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CAN-AM ORV (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE, SMOKE, AND THEN A FIRE ERUPTED. A FIRE INSPECTOR EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A VIBRATION IN THE HANDLE BARS STARTING AT 79 MPH THROUGH 82 MPH. IT THEN GOES AWAY. IT COMES BACK AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE IS GOING OVER 90 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS AND AS OF YET NO ONE CAN FIX IT.

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.