TRIUMPH Complaints

GAS TANK ,PLASTIC FIEL LINE COUPLER BROKE OFF CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT ! LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT,NOT WORKING.

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BACKLIGHTING MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN CONTRAST TO THE BRIGHT CENTER DISPLAY. ON DARK OR DIMLY LIT ROADS THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ARE USELESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S MOTORCYCLE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND A DISTRACTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLES (515 W LAMBERT RD, BREA, CA 92821, (714) 256-6700) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TEST CAME BACK INCOMPLETE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT AS NOISY AS OTHER MOTORCYCLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT "THE MOTOR WAS NOT NOISY ENOUGH". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,100. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

THE FRONT BRAKE EXHIBITS A VERY LONG FIRST PULL TO ENGAGE, SUBSEQUENT PULLS ARE SHORT BRIEFLY, THEN THE LONG PULL RETURNS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT BRAKE TO ENGAGE AT GREATLY VARYING LEVELS OF LEVER PULL AND EFFORT DURING A TYPICAL RIDE. THE BRAKE IS ALSO VERY SPONGY AND VAGUE. THE DEALER HAS MADE 5 ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL BRAKE BLEEDS, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CHANGE TO DIFFERENT TYPE OF BRAKE FLUID, ALL TO NO AVAIL.

THE FUEL TANK HAS EXPANDED AND DEFORMED SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN REMOVED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TANK REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO GET IT REINSTALLED. ALSO, WHEN INSTALLED, THE TANK DOES NOT FIT INTO THE RECESS PROPERLY AND INTERFERES WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLEBARS IN SHARP RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TURNING.

I WAS BACKING UP MY MOTORCYCLE (WHILE IT WAS RUNNING) AND AS I TURNED THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF (THE ENGINE INCLUDED). THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TURNED THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, FROM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN TURNING FULL RIGHT TO BARELY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIDE HOME, ABOUT 100 MILES, AS LONG AS I DIDN'T MAKE A RIGHT TURN! FORTUNATELY, ON A MOTORCYCLE, MOST TURNS CAN BE MADE BY LEANING THE BIKE. ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM TURNS OUT TO BE THE WIRING COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT MAKES A 90 DEGREE TURN, BUT WILL CONTACT A HARD BRAKE LINE WHEN MOVING THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, WHICH EVENTUALLY WEARS THROUGH THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING. I BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO REMEDY THIS WOULD BE TO INSTALL A REDESIGNED BRAKE LINE THAT AVOIDS THE WIRING. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE MODEL-SPECIFIC FORUM THAT I FREQUENT (TRIUMPH-TROPHY.COM). I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE HAVING A MOTORCYCLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING CAN OBVIOUSLY BE PRETTY DANGEROUS! THE BIKE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER GETTING THE SWITCH REPLACED.

AT 1ST VALVE CLEARANCE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT-SIDE EXHAUST DECOMPRESSION MECHANISM BROKE OFF OF THE CAMSHAFT AND SHATTERED, LEAVING METAL PIECES LOOSE UNDER THE CAM COVER WHERE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY INTERFERE WITH INTAKE OR EXHAUST VALVE OPERATION. NOT ALL PIECES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION. AN INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP AT LEAST 7 SIMILAR INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PART, SAME SIDE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE, DIFFERENT YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V445000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE REPAIR COST $956. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE RECALL WAS FIRST DISCOVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,179.

2008 TRIUMPH DAYTONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL 12V-445. *LD *TR

AFTER BIKE SAT A SUMMER DUE TO ILLNESS WHEN I RODE BIKE IT STARTED COMING OUT OF GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND SPEED CHANGES. I HAD SHIFT COVE REPLACED 2 YEARS PRIOR NOW THIS ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES