TRIUMPH Complaints

WITH FULL TANK OF GAS AND QUICK STOPS AND STARTS GAS SPILLS FROM THE TANK. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE TANK ANY TIGHTER. GASKET IS IN PLACE.

BIKE SHUTS OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE STEERING IS PUSHED HARD TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ON SEVERAL OWNER FORUMS AND IS CAUSED BY A STRETCHED IGNITION WIRE WHICH TRIUMPH WILL NOT PROVIDE A REPAIR FOR UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE BIKE SHUTS OFF WHEN TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 105CCM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 00840677. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V035000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK "ON" WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE, WHEN USING THE HEATED GRIP WARMERS. EVEN WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE THROTTLE (GAS), IT WOULD STAY IN THE "ON POSITION AND WOULD ACCELERATE . CONSUMER HAS PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE VIN PROVIDED HAS NO DISPLAYABLE RECORDS.*JB

CHANGING GEARS FROM 4TH INTO 5TH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SLIDE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER AND THE REAR WHEEL RELEASED. I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR, WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL LOCKED UP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS I WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 65 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE.

I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE TO WORK IN THE CITY, WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE INSTRUMENTS TURNED OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE BIKE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RE-START. MY MECHANIC FOUND WATER IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SPECIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROLS PASS THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD BEEN "BURNED OUT". I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR $690, IN ADDITION TO THE LABOR OF FINDING THE ISSUE AND REPLACING PART.

TRANSMISSION DANGEROUSLY JUMPING OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 1S AND 2ND, HITS NEUTRAL SPOTS UNDER POWER. ADDITIONALLY GETTING DANGEROUS STEERING SHAKE BETWEEN 45-25 MPH DECELERATIONS. BIKE HAS UNDER 9,900'MILES. DEALER FOUND A TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL INSTALLED BACKWARDS BY FACTORY, UPON TEAR DOWN/DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION TRIUMPH SO FAR REFUSES ANY HELP, BIKE TOO OLD THEY SAY. BIKE IS A $6,300 TOTAL LOSS' DUE TO REPAIR COST EXCEEDING $6,400+ FOR TRANSMISSION ALONE.

THERE IS A SMALL MAGNET EMBEDDED IN THE KICKSTAND OF THIS MOTORCYCLE AS PART OF THE BIKE'S START INTERLOCK SYSTEM. THE ENGINE WON'T RUN IN GEAR UNLESS THE KICKSTAND IS RETRACTED AND THE MAGNET IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SENSOR. THE MAGNET FELL OFF, THUS DISABLING THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE AT A STANDSTILL WHEN I TRIED TO START THE MOTORCYCLE IN MY DRIVEWAY.

NYLON-6 USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSES THE FUEL TANK TO SWELL AND DEFORM OVER TIME. THIS SWELLING HAS CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO NO LONGER MOUNT CORRECTLY AND SECURELY TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE TANK COULD MORE EASILY BE SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME, LEADING TO A FIRE AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURIES OR DEATH OF THE RIDER, AS WELL AS POSING AN INCREASED RISK TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND BYSTANDERS.

THE OEM LOCKING FUEL CAP DOES NOT TIGHTEN SECURELY. I WAS RIDING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 44.8 MILES AND TWO DAYS AFTER FILLING WITH GASOLINE. THE FUEL CAP CAME OFF AND I WAS SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING FAST ENOUGH THE FUEL DID NOT GET ON THE EXHAUST, JUST MY CLOTHING. HAD THE FUEL VAPORS IGNITED FROM THE HOT EXHAUST, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I WAS GOING FAST WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE AIR TURBULENCE ACROSS THE OPEN FUEL TANK PULLED THE FUEL OUT IF THE TANK AND DIRECTLY BACK ONTO MY CHEST, FACE MASK AND PANTS AND LEGS.