TRIUMPH Complaints

PURCHASED A NEW 2013 TRIUMPH THRUXTON MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE DOES NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR AT TIMES. THE BIKE WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN AT TIMES. THE BIKE AT TIMES SHOW YOU ARE IN NEUTRAL BUT WHEN THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED YOU ARE STILL IN GEAR. *TR

AT APP. 8,500 MILES GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MOTOR JUST SHUT OFF. IN THE PAST YEAR SEVERAL TIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT WORKING. SWITCHED BIKE OFF THEN BACK ON STARTED WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TRIUMPH DEALER TODAY. OWNER SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAILING. TOLD ME $400.00 PLUS FOR PART. DIDN'T EVEN ASK WHAT COST TO PUT IT ON WAS. HE SHOWED ME ON THE COMPUTER WHERE TRIUMPH HAS A MODIFICATION OF THE NEW SWITCH. TELLS ME THERE IS PLENTY OF THEM GOING OUT. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THERE IS TO MUCH POWER GOING TO THE SWITCH AND HE WILL INSTALL A BYPASS RELAY TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. NOT HAPPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III TOURING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE INTERIOR CLUTCH PIN DISENGAGED, RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH OPERATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A NYLON GAS TANK WHICH "DEFORMED" AND STARTED LEAKING GAS ONTO THE ENGINE, POSING A RISK OF FIRE. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM (CALIFORNIA TRIUMPH, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA) TOLD ME THE BIKE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO CALL THE TRIUMPH US FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THE TRIUMPH FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THE BIKE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO BUY A NEW TANK. IT COST ME OVER $1400.00 TO BUY AND HAVE INSTALLED A NEW FACTORY FUEL TANK WHICH APPEARS TO BE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WHILE RIDING THE BIKE AND I CANNOT IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH AN EVENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLES (INCLUDING APRILLIA, TRIUMPH, KTM, MZ, MOTO GUZZI, DUCATI) SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THE PURCHASERS OF ALL THESE BIKES TO BUY REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE LETHAL SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TRIUMPH TIGER MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, FUEL SPEWED PROFUSELY FROM THE FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V156000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. UPDATED 8/26/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,300.

THE NYLON/PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF WARPING AND DEFORMATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HIGHLY SPECULATED TO BE CAUSED BY PHASE SEPARATION/E10 FUEL RELATED CAUSES WHICH ATTRACT ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE INTO THE FUEL AND TANK AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE DEFORMATION. 2008+ VERSIONS OF THE TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE NOW COME EQUIPPED WITH A METAL FUEL TANK WITH WHICH THIS IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOESN'T HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SPRING INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *TR

WHILE RIDING MY TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE T100, MY LEFT FOOT PEG BROKE AS I STOOD ON IT TO GIVE MYSELF SUPPORT CROSSING OVER A RAIL ROAD TRACK. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BOLT HOLDING THE PEG TO THE BIKE WAS CUT CLEAN OFF. WHILE LOOKING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS THROUGH THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS AS THERE ARE AT LEAST 5-10 OTHER NOTED CASES ON THE FOLLOWING FORUM: HTTP://WWW.TRIUMPHRAT.NET. *TR

PLASTIC GAS TANK IS STARTING TO DEFORM, I BELIEVE DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE GAS. I'M WORRIED IT WILL BE COME A SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE SEALING SURFACES TO WARP AND LEAK. *TR