TRIUMPH Complaints

FUEL TANK SHOWING SIGNS OF EXPANSION. BUBBLES VISIBLE, AND IT HAS GROWN IN SIZE TO THE POINT WHERE THE BOLT HOLES DO NOT LINE UP. NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS OR MISUSE OF THE VEHICLE, STORED INDOORS AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT. POTENTIAL EXPLOSION OR BURST HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FUEL QUICK CONNECT, WHICH CONNECTS THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL TANK, AND THE QUICK CONNECT WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V156000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TRIUMPH TIGER 800 XC MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP TRUNK LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TOP BOX TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V436000 (STRUCTURE: CENTER STAND). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE FAILURE QUICKLY RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 14,000.

IN MAY 2010 I NOTED THREE BROKEN SPOKES IN THE REAR WHEEL WHILE ON VACATION IN ARKANSAS. SINCE THAT TIME THREE MORE SPOKES HAVE BROKEN FOR A TOTAL OF SIX. THESE HAVE BEEN FOUND INDIVIDUALLY, AS I NOW INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL FREQUENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE NOW HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR 35 YEARS, OVER A MILLION MILES AND 30 DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLES OVER THAT TIME, MANY WITH SPOKE WHEELS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A SPOKE BREAK. RESEARCH ON THE WEB NOW REVEALS THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THE BONNEVILLES, ESPECIALLY ON THE 17" REAR WHEEL. I ALSO SEE THIS COMPLAINT IS ALREADY REGISTERED WITH NHTSA. MY MOTORCYCLE IS A 2005 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE THRUXTON MODEL, NOT SPECIFICALLY IN THE DROP DOWN LIST, BUT HAS THE IDENTICAL REAR WHEEL AS THE STANDARD BONNEVILLE. *TT

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2010 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD BEGAN MAKING NOISE. I TOOK THE BIKE INTO THE DEALER AND APPARENTLY THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN TO NOTHING AND THE ROTOR IS WORN TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THE BIKE ONLY HAS 4000 MILES ON IT AND THE FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHECK ON THE BRAKES IS 6000 MILES. IN ADDITION TO THIS ISSUE, THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE BIKE HAS STUCK 3 TIMES BUT THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS THIS ISSUE AND SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. IT WILL SOMETIMES SHOW A MUCH SLOWER SPEED THAN ACTUALLY TRAVELING AND AT OTHER TIMES HAS SHOWN A MUCH HIGHER SPEED THAN IS ACTUALLY BEING TRAVELED (E.G. SHOWS 30 MPH WHEN DOING 55 AND SHOWS 100 MPH WHEN DOING 60). USUALLY CLEARS WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS TURNED OFF. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION FIRST HAPPENED AS I WAS SHIFTING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES, THE REAR WHEEL LOCKS. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS MACHINE. IT HAS ALSO DIED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW SPEEDS. WHEN YOU'RE ATTEMPTING A TIGHT, LOW SPEED TURN ON A MOTORCYCLE YOU COUNT ON ACCELERATION TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WHEN INSTEAD THE REAR WHEEL LOCKS, YOU TEND TO FALL. THE ENGINE HAS DIED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED-APPROXIMATELY 1500 TO 1700 RPM. THE ENGINE HAS ALSO DIED AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, AGAIN AT LOW RPM. FINALLY, MOST RIDERS WHEN SHIFTING DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR "BLIP" THE THROTTLE. THIS MAKES THE SHIFT SMOOTH. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT, THE ENGINE HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO INCREASED THROTTLE POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN A "ROUGH" SHIFT AND CAN CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO HOP AS THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES TO THE DEMANDS OF THE LOWER GEAR. BOTH THE DYING UNDER ACCELERATION AND THE FAILURE TO INCREASE RPM WITH THROTTLE POSITION FOR DOWNSHIFTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THE DYING WHEN SLOWING UP CAN ALSO LEAVE YOU SITTING STILL AND A TARGET FOR FOLLOW-ON TRAFFIC. OUR DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION WITHOUT SUCCESS. I AM AWARE OF AT LEAST TWO DOZEN RIDERS WHO HAVE OR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY ANY FORM OF RIDER ERROR. I'VE BEEN RIDING FOR 52 YEARS WITH OVER 400,000 ACCIDENT FREE MILES.

BIKE STALLS WHILE RIDING. BIKE WILL NOT RESTART AFTER STALLING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR INTERSECTION. *TR

I HAVE A TRIUMPH TIGER 800XC MOTORCYCLE, AND THE BIKE HAS A STALLING PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER FOR THE 500 MILES SERVICE, AS I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE MOTOR DIED. IT STALLED 2 MORE TIMES IN THE 1/4 MILE TO THE DEALER, EVERYTIME I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH IT DIED. I ALSO NOTICED THE BIKE IDLING STRANGE. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT IT STILL DOES IT. IT ALSO STALLS WHEN YOU ARE JUST TAKING OFF, AS YOU START TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH IT JUST DIES, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME , IF IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IT'S GOING TO BE BAD. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE WILL CONTACT TRIUMPH, BUT WHEN I CALLED TRIUMPH THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND I KNOW THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS TO YOU ABOUT THIS. *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2012 TRIUMPH TIGER 800 MOTORCYCLE WITH 980 MILES. BIKE RAN FLAWLESSLY UNTIL TODAY WHEN IT DEVELOPED A RANDOM ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM THAT OCCURS AS THE THROTTLE IS INITIALLY APPLIED, REGARDLESS OF CLUTCH ACTION OR POSITION. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND CAN CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MOTORISTS AREN'T EXPECTING THE BIKE TO BLOCK THE INTERSECTION. THIS IS A CLASS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE. I AM A MEMBER OF A TIGER 800 FORUM AND THIS ISSUE AFFECTS ABOUT 30% OF THE OWNERS THERE AND THE NUMBER OF CASES KEEPS GROWING. I BELIEVE IT WILL AFFECT VIRTUALLY EVERY TIGER 800 IN TIME. MY OPINION AS A FAIRLY EXPERIENCED MECHANIC IS THAT THERE IS LIKELY AN ISSUE WITH THE BIKE'S IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM OR THROTTLE BODIES. WE HAVE HEARD OFF THE RECORD THAT TRIUMPH IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NEITHER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE PUBLICLY THAT I AM AWARE OF NOR HAVE WE ANY IDEA IF/WHEN THERE WILL BE A SOLUTION. *TR

THE ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING, LOCKING THE REAR WHEEL AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME SINCE I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN MARCH 2011, FOR A TOTAL OF PERHAPS 8 INCIDENTS. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE ENGINE BOTH COLD AND FULLY WARMED. EACH INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED, IN A LOWER GEAR, MOST OFTEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER A DOWN-SHIFT. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT, THE BIKE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLING FORWARD TOWARDS STOPPED TRAFFIC. IF IT HAPPENS WHEN AT LOW SPEED, IN GEAR AND IN A TURN, THE LOCKED REAR WHEEL TRIES TO THROW THE BIKE TO THE GROUND ON ITS SIDE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. SO FAR, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.