TRIUMPH Complaints

MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 OVERHEATED MANY TIMES IN TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WOULD GO FROM 6-9 ON THE TEMP GAUGE VERY QUICKLY AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I PULLED OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND AFTER 15 MIN OR SO I WOULD START AGAIN AND IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THEN I NOTICED THE COOLANT RESERVE WAS BOILING AND THE COOLANT BLEW ALL OVER THE GROUND. I DISCOVERED THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND CHECKED THE FUSES. THE FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN AND I REPLACED IT. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 MIN IN TRAFFIC FOR THE FUSE TO BLOW AGAIN AND RESULT IN OVERHEATING. THIS PERSISTED UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. I WAS PUT IN HARMS WAY AS I HAD TO REPEATEDLY PULL OVER ON NON SAFE ROADS TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. I PICKED THE BIKE UP FROM CORSA MOTORSPORTS IN NYC THE NEXT MORNING AND ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE FUSE AND SAID IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND CHARGED ME $65.74. THE NEXT DAY THE BIKE WENT THROUGH 10 FUSES. *TR

ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SMELLED A SMELL LIKE THAT AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE. THEY DID SAY THE SMOKING WAS A RESULT OF WATER BEING SPLASHED UP ON THE RADIATOR DURING THE RAIN. I HAD OTHER BIKES AND RODE THEM IN THE RAIN WITH OUT THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE FINALLY SUBSIDED WHEN I PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET FENDER EXTENDER THAT PREVENTS EXTRA WATER FROM GETTING ON THE RADIATOR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A WELL MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD, AT UNDER 20 MPH, I HIT A RUT, THE SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT AND I HEARD A TWANG SOUND. A HUNDRED MILES OR SO LATER I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN FRAME WHERE THE TWO MOLDED IN BRACKETS THAT CONNECT THE UPPER ARMS OF THE SUB FRAME TO THE MAIN FRAME HAD BROKEN OFF. THE ONLY THINGS KEEPING THE SUB FRAME FROM COLLAPSING ONTO THE REAR TIRE AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WERE THE THREE 8MM IN DIAMETER SCREWS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK ON THE BIKE AND LUCKILY TO THESE BRACKETS ALSO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HELPED KEEP IT OFF THE WHEEL. TRIUMPH REFUSES TO REPLACE THE FRAME, (AND THE VIN NUMBERS THAT IDENTIFY THE BIKE). AT THIS POINT THEY CLAIM THE BIKE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS (EVEN THOUGH IT HAS LONGER SUSPENSION TRAVEL THEN MOST STREET MOTORCYCLES) AND THAT IT IS MY FAULT FOR TAKING IT OFF THE PAVEMENT, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SIMILAR THINGS LIKE POT HOLES AND THE LIKE ON PAVED ROADS. IN SHORT EITHER THE FRAME IS INSUFFICIENTLY BUILT TO BE DRIVEN ON MANY OF OUR ROADS (THEIR CLAIM FOR THIS BREAKAGE) OR THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS CASTING ON THIS SPECIMEN AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. (THE FRAME IS CAST ALUMINUM.) THE FIX IS TO EITHER WELD THE FRAME BACK TOGETHER AND ADD REINFORCEMENT OF SOME KIND, OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE MAINFRAME OF THE BIKE. AT PRESENT I HAVE FABRICATED STEEL CLAMP ON BRACKETS AND HAVE MADE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE FRAME. IF NOT I WILL SEE ABOUT GETTING THIS FRAME WELDED BACK TOGETHER AND LEAVE THE STEEL PIECES THERE AS BACK UP. I WOULD PROBABLY MOVE THE STEEL PIECES TO THE NEW FRAME AS WELL AS I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A FRAGILE SYSTEM TO HOLD ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE BACK PORTION OF A BIKE. I CAN FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY OTHER TIGER HAS FAILED LIKE THIS. *TR

PROJECTOR BEAM TYPE REFLECTOR HALOGEN LAMP HEADLIGHT ON TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING ABILITY, MAKING NIGHT RIDING EXTREMELY AND NEEDLESSLY HAZARDOUS. DOES NOT MEET DOT REQUIREMENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE BELT WORE PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BELT AND PULLEY WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BELT WOULD FRACTURE, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

I AM THE OWNER OF A TRIUMPH 2008 ROCKET CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE VIN #[XXX]. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (TRIUMPH US) REGARDING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE NO GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE WORK IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. PROBLEMS TO DATE ARE AS FOLLOWS 'IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT 'FULL WIRING HARNESS AND IGNITION SWITCH # 2 REPLACEMENT 'ECU INTERMITTENT CONNECTION 'INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS .PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED BUT CONTINUED. 'AS THE WORK ORDER (#30900508) CLEARLY STATES 'UPON INSPECTION TECHNICIAN FOUND LOOSE CONTACT AT HARNESS SIDE OF IGNITION PLUG. DISASSEMBLED PLUG. PLUG WAS CLEANED & MODIFIED TO ENSURE TIGHTER FIT TO CONNECTOR'. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER THIS CONNECTOR IS ALSO THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE MOTOR TO CUTOUT ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE? (SO CAL TRIUMPH) I AM A MEMBER OF 2 TRIUMPH FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL ARE FREQUENT. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A HIGH DEGREE OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THE MOTOR WILL CUTOUT WHILE RIDING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRIUMPH 2010 THUNDERBIRD MODELS HAVE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS THAT STICK OFTEN AND AT TIMES ARE VERY ERRATIC. IN EITHER CASE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CANNOT BE MONITORED BY THE DRIVER. TRIUMPH HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND CONTINUE TO SELL THESE MOTORCYCLES KNOWING THE SPEEDOMETERS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

2005+ TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE CUT-OFF WHILE MOVING. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCH...CAUSE APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTION OF WIRING INSIDE KEY SWITCH HOUSING (SOLDER JOINT BREAKS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT POWER TO ENGINE). SPOKE TO TRIUMPH DEALER WHO STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT TRIUMPH WILL NOT COVER REPAIR OF PART ON OUT-OF-WARRANTY VEHICLES. *TR

TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER COMPUTER CRASH, SAME FAILURE THAN TRIUMPH ROCKET III 07 WITCH HAVE A RECALL THE MOTORCYCLE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN PASSING A CAR PROBLEM OCCURRED IN A LOT OF TRIUMPH MODEL, THIS IS DUE TO A CDI BOX WITCH CONTROL THE IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TRIUMPH ROCKET III CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE STARTING MAKING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED HE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON MARCH 30, 2010, THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR DRIVE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A UPGRADE KIT. THE CONTACT STATED HE WENT TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE TODAY JUNE 29, 2010 AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,630 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,650. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 2ND GEAR, METAL HAD TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR AND IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THE BEARING FAILED. 03/04/11