TRIUMPH Complaints

1999 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST MOTORCYCLE. PLASTIC FUEL LINE CONNECTOR BETWEEN FUEL PUMP AND TANK LEAKED SPRAYING SEVERAL QUARTS OF FUEL ON THE HOT ENGINE AND THE RIDER IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE FUEL LINE CONNECTOR THAT LEAKED WAS FEMALE HALF OF THE CONNECTOR THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MALE PORTION OF THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT NOT THE FEMALE HALF. THE LEAK OCCURS WHEN FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE (COLD ENGINE) BUT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CONTINUING TO LEAK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND PARTS TO REPLACE THE CONNECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TRIUMPH TIGER 1050. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PILOT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNEVEN CUT ONE INCH TO THE RIGHT ON ONE OF THE TIRES. IF FORCED, THE TIRE COULD SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS. ONE DEALER REFUSED TO GET INVOLVED AND THE OTHER DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEY COULD ONLY OFFER HIM $90 FOR THE ISSUE. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,010 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

BIKE JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR OR WONT GO INTO 3RD, ALMOST GOT RUNOVER. THE SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE APPEAR TO BE LIKE A PAINT CAN RATTLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE REAR DRIVE LOCKING DOWN AND THE IDLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH TIGER 1050. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTERWARDS, THE TWO HARD TRAVELING TRIUMPH BAGS THAT WERE PROPERLY LOCKED AND SECURED TO THE VEHICLE OPENED AND RELEASED ALL OF THE CONTACT'S BELONGINGS ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE WAS HAZARDOUS TO THE OTHER DRIVERS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. THE LUGGAGE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,410.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TRIUMPH TIGER 1050. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TIMING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 5 MPH FASTER THAN HIS ACTUAL SPEED. UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TRIUMPH SPEED FOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CONNECTOR LINKING EACH OF THE FEED AND RETURN FUEL HOSES TO THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE FREQUENTLY FRACTURES. AS A RESULT, GASOLINE DISPERSES FROM THE VEHICLE AND INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND FIRE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAD THE COMPONENTS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE GASKET ON THE GEAR SHIFTER IS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

BROKEN SPOKE/ NIPPLE. I HAD NOTICED MY REAR TIRE FLAT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IN THE GARAGE, WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE HOW IT BECAME FLAT I FOUND A BROKEN SPOKE/NIPPLE. A PIECE OF THE SPOKE NIPPLE HAD PUNCTURED THE INNER TUBE AND CAUSED THE FLAT. WHEN THE LOCAL MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOP FIXED THE PROBLEM, THEY ACTUALLY FOUND ANOTHER BROKEN SPOKE AND REPLACED IT WHEN THEY FOUND IT. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES AND SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MOTORCYCLE TO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NOBODY HAS GOTTEN HURT YET, BUT I BELIEVE THAT DAY IS COMING. *TR

WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE ON HIGHWAY, LET REAR OUTER SPOKE ON REAR TIRE BREAKS SUDDENLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY ONCE AT 6200 MILE, SECOND AT 23,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. FIRST BROKEN SPOKE DAMAGES BRAKE FLUID HOSE AND REAR WHEEL RIM. SECOND BROKEN SPOKE CAUSES IMMEDIATE FLAT TIRE SENDING BIKE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL AT 60+ MPH. I FEEL ANGRY AND FORTUNATE TO REMAIN UNSCATHED. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE EXISTING SPOKES. FIRST BROKEN SPOKE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND. SPOKE BREAK OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, NOTHING DONE. MANUFACTURER SHOWS NO CONCERN, BUT HAS FINALLY REDESIGNED THE REAR HUB OF NEW MODELS, PROBABLY IN RESPONSE TO THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ME THINKS... *TR

2005 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE MOTORCYCLE. REAR SPOKES KEEP BREAKING. TRIUMPH WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BIKE IS NOT ON WARRANTY ANY LONGER. BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE WHEEL IN THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

I WAS RIDING MY TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN WE STOPPED TO FUEL UP MY RIDING BUDDY NOTICED THAT I HAD A BROKEN SPOKE. LUCKILY IT WAS NOTICED BEFORE I HAD A PUNCTURED TUBE AND COULD HAVE INCURRED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR