TRIUMPH Complaints

FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECTED BEGAN LEAKING WHILE RIDING. GASOLINE SPILLS ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST PIPES. DEALER SERVICE REP SAID "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME". FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TRIUMPH MUST KNOW ABOUT AND SHOULD ADDRESS.*AK BY THE WAY, THIS VALVE IS LOCATED ABOUT EIGHT INCHES FROM THE RIDERS LAP.

I BOUGHT THE STATED MOTORCYCLE ON 16 OCT 2002, AS A NEW LEFTOVER VEHICLE WITH -0- MILES, ON THE WAY HOME, ON THAT SAME DAY, FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WITH 154 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, A FUEL CONNECTOR BROKE PUMPING GASOLINE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CYCLE RIDERS SUZUKI OF ORLANDO,FLA.,AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OF TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE, AND THEY REPAIRED THE M.C. UNDER WARRANTEE. I COMPLETED MY JOURNEY WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A PLASTIC FUEL FITTING THAT CRACKS. ALSO STATED THAT IT WILL EASILY CRACK AND WILL LEAK ONTO REAR TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND WILL REPLACED BUT CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE. *PH

HI, I HAVE A SITUATION, TWO MONTHS AGO MY REAR TIRE JUST LOOK UP AT THE FREEWAY, NOTHING HAPPEN TO ME, BUT WHEN I GO TO THE TRIUMPH DEALER, THEY SAY ALL THE GEARING COMING ON PARTS AND WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX IT, AFTER THAT I LOOKING AT THE INTERNET AND SEE THE SAFETY ALERT [NHTSA RECALL NO. 02V242/TRIUMPH RECALL NO. 313]. AND ON THE DESCRIPTION SOUND LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, WHAT CAN I DO, OR I HAVE TO DIE AND LET MY WIFE AND KID HAVE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT? [XXX] DALLAS, TEXAS DAYTONA CENTENNIAL ED. 2002 VIN #[XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FORCE TO BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD START SURGING. *AK

WHILE RIDING AT REGULAR SPEED THE GRIP CAME OFF. WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE FRONT WHEEL SPUN, AND THE BIKE FELL AND INJURED THE DRIVER. TRIUMPH ,MOTORCYCLE MODEL 995, 1998. *AK

NHTSA#00-V-312-000; MOTORCYCLES. A FUEL LEAK COULD OCCUR FROM FUEL LEVER SENDER LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK.CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHECKED OIL, OIL WAS FINE. THE BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART (TRIUMPH 900 1997 MOTOR CYCLE). *NLM

I HAVE A TRIUMPH SPRINT ST ([XXX]) IT WAS AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V312000. THE RECALL WAS DONE AND IT DID HAVE A FUEL LEAK. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD CONSTANT RECURRING FUEL LEAKS. THE THIRD FUEL LEAK OCCURRED ON AUG 31, 2002 AND NOW A TEXAS LEMON LAW HEARING IS PENDING. I RETURNED THE MOTORCYCLE FOR THE LAST TIME SEPT 3, 2002 AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN RISKING MY LIFE. I WILL BE SENDING A COPY OF ALL THE PAPER WORK INVOLVING THIS CASE. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WOULD DIE DURING WARMUP. IT THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 5 MINUTES AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN BEFORE IT ACTUALLY STARTED. TOOK BIKE TO TWIN PEAKS POWERSPORTS (PLACE OF PURCHASE) IN LONGMONT CO LOCATED @ I-25 AND HWY 66. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID IT NEEDED TO HAVE MORE THAN 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. WHEN QUESTIONS WHY IT STALLED WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, THEY IGNORED THE QUESTION. DEALER DID NOTHING AT THIS TIME. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TIMES OF THE BIKE STALLING, THE DEALER FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY WORKING ON THE CARBURETORS. NOW A NEW PROBLEM AROSE. AT NIGHT, I NOTICED THE ENGINE HOT LIGHT STARTING TO ILLUMINATE. PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO THE LIGHT AFTER THIS, I NOTICED IT ILLUMINATING QUITE FREQUENTLY AND ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT THE BIKE, SAID THE FAN WAS WORKING OK AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEY FINALLY WORKED ON THE BIKE. WORK DONE WAS TO SAND THE GROUND CONTACT FROM THE HOT LIGHT. HOT LIGHT STILL CAME ON. I CONTACTED REG. MANAGER AND HE SAID IT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED TRIUMPH IN GEORGIA. JERRY PARRISH WHO IS HEAD OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS TOLD ME TO HAVE TWIN PEAKS CONTACT HIM. TWIN PEAKS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER 1.5 YRS OF COMPLAINING TO THEM. I NOW BELIEVE JERRY PARRISH IS A PSEUDO FIGURE. 20 PHONE CALLS AND HE NEVER WAS IN HIS OFFICE AND NEVER RETURED ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS, WOW. I HAD TO TAKE THE BIKE TO ANOTHER DEALER IN DENVER, ERICO MOTORSPORTS WHO FOUND A WAY LEAN CONDITION ON THE BIKE, WAY LEAN CAN BURNT VALVES, THANKS TWIN PEAKS FOR YOUR EXCELLENT CARBURETOR WORK. DT ERICOMOTORSPORTS RETURNED THE BIKE TO ITS NORMAL OPERATING FUEL MIXTURE, YET THE BIKE STILL RAN HOT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THEY FOUND THE RECTIFYER, LIGHT BULB, AND REGULATOR BAD. THE HOT LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ANYMORE, YET IT FEELS HOT, (THE HEAT POURS OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE). I CAN'T FIND ANY #'S TO REACH TRIUMPH OF ENGLAND, CAN YOU HELP?