2008 CAN-AM Spyder Rs

I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO THE SHOP. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, WHEN I RETURNED IT TO THE SHOP, I WAS ADVISED THE BIKE NEEDED THE BRAKES BLED AND IT WOULD COST $700. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE BIKE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND I NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT BIKE BY THIS DEALER SHIP. THE BIKE WAS SUPPOSE TO RETURNED TO ME DURING THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND BUT THE DELIVERY DRIVER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS ASSURED I WOULD RECEIVE THE BIKE WITHIN THE WEEK. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL A WEEK LATER FROM THE NEW SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THEY USED PARTS OFF MY BIKE TO REPAIR SOMEONE ELSES BIKE INSTEAD OF DELIVERING MY BIKE TO ME. SIX WEEKS LATER, I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY BIKE AS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART. I WAS TOLD THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY WORKED ON MY BIKE WAS NOT CERTIFIED TO WORK ON CAN AM PRODUCTS AND CAUSED MORE HARM THEN GOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO TALK WITH THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY AND HE REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH ME. BOB (THE SERVICE MANAGER) KEEPS ADVISING ME THERE IS NOT PART AND UNSURE HOW LONG THE DELAY IS GOING TO BE. THE SPYDER IS MY PRIMARY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE LOST SHIFT OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE REPAIR DELAYS. I AM UNSURE EXACTLY HOW MANY PARTS WERE REMOVED FROM MY BIKE OR HOW MANY USED PARTS WERE PLACED ON MY BIKE WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE REASON THE REPAIRS WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS COMPANY IS DEALING IN STOLEN PARTS FOR PROFIT.A *TR

ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE WRONG GEAR OR AN "E", FOR ERROR. ON THIS OCCASION, I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND DISABLED THE POWER STEERING BY REMOVING THE ASSOCIATED FUSE. NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED AFTER DISCONNECTING THE SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THE SECOND SET OF OCCURRENCES, I RESEARCHED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GEAR POSITION SENSOR AND THE POWER STEERING AND DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR POSITION SENSOR PROVIDED (ALONG WITH ABOUT SIX OTHERS) DIRECT INPUT INTO THE COMPUTER STEERING LOGIC. I ORDERED AND REPLACED THE GEAR POSITION SENSOR ($90+) AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. THE CAN-AM SPYDER'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A CAN-BUS TYPE WHERE MULTIPLE AND DIFFERENT SENSORS, LIGHTS, ETC. SEND INPUT ALONG ONE WIRING ROUTE. FROM WHAT I CAN PIECE TOGETHER ON MY OWN (AND I AM NO EXPERT), THE GEAR POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY (HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER PART NUMBER BY CAN-AM) AND SENDING "CONFUSING SIGNALS" TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AS A RIDER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER, OR ACTUALLY "OVER RECOVER", IN THE EVENT OF THE MALFUNCTION. BTW, THE SPYDER SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE "MOTORCYCLE" SECTION, NOT AUTOMOBILE. *TR