2010 CAN-AM Spyder Rt

CA-AM / ROADSTER SPYDER 2010 RTS SE5 TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASE THE ROADSTER HAS BEING HAVING ON GOING STALLING ISSUES WHILE OPERATING. THIS ROADSTER WITH THE SE5 TRANSMISSION REQUIRES THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE NEUTRAL GEAR CAN BE ENGAGED FOR A RESTART. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHILE OPERATING IN TRAFFIC AND PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AT RISK FROM A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

CAN-AM SPYDERS WITH THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC "SE5" TRANSMISSION CAN LURCH FORWARD AND RAPIDLY DECELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS MOSTLY OPEN AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT BUTTON IS PRESSED TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR. OPENING THE THROTTLE FOR QUICK ACCELERATION, WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, FOR INSTANCE, RESULTS IN FORCES THAT PUSH A RIDER'S BODY TOWARD THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION DROPS TO NEUTRAL SUDDENLY AND FOR MORE SEVERAL SECONDS RESULTING IN THE RIDERS' BODIES BEING ACCELERATED FORWARD RAPIDLY--OPPOSITE THE ACCELERATING FORCES--IN AN UNSAFE MANNER THAN CAN RESULT IN NEAR EJECTION FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. ALSO, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE MOTORCYCLE DECELERATES RAPIDLY, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A REAR-END COLLISION, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE DRIVER WAS INTENTIONALLY ACCELERATING QUICKLY FOR A MANEUVER SUCH AS MERGING OR A LANE CHANGE INTO FASTER TRAFFIC. THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, USUALLY WHEN THE SPYDER IS COLD, I.E. WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTUP. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN BETWEEN 27 AND 50 DEGREES, THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE CONTRIBUTES TO THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RT SE5 AUDIO ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQUEALLING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V232000 (POWER TRAIN: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY). WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V232000 (POWER TRAIN: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THE TELEPHONE LINES CONTINUOUSLY REMAINED BUSY. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, TO INCLUDE THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE PART. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPIDER MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM THIRD GEAR TO FIRST. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD SO THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 610. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 640.

HAD TROUBLE PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY (DAILY). COMING TO A STOP IT ACTED LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS NOT ENGAGING AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. COULD NOT GET IT STARTED UNTIL I JUST HELD THE STARTER SWITCH, LET THE BIKE JERK ALONG AND THEN START. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE CERAMIC CLUTCH BEARINGS, AND THEY WOULD CHANGE THEM OUT WITH STEEL BEARINGS. ARE THEY ALL LIKE THIS? COULD FIND NO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR