2012 CAN-AM Spyder Rt

I HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY 2012 CAN AM SPYDER RT-S MOTORCYCLE AFTER A RIDE AND PARKING MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. THIS WAS FROM THE TIME THAT I FIRST PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT GAS CAP FROM BRP SHORTLY AFTERWARDS DUE TO A RECALL AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE OLD CAP, (I STILL HAVE THE OLD CAP). I CONTINUED TO SMELL THE FUMES EVEN AFTER THE NEW CAP WAS INSTALLED BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF THE FUMES UNTIL I BEGAN READING COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND EVENTUALLY FIRES THAT RESULTED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I REMOVED MY GAS CAP TO REFILL MY TANK AFTER A RIDE THAT I WOULD HEAR AIR ESCAPING AND A SMALL POP. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS MOTORCYCLES OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS PREVIOUSLY. I KEEP MY MOTORCYCLE IN MY GARAGE AND THIS ISSUE GREATLY CONCERNS ME. I WORK SHIFT WORK AND OCCASIONALLY RETURN HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND PARK MY MOTORCYCLE AFTER WORKING 12-14 HOURS AND THE LAST THING ON MY MIND IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN MY GARAGE. OUR GARAGE IS BELOW OUR LIVING QUARTERS AND THIS COULD BECOME A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE 3 OF OUR DOGS THAT SLEEP IN A BASEMENT ROOM ADJACENT TO THE GARAGE. I DO HAVE A SMOKE ALARM IN MY GARAGE BUT I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF THERE WAS A FIRE DUE TO THE FUMES IGNITING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BASEMENT IN TIME TO SAVE OUR PETS. THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY HAS BECOME A GROWING CONCERN DUE TO THE INCREASE IN PROBLEMS AND FIRES RESULTING FROM THIS CONDITION. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED WILL RESULT IN A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE HAPPENS AND NOT JUST PROPERTY DAMAGE AT THIS POINT.

THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE. SMELL OF RAW FUEL WHEN VEHICLE HOT. VERY NOTICABLE EVEN OUTDOORS. STOPPED WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS RIDING (THE REST ON 2 WHEELED MOTORCYCLES), AND SOMEONE ASKED US TO CHECK OUR BIKES FOR FUEL LEAKS BECAUSE THEY SMELLED 'RAW GAS'. IT WAS MY SPYDER. DOES THIS ON ANY WARM DAY AFTER A LONGISH RUN (MY WORK COMMUTE IS 60 MILES EACH WAY, QUITE LONG ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE SMELL).

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT SE5 FROM THE DEALER ON 7/22/2014. THE UNIT HAD 2 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION (2 MILES THAT WERE FROM TESTING THE UNIT AFTER BEING PREPPED). ON 7/24 AFTER RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN 80-85 DEGREE WEATHER, I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND PARKED THE BIKE. SOON AFTER MY WIFE ARRIVED HOME AND CAME UPSTAIRS. TWO HOURS LATER MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT SHE SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR IN OUR LIVING ROOM (WHICH IS RIGHT ABOVE OUR GARAGE). I WENT DOWNSTAIRS INTO THE GARAGE AND THE GAS FUME SMELL WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE, MAKING IT HARD TO BREATHE. I OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR TO VENT THE AIR. THE NEXT DAY I RODE THE SAME ROUTE TO AND FROM WORK AND HAD THE SAME GAS FUME EXPERIENCE WHEN PARKING IN MY GARAGE. I WENT TO THE SPYDERLOVERS.COM FORUM AND POSTED A QUESTION ASKING IF ANYONE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. (HTTP://WWW.SPYDERLOVERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?70507-STRONG-GAS-SMELL-AS-SPYDER-SITS-IN-GARAGE-EVEN-WITH-RECALL-GAS-CAP). TURNS OUT THAT YES, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. SINCE BUYING THIS UNIT ON 7/22/2014, I HAVE HAD MODERATE TO EXTREME GAS FUME SMELLS COMING FROM THE UNIT BOTH WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND AFTER PARKING. I'VE TAKEN SURFACE HEAT READINGS FROM AROUND THE GAS CAP AND THEY ARE EXCEEDING 150 DEGREES SO THE TANK ITSELF (UNDER THE PLASTIC) MUST BE MUCH HOTTER. AT THIS POINT THE BIKE (WHICH I PURCHASED AS MY MAIN CAR) IS ALL BUT UNUSABLE FOR ME DUE TO THE FUMES ISSUE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING IT INSIDE MY GARAGE BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION DUE TO STRICT RESIDENT PARKING REGULATIONS IN MY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY. WITH THE MOST RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN OFFICIAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF FIRES WITH CAN-AM SPYDERS, I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED AND WILL LIKELY HAVE TO PARK THE BIKE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED, LEAVING ME WITH A ~$330 MONTHLY PAYMENT ON A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE SPYDER WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD BE RIDING AND THEN STOP SOMEWHERE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER A FEW TIME OF TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD FINALLY START. OUR CONCERN OF COURSE IS WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE AT A STOP. IF IT DOES HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE AT A STOP, IT COULD CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WE HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES OUR SPYDER WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD BE RIDING FOR ONE TO THREE HOURS AND STOP THEN GET BACK ON TO RIDE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER BEHIND NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO US AND JUST THE LIGHT. WE CAN NOT TRUST. IT TO RIDE ANYMORE. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAY THAT HAVE FIXED WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT STILL NO LUCK. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DOES NOT CANCEL PROPERLY (MANUALLY). WHEN SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN (FOR EXAMPLE), DEFINITIVELY PRESSING THE SWITCH TO CANCEL FREQUENTLY CAUSES THE LEFT SIGNAL TO FLASH. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LEFT SIGNAL BEGINS TO FLASH AS IF IT WAS PRESSED TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN. THE ISSUE CAN BE REPRODUCED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, SAFELY ENSURING THE SWITCH IS BEING PRESSED PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING, THIS RESULTS IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. IT IS NECESSARY TO LOOK AT THE DASH TO VERIFY THAT THE SIGNAL HAS BEEN PROPERLY CANCELED; TAKING THE RIDER'S ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC AHEAD. OFTEN TIMES, GETTING THE TURN SIGNAL TO CANCEL TAKES SEVERAL TRIES; AND CONSUMES SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE SWITCH ONCE. IT IMPROVED FOR A SHORT TIME - NOW ITS BACK TO MALFUNCTIONING REGULARLY. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR

WHEN MANUALLY TURNING THE TURN SIGNALS OFF AFTER CHANGING TRAFFIC LANES, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH OR TURN ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BRAND NEW. SOMETIMES IT BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE TURN SIGNALS OFF BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU MASH THE BUTTON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON. AT THE 4500 MILE CHECKUP I HEAD THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED AND IT WORKED FOR 5 MILES AND THEN STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN AND IS NOW DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE. I CARRIED IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED AGAIN AND EVERY CAN-AM WE TESTED ON THE LOT DID THE SAME THING. EVEN IF THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT ON AND YOU MASHED THE BUTTON IN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD BLINK. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED THE OEM AND THEY ASSIGNED IT A TROUBLE TICKET NUMBER AND SAID IT WAS AN ON-GOING ISSUE AND WHEN THEY FOUND A SOLUTION THEY WOULD FIX IT. IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND THERE HAS BEEN NO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM OR ANY WORD FROM THE OEM THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. WHEN GOING THROUGH A MAJOR CITY LIKE DALLAS OR AUSTIN AND CHANGING LANES AND HAVING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COME ON OR REFUSE TO GO OFF AND THEN HAVING TO MESS WITH IT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC POSES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER. *TR