2013 CAN-AM Spyder Rt

MY SPYDER GET SO HOT THAT IT IS NOT BEARABLE TO RIDE, EXTREME HEAT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SENDS EXTREME HEAT TO MY LEGS AND HEAT COMING FROM THE SEAT. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ON THIS PARTICULAR SPYDER CATCHING FIRE WHICH MAKE ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. BRP IN CANADA NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR SPYDER'S IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 1,500 MILES. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE MARCH 2013 TO PRESENT. THE HEAT ALSO CAUSES THE GASOLINE IN THE TANK TO BOIL WHICH IS A HAZARD ALSO. *TR

VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE , BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ONTO RIGHT LEG. HEAT TRAVELS UP TO LEG AND UNDER SEAT RIGHT WHERE YOU SIT ON TOP OF TANK. MIDDLE CLOVE DEPARTMENT TO HOT TO TOUCH AS WELL TANK UNDERNEATH. DEALER TOOK COMPLAIN AND WRAPPED PIPES AND INSTALLED HEATSHIELD WHICH DID NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM AND REDIRECTED THE HEAT COMING OUT ON A DIFFERENT ANGLE. BRP REFUSES TO COOPERATE ON ANY MORE SOLUTIONS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERND THAT THE MOTOR WILL OVER HEAT SINCE THE AIRFLOW AT THE ENGINE HAS REALY NO ESCAPE. *TR

THIS MOTORCYCLE CONTINUALLY HAS A VERY HEAVY FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDING. THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE ENGINE IS EXTREME AND CAUSES MY RIGHT FOOT TO BE VERY HOT. WHEN I ARRIVE AT HOME I HAVE TO USE A FAN IN THE GARAGE TO GET RID OF THE FUEL SMELL. BRP/DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE WILL BE A FIRE SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST SATURDAY, 26 JULY 2014 HERE IN CALIFORNIA. *JS

I WAS OUT FOR A RIDE AND NOTICED THE HEAT ON MY THIGH AND LEG I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY APPLIED A THIN STRIP OF HEAT TAPE UNDER GLOVE BOX. SO ON JUNE 10TH I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING EVEN HOTTER SO I GOT A THERMOSTAT AND PUT IN GLOVE BOX AND RODE OVER TO THE DEALER, A 20 MINUTE RIDE, THE THERMOSTAT REGISTERED 155 THIS AREA WAS SO HOT IT MELTED MY SEAT AND BURN MY THIGH. SO ON JUNE 23RD I LEFT IT AT DEALERS AND BRP INFORMED THEM TO APPLY MORE HEAT TAPE AND REPLACE THE SEAT,WHICH WAS DONE. I PICKED IT UP ON JULY 9 THE AND RODE IT HOME AND GOT BURNED AND IT REGISTERED 150 AFTER A 20 MINUTE RIDE AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS MID 70'S. SEEMS LIKE HEAT LIKE THAT OVER A GAS TANK IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GET BLOWN UP. BRP HAS NO ANSWERS FOR US, PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY NOT AND SAVE US FROM INJURIES. *TR

I ROAD MY RT FROM MARYLAND TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ON THE WAY THERE THE BIKE WAS HEATING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BURNING MY PASSENGER AND MY LEG. ONCE I GOT THERE I TOOK THE BIKE TO A BRP DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD TO PAY $335. I ASKED THEM TO DO A CHECK UP BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE SQEAKING AND THERE WAS HOT AIR COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND THAT THE CONTROLS FOR THE PASSENGER DO NOT WORK . WHEN I WENT TO PICK MY BIKE UP THEY TOLD ME I HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY BIKE, AND THE SWITCH WAS BAD. I SAID I JUST GOT IT MAY 17, 2014 AND THEY SAID NONE OF THE RECALLS WERE DONE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE RT. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO TELL CUSTOMERS THAT THERE ARE RECALLS. I DID NOT RECEIVE AND RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL EITHER. I DID CONTACT A BRP DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL HAVE TO KEEP MY BIKE FOR 1 - 2 WEEKS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE RECALLS ARE. E ARE 25 COMPLAINTS AND NO INVESTIGATIONS I THINK NHTSA NEED TO DO SOME INVESTIGATIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY INJURED. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ HAD BASICALLY HAPPENED TO ME TOO. PLEASE HELP US TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

HOT AIR FROM THE RADIATOR BLOWING ON THE RIGHT LEG REACHES 140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE ANKLE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS MONITORED USING A DIGITAL THERMOMETER WITH A REMOTE READOUT. THIS TEMPERATURE READING WAS REPEATED ON SUBSEQUENT TESTS. THE HEAT MAKES THE BIKE VIRTUALLY UNRIDEABLE DURING THE SUMMER WITHOUT TAKING THE RISK OF BURNS TO THE RIGHT LEG. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO TALK WITH ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT PROBLEM. HEAT BUILDS UP UNDER THE FIBERGLASS PANELS WHICH RESULTS IN THE GAS CAP BECOMING TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH YOUR BARE HAND, AND GASOLINE BOILING IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ON MY RIGHT FOOT WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN RIDING, AND THE FUMES ARE OVERPOWERING WHEN PARKING THE BIKE AFTER RIDING. I LEAVE THE BIKE OUTSIDE MY GARAGE UNTIL THE FUMES DISSIPATE, AS I FEEL THAT IT DANGEROUS TO PARK IN THE GARAGE WITH THE OVERPOWERING GAS FUMES. BRP AND THE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS, AND CAN OFFER NO FIX FOR THEM. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE 2014 MODELS, SO OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A WAY TO REMEDY THEM. WHENEVER I AM ASKED HOW I LIKE THE BIKE, I TELL PEOPLE THAT THE GAS MILEAGE IS HORRENDOUS, THE HEAT PROBLEM IS UNCOMFORTABLE, AND THE GAS FUMES ARE UNBEARABLE AND DANGEROUS. I ADVISE THEM NOT TO BUY THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS NO MEANS OF RELEASING HEAT TRAPPED UNDER PLASTIC PANELING WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. HAD TWO BREAKDOWNS AT STOP AND GO SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING ALLOWING HEAT TO ESCAPE. THIS AFFECTED OTHER COMPONENTS (EVAPORATOR CANISTER...ECT) WHICH CAUSE FAILURE AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH BRP I KNOW THEY ARE AWARE AND HAVE NO SOLUTION. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BRP NOW HAS COME OUT WITH THE 2014 MODEL AND CLEARLY STATES IN ITS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT "ON OUR NEW MODELS WE ADDRESS THE HEAT ISSUE" SO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT... AND YOU FIXED IT ON THE NEWER MODELS WHILE BEHIND YOU LIES CUSTOMERS WITH OLDER MODELS THAT ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND QUITE UNSAFE... I SAY THIS NOT BY WHAT I'VE READ, BUT ONLY ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THE MACHINE HAS HEAT ISSUES. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL BY THE SEAT GETS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT LAY YOUR HAND ON IT, THE SCREWS WILL CAUSE A BURN IF TOUCHED. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THE THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS UNLESS YOU WEAR GLOVES AND THE GAS IN THE TANK GET NEAR BOILING FROM THE EXCESS HEAT. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, GASOLINE CAN BE COME EXPLOSIVE IF IT GET TOO HOT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND BRP, ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT IS JUST CHARACTERISTIC. I HAVE RECEIVED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TWICE AND THE BOILING GASOLINE ISSUE JUST IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD HOPE THAT ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OF DEATH. I BELIEVE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT PROBLEM AND BRP WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE IT UNTIL THERE IS OFFICIAL ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE PANELS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE GET EXCESSIVELY HOT, TO THE POINT OF BURNING MY INNER RIGHT THIGH & RIGHT FOOT. THE EXHAUST IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PANELS AND THE PANELS AND SCREWS GET HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM WITHOUT BEING BURNED. AND CANNOT RIDE WITH YOUR LEGS AGAINST THE BODY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL".