2013 CAN-AM Spyder Rt

I PURCHASED A 2013 CAN AM SPYDER IN JULY 2013. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF HEAT RADIATING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AND I AM TOLD THAT IS BECAUSE THE GAS IS ACTUALLY BOILING DUE TO THE HEAT PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT FIXES RECOMMENDED BY OTHER OWNERS AND THEY DID REDUCE THE HEAT SOMEWHAT BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE I AM RIDING ON A BOMB JUST WAITING TO EXPLODE. SINCE I PAID OVER $27,000 I CAN'T JUST PUT IT AWAY. THE REPUTATION IS SO BAD THE UNIT HAS REALLY DEPRECIATED AND THE ONLY PERSON WILL TO BUY THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO DID NOT DO THEIR HOMEWORK. ARE YOU AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? I CAN'T GET ANYONE AT BRP TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT THE DEALERS FAULT. *TR

HEAT BUILD UP UNDER BODY PANELS AND SEAT AT LOW AND HIGH SPEED, CAUSING BODILY DISCOMFORT, RYDER AND PASSENGER, TO THE POINT OF NEEDING MEDICATION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH PANELS AND SEAT. GAS CAP HOT-TO-TOUCH, BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN TANK AND CAUSING GAS TO BLOW OUT OF FILLER WHEN REMOVING CAP. ERRATIC GAS FUMES AT ANY TIME. *TR

AFTER RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE FOR AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES IN WEATHER ABOVE 70 DEGREES F. (IN WARMER WEATHER THE CONDITION OCCURS MORE QUICKLY AND MORE SEVERELY) THE LOCATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE WHERE YOUR LEG IS POSITIONED BECOMES UNBEARABLY HOT. IN WARMER WEATHER 80 DEGREES F. OR MORE IT ACTUALLY BECOMES PAINFUL TO BARE SKIN. IT BECOMES SO HOT YOU MUST MOVE YOUR LEG AWAY AND INTO THE WIND TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. THIS FORCES YOU TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE FOOTREST AND AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, AFTER RIDING THE BIKE AS STATED ABOVE AND STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC OR TO STOP AND GET OFF YOU CAN CLEARLY SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS. WITH THE PANELS REMOVED I OBSERVED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE FUEL TANK. THE HEAT FROM THIS COMPONENT APPEARS TO BE HEATING UP THE FUEL TANK AND CREATING THE FUEL VAPORS YOU SMELL NEAR THE BIKE. TO REFUEL THE BIKE YOU MUST LIFT THE SEAT TO ACCESS THE FUEL CAP, AFTER RIDING IN THE CONDITIONS STATED ABOVE THIS FUEL CAP ALSO BECOMES VERY, VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. AGAIN, ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE MORE PRONOUNCED THE WARMER THE WEATHER. I BELIEVE BOTH THESE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE A DANGER TO THE CONSUMER. THE FIRST CONDITION COULD CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION OR POSSIBLY EVEN A SLIGHT BURN TO THE SKIN. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE A DELAY IN REACHING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH HEAT CAUSING YOU TO MOVE YOUR LEG FROM THE VICINITY OF THE BRAKE. THE SECOND CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE. BOTH THESE CONDITIONS SEEM TO RELATE TO ONE ROOT CAUSE, TOO MUCH HEAT UNDER THE BODY PANELS AND NO PLACE FOR IT TO GO. THE PROXIMITY OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE FUEL TANK IS ALSO A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THESE CONDITIONS. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE BODILY HARM AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT COULD SMELL FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE SEAT WOULD BECOME VERY HOT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V386000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

THIS VEHICLE RUNS EXTREMELY HOT, AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. AFTER RIDING IN 74 DEGREE TEMPERATURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, I USED A DIGITAL THERMOMETER AND MEASURED THE HEAT UNDER THE SEAT AT 157.1 DEGREES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. HEAT RISES FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE SEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BURN TO MY RIGHT LEG. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THESE VEHICLES WITH NO WARNING SUDDENLY CATCHING FIRE AND BEING COMPLETELY DESTROYED. BRP IS AWARE OF THE HEAT PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND SO FAR HAS ONLY OFFERED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN AN EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS UPDATE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ADDITIONALLY, GASOLINE BOILS IN THE TANK, AND THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT THAT IT CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT WEARING A GLOVE. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO TAKE A LONG TRIP - WHICH IS THE REASON THAT WE BOUGHT THIS VERY EXPENSIVE TOURING MOTORCYCLE - FOR FEAR THAT OUR VEHICLE WILL BURST INTO FLAMES. PLEASE EXPEDITE YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, AND PLEASE REQUIRE BRP TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, PERHAPS A RETROFIT TO CHANGE THE COOLING SYSTEM TO MIRROR THE SOLUTION THAT BRP DEVELOPED (AND TOUTED IN THEIR PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE AS "SOLVING THE HEAT PROBLEM) FOR THE 2014 MODEL I.E. TWO RADIATORS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE RATHER THAN THE ONE MOUNTED IN FRONT OF THE RIDER'S RIGHT FOOT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THE VEHICLE FIRSTHAND. *TR