2013 CAN-AM Spyder

WE PURCHASED OUR BIKE AUGUST OF 2013. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP WE DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AND STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT, WE CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT BEING HOT. THEY ACTED AS IF IT WAS NORMAL. WE TOOK THE BIKE IN FOR THE RECALL THAT BRP HAD REQUESTED. THEY DID THE RECALL BUT THE HEAT ISSUE REMAINED. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CALL BRP AND SEE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE HEAT. WE WERE TOLD THAT BRP SAID IT WAS ONLY A HEAT ISSUE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. WE CHANGED DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE, THEY CONTACTED BRP AND I WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER. THEY INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO WRAP THE EXHAUST AND TO PUT HEAT SHIELDS ON EACH SIDE OF THE BIKE. NO MORE WILL BE DONE FOR THE HEAT ISSUE TO MY SPYDER. A MECHANIC PUT A GUN TO THE BIKE AFTER I GOT OFF, HE LIFTED THE SEAT AND THE HEAT REGISTERED 174 DEGREES AND YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS BUBBLING IN THE TANK. I DON'T WANT MY BIKE TO CATCH ON FIRE. BUT IT GETS SO HOT IT'S SCARY. *TR

THERE IS A TERRIBLE GAS SMELL WHEN I STOP AND WHEN I GET HOME FROM A RIDE I HAVE TO PARK THE SPYDER OUTSIDE SO THAT THE ENTIRE GARAGE DOESN'T SMELL LIKE GAS. ALSO, WHEN I'M RIDING I HAVE TO POSITION MY FEET JUST RIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE FLOORBOARD TO KEEP FROM GETTING MY FOOT OR ANKLE BURNED FROM THE HEAT BEING PUT OUT ON THAT SIDE. *TR

AFTER I RIDE MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RS IN WARM/HOT OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE SEVERE GAS FUMES. I NOTICE IT MORE WHEN I TURN THE SPYDER OFF AND PARK IT. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I RIDE IN THESE TEMPERATURES I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME FILLING MY SPYDER WITH GAS. WHEN I PUT THE GAS NOZZLE IN THE FILLER HOLE IT CONTINUES TO SHUT THE PUMP OFF AS IF IT IS OVER FILLING. HOWEVER ONCE IT HAVE ADDED ABOUT A GALLON OF COOL GAS TO THE TANK (BY MANUALLY SQUEEZING THE HANDLE MULTIPLE TIMES) IT SEEMS TO PUMP AUTOMATICALLY FINE. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT THE GAS IN THE TANK IS OVERHEATING. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE BODYWORK ON THE SPYDER GETTING VERY HOT AROUND THE LEG/ENGINE AREA. I'VE HAD TO ADD HEAT RESISTANT INSULATION TO THE INSIDE OF THE PANELS TO BE ABLE TO RIDE THE SPYDER ON DAYS WITH HOT OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO MY CAN-AM DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY HAVE REPLIED (1.) THAT THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE OR (2.) THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE SPYDERS I HAVE SEEN THAT ARE CATCHING ON FIRE. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US HELPLESS/HOPELESS CAN-AM SPYDER OWNERS. *TR

THE BIKE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DIRECTLY UNDER THE FUEL TANK, THE EXCESSIVE HEAT ACTUALLY BOILS THE FUEL IN THE GAS TANK, ONCE LIFTING THE SEAT, THE FUEL GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO REMOVE, I'VE CONTACTED BRP CARE WITH NO SUCESS AND HAVE ORDERED THE REPLACENT SIDE PANELS AT MY OWN COST, THEY HAVE COVERED SOME UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT ALL ARE GETTING THIS OPTION, THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT BRP''S APPROVAL. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL OF THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON ALL 2013 AND 2014 ST'S AND RT'S, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FIRES AS A RESULT OF THE DESIGN FLAW. THANK YOU. *JS