2005 Triumph Rocket Iii

I HAVE A TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. 2005 MODEL YEAR BOUGHT IT IN OCT OF 2004. IT CAME WITH A TWO YEAR UNLIMITED MILES WARRANTY. AFTER OWNING FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR I STARTED TO DEVELOPED ENGINE NOISE/VIBRATION, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY KEPT DENYING THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULDN'T DETECT THE NOISE OR VIBRATION. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL TRIUMPH DEALER/SERVICE CENTER FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THEY HAD IT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS, AND THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY NOISE OR VIBRATION, AND THEY CHARGED ME SHOP RATE FEES FOR THE ASSESSMENT, CLAIMING THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THEN THEY COULD NOT WRITE IT UP AS A WARRANTY CLAIM. NOW MY TWO YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER AND NOW THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD IT CAN NOW BE DETERMINED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET TO THE TIMING CHAIN. AND THEY WANT OVER 1500 DOLLARS JUST FOR PARTS. IT IS KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. MY INQUIRY INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER ROCKET III OWNERS REVEALED THAT TRIUMPH IS AWARE OF A SPECIFIC LOT OF TIMING CHAIN SPROCKETS THAT WERE SUBSTANDARD. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH MY BIKE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, OR UNDER A EXTENSION OF WARRANTY FOR CIRCUMSTANCES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. OF THE MANY OWNERS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE HAD THIS PART FAIL IT WILL TAKE OUT THE CHAIN AND BOTH CAMSHAFTS WILL STOP TURNING AND BEND ALL OF THE VALVES AND IN SOME CASES IT HAS BROKEN THE PISTONS. I BELIEVE MY ENGINE SHOULD BE FIXED BY TRIUMPH BEFORE IT BECOMES A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. RIGHT NOW I CAN STILL RIDE IT, BUT I FEEL THAT IT COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME, AND IT CAN LOCK UP THE ENGINE/CAUSE CRASH, BUT I AM ONLY HOPING THAT A RECALL OR ADMISSION OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL COME. I AM STILL PAYING $363 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR THIS THING AND CANNOT FATHOM THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO FUND THIS MISTAKE ON THEIR PART. NO PUN INTENDED. THANKS.... *TR

TIMING CHAIN, SPROCKETS, BLADES AND TENSIONER ARE CONSTRUCTED AND ENGINEERED UNDER SUBSTANDARD GUIDELINES CAUSING FAILURE OF ONE OR ALL TIMING COMPONENTS AND ENGINE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH. TRIUMPH HAS UPDATED THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THESE COMPONENTS IN LATER MODEL YEARS BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE EARLIER YEARS CONTAINING THE FAULTY COMPONENTS. INSTANCES OF FAILURE HAVE OCCURRED ANYWHERE FROM 1,000 TO 35,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED NUMEROUSLY ON TRIUMPH ROCKET III OWNERS GROUP WEBSITES UNDER THE TERM "PAINT CAN RATTLE" AS THE SOUND THAT IS PRODUCED BY THE FAILING COMPONENTS SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE BALL BEARING RATTLE INSIDE A SPRAY CAN OF PAINT. SEVERAL FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND THE REBUILD COST OF $2,000+ HAS BEEN PUSHED ON TO THE CUSTOMER. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT A TIMING CHAIN IS A CONSUMABLE ITEM MUCH LIKE TIRES AND BRAKES BUT COMPLETE SPROCKET AND ENGINE FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED CONSUMABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TRIUMPH ROCKET THREE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND IT SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 1000 RPMS. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER STATED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE TUNED. THE DEALER TUNED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER TUNED THE COMPUTER FOUR MONTHS LATER AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000 ,AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2600. *AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND WHILE STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. THE MOTORCYCLE ALWAYS RESTARTED AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS TWISTED FOR ONE MINUTE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING, BUT RESET THE COMPUTER TWICE. HOWEVER, THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONTINUES. *AK

DT: RIDING AT 5 TO 10 MPH COMING TO STOP, CONSUMER'S FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND A LOUD METAL PING SOUND OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THAT HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSUMER HAD HEARD LOUD SCRAPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND REPORTED THIS FACTOR TO THE DEALER WHICH FOUND NOTHING. 20 MINUTES LATER THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP THE BIKE UPRIGHT INJURING SELF IN PROCESS. THE MODEL IS A SPEEDMASTER . *NM THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HAND FRONT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNT BOLTS HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED AT THE FACTORY. THE UPPER MOUNT WAS LOOSE AND THE LOWER BOLT HAD BACKED OUT ALMOST COMPLETEY. *TT *SB