1999 Victory V92C

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH 78000 CURRENT MILEAGE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006, WHICH STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 18, 2006 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE SCHEDULED UNTIL JUNE 2007. THERE HAD NOT BEEN A FAILURE TO DATE.*AK THE RECALL WAS FOR THE REAR SPOCKET AND TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO RIDE THE BIKE. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 99 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. POLARIS IS CURRENTLY DOING A "UPGRADE" BUT WILL NOT PUBLICALLY ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WOULD COST THEM TOO MUCH MONEY. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST OTHER CAR COMPANIES WOULD TAKE SOME INITIATIVE AND REPAIR IT ON THEIR OWN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM JUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO MYSELF OR ANY OF THE OTHER OWNERS OF THEIR PRODUCT AND IT'S SHORT COMINGS. *NM

INTERMITTENT GEAR LOCKING UP BETWEEN GEARS 2+3 AND 3+4. PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ROCKING THE BIKE BACK AND FORTH RELEASES. UNIT HAS ALSO POPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR 3 WHILE UNDER POWER AND OCCURRENCES ARE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AS THE BIKE AGES. 1999 V92C VICTORY MOTORCYCLE 19,000 MILES. DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TRANS UPGRADE KIT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED POLARIS RESOLVED ISSUE WITH TRANS A YEAR AGO WITH CUSTOMERS (2005). I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $3,000 FOR THE FIX, SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO POP-OUT OF GEAR AND INTO A SORT OF NEUTRAL STATE. TYPICALLY IT IS EXPECTED WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. IT IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION (APPROX 80 % OF SHIFTS). THE POPPING OUT OF GEAR FIRST OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (OCTOBER 2000), AND HAS DEVELOPED INTO A MORE COMMON INCIDENCE. AS THE CONDITION WORSENS, IT OCCURS EVEN UNDER MILD ACCELERATION (APPROX 10 % OF SHIFTS). I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A FAILURE IN TRAFFIC THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. INSTANCES, SUCH AS CROSSING A BUSY STREET, OR ENTERING A FREEWAY HAVE BEEN UNSETTLING. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL PROPOSE A TRANSMISSION FIX/RECALL BEFORE THIS KILLS RIDERS. *JB

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

I'VE OWNED MY 1999 VICTORY SINCE NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL, FALSE NEUTRALS BETWEEN GEARS, POPPING OUT OF GEAR, POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR INTO SECOND, AND LOUD CLANKING DURING SHIFTS. THE NEWEST PROBLEM HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY. THE BIKE WAS PARKED IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE A RESTAURANT WITH SOME FRIENDS AND I STARTED THE BIKE. THE NEUTRAL LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS WAITING FOR OTHERS IN THE GROUP TO GET STARTED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE BIKE JUMPED FORWARD. LUCKILY THE MOTOR STALLED AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT SOME OF THE WORST INCIDENTS ARE RANDOM AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OK ONE TIME AND THE NEXT CORNER YOU COME TO IT WONT DOWN SHIFT OR SOMETHING ELSE. OF COURSE IT NEVER DOES THESE THINGS WHEN YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE CLANKING IS ALMOST EVERY SHIFT. I HAD THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS NEW BUT WAS TOLD " THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE", SO I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS ARE JUST ANNOYING THOUGH I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. THE JUMPING INTO OR OUT OF GEAR IS VERY DANGEROUS THOUGH AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS IF I WAS SMART I WOULD SELL THE BIKE BUT THEN I WOULD FEEL GUILTY IF SOMEONE ELSE GOT HURT ON IT. *JB

I PURCHASED MY VICTORY NEW DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOUD AND SOMETIMES SLOW TO SHIFT IT HAS RECENTLY BEGUN TO LOSE POWER TOTALLY, AS IF SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. IN ONE INSTANCE THIS FAILURE CAUSED ME TO COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL AFTER STOPPING. I AM TOLD THAT THE ONLY REAL FIX IS TO HAVE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COSTING ALMOST $3K FROM A VICTORY DEALER. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1999 POLARIS VICTORY V92C USED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT CLUNKS VERY LOUDLY WHEN SHIFTING IT GIVES FALSE NEUTRALS BETWEEN GEARS, IM NOW AFRAID TO RIDE WITH MY WIFE ON BIKE AS THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO SELF DESTRUCT OR LOCKUP, AS I SAID MY WIFE WONT GET ON IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SO LOUD SHE'S AFRAID OF IT. I BELIEVE THIS BIKE IS DANGEROUS , AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AT THEIR EXPENSE, I BELIEVED I WAS BUYING A QUALITY PRODUCT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WILLARD RYAN. *JB