Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 929 complaints for CAN-AM
Incident date: Aug 4, 2014
WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES. I SUSPECT GAS BOILING IN GAS TANK, AS THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PAST WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE. PLUS, WHENEVER PARKING IN THE GARAGE I HAVE TO LEAVE TO GARAGE DOOR OPEN FOR AT LEAST A HALF AN HOUR FOR THE GAS FUMES TO CLEAR OUT. *TR
Incident date: Jul 26, 2014
FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT MY SPYDER, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH EXTREME HEAT AT THE LOWER RIGHT AND IN THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SEAT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF FUMES AFTER PARKING, DRIPPING FUEL, AND FUEL BOILING WITH THE GAS CAP HEATED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD ONLY OPEN IT WHILE WEARING GLOVES. DURING ONE OF MY FIRST TIMES REFUELING WHILE LOOSENING THE GAS CAP MY HANDS WERE WASHED WITH FUEL THAT WA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jul 26, 2014
FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT MY SPYDER, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH EXTREME HEAT AT THE LOWER RIGHT AND IN THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SEAT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF FUMES AFTER PARKING, DRIPPING FUEL, AND FUEL BOILING WITH THE GAS CAP HEATED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD ONLY OPEN IT WHILE WEARING GLOVES. DURING ONE OF MY FIRST TIMES REFUELING WHILE LOOSENING THE GAS CAP MY HANDS WERE WASHED WITH FUEL THAT WA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jul 21, 2014
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 DEALERS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2014
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. ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2014
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. ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE BODY PANEL AREA CAUSING THE FUEL IN THE GAS TANK TO BOIL. *JS
Incident date: Jul 2, 2013
EVERY TIME I RIDE THE BIKE WHEN IT GETS TO OPERATING TEMPS AND I STOP ALL I SMELLS RAW FUEL VAPORS GOOD THING I DON'T SMOKE I AM AFRAID IT WILL BLOW UP I CANT PUT BIKE IN GARAGE WHEN I GET HOME BECAUSE OF THE SMELL AFRAID MY HOUSE WILL CATCH FIRE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS DEAL SAYS ITS NORMAL. *TR
Incident date: Jul 19, 2012
RIDING MOTORCYCLE RIGHT LEG GETS VERY VERY HOT ALMOST BURNING...NEED RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR
Incident date: Jul 19, 2012
RIDING MOTORCYCLE RIGHT LEG GETS VERY VERY HOT ALMOST BURNING...NEED RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR
Incident date: Jul 20, 2014
OFFICER WAS OPERATING VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION. POSTED SPEED WAS 25 MPH AND OFFICER WAS DECELERATING AND FELT HEAT RISING FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. OFFICER OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT OFF BEFORE BEING INJURED. WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED AND FLAMES CAUGHT A YARD AND TWO NEARBY TR... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 24, 2013
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 SEA... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: May 24, 2013
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 SEA... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: May 24, 2013
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 SEA... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATED, WHICH BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT'S PANTS. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A STUCK PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,400.
Fire
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATED, WHICH BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT'S PANTS. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A STUCK PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,400.
Fire
Incident date: May 21, 2014
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 . ... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2014
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 . ... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2014
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 . ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
DRIVING ON I 75 NORTHBOUND IN TROY, MI, THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 78 DEGREES OUTSIDE. IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION, WHICH THE DRIVER BEHIND JUST AVOIDED HITTING ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY OTHER CAN AM SPIDER ALSO. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL THING, AND BOMBARDIER SAYS IT IS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN IN EXTREME HEAT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPIDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT ACROSS THE FLOORBOARD AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN BLEW HOT AIR FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL CAP WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO... Read more
CAN-AM
SPYDER RT
(2013) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
May 30, 2014
Incident date: Sep 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPIDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT ACROSS THE FLOORBOARD AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN BLEW HOT AIR FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL CAP WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2013
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... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V386000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: May 9, 2014
VEHICLE OVER HEATS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC/ DASH CLUSTER SAYS LIMP HOME MODE BEEN IN DEALER SHIP SINCE 5/1/2014. *JS
Incident date: Apr 22, 2014
THERE IS EXTREME HEAT UNDER THE SEAT. I HAVE RECEIVED 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON MY RIGHT ANKLE AND RIGHT THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT ONE MUST USE GLOVES TO REMOVE THE GAS CAP WHEN PURCHASING FUEL. I CAN HEAR THE GAS BOILING OR BUBBLING IN THE TANK AFTER RIDING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE RAW GAS SMELL IS SO STRONG WHEN PARKING IN THE GARAGE IT MAKES ONES EYES BURN. I HAD THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMEN... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 16, 2014
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 SOLUT... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
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 AFT... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
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 AFT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK MY REAR LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FENDER SUPPORT HAD CUT INTO THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS CAUSING IT TO GROUND OUT. BOTH FENDER SUPPORTS HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR FENDER ITSELF WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OFF AND COMPLETELY SEVERING THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS. I TOOK PICTURES AND OPENED A CASE WITH THE DEALER. I ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK MY REAR LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FENDER SUPPORT HAD CUT INTO THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS CAUSING IT TO GROUND OUT. BOTH FENDER SUPPORTS HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR FENDER ITSELF WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OFF AND COMPLETELY SEVERING THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS. I TOOK PICTURES AND OPENED A CASE WITH THE DEALER. I ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK MY REAR LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FENDER SUPPORT HAD CUT INTO THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS CAUSING IT TO GROUND OUT. BOTH FENDER SUPPORTS HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR FENDER ITSELF WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OFF AND COMPLETELY SEVERING THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS. I TOOK PICTURES AND OPENED A CASE WITH THE DEALER. I ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 6, 2013
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ODOR OF FUEL AND INTERMITTENT STALLING. EVAP CANISTER WAS REPLACED TWICE (FUEL IN CANISTER) AND PURGE VALVE ONCE. APPEARS TO AFFECT RUNNING AS IT MISSES AND SURGES AT A CONSTANT SPEED (VERY SUBTLE). SINCE I PARK THIS IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE IT IS A CONCERN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 5 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 2 1/2 MONTHS DURING MY 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. BRP HAS NOW TOLD ME T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Incident date: Apr 11, 2014
WHEN STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR JUST STOPPING TO PARK THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLES EVAP CANISTER. THIS ALL STARTED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 70 DEGREES. THIS SMELL OCCURS IF THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, HALF FULL OR NEARLY EMPTY. ON SUNDAY 4/13/14 WHEN COMING HOME FROM A LONG RIDE I DECIDED TO CHECK OVER SOME THINGS AND DISCOVERED THE GASOLINE IN T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
DURING ENGINE OPERATION; THE VEHICLE SENDS EXTREMELY HOT AIR OUT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FORWARD EDGES OF THE SEAT AND UPPER AND SIDE BODY PANELS, THE UPPER SIDE PANELS ARE VERY HOT TO TOUCH, AND THE UNDERSEAT AREA ACCUMULATES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HOT AIR ALLOWING THE FUEL CAP FOUND UNDER THE SEAT TO BECOME HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SEAT HEAT PROBLEMS MAKE RIDING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE DIFFIC... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
DURING ENGINE OPERATION; THE VEHICLE SENDS EXTREMELY HOT AIR OUT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FORWARD EDGES OF THE SEAT AND UPPER AND SIDE BODY PANELS, THE UPPER SIDE PANELS ARE VERY HOT TO TOUCH, AND THE UNDERSEAT AREA ACCUMULATES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HOT AIR ALLOWING THE FUEL CAP FOUND UNDER THE SEAT TO BECOME HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SEAT HEAT PROBLEMS MAKE RIDING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE DIFFIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 26, 2013
RAW FUEL SMELL AFTER TRIKE WARMS UP AND COMES TO A STOP. RIGHT LEG AND FOOT ALOS BECOMES HOT WHILE RIDING. GAS CAP HOT WHEN REMOVING TO FILL UP. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THE WARMER IT GETS THE WORSE THE RAW FEUL ODOR, AND HEAT BUILD UP GETS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE GAS ACTUALLY BOILS IN THE FUEL TANK AND VAPORIZE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
HERE IS A LIST OF ISSUES WITH MY MOTORCYCLE, AND HUNDREDS OF CAN AM OWNERS 1- GAS SMELL 2- GAS BOILING AFTER RIDING 3- OVERHEATING, BURNING IF YOU TOUCH IT BOMBARDIER IS NOT FIXING IT, BUT THEY CHANGE THE DESIGN ON THE 2014 WITH NEW VENTS AND THEY ARE ASKING US TO PAY FOR THE FIX. MY BIKE IS SO HOT THAT MY WIFE HAVE ASK ME NOT TO RIDE ANYMORE, SHE ALSO ASK ME TO TO TAKE THE KIDS OR HER FOR... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2013
MY RIGHT FOOT BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT WHILE RIDING FOR GREAT THEN 60 MIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVEN MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER COMPLAINS. I ALSO NOTICED MY DRIVER SEAT AND GAS CAP GET QUITE HOT ALSO. PLEASE FIX THE HEAT ISSUE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JS
Incident date: Jan 2, 2014
2013 SPYDER RT LIMITED HAS BOILING GAS ISSUES. FUEL CAP IS VERY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN STOPPING TO FILL UP. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS BOILING WHEN YOU REMOVE THE GAS CAP. HAD THE BIKE IN FOR IT'S 600 MILE OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP. WE ARE NOT OVERFILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN WE FILL UP. ONCE THE PUMP CUTS OFF THAT IS ALL THE TANK GETS. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. SINCE THE WEATHER HAS STARTE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS WHEN CRUISING OR STANDING STILL. OVERPOWERING. DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. AT TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS WHEN CRUISING OR STANDING STILL. OVERPOWERING. DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. AT TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 18, 2014
EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED THERE IS LOT OF FUEL SMELL. IT IS SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR, FOR FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION. *TR
Incident date: Jan 20, 2014
I HAVE HAD THE PREVIOUS RECALL DONE AND THE BIKE IS STILL DRIPPING GAS IN MY GARAGE FROM THE EVAP OVERFLOW LINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN AFTER THE RECALL INSULATION. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Apr 30, 2013
I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO TH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2013
I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO TH... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2013
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 AFT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2013
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 AFT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2012
THE SPYDER ST HAS STARTED IDLING ROUGH....RPM'S WILL RACE BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 IN A NANO SECOND THE BIKE WILL SURGE FORWARD....STARTED HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 200 HUNDRED ARE SO MILES....NOW IT HAS A ROUGH IDLE ALL THE TIME.....BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC ....WHEN RPM'S REACH 1000 OR BELOW A BEEPING SOUND AS IF BIKE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF....THEN SURGES TO 1800-2000 A... Read more