Showing 415 complaints for KTM
Incident date: Jul 18, 2006
2006 KTM 300XCW MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED JUNE 2006. GAS CAP BEGAN LEAKING WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. GAS DRAINS FROM AROUND THE BASE OF THE CAP ONTO THE TANK, SEAT, RIDERS LEGS, AND MAY DRIP ONTO THE MOTOR AND EXHAUST. TANKS OPENING IS ALSO DISTORTED. KTM SENT AN X-RING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL LEAKS JUST AS BADLY AS BEFORE. *NM
Incident date: Sep 1, 2006
I PURCHASED A NEW KTM MOTORCYCLE IN MARCH 2006 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2006 I NOTICE THE GAS CAP(NEW 1/4 TURN DESIGN) LEAKING WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER WHILE RIDING I FELL OVER AND DROPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND THE GAS CAP ACTUALLY POPPED OFF THE GAS TANK AND SPILLED GAS ON ME. IT TOOK ME 15 MINUTES TO GET BACK TO MY TRUCK AND WASH THE GAS OFF. IT MADE SEVERA
... L BLOTCHY RED AREAS ON MY LEG WHERE THE GAS HAD SOAKED MY PANTS. I REPORTED THIS ALL TO THE DEALER AND THEY SOLD ME A NEW GAS CAP. THE NEW CAP STARTED LEAKING GAS AFTER ONLY TWO RIDES. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND THE KTM NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE REP. KTM AT THIS POINT SUGGESTED AN O-RING SO I BOUGHT ONE FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE AND PUT IT ON THE GAS CAP. THIS SEEMED TO STOP THE LEAK BUT THEN I NOTICED THE GAS CAP GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO REMOVE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CAP IT WAS NOTICEABLY DEFORMED SO I REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL KTM DEALER IN OCTOBER 2006. THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER CAP BUT THIS ONE WAS FREE AND THEY GAVE ME A X-RING TO INSTALL ON THE CAP. SINCE THEN, THE NEW CAP HAS ALSO DEFORMED AND NOW THE VENT CHECK BALL HOUSING HAS ALSO COME APART CAUSING THE CHECK BALL TO DROP INTO THE GAS TANK SO NOW GAS SPILLS OUT THE VENT TUBE. I REPORTED ALL OF THIS TO MY DEALER AND THEY SHOWED ME A LETTER FROM KTM WITH NEW X-RINGS ATTACHED STATING THIS WAS THE FIX BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE IT TO ME AS THEY ONLY HAD A COUPLE AND OFFERED TO SELL ME ANOTHER NEW GAS CAP. I HAVE ALSO CALLED THE KTM NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE REP. AND INFORMED HIM OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING ANYWHERE. THEIR X-RING FIX MAY RESOLVE THE GAS LEAK BUT IT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE DEFORMED, POPPING OFF, FALLING APART PROBLEM WITH THEIR DESIGN. *NMRead more
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Incident date: Jan 28, 2007
GAS CAP LEAKS. I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN THE SAME DESIGN CAP ON A FRIENDS BIKE FALL OFF AFTER A CRASH, SPILLING GAS ON THE GROUND. *JB
Incident date: Oct 20, 2005
I HAVE A 2006 KTM 300XC-W WHICH HAS LEAKED FUEL FROM THE GAS CAP SINCE IT WAS NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. THE LEAK FROM THE DEFECTIVE CAP HAS RESULTED IN CHEMICAL BURNS TO MY UPPER THIGH AREA IN ONE PARTICULAR TIP OVER. *JB KTM IS AWARE OF THE FLAW AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO PLACATE THE OWNERS WITH BANDAIDE TYPE FIXES, NONE OF WHICH HAS PERMANENTLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE
... SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF SPILLED GASOLINE ON THEMSELVES OR HOT ENGINE PARTS. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A FUEL TANK THAT HAS A TRADITIONAL SCREW TYPE CAP AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN ORDER TO RIDE THE BIKE WITH OUT WORRY OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. *JBRead more
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Incident date: Mar 3, 2006
BIKE PURCHASED 11-05. RIDING BIKE SLOWLY THROUGH WOODS AND FELL OVER. THE FUEL CAP POPPED OFF SPILLING A LARGE PORTION OF FUEL. 3-06 VACATION IN GA, FUEL CAP STARTED LEAKING. FUEL TANK COVERED IN FUEL, UNDERNEATH SEAT AND THE FRAME COVERED IN FUEL. MY LEFT LEG PANTS FUEL SOAKED AFTER EVERY RIDE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER. FINALLY AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER OWNER ( ABOUT A MONTH LATER) THEY TOOK A
... CAP OF A NEW BIKE AND GAVE IT TO ME. THE OLD CAP WAS TURNED IN TO THEM. IT LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER CAP, MAYBE IN 8-06. BY OCT 06 FUEL CAP IS AGAIN LEAKING BADLY. THE CAP ALSO IS SWOLLEN AND VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. CALLED SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER. A WEEK PASSES AND I CALL AGAIN. HE SAYS THIS IS NOT A KTM ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE AWAY ANY MORE FUEL CAPS. I THEN CALLED THE OWNER OF THE DEALER AGAIN. WHO IN TURN CALLED KTM. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THEY GAVE ME A NEW CAP THAT WAS MODIFIED WITH A ADDITIONAL O-RING. I ORIGINALLY CALLED IN MY COMPLAINT. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW UP. *JBRead more
Incident date: Feb 24, 2007
I OWN A 2004 KTM 200EXC MOTORCYCLE WITH 2006 GAS TANK. THE 1/4 TURN GAS CAP ON THIS 2006 GAS TANK HAS LEAK MULTIPLE TIMES AROUND THE SEALING SURFACE WHEN THE BIKE WAS LEANED OVER. ALSO, THE GAS CAP HAS BECOME DISTORTED AND SWOLLEN. IT IS DIFFICULT TO INSERT AND REMOVE FROM THE GAS TANK. I PURCHASED A NEW GAS CAP FROM THE DEALER BUT THE GAS CAP IS TOO LOOSE WITHIN THE GAS TANK AND WILL NOT STAY ON.
... I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST KTM ON THE DEFECTIVE GAS CAP AND GAS TANK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO POTENTIAL OF FIRE WITH THE GASOLINE AND SKIN IRRITATION FROM GASOLINE CONTACT. *JBRead more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2006
GAS CAP ON MOTORCYCLE POPPED OFF, GASOLINE/CHEMICAL BURN ON LEG. *JB
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Incident date: Dec 23, 2006
FROM DAY OF PURCHASE, MY 2007 KTM 200 XC MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE GAS CAP, AND SPLASHING FUEL INTO MY LAP AND ALL OVER THE BIKE. THIS IS FROM THE 1/4 TURN GAS CAP KTM HAS BEEN SHIPPING ON MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 MOTORCYCLES. PLEASE LOOK AT WWW.KTMTALK.COM IN THE "GENERAL FORUM" FOR AN ENTIRE HISTORY OF OWNER COMPLAINTS. AND ALTHOUGH KTM JUST RECENTLY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISS
... UE BY MAILING NEW O-RINGS, THE GAS CAP AND TANK ARE THE ISSUE, AS THE CAP SWELLS AND ENLARGES THE FILLER HOLE TO THE POINT THAT THE O-RING WILL ONLY WORK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD BEFORE IT BEGINS LEAKING AGAIN. I RECOMMEND A 100% RECALL ON THE KTM GAS TANKS. IF THIS WAS A CAR SPILLING GAS ON OUR LAPS, A RECALL WOULD HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED. *NMRead more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2006
THE GAS CAP ON THE '06 KTM 450 EXC MODEL LEAKS FUEL AFTER THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OPERATION. THE VENT GLUE FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE VENT AREA OF THE CAP. THE FUEL CAP BUILT IN GASKET DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND FUEL LEAKS OUT OF THIS AREA AS WELL. THE CAP IS 1/4 TURN TO CLOSE AND DUE TO SWELLING OF THE TANK AND ENLARGEMENT OF THE TANK CAP RECEPTACLE ENLARGE DUE TO SWELLING WIL
... L POP OFF ON IMPACT. A CRASH OCCURRED IN A ROCKY AREA WITH THE BIKE FALLING AND THE RIDER ON THE GROUND THE CAP POPPED OFF ON IMPACT WITH GAS RELEASED FROM THE TANK ALL OVER THE RIDER AND INTO RIDING BOOT. CHEMICAL BURNS WERE SUSTAINED. IF THE BIKE HAD NOT FALLEN DOWNHILL THE FUEL WOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST AND IGNITED THE BIKE AND RIDER. KTM HAS SUPPLIED A TEMPORARY FIX OF AN O-RING, BUT HAS NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING FOR A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS LEAKING PROBLEM AND UNSECURED CAP ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS. HUNDREDS OF '06 THROUGH '07 KTM OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A DEATH IS REPORTED DUE TO FIRE. *NMRead more
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Incident date: Nov 10, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS CAP LEAKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OFF THE ROAD, GAS WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE GAS STORAGE TANK CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK CAP. UPON THE CAP REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME FAILURE OBTAINING NO RESOLUTION OTHER THAN A CAP REPLACEMENT AT THE CONTACT EXPENSES
... . THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EFFECTIVE RESOLUTION FOR THE GAS LEAK, WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE THE SAFE OPERATION OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE 2006 MOTORCYCLE MAKE AND MODEL WERE KTM, SX-F MANUFACTURED BY KTM.*AKRead more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2004
WHEN DECELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED THE MOTORCYCLE HANDLE BARS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Incident date: Apr 6, 2003
FRAME CRACKS AND FAILS. MANUFACTURER KTM USA REPLACED LOTS OF FRAMES BUT SINCE I AMM NOT ORIGINAL OWNER THEY WONT REPLACE MINE. IT IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY SEVEN YEAR OLD SON. *JB
Incident date: Mar 24, 2001
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY COMES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND THE CLUTCH WILL NOT STAY IN A TIGHT ADJUSTMENT. THIS WILL MAKE CLUTCH LOOS AND FAIL. PLEASE SPECIFY MORE INFORMATION ON THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE.*AK AT 600 MILES THE FUEL HOSE FAILED AND BEGAN LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THE HOSE BENDS TWICE AND TRAVELS UP TO CARB CAUSING CRIMPS AND CRACKS TO LINE
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Incident date: Mar 24, 2001
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY COMES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND THE CLUTCH WILL NOT STAY IN A TIGHT ADJUSTMENT. THIS WILL MAKE CLUTCH LOOS AND FAIL. PLEASE SPECIFY MORE INFORMATION ON THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE.*AK AT 600 MILES THE FUEL HOSE FAILED AND BEGAN LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THE HOSE BENDS TWICE AND TRAVELS UP TO CARB CAUSING CRIMPS AND CRACKS TO LINE
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