CAN-AM Spyder Complaints (2016)

12 consumer complaints on file.

#11722608March 6, 2026
STEERING
The power steering unit started to break up switching on and off making steering difficult.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11665734June 9, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
The contact owns a 2016 Can Am Spyder RT. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the ignition failed to function as intended. The message DESS (Dynamically Enhanced Security System) was displayed. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the programmed key chip had failed and needed to be replaced. The repair was pending. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied assistance in covering the cost for the repair. The failure mileage was 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11546940September 27, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Brake failure led to catastrophic collision
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#11468576June 10, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2016 CanAm Spyder F3 Limited had a bad front sprocket. Began making noise & vibrating when on the road. Took it to the dealer & it was the front sprocket that is now under recall. I had the Spyder repaired at the cost of $465.46. I notified CanAm of my expenses to replace the sprocket & provided the bill from the dealer. They are refusing to now refund my expenses for the repair. They want to give me a credit towards CanAm products which I do not want any CanAm products. I want a refund for what I spent to fix the Spyder which is now under recall & the new sprocket will have to be replaced because it is also a defective sprocket.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11415023May 3, 2021
POWER TRAIN
2016 CAN-AM RT SPYDER: FRONT SPROCKET STRIPPED LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC THIS HAPPENED AT 1642 MILES (BRP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY). AT 5175 (3 MAY 2021) FRONT SPROCKET AGAIN LEFT ME IN TRAFFIC AND STRANDED AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAS HAPPENED AFTER SLOWING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. BOTH TIMES REQUIRED TOWING AND REPAIR A SERVICE CENTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084492April 11, 2018
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS SO MUCH PLAY AND IT TURNS AT 65 MILES HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE 64 YOU CANNOT HOLD IT IN YOUR LANE [XXX] I HAD BOUGHT A CAN-AM SPYDER RT LIMITED SE6 2016 ON 4-12-2017 I HAD IT AROUND 15 DAYS AND FOUND OUT IT WAS UNSAFE TO RIDE I TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP ON 4-27-2017 THEY REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING I PICKED IT UP ON 5-11-2017. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO CHECK IT OUT ON 5-17-2017 I HAD A OPERATION DOCTOR HAD ME IN BED UNTIL 9-17-2017 THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THE BIKE WASN'T FIX SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON 10-24-2017 THEY KEPT UNTIL 11-27-2017 THEY SAID THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY ONLY DROVE IT 3 MILES I TOOK IT BACK ON THE SAME DAY 11-7-2017 THEY KEPT IT UNTIL 11-17-2017 NOW IT HAS SIX MILES ON IT. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW BIKE I TOLD HER IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SHE SAID IF I DIDN'T CARE SHE WOULD COME OVER AND PICK IT UP AND TAKE CARE OF IT THAT WAS ON 11-28-2017 I GOT IT BACK ON 2-20-2018 I TOLD HER FROM THE DAY ONE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT I WANTED ANOTHER BIKE SHE REFUSED SHE SAID WE'LL FIX THIS ONE IT WAS JUNK THE DAY I BOUGHT IT IS STILL JUNK ASK POWERSPORTS PH 614-759-9300 2450 PARK CRESCENT DR COLUMBUS OH 43232 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062802January 15, 2018
STEERING
01/15/2018 I SENT THIS LETTER TO YOU ONCE ON JANUARY 8TH 2018 YOU HAD RECEIVED IT AND GIVE ME A CALL TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION I RETURNED YOUR CALL LEFT A MESSAGE NOBODY CALLED ME BACK THIS IS A NUMBER THAT YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF ME 614 - 314 - 0725 THE BIKES BRAND NEW I'VE HAD PROBLEMS THE DAY I BOUGHT IT THEY STILL HAVE IT IN THE SHOP I NEED HELP. I HAD BOUGHT A CAN-AM SPYDER RT LIMITED SE6 2016 ON 4-12-2017 I HAD IT AROUND 12 DAYS AND FOUND OUT IT WAS UNSAFE TO RIDE I TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP THEY HAD IT FOR 14 DAYS THEY REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING I PICKED IT UP ON 5-11-2017. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO CHECK IT OUT ON 5-17-2017 I HAD A OPERATION DOCTOR HAD ME IN BED UNTIL 9-17-2017 THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THE BIKE WASN'T FIX SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON 10 / 24 / 2017 THEY KEPT UNTIL 11 / 7 / 2017 THEY SAID THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY ONLY DROVE IT 3 MILES I TOOK IT BACK ON THE SAME DAY 11 / 7 / 2017 THEY KEPT IT UNTIL 11 / 17 / 2017 NOW IT HAS SIX MILES ON IT. AND ALL THEY'VE HAD IT FOR 30 DAYS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW BIKE I TOLD HER IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SHE SAID IF I DIDN'T CARE SHE WOULD COME OVER AND PICK IT UP AND TAKE CARE OF IT THAT WAS ON 11 27 2017 AS WE TALK SHE STILL HAVE THE BIKE I TOLD HER FROM THE DAY ONE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT I WANTED ANOTHER BIKE SHE REFUSED SHE SAID WE'LL FIX THIS ONE IT WAS JUNK TODAY I BOUGHT IT IS STILL JUNK AND SHE STILL HAS THE BIKE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS BAD ALSO TRUNK CABLE IS BROKEN AND THEY FOUND THE KNUCKLE ON THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED NOW THIS IS A NEW BIKE I TOLD HER TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ONE SHE REFUSE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062062January 10, 2018
STEERING
I NEED HELP. I HAD BOUGHT A CAN-AM LIMITED 2016 ON 4-12-2017 I HAD IT AROUND 12 DAYS AND FOUND OUT IT WAS UNSAFE TO RIDE I TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP THEY HAD IT FOR 14 DAYS THEY REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING I PICKED IT UP ON 5-11-2017. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO CHECK IT OUT ON 5-17-2017 I HAD A OPERATION DOCTOR HAD ME IN BED UNTIL 9-17-2017 THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THE BIKE WASN'T FIX SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON 10 / 24 / 2017 THEY KEPT UNTIL 11 / 7 / 2017 THEY SAID THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY ONLY DROVE IT 3 MILES I TOOK IT BACK ON THE SAME DAY 11 / 7 / 2017 THEY KEPT IT UNTIL 11 / 17 / 2017 NOW IT HAS SIX MILES ON IT. AND ALL THEY'VE HAD IT FOR 30 DAYS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW BIKE I TOLD HER IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SHE SAID IF I DIDN'T CARE SHE WOULD COME OVER AND PICK IT UP AND TAKE CARE OF IT THAT WAS ON 11 27 2017 AS WE TALK SHE STILL HAVE THE BIKE I TOLD HER FROM THE DAY ONE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT I WANTED ANOTHER BIKE SHE REFUSED SHE SAID WE'LL FIX THIS ONE IT WAS JUNK TODAY I BOUGHT IT IS STILL JUNK AND SHE STILL HAS THE BIKE.*BF * *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986164May 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN GEAR WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE ROAD CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH MINIMAL SHOULDER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLIND 45 MPH CORNER. IF THE VEHICLE HAD A NEUTRAL RELEASE SWITCH, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN MOVED ONTO THE SHOULDER REMOVING THE OBSTACLE FROM THE PATH OF ONCOMING MOTORISTS. SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED, I HAD TO STAND IN THE ROAD TO WARN MOTORISTS TO STOP. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED BUT IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PATH OF OTHER MOTORISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983890May 7, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
ON SATURDAY MAY 6, 2017 I TEST DROVE A 2016 CAN AM SPYDER F3. IT WAS A CLEAR, BUT CHILLY AND WINDY DAY IN NORTH EAST GEORGIA. I HAD PREARRANGED A TEST RIDE WITH MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS IN BUFORD, GA. THE MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED, BUT HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE ISSUE: WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE IN I 85 NORTH, ON CRUISE CONTROL AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH, THE TRAFFIC WELL AHEAD OF ME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO COAST THE MACHINE. I THEN NOTICED THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS STOPPED. I REACHED WITH MY RIGHT FOOT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT 'FIND' THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT THIS POINT THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS STOPPED AND I WAS FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS. I BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT FRANTICALLY AND ENTERED THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT OF I 85. I SUCCESSFULLY PASSED SEVERAL VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER LANE. //THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BRING THE MACHINE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR AND LESS THAN 10 MPH WITHOUT STRIKING ANY VEHICLES OR OTHER OBJECTS. //AFTER STOPPING IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND GATHERING MY COMPOSURE, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT IT HAD FLIPPED BACK (UPSIDE DOWN) AND WAS INOPERABLE. //AFTER SUCCESSFULLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO REST AGAINST A CURB IN A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT, I INVESTIGATED THE BRAKE ISSUE MORE CLOSELY. SEE ATTACHED PICS! //AS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE, THIS SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE RENDERS THE BRAKES ON THE MACHINE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND LEAVES THE OPERATOR AT EXTREME RISK! //HAD I BEEN HEADING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR TRAVERSING A SERIOUS CURVE OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER REAL, ON-ROAD SCENARIOS, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED? I AM ONLY HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND NOT INJURED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970829April 5, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS
THERE IS A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHEELS AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECT AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MAKE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917156October 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A VIBRATION IN THE HANDLE BARS STARTING AT 79 MPH THROUGH 82 MPH. IT THEN GOES AWAY. IT COMES BACK AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE IS GOING OVER 90 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS AND AS OF YET NO ONE CAN FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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