CAN-AM Spyder Complaints (2018)

26 consumer complaints on file.

#11467522June 4, 2022
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Gear shift paddle will not respond when manually down shifting. Sometimes, I have to pull hard on the lever 3 or 4 times to get it to down shift. Sometimes it simply won’t manually change gears. This is very dangerous, especially on corners, when you need to slow down quickly then accelerate again. I end up “coasting” around corners in too high a gear and have to brake hard to slow down enough to safely maneuver. There’s not enough torque in the high gear to accelerate out. I could easily lose control if I weren’t an experienced rider. It actually stalled out once. This is so dangerous! I took it to the local dealer, they confirmed the issue and opened a case with BRP who denied the claim. This is a KNOWN problem and they were repairing these under a service bulletin under warranty until July 31, 2021. I just purchased this bike from a private party in April 2022. The bike only had 6,274 miles on it when we bought it. Every day people are posting on Facebook Spyder pages about this issue that is unique to the 2018 Spyders. This needs to be a recall!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365273October 19, 2020
STEERING
DRIVING MY SPYDER ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD SHOW A CODE DPS ON MY DISPLAY AND AS LONG AS IT DISPLAYED YOU COULD NOT STEER MOTORCYCLE. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN ONE WEEK. YOU COULD STOP AND SHUT UNIT OFF THEN RESTART AND GO 50 TO 100 MILES THEN FLASH CODE DPS AGAIN. THE FAULT CODE P0550 WAS STORED AS LONG AS BIKE WAS RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361362September 27, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER BEING PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. RESET AND DISENGAGED AFTER A THREE HOUR PERIOD. THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURS. MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO AND NOW THE SECOND MODULE IS FAILING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327510June 6, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, SEATS
HEATED SEAT CEASES TO OPERATE AFTER 40 MINS. PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325876May 25, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS 3-5 TIMES A WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132980October 2, 2018
STEERING
DPS FAILED GOING AROUND A TURN CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO GO INTO THE OPPOSING LANE OF TRAFFIC. P1F00 CODE FIRST CODE P1F05 ONLY HAPPENED IN DRIVE WAY, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON 9/18/18, 9/23/18 DPS WENT OUT IN A TURN AND CODE P1F00 EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAD BOTH CODES IN MEMORY YET BRP WOULD NOT REPAIR WITHOUT DUPLICATION OF ERRORS. EVN HAVE A VIDEO OF THE P1F05 CODE COMING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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