Can-am Spyder Rs 2008-2012

Model Spyder Rs made by Can-am got 42 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine, fuel system, gasoline and power train.

Car model


Model 2008

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
06/30/201212000
 Tl* the contact owned 2008 can-am spyder rs motorcycle. the contact stated that she came to a complete stop after driving 5 mph. while stopped, the vehicle caught on fire. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop; however an inspection was not conducted. there were no injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure and current mileages were 12,000.
06/30/201212000
 Tl-the contact owned 2008 can-am spyder rs motorcycle. the contact stated that she came to a complete stop after driving 5 mph. while stopped, the vehicle caught on fire. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop; however an inspection was not conducted. there were no injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure and current mileages were 12,000. sm.
06/30/201212000
 Tl-the contact owns 2008 can-am spyder rs motorcycle. the contact stated that while driving at 5 mph and after stopping at a stop light; the motorcycle caught fire. the motorcycle was towed to repair shop; however an inspection was not made to determine the cause of fire. no passenger was injured. the motorcycle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware. the approximate current and failure mileage was 12,000.yn
05/17/20127500
 Clutch failed causing motorcycle to stall in gear. back wheel locked up and bike could not be pushed out of the road. when the clutch failed it ruined the motor and transmission beyond repair.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
06/09/201271001
 Can am spyder was being ridden by owners when it caught fire and within 5 minutes the gas tank had exploded and bike was engulfed in flames . the motorcycle had been in the dealership less than a month before the incident and nothing was mentioned of problems with the evaporation canister which we have since heard there was problems with this make and year. we have contacted the brp company and they have not acknowledged there was a problem until they issued a recall in december 2012. we could have been killed very easily had someone not spotted the fire underneath the spyder close to the gas tank and alerted us to get off the bike. within minutes the bike was consumed in flames and the fire dept. had to extinguish the fire. we had all routine maintenance done on the bike and all recalls performed. we still have not been able to get brp to respond to our correspondence.
11/14/20081781
 Tl-the contact owns a 2008 can-am spyder rs motorcycle. there are numerous defects and failure on his motorcycle. the power steering pulls to the right and the dealer replaced the gps unit under warranty. the fuel gauge was not reading if there was a full tank or if it was empty. the dealer replaced the sending unit within the tank and the instrumentation panel under warranty. the manufacturer was called in regards to all the problems the motorcycle was having and was told they will get back to him. they have not contacted him as yet. the failure mileage was 1,781....mw
POWER TRAIN
05/17/20127500
 Clutch failed causing motorcycle to stall in gear. back wheel locked up and bike could not be pushed out of the road. when the clutch failed it ruined the motor and transmission beyond repair.
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE
07/18/20116500
 Brp issued service bulletins sb-2009-01 identifying failure of the gear position sensors on some of their can am spyder roadsters. symptoms of failure include e or incorrect gear number indicated in cluster indicator; intermittent power steering operation; difficulty shifting; check engine warning scroll in cluster indicater. presented to authorized dealer for service 3 times while under warrantee, unsucessful remedy was reset of gear position sensor. presented to same dealer after expiration of warrantee, remedt was replacement at customer expense in excess of $200. brp factory tech at brp event indicated that replacement was proper remedy. faulty original manufacturer installed gear position sensors are replaced with new designed part from brp only at owners expense.
07/18/20116500
 Brp, despite issuing service bulletins about high drive belt tension, will not repair damage caused by the high tension specified in manufacture and service for their can am spyder roadster. tsb 2010-06 advises reduced tension from 1400 newtons to 450 newtons to protect against damage to front output shaft and rear bearing failures. consequently, costs to repair damage resulting from their original tension specification are assessed to the owner. repair costs are in excess of $2,000.
STEERING
09/07/20101965
 Brp has issued a recall for dynamic power steering unit replacement. date of my notice was 9-7-2010. my can am roadster is still not repaired as brp will not send out a replacement part until they rec'd the old unit. this makes dealer repair defective roadsters 1 at a time. 6 months with a recall notice and i am 8th of my dealers list. how come brp doesn't ramp up production of replacement units to get them out to the dealers.
05/17/200837000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2008 can-am spyder rs motorcycle. there was a recall on reprogramming the steering and after repairing the failure it did not help it caused the vehicle to dart all over the road. he did a front end re-alignment, added new tires and it still darts all over when riding. the vehicle was taken back a second time where they reinstalled a new power steering box and that made it worst that reprogramming the computer. . the dealer informed him there was no other assistance they can offer in repairing the steering. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 38,000.....mw
11/14/20081781
 Tl-the contact owns a 2008 can-am spyder rs motorcycle. there are numerous defects and failure on his motorcycle. the power steering pulls to the right and the dealer replaced the gps unit under warranty. the fuel gauge was not reading if there was a full tank or if it was empty. the dealer replaced the sending unit within the tank and the instrumentation panel under warranty. the manufacturer was called in regards to all the problems the motorcycle was having and was told they will get back to him. they have not contacted him as yet. the failure mileage was 1,781....mw