Need help. Limp home mode

[dcirvin]

Hi all. I just got a new to me 2015 RT-S SE6, No problems with it on the drive back to Iowa from North Carolina other than I lost power to my heated gear plug. I checked all the fuses finding no problems yet. Has to be further up the line somewhere that I haven't gotten to yet.

Now to the problem. After putting it all back together, I went to go ride it to a friends and got the limp home mode warnings, check engine light, tow to dealer light, etc. I disconnected the battery for a half an hour and put it back together. Still have the same issue. Any ideas?

It ran fine this morning. No issues. Can't believe I could have done anything by just checking the fuses but obviously I must have.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[oldguyinTX]

Does your Spyder have any aftermarket electrical accessories on it like LED lighting, power outlets, etc.? These can sometimes cause a Spyder to throw codes & go into Limp Mode. If you have any such accessories, you may want to disconnect them all & go back to stock to determine what the root of the problem is. You mentioned that your heated gear plug stopped working, and that you could not find a blown fuse. That could be the source of your problem.

[Cruzr Joe]

I would check to see that the battery has a tight connection, if even slightly loose it can throw false codes.


Cruzr Joe

[dcirvin]

Does your Spyder have any aftermarket electrical accessories on it like LED lighting, power outlets, etc.? These can sometimes cause a Spyder to throw codes & go into Limp Mode. If you have any such accessories, you may want to disconnect them all & go back to stock to determine what the root of the problem is. You mentioned that your heated gear plug stopped working, and that you could not find a blown fuse. That could be the source of your problem.

Thanks

[dcirvin]

Does your Spyder have any aftermarket electrical accessories on it like LED lighting, power outlets, etc.? These can sometimes cause a Spyder to throw codes & go into Limp Mode. If you have any such accessories, you may want to disconnect them all & go back to stock to determine what the root of the problem is. You mentioned that your heated gear plug stopped working, and that you could not find a blown fuse. That could be the source of your problem.

I neglected to say that the problem with my heated gear is that I crossed the wires between my pants and my jacket liner. Then when I tried to turn it on, I lost the power. This happened before the roughly 1100 mile trip home so I don't think it has anything to do with any of the accessories or my screwing up the connection with my gear. I could be wrong but it ran fine home. I just did it without heated gear.

The problem seems to have come about when I checked the fuses. I pulled some of them to be able to check them for continuity with a mulitmeter. I don't know if pulling these fuses could have tripped something or not. I suppose it could have. I thought with everything back together and disconnecting the battery for an extended time would reset things but this has not happened.

Thanks for trying to help me out. I appreciate it.

[dcirvin]

I would check to see that the battery has a tight connection, if even slightly loose it can throw false codes.


Cruzr Joe

Double and tripled checked. All tight. At least to me. Nothing wiggling. Not at all.

Thanks

[Chupaca]

oldguyinCT
if it did return after the battery disconnect you should be able to check for codes that can help diagnose the problem....

[Bob Denman]

I'd go back in, and check to make sure that each and every fuse is firmly seated in place.
Good luck!

[IGETAROUND]

Sometimes with new to me equipment that pesky right foot migrates too close to the brake and causes what your describing. Not saying your riding the brake but if your foot is touching the pedal the pressure and occasional activation may be causing limp mode.

[safecracker]

Don't forget your relays. Bruce

[dcirvin]

Hey all. Thanks for the help. Turns out I was a moron who forgot to go back to basics. I swore I had put the fuses back just as they came out but I had shifted one row one slot to the left so I had a fuse in a dead hole and a hole that needed a fuse in it and didn't. Stuff moved to it's correct slots and all is good now.

Thanks.

[SpyderAnn01]

Hey all. Thanks for the help. Turns out I was a moron who forgot to go back to basics. I swore I had put the fuses back just as they came out but I had shifted one row one slot to the left so I had a fuse in a dead hole and a hole that needed a fuse in it and didn't. Stuff moved to it's correct slots and all is good now.

Thanks.