How Many Times Have you Broken down on your Spyder

[groundeffect]

No matter which model you have, or how long you have had or how much you enjoy your Spyder; How many times since you have owned it Spyder has it broken down requiring a tow truck or a reboot on the roadside?

[ntxYguy2009]

Zero times with 12,000 miles.

[jrbloise]

Never, with 11,300 miles on my SE-5.

[groundeffect]

Thanks for the replies so far, everyone. Don't forget to vote on the poll.

Cheers and ride safe!

[NEWARKSPYDER]

Never in 8,000 miles!

[Dudley]

Over 31,000 miles on our 2008 SE5 and always humming! We have not installed anything affecting electronics or mechanics.

[opticat]

Never on my SM-5, but constantly on my SE-5--- lots of stopping to allow it to reset--too many times to count in 3K miles. Six weeks in the shop to no avail.

[BajaRon]

Does this include when your best buddy "borrows" parts?

Otherwise, Zero for 15,000 miles.

[boborgera]

No matter which model you have, or how long you have had or how much you enjoy your Spyder; How many times since you have owned it Spyder has it broken down requiring a tow truck or a reboot on the roadside?

Sounds a little like a J D Power questionnaire.

[groundeffect]

Six weeks in the shop to no avail.

HOLY *****! That is LONG time without your vehicle

[2spyders]

Sounds a little like a J D Power questionnaire.

Not even close. I just got one of those for my Acura - it was 8 pages! They need to send me a lot more than a dollar if they want me to fill that out.

Back on topic - Never had a break down on my Spyder.

[Motza]

relax...

[retread]

Over 14000 miles, only stops when I want it to.

john

[BajaRon]

Over 14000 miles, only stops when I want it to.

john

Now that is a very good thing!

[dave01]

No real breakdowns, just a few hiccups along the way. Had my 91 Mustang GT towed 7 times in the first 3 months of ownership when it was new, so I think overall the Spyder has done good.

[NancysToy]

I have been Found On Road Dead several times with my hotrod 53 F-100, a couple of times with my wife's 63 Falcon ragtop, uncountable times with my old Triumphs, and even a few with my Hondas. Never with my BMWs, but I have repaired a few tires at roadside. The Spyder has never let us down in any way. It just has to stop at a lot more gas stations than my Beemer.

[Roaddog2]

20k 2 tows several times road back to dealer with issues.
1 first tow blown out valve cover gasket several qt dump.
2 tow coolant rez (bottle) rupture not leak.
just few weeks ago coolant rez #2 this time just a crack able to ride it in but if on the road would have been stranded for days about a week to get new rez in Thinking of keeping a spare rez in trailer for long trips

[Dudley]

20k 2 tows several times road back to dealer with issues.
1 first tow blown out valve cover gasket several qt dump.
2 tow coolant rez (bottle) rupture not leak.
just few weeks ago coolant rez #2 this time just a crack able to ride it in but if on the road would have been stranded for days about a week to get new rez in Thinking of keeping a spare rez in trailer for long trips

Where was the crack? Was it the same place mine was?

[Spanky]

I have been towed once. Bad relay.

I have been brokedown a total of 5 times because of faulty relays. I have since fixed that issue.

I got tired of buying and replacing relays so I upgraded 2 of the relays from the 20 amp relay to a 30 Amp weatherproof relay. It doesn't fit in the fuse box so I had had to make an adapter cable, notch the fuse box cover and attach the new relays outside of the fuse box.

No more relay problems.

[rattdaddy@netzero.]

11,587miles no problems lovin every mile

[Yazz]

Was at a rally, doing a parade route thang when Spydee overheated. It took a while to get out of all the slow traffic. Had to keep stopping to let her cool down.

People kept coming up and asking if the tryke was liquid cooled. 'Yuppers'

Worst part about it was I left my smokes back at the trailer...

Took Sypdee back to the dealer for her 500 miles oil change and told him about the overheating issue. Turns out the radiator fluid was low. Seems the manufacturer forgot to "burp" the fluid.

[Sarge707]

I have been towed once. Bad relay.

I have been brokedown a total of 5 times because of faulty relays. I have since fixed that issue.

I got tired of buying and replacing relays so I upgraded 2 of the relays from the 20 amp relay to a 30 Amp weatherproof relay. It doesn't fit in the fuse box so I had had to make an adapter cable, notch the fuse box cover and attach the new relays outside of the fuse box.

No more relay problems.

Is the relay in the fuse box and can you buy one to keep with you in case one goes so you don,t get stuck?? Cost of extra relay? Thanks!

[SpyderGirl]

I had to tow myself home once - but it was my fault (ran down the battery with my stereo). We got a ride back home to get our car and the trailer to bring her home. We have 23,600 miles.

[SpyderWolf]

No tows or roadside reboots with over 5,400 miles on mine.

[barb36jack31]

7000 miles and did not have any total failure requiring roadside towing ets. Sold my Spyder because I had lost confidence in the machine. No fun riding along waiting for something to go wrong. Guess I have been riding Honda/BMW too long to accept this sort of problem.

Jack H.