My SE5 has problems shifting too
I have a 2008 SE5 that has had on-going gear shifting problems. The bike will lock into a gear and not respond. I have had to stop, turn it off, let it set for about 10-15 minutes before there is any hope of getting it out of the gear it is stuck in.
It has been at the dealer now for 3 weeks. They called BRP and was first told to replace the shifter switch. They did, and no help. BRP has now sent the dealer two PCM modules that both test bad when installed in my bike. BRP has now told the dealer to replace the sensor in the transmission.
I'll print off this thread and call the dealer tomorrow. If there is a service bulletin on the shifting problems, how come BRP didn't inform the dealer about it? Just wondering.
Sparrow
Problems shifting out of reverse
The only problem that I have had is shifting out of reverse. at times it will shift into Nutral just fine ...like at the dealership when I go to have it checked. at others I hit the shifter to make the shift and all I get is an "E" on the gear position indicater and the R and the N blink alternately then the message " Check the transmission scrolls across the display as well as the "Check Engine" idiot light comming on. Sometimes just shutting down and restarting will cause it to shift into nutral at others I have to tinke with the shifter to get it to go.
The night that I brough my Spyder home I had a serious problem with it sticking in reverse. I found in the owners manual where you can manually shift the transmission. Just a shift from Reverse to nutral fixed the problem that night.
Later.