Year, Model, Miles, Issues...

[willey]

2013RTS.bought may 27th.7000 miles.NO PROBLEMS. spyderann01.we were in vegas the 15th,16th and17th of june this year.dam its hot out there.I expected to come out and find a yellow blob where the spyder had been sitting.I heard it was hotter a few days after we left.

[retirednick]

2011 RT SM 12,380 Kms NO Problems

[Sny]

2009 GS 29k miles, NO PROBLEMS (DPS replacement per recall, gas cap replacement per recall)
2009 GS 21k miles, NO PROBLEMS (DPS replacement per recall, gas cap replacement per recall)
2013 STS 2k miles, melted master cylinder cap and heat damaged seals in master cylinder, boiling gas, gas cap too hot to touch, left thigh gets 1st degree burns from panel, twitchy steering, bad front shocks (BRP replaced per tech bulletin), turn signal selector sticks when turning left requiring replacement left control module, spark plugs white from running way too lean.

Still love to ride it... but 2013 was not a good year for BRP. Neither was 2008 so I hear

[steve0530]

2012 RT SM5 bought as left over 1,600 miles NO PROBLEMS.

[sjcpanther]

2012 RT SM5

Purchased new on April 30.

3,800 trouble-free miles. Only issue was a warranty gasket replacement at the water pump. But even that wasn't bad enough to keep me from riding it while the part was being ordered.

Love this thing!!!!!

[lookerjdc]

2012 RTS 9300 miles

no problems

[Spyder pat]

2013 RTS 4500K's
No problems

[Larry rt]

2013 RT -10,000 miles , shift cable came off( factory install issue) put back on myself . Trailer module burned out twice ( hooked up to 5 pin trailer ) not resolved. Replaced rear tire .

[Jim&Teresa]

2012 Spyder RT Limited, 4600 miles, purchase new in March 2013

Issues in a post later today.

Happy and safe ridin'

[Mickay]

Hi, guys
RTS 2010 all problem relate to the service bulletin fix and recall.

Throttle body (Warranty)
33000km 1 new rear tire
36000km 2 new front tire


Fix at the dealer 1200$ Can. + some new grommet , grease fitting and time
42000km 2 new front ball-joint
1 new rear bearing & seal bearing
1 new air compressor for suspension
Belt have some loose

I think it's not cheap owning a Spyder. And also at 87$/hour labour time , i think they cost lot of time just to undress Spyder. Now let talk to my wife to let her know how much i spend in 1 day. I tell her i will do all the repair and when compressor went out i give up and let dealer fix it.

[McMillenG]

2011 RT Limited, 9000+ miles, NO PROBLEMS that weren't self-inflicted.

[Silvervette05]

2008, 9234 miles no problems (rear tire in about 600 miles0

[Grandpa Spyder]

2012 RTS SE-5 12,500 miles, it burns gas, My son is always borrowing it, and it won't go over a 105 mph. other then that NO PROBLEMS

[Bob Denman]

2008, 9234 miles no problems (rear tire in about 600 miles0

Why not have them change out the rear wheel bearings while they're already in there?

[WhiteFang]

2012 RT-S SM5 -- 3600 miles -- only problem was steering bar lock cable failure upon delivery -- after that -- NO PROBLEMS

[Jim&Teresa]

2012 Spyder RT Limited - Lava Bronze Metallic with black seat
Purchased new March 2013.
Current mileage: 4600

Issues I had the dealer (Tech) address:

1. Vibration issue is driving us (both my wife and I) crazy. We completed a 1500 mile trip from St. Paul, MN to Rapid City, SD. At interstate speeds, had vibration going up small grades - starting around 72 mph and sustaining until 82 mph. Dealer had it for a week and Tech drove it 22 miles. Made it worse!! Now vibrates starting at 55 mph. So bad at times, wife takes her feet off passenger floor boards. I have highway pegs which makes it less noticable for me. VIBRATION. Next step is that I will adjust the tension with a Krikit gauge (I am concerned the Tech tighted the heck out of the drive belt). AND....will add a smoothspyder tension idler. Hope that works!
2. Glove box stopped locking about 1 week after I got it. Tech fixed it, cable came loose at switch area.
3. High amount of gas smell, both with a full and low level tank of gas. Tech checked, no leaks. He "instructed" me to not fill the gas tank up to "full". This is a problem as I am getting poor MPG which now makes the range even lower.
4. MPG is miserable. On the 1500 mile trip, averaged between 20 - 25 mpg. My all wheel drive Chevy Equinox gets better mileage that that!

Other than that, it's great to ride and we do enjoy it even though we have had issues. The real "deal breaker" for us is the vibration issue. The Tech "schooled" me in that he said belt tension and alignment is a customer responsibility and that he spent a lot of time on it in which the dealership will be eating the cost because BRP would not warranty it! WOW....if a major vibration is NOT a warranty issue, what is???? I am concerned as I bought an extended warranty and if BRP is playing games with warranty, then I wasted my money on extending the warranty. I wonder what the experience is with all other spyderlovers in terms of BRP support of warranty on their fixes????

Enjoy your be safe and happy ridin'

[coronaman]

2012 RSS SE5 2500 miles no problems. Wish I had more time for more miles

[LadyDi'sSpyder]

So many threads about problems, seems to make the RT look like its nothing but trouble. Of course thats the nature of the beast on these forums, so lets see who really does not have any issues. (BTW: this thread offers an exclusion to the law of murphy that states: "as soon as you say you dont have problems, you have problems the next day..."

What year, model, how many miles, and what problems if any have you had? (if no problems, put it in CAPS)
I'll go first, but I have not had mine long.

2012, RTS, 400 miles, NO PROBLEMS

6500 miles, losing oil for a while, chalked it up to not knowing how to ride properly. No probs lately, except it is so friggin hot in Fla, the fans come on and the heat hits my inner thighs. Not the best for 90+ degree florida heat, but it is just awesome from October through May!!!

[greatrides]

2012 rs se5............15234 and NO PROBLEMS....Just lost or great rides

[rcantrell52]

2010 RT-S SE5 8600 miles NO PROBLEMS


2010 RS-S SE5 3300 miles DPS, accelerator cable, Limp Home Mode X 2 ( associated with DPS issue )

Reese

[54spyder]

Have had our 2013 ST-SE5 since the middle of June. Over 1000 trouble free miles so far.

[Rick11Flor]

2013 RT SE5 soon to change colors but no major issues,
orange screen three times no issue found.
stops every once in a while but letting it warm up first.
replaced ambient tempurature sensor (BPR)
ride onnnnnnnnn
see you on the road


ricko

[wolphspyder]

2013 STS, 1000 miles.......just getting started......NO PROBLEMS....

[Flash Gordon]

I have a 2013 RT-L. Had ball joints replaced and front end alignment. So far, no other problems.

[SpyderAnn01]

2013RTS.bought may 27th.7000 miles.NO PROBLEMS. spyderann01.we were in vegas the 15th,16th and17th of june this year.dam its hot out there.I expected to come out and find a yellow blob where the spyder had been sitting.I heard it was hotter a few days after we left.

I just saw this today. We were in North Carolina at the time you were here. If you get back here send me a PM and we can go for a ride.