Dead Spyder - any ideas on this?

[FROGMAN]

Ride a 2024 RT-L with 9000 miles on it. Went on a trip, 400 miles, and unloaded at the hotel. Came back out and it did not start. All the lights and dash came on, but nothing from the starter. Pushed it into a parking spot, tried it in the morning, and still nothing. Two days later, I returned with the trailer and the bike started. I got home, the battery read 13.4v, and it started fine. It had a fault code - "Does not communicate with cluster". Made an appointment with the dealer and drove to the dealer. They cleared the fault code and are scratching their heads. Never happen before! I know this has been an issue in the past.

 

[Snoking1127]

Not a red kill switch issue?

 

[ron1026]

Buddy of mine had the same thing happen to him, and after two days, he found the Kill switch had been turned off.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Ride a 2024 RT-L with 9000 miles on it. Went on a trip, 400 miles, and unloaded at the hotel. Came back out and it did not start. All the lights and dash came on, but nothing from the starter. Pushed it into a parking spot, tried it in the morning, and still nothing. Two days later, I returned with the trailer and the bike started. I got home, the battery read 13.4v, and it started fine. It had a fault code - "Does not communicate with cluster". Made an appointment with the dealer and drove to the dealer. They cleared the fault code and are scratching their heads. Never happen before! I know this has been an issue in the past.

Any chance we could know what code it was??

They are usually a single Alpha character (C, P, etc) followed by Four Alpha-Numerics) - These Codes are used to help identify all sorts of conditions, and if the Code is actually included in the thread title here, it can make searching for discussion on the same code a whole lot easier.

 

[Snoking1127]

Buddy of mine had the same thing happen to him, and after two days, he found the Kill switch had been turned off.

My first ride on the first Spyder, we stopped at Micky D's for lunch and the Spyder would not start. We were 44 miles from home base. I finally figured out that she had mounted from the right side and put her hand on the handlebar, turning off the red switch. I had a CFMoto quad and the start button was a spring loaded position on the kill switch, beyond run. Couldn't go wrong that way.

 

[jzeiler]

On the '24 RTL the kill switch is also the starter switch, but sometimes, we forget to step on the brake before we start and after rolling the throttle back.

 

[Bfromla]

Too busy with that mode button & safety list

 

[FROGMAN]

I do not remember the number, my bad. Just a pain to think about a new bike is undependable! My HD Road King has 138K on it, never had a unexplained issue. Also, never had HD turn me away on a trip. They work you in/out in a day or two, not tell you they give you an appointment 45 days down the road.

 

[Snoking1127]

I do not remember the number, my bad. Just a pain to think about a new bike is undependable! My HD Road King has 138K on it, never had a unexplained issue. Also, never had HD turn me away on a trip. They work you in/out in a day or two, not tell you they give you an appointment 45 days down the road.

I had friends doing the four corner ride, and stopped at a HD dealer on the East Coast for oil changes. Week out, sorry! We are doing the four corners ride! They drop everything and had them back on the road in short order.