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2013 rts limited power issues

mrshane

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I have a '13 limited and I'm constantly having starting and shut down issues. When I turn key nothing happens.There is no display, lights etc. I try many times with only fail. Had dealer pick up bike and they replaced cluster. Get bike back and drive it and it shuts down on me, loss off power almost wrecked. Got it home on neighbor trailer. Dealer picked up again. Replaced cluster again. On way back from dealer stop for lunch and had the starting prob. Eventually it started and got back home. Once home, turned bike off and it would not start again. No power. Dealer told me to replace battery. So I did. Got it working. Took bike back up to check. They found no issue. So I went to start bike and would not start. Took dealer out to bike and they said "oh, we need to check on it.". After week goes by, its ready and they replaced right side wire harness. Took onelong trip(2hr) no prob. This last weekend took it out and i stop for lunch. Bike not turnung on again. This time i leave key in on pos and move handles back n fourth. It powered up. I started out of parking lot and it died in middle of road. Had to push it back into lot. Called dealer. They Saïd get it tow to us. Then i waited 5hr and 1030pm AAA showed up to take home. Dealer coming to pick up. Got home with bike not running for 6 hrs and tried it. Started right up. Didnt drive it cause i Didnt want to beak down again. Do you guys have any suggestions
 
Not a whole lot of suggestions other than to have dealer check each and every connection, ground point, and battery. Electrical gremlins are such a bitch to diagnose, especially when you have a situation like yours. One minute it is FUBAR and the next it is working fine. But definitely have dealer get in touch with BRP to open a case file so that they are aware of it. I'm knocking on wood that my 2013 RT Limited doesn't develope any of the many issues posted here in this forum. So far so good. I hope you get your Spyder back and working as it should.
 
Sounds like you solved you own problem it has something to do with the switch/ switch harness. Possibly not connected correctly or bad harness plug. Tell them to wiggle the handle bars with the key on to replicate and that was how you got it to start.
 
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