Check Engine light and dealer says not to worry?

[loisk]

All good advice - if you don't have the airflow panels (same as 2014 ST model), get them ASAP. Will cost you nothing. Essential. Certainly helps to reduce engine bay heat, as long as not in slow traffic.

 

[wcricks]

Dealer says no problem but my 2014 RT got extremely hot!

I have a 2013 ST, basic model. The other day my display changed from white to orange, then started flashing "check engine". I am a new Can Am owner with very little mechanical background. Had bike towed to local dealer. After 3 days received call it was ready. They told me it was a sensor that measures the air temp. And not to worry. Rode 38 miles home with no problem. Get on next day, less than a block it starts flashing again. First in the trip meter area, then in the middle blocking the speed. The little check engine lite is on also. Called dealer and service person said ride a bit longer, maybe earlier in the day when cooler and see if it happens again. Texas gets hot, right now it is around 102 degrees, the thermometer in dash says 123. I don't want to damage the motor, but at a loss. The bike only has 1145 miles on it. Any help will be greatly received.

Granted, it is hot in Texas in August but on the way home from a ride my RT started acting really erratic. After a stop for an 1 hour meeting I got back on the spyder and it immediately started to get very hot. As I headed for home the temp gauge alternated from the top of the gauge down to the bottom. The check engine lite came on and you could smell the heated vapors. Then the gauge dropped to cold even though I knew the engine was extremely hot. I made it home but by the time I stopped the engine it was steaming!

The next day the unit started right up, no codes or lights. I took it to the dealer for the 3000 mile service and reported the overheating issue. They say the problem is in the temp gauge. It may have a faulty gauge but I doubt that the gauge caused the unit to overheat. The dealer says the computer reporting will show any prior issues.

I hate to pick it up and go through this again with the problem not being fixed. I suspect it could be the cooling fans, water pump or thermostat. Any suggestions?

 

[First Spyder]

Check engine light

My 2011 RTS is doing the same but mine reads code PO175. I think mines haunted. It has 5423 miles on it and has been back to the dealer 4 times this year.