Joel The Biker
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I havent done anything to deny a warranty claim. Only replaced a part and removed a fuse.
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UPDATE! Amplifier parasitic battery drain 2021 S2S - STILL UNRESOLVED!
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Wishing you the best for whatever decision you make. You know your mechanical stuff. :bowdown: :2thumbs:
bluewoo
New member
Man that really sucks!
My oil leak was pretty straight forward vs what your going through, but like me you had to figure it out first!
Just share everything you've done and it will hopefully save some time with BRP.
Hope your dealership works with you and maybe they can just confirm your findings and swap out the cluster quickly.
My dealership took two weeks and they finally agreed it was the block and took BRP another week to start going forward on replacing the engine.
Thanks for keeping us up to date and good luck!!
Joel The Biker
Member
Im also not sure if this is normal, but I cant pick up any FM radio stations. Only static when I select FM and then no sound at all after pressing seek. I bought a piece of junk. Maybe time to sell it and give up spyders for good.
Mikey
Well-known member
Joel, if I spent the money for a new bike and I had a issue that I could not fix, it would be going back on warranty for shore!!! They would know there is a issue all the way to the main office! That's why we have a warranty to start with, if you are getting a strange smell from your bike that smells like burnt electronics all the time, SOME THINGS WRONG, take it back!!! Good Luck I hope you resolve this issue before you have a melt down!
I don't understand your continuing reluctance to take it in for warranty-covered issues.
Snowbelt Spyder
Well-known member
Sell it? Nobody who is on here is going to buy it. Or…. Maybe. Wasn't this the machine that came off the line without speakers? NY State must have a Lemon Law, but you're going to have to stop trying to fix it yourself.
Joel The Biker
Member
I believe the tricled fender and running board lights may be the source of the problem. They may be overloading or confusing the can bus system which runs through the gauge cluster. There are no competent mechanics in this world. I fix stuff myself and it gets done right.
PMK
Active member
Seems this check should be easy. Are the LEDs wired to the amplifier fuse. Does disconnecting the LEDs eliminate the fault of continued battery drain and electrical smell?
Now the bear comes out of the woods!!! The rest of the story!!!
Yeah, no kidding! Sheesh.
Joel The Biker
Member
The leds are not the issue. They are tric led and plugged into factory plugs. Talked to my old mechanic who went out on his own, he said it sounds like the gauge cluster is bad. I removed the gauge cluster and sniffed it. Definitely where the odor is coming from. For some reason BRP changed the part number for the cluster after sept 2020 and it is not available yet. I will wait for riding season to end and take it in under warranty. I will just have to listen thru the sena.
No bear coming out of the woods. I never ever ever cut into factory wiring.
No bear coming out of the woods. I never ever ever cut into factory wiring.
PMK
Active member
FWIW, if you have a decent dealer, and you plan to have them swap in the new gage cluster, possibly it is a part not available currently to the general public, but could be purchased / warrantied by the dealer.
Past models, and hopefully the new 2021 a gage cluster is an easy swap, and one they will order in vs have your Spyder sitting for weeks.
Joel The Biker
Member
I thought of that Larry. I unplugged the leds on the fenders and floorboards, but no change in radio reception. My SiriusXM has an FM broadcaster on it and it wont even pick that up(you can hear it very faintly in the static). I am just going through everything I have added and everything I can think of to make sure it doesn't do it again after being fixed. The gauge cluster is $929.00, which is not an issue for me. I would buy it if it was available, but am wondering if it needs software updates after installing?
IdahoMtnSpyder
Active member
I'm pretty sure the reason you can't buy one is because of the odometer. Only authorized shops are permitted to replace a vehicle odometer. They must annotate the title odo reading as Not Actual Mileage and put a sticker on the back of the odo showing the mileage of the removed odo.
klinderborg
New member
Joel I am having the same issue on my '23 RTL that you had with your amp. I have measured a 5.4 amp drain on mine. Curious if you ever resolved your issue and what the fix was.
Ken
Ken
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Interesting .... I went to all LED garage & basement shop lights many years ago .... I don't have any FM issues .....Mike :thumbup:
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