VSS Fault

[rcantrell52]

All,
We have a 2010 RSS SE5 with little over 700 miles on the odometer. In December I had the DPS recall performed. Today was the first opportunity to ride our Spyder since this work had been completed. 10 minutes into the ryde I got a VSS fault, Check DPS, and Limp Home Mode message. Any suggestions or thoughts on the warning message?
Sincerely,
Reese

 

[NancysToy]

Could be battery, but it is most likely related to the work. One fault will trigger the others. Take it back to the dealer so he can correct the installation.

 

[Motavar]

Blown fuse or bad relay.
Check fuses first. Front and back set.

 

[SpyderWolf]

Same thing happened to me on the way home after getting the new DPS, I made it 24 miles when the faults showed up. Took it back and they recalibrated the Steering Angle and Torque sensors, put it through a 12 mile test ryde, and it was good to go. Mine was the first out of the many they have done that had any problems like that, but at least it was an easy fix.

 

[Trickie Dick]

Same thing happened to me. I haven't had a chance to take it back to the dealer yet. I checked the fuses. Not those. :dontknow:

 

[jarhd3]

technology-future?

I was wondering what is going to happen to all our spyders in the future when all this "WONDERFUL" technology gives way to age and usage.The days of roadside repair are gone.The spyder is an instant tow away vehicle when it breaks down.I came to that realization the other day when working on my 1958 panhead.I put over 150'000 mi.on it and its been across country back and forth 4 times during my military career and every road side breakdown(unless total engine failure)I was able to jimmie and get back on the road.The Rotax motor is one of the finest and most reliable in the business and fairly easy to work on and maintain.But,hooked up to all the gizmos it may fail to reach its full potential.I love my spyder(47,000mi.)and ride it all year round,but the extra bell and whistles we could probably do w/o.I have rode it w/o the powersteering and did just fine for 5,000mi.But diconnect one other attachment renders the bike useless.Several attempts to by past any of the technological wunderkind and you have a dead spyder.I hoping to figure out a way to make the spyder last as long as the panhead w/o having to depend on all the tech.stuff.I am currently restoring a 45 Servi-car,now what a basic and simple machine it is.This is not a criticism of the spyder in general,just the technology it is connected to,love the bike,love the ride and another bike in the long line of bikes that i just had to have and EXPERIENCE!:dontknow:

 

[Questions]

I think they had stability issues with it when doing it w/o all the gissmos but hmm i dont see why..
maybe someone will mod it totally one day.. but hopefully one day everything will get sorted and work better then now.
standing on the edge of buying a spyder this risk of getting a limp-home error is kinda offsetting

 

[NancysToy]

I was wondering what is going to happen to all our spyders in the future when all this "WONDERFUL" technology gives way to age and usage.The days of roadside repair are gone.The spyder is an instant tow away vehicle when it breaks down.I came to that realization the other day when working on my 1958 panhead.I put over 150'000 mi.on it and its been across country back and forth 4 times during my military career and every road side breakdown(unless total engine failure)I was able to jimmie and get back on the road.The Rotax motor is one of the finest and most reliable in the business and fairly easy to work on and maintain.But,hooked up to all the gizmos it may fail to reach its full potential.I love my spyder(47,000mi.)and ride it all year round,but the extra bell and whistles we could probably do w/o.I have rode it w/o the powersteering and did just fine for 5,000mi.But diconnect one other attachment renders the bike useless.Several attempts to by past any of the technological wunderkind and you have a dead spyder.I hoping to figure out a way to make the spyder last as long as the panhead w/o having to depend on all the tech.stuff.I am currently restoring a 45 Servi-car,now what a basic and simple machine it is.This is not a criticism of the spyder in general,just the technology it is connected to,love the bike,love the ride and another bike in the long line of bikes that i just had to have and EXPERIENCE!:dontknow:

Alas, this is the fate of all modern vehicles. Planned obsolescence. Like you, I mourn the ability to fix my own cars or motorcycles...even along side of the road. This ability has not existed for some time, though. Like you, I will ride the Spyder as long as the ability to keep it going exists. After that, unlike our Harleys, Hondas, Triumphs, etc., it will probably have to be bronzed and turned into a coffee table.

BTW, I no longer own a panhead...although I had a few, including a fuel bike. I also used to own a Servicar. Neat stuff! No room, or I'd consider adding another of each to my collection.

 

[Campverdefela]

I was wondering what is going to happen to all our spyders in the future when all this "WONDERFUL" technology gives way to age and usage.The days of roadside repair are gone.The spyder is an instant tow away vehicle when it breaks down.I came to that realization the other day when working on my 1958 panhead.I put over 150'000 mi.on it and its been across country back and forth 4 times during my military career and every road side breakdown(unless total engine failure)I was able to jimmie and get back on the road.The Rotax motor is one of the finest and most reliable in the business and fairly easy to work on and maintain.But,hooked up to all the gizmos it may fail to reach its full potential.I love my spyder(47,000mi.)and ride it all year round,but the extra bell and whistles we could probably do w/o.I have rode it w/o the powersteering and did just fine for 5,000mi.But diconnect one other attachment renders the bike useless.Several attempts to by past any of the technological wunderkind and you have a dead spyder.I hoping to figure out a way to make the spyder last as long as the panhead w/o having to depend on all the tech.stuff.I am currently restoring a 45 Servi-car,now what a basic and simple machine it is.This is not a criticism of the spyder in general,just the technology it is connected to,love the bike,love the ride and another bike in the long line of bikes that i just had to have and EXPERIENCE!:dontknow:

:agreerobably most of us feel the same way. I can only hope in the future that someone would come up with a simple computor control module to replace the existing one or allow the dealers thru the BUDS software to circumvent problem areas.

 

[SpyderWolf]

I think they had stability issues with it when doing it w/o all the gissmos but hmm i dont see why..
maybe someone will mod it totally one day.. but hopefully one day everything will get sorted and work better then now.
standing on the edge of buying a spyder this risk of getting a limp-home error is kinda offsetting

:welcome:

The limp home error is more of a protection for the engine so you don't end up causing too much damage if something really does go wrong. It is not something that pops up all the time, unless there is a real problem with that particular Spyder. There are other vehicles on the road that have a similar feature, limiting the RPMs and so forth if something goes wrong, but they may handle it a little differently by not decelerating rapidly or having a Limp Home message appear on the dash panel. In any case, I would not let that deter you from getting a Spyder. :thumbup:

 

[JJW SpyderRider]

:welcome:

The limp home error is more of a protection for the engine so you don't end up causing too much damage if something really does go wrong. It is not something that pops up all the time, unless there is a real problem with that particular Spyder. There are other vehicles on the road that have a similar feature, limiting the RPMs and so forth if something goes wrong, but they may handle it a little differently by not decelerating rapidly or having a Limp Home message appear on the dash panel. In any case, I would not let that deter you from getting a Spyder. :thumbup:

:agree:My Crysler products have a limp mde if the transmission sees something wrong.

 

[rcantrell52]

The service department just called and said it was a steering sensor, the pin had disconnected the steering sensor from the wire. Members of the board, any ideas about this or a better explanation?
Reese

 

[NancysToy]

The service department just called and said it was a steering sensor, the pin had disconnected the steering sensor from the wire. Members of the board, any ideas about this or a better explanation?
Reese

That could do it. Sounds like they found the problem.

 

[wyliec]

The service department just called and said it was a steering sensor, the pin had disconnected the steering sensor from the wire. Members of the board, any ideas about this or a better explanation?
Reese

There are many pin connections. So, a pin connection coming loose coupled with the fact that others have had problems after the new DPS was installed and traced back to the SAS sounds believable.

Scotty, you beat me.