Can-Am SPYDER RT brakes problems
41 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
271 owner complaints analyzed
13 distinct recall campaigns
1,700 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 to 2027 model years. Data snapshot: . 203 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
41 of 271 complaints match this topic (15.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11210216 · 2019-05-27 (May 27, 2019)
08 CAN AM SPYDER .PARK BRAKE WARNING ON .PARK BRAKE NOT HOLDING . BUT BRAKES LOCKED UP AFTER BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. WAITED ABOUT 20 MIN AND THEY RELEASED. BUT LOCKED UP AGAIN WHEN APPLIED FOOT BRAKE . EACH TIME I USED FOOT BRAKE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN.HAVE NOT RIDDEN SINCE PROBLEM.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11210216 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10392399 · 2011-03-21 (March 21, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN IT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN REVERSING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,028.
Owner-reported narrative. 5,028 miles reported. Look up ODI 10392399 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10335135 · 2010-06-07 (June 7, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPIDER MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM THIRD GEAR TO FIRST. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD SO THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 610. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 640.
Owner-reported narrative. 610 miles reported. Look up ODI 10335135 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10451530 · 2012-03-13 (March 13, 2012)
WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DROPPED THE SPEED FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO 40MPH. STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. DRIVERS IN BACK BRAKING HARD TO AVOID ME, TRYING TO GET TO SHOULDER BUT NOW THE TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT IS TRAVELING TWICE AS FAST AS I AM. UNABLE TO GO FASTER DUE TO WHAT MANUFACTURER CALLS "LIMP HOME MODE". FINALLY GOT TRAFFIC IN RIGHT LANES TO SLOW TO ALLOW ME TO GET SAFELY TO SHOULDER. VERY HARROWING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE RIDDEN MOTORCYCLES FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RIDDEN SUCH AN…
Owner-reported narrative. 18,174 miles reported. Look up ODI 10451530 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10456683 · 2012-04-27 (April 27, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RT ROADSTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V159000 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL AND CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH THE RECALL COULD BE PERFORMED WAS UNSATISFACTORY. IN THE MEANTIME, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. …
Owner-reported narrative. 6,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10456683 at NHTSA ↗