Can-Am SPYDER RT transmission problems
16 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
16 of 271 complaints match this topic (5.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
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 10382068 · 2011-02-09 (February 9, 2011)
CAN-AM SPYDERS WITH THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC "SE5" TRANSMISSION CAN LURCH FORWARD AND RAPIDLY DECELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS MOSTLY OPEN AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT BUTTON IS PRESSED TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR. OPENING THE THROTTLE FOR QUICK ACCELERATION, WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, FOR INSTANCE, RESULTS IN FORCES THAT PUSH A RIDER'S BODY TOWARD THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION DROPS TO NEUTRAL SUDDENLY AND FOR MORE SEVERAL SECONDS RESULTING IN THE RIDERS' BODIES BEING ACCELERATED FORWARD RAPIDLY--OP…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10382068 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10386930 · 2011-03-08 (March 8, 2011)
CA-AM / ROADSTER SPYDER 2010 RTS SE5 TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASE THE ROADSTER HAS BEING HAVING ON GOING STALLING ISSUES WHILE OPERATING. THIS ROADSTER WITH THE SE5 TRANSMISSION REQUIRES THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE NEUTRAL GEAR CAN BE ENGAGED FOR A RESTART. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHILE OPERATING IN TRAFFIC AND PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AT RISK FROM A REAR END COLLISION. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10386930 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10405502 · 2011-06-07 (June 7, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CANAM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DOWNHILL OR ON ANY TYPE OF INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 238. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Owner-reported narrative. 238 miles reported. Look up ODI 10405502 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11164894 · 2019-01-07 (January 7, 2019)
I OWN A 2011 CANAM SPYDER RT SM5 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BIKE GOING INTO REVERSE WHILE SHIFTING. I FOUND A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THIS ABOUT THE "REVERSE ACTUATOR CABLE", ON RECALL FOR THE 2011 MODELS, BUT WHEN I PUT MY VIN # IN IT COMES UP AS "NO RECALLS ". I'M CLEARLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 6 MONTHS NOW AND NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THIS REPAIRED UNDER THAT RECALL?
Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11164894 at NHTSA ↗