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2014 Triumph ROCKET III ROADSTER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

30,249 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 2 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting2100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train2

Power Train: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2018
1
2020
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20181
20201

2018: 1; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11164148 · 2018-12-31 (December 31, 2018)

CHANGING GEARS FROM 4TH INTO 5TH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SLIDE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER AND THE REAR WHEEL RELEASED. I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR, WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL LOCKED UP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS I WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 65 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE.

Owner-reported narrative. 14,497 miles reported. Look up ODI 11164148 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11330239 · 2020-06-22 (June 22, 2020)

TRANSMISSION EXPLODED GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR UNDER LIGHT LOAD ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I NOTICED SOME FUNNY VIBRATIONS DURING THE SHIFT, AND THE ENGINE SPUN AS IF IN NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH GEARS (SEQUENTIAL TRANSMISSION).. THE ENGINE STILL RAN FINE, AND THE MOTORCYCLE RAN IN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. I PULLED OVER, NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE LOWER PART OF THE BIKE, REAR TIRE, AND REAR FENDER, AND DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. IT APPEARS SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART AND SHOT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE CA…

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11330239 at NHTSA ↗