Victory CROSS COUNTRY engine problems
12 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
66 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
5,782 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 55 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
12 of 66 complaints match this topic (18.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10641894 · 2014-10-07 (October 7, 2014)
PURCHASED THIS THE BIKE WOULD GO FOR PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT STALLING THEN IT STARTED STALLING NOT ONLY WHEN YOU TOOK OFF FROM A STOP, BUT WHEN YOU SHIFTED GEARS UP OR DOWN SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, LEFT WAS MORE OFTEN. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2012 I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BIKE COUGHED THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODIES AND DIED. AN ON COMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS. MY LOCAL DEALER …
Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10641894 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10652903 · 2014-11-05 (November 5, 2014)
I WAS RIDING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND PULLED IN THE CLUTCH, TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR. IN MID-SHIFT LIKE THIS, I THEN DECIDED THAT MAYBE TRAFFIC WASN'T SLOWING THAT MUCH, AFTER ALL, AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH AND CONTINUE TO RIDE IN 6TH GEAR. IN THAT SECOND OR TWO, THE ENGINE STALLED, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE MY LONGER THAN USUAL PAUSE IN THE SHIFT PROCESS HAD ALLOWED THE ENGINE RPMS TO DROP DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY IDLE SPEED (ABOUT 1,000RPM). WITH THE CLUTCH STILL PULLED IN, I HIT THE STARTER BUTTON; THE EN…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10652903 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10780206 · 2015-10-06 (October 6, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 17,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10780206 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10875350 · 2016-06-20 (June 20, 2016)
WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT THE CABLE SNAPPED RIGHT AT THE CLUTCH ARM GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THIS HAPPEN AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A ROTARY STARTING TO SHIFT UP ON A SECONDARY RD. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF YOU HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND IT SNAPPED THEN OR IF IT SNAPPED AS YOU WERE STARTING TO TAKE OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE BIKE STALLED YOU COULD EASILY GET REARENDED. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON SEVERAL COMPANIES ARE MAKING ROADSID…
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10875350 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10611288 · 2014-07-17 (July 17, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER TO FALL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS
Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10611288 at NHTSA ↗