From the day I bought my spyder, I've had issues with extreme heat at the lower right and in the area ahead of the seat. I've had numerous incidents of fumes after parking, dripping fuel, and fuel boiling with the gas cap heated to the point that I could only open it while wearing gloves. During one of my first times refueling while loosening the gas cap my hands were washed with fuel that was expelled under pressure, soaking my gloves. Afterward I was careful to open the cap slowly (like a coke can under pressure) to relieve the built up pressure in the gas tank. Heat on my foot was so bad that I've gone through many pairs of boots and wore fire/heat resistant socks to mitigate discomfort. I had the ECM software update/fuse box sealing warranty campaign [2013-9] done on my bike at the malcolm smith motorsports dealership. I continued to have heat issues. After it became apparent that there wasn't a solution to my heat problem, I had the exhaust wrapped and insulation installed. This had little to no effect on reducing heat. On saturday (july 26, 2014) I left my home at 5:50 pm to ride. The temperature was about 95 degrees. Once again, I noticed heat while riding. At about 6:20 pm, traveling at a cruise-controlled 60 MPH on amboy road in the mojave desert, I smelled hot or burning plastic and then I observed in my rear view mirror smoke coming from the rear of my spyder. As I began to slow, I also noticed smoke coming from the area just ahead of the seat. Thinking it was either an electrical problem or melting bodywork, I pulled to the side of the road, stopped and hit the kill engine switch. After getting off the bike, I opened the seat. Instantly there was a ?whooshing? Sound and the bike was engulfed in flames. I ran across the road, called 911, and while waiting for the fire crew I took pictures and video of my burning spyder.
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This motorcycle continually has a very heavy fuel smell after riding. The heat generated by the engine is extreme and causes my right foot to be very hot. When I arrive at home I have to use a fan in the garage to get rid of the fuel smell. Brp/dealer claims this is normal. I am afraid that there will be a fire similar to the one that happened this past saturday, 26 july 2014 here in california.
I was out for a ride and noticed the heat on my thigh and leg I reported it to the dealer, and they said it was a recall issue and they applied a thin strip of heat tape under glove box. So on june 10th I noticed it was getting even hotter so I got a thermostat and put in glove box and rode over to the dealer, a 20 minute ride, the thermostat registered 155 this area was so hot it melted my seat and burn my thigh. So on june 23rd I left it at dealers and brp informed them to apply more heat tape and replace the seat,which was done. I picked it up on july 9 the and rode it home and got burned and it registered 150 after a 20 minute ride and the outside temp was mid 70's. Seems like heat like that over a gas tank is asking for trouble before someone get blown up. Brp has no answers for us, please investigate why not and save us from injuries.
I road my rt from maryland to myrtle beach sc. On the way there the bike was heating up on the right side burning my passenger and my leg. Once I got there I took the bike to a brp dealership to get an oil change and had to pay $335. I asked them to do a check up because my breaks were sqeaking and there was hot air coming from the right side and that the controls for the passenger do not work . When I went to pick my bike up they told me I had several recalls on my bike, and the switch was bad. I said I just got it may 17, 2014 and they said none of the recalls were done. The dealership did not tell me there were recalls on the rt. I think they should be held responsible to tell customers that there are recalls. I did not receive and recall notification in the mail either. I did contact a brp dealership and they told me they will have to keep my bike for 1 - 2 weeks to find out what the recalls are. E are 25 complaints and no investigations I think the federal safety agency need to do some investigations before someone gets badly injured. Everything I have read had basically happened to me too. Please help us to get this problem solved.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 can-am spider rt motorcycle. The contact stated that the vehicle would become extremely hot across the floorboard area. Additionally, the contact stated that the radiator fan blew hot air from the right side, which was burning. The contact also mentioned that the fuel cap would become extremely hot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000. Updated 11/21/14*lj updated 8/30/2017
Hot air from the radiator blowing on the right leg reaches 140 degrees fahrenheit at the ankle. The temperature was monitored using a digital thermometer with a remote readout. This temperature reading was repeated on subsequent tests. The heat makes the bike virtually unrideable during the summer without taking the risk of burns to the right leg. The manufacturer has refused to talk with me about this issue.
This vehicle has an extremely dangerous heat problem. Heat builds up under the fiberglass panels which results in the gas cap becoming too hot to touch with your bare hand, and gasoline boiling in the tank. Also, the radiator fan blows very hot air on my right foot which is very uncomfortable. Additionally, I can smell gas fumes when riding, and the fumes are overpowering when parking the bike after riding. I leave the bike outside my garage until the fumes dissipate, as I feel that it dangerous to park in the garage with the overpowering gas fumes. Brp and the dealers are aware of these problems, and can offer no fix for them. These problems have been addressed in the 2014 models, so obviously there is a way to remedy them. Whenever I am asked how I like the bike, I tell people that the gas mileage is horrendous, the heat problem is uncomfortable, and the gas fumes are unbearable and dangerous. I advise them not to buy this vehicle.
Vehicle has no means of releasing heat trapped under plastic paneling when at low speeds or when vehicle is stopped. Had two breakdowns at stop and go situations where the vehicle was not moving allowing heat to escape. This affected other components (evaporator canister...ect) which cause failure and renders the vehicle unsafe. Having conversations with brp I know they are aware and have no solution. This is not an isolated incident brp now has come out with the 2014 model and clearly states in its advertising campaign that "on our new models we address the heat issue" so you know you have it... And you fixed it on the newer models while behind you lies customers with older models that are clearly defective and quite unsafe... I say this not by what I've read, but only on my personal experience, the machine has heat issues.
The bike has a very bad heat problem. The temps on my right foot are very high and I smell gas when I come to a stop and shut it down. I replaced the front shocks due to the bike doing a nose dive, and the front ball joints also had to be recalled because they were bad. My bike is going into the dealer on tuesday the 15th of october for a complete work over to see why all the heat is there. Can am aka. Brp knows of the problem and can't seem to fix it. A couple of bikes have caught fire and there is a heat recall where the brake master cylinders are melting and their fix for this is a heat tape on them. The new bikes that have come out for 2014 addresses all these problems and seem like they knew of all our problems and fixed them in the newer bike. I even tried to trade the bike in and the dealers don't want them, so we the owners of the 2013 rt's are stuck with a bad bike. Is you go to a site called spyderlovers.com you will see that brp even posted a post on how the owners feel and to send them our thought of the bikes. They know the bikes have a problem but don't have a solution for it. So we just keep going back to the dealers and they just shake their heads and run test's to no avail . Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Motorcycle has excessive heat under body panels causing fuel to boil in fuel tank, gas cap hot to the touch, fuel tank filler neck and surrounding body panels excessively hot to the touch.
The right side panel by the seat gets excessively hot to the point you cannot lay your hand on it, the screws will cause a burn if touched. The excessive heat caused a 1st degree burn to the thigh. The gas cap gets so hot it will burn your fingers unless you wear gloves and the gas in the tank get near boiling from the excess heat. I do believe this is a serious issue, gasoline can be come explosive if it get too hot. I have contacted the dealer and brp, about the problem and was told it is just characteristic. I have received a 1st degree burn twice and the boiling gasoline issue just is not an acceptable answer. It is a serious safety issue. I would hope that action to correct the problem will not wait until there is a serious injury of death. I believe immediate action should be taken to correct the excessive heat problem and brp well aware of the issue but has chosen to ignore it until there is official action to correct the problem.
The panels on the right hand side get excessively hot, to the point of burning my inner right thigh & right foot. The exhaust is too close to the panels and the panels and screws get hot to the point you cannot touch them without being burned. And cannot ride with your legs against the body. I have reported this issue to the dealer and was told this is "normal".
My motorcycle suffers from excessive heat build up due to changes made to the 2013 model including the master cylinder and gas cap. Sometimes the gas cap is too hot to touch and when opened it is boiling gasoline. You can barely touch the front of the seat due to elimination of heat insulation material in front of it for this model year. I have seen and suspect the master cylinder is starting to melt on many 2013 rt & st models. Brp has acknowledged this in a canada recall. As some of you might already know, today transport canada published a recall notification from brp on all 2013 can-am spyder rt and st series roadsters. Brp has proposed a solution to the issue raised by the recall; this recall notification has been approved for affected motorcycles within canada by transport canada. Agencies in other countries are also reviewing the solution for their own jurisdictions, including the federal safety agency in the united states. All of the details on the issue, the recall and the solution are being communicated to brp's canadian dealers as well as to all canadian owners of a vehicle that is affected by transport canada's. As soon as we have the green light from agencies in other countries, we will release the same information to the dealer network and owners of affected vehicles within those countries, including the federal safety agency in the united states.
Brp canada has issued a recall on all canadian spyder rt's for heat related melting of the secondary master cylinder plastic top which could cause fire. I just returned from a 300 mile trip today on my 2013 can-am spyder rt-s and heard about the canadian recall. I checked the secondary master cylinder and discovered the plastic top piece had begun to melt. It is very close to the exhaust pipe. I have complained to the dealer that there was a heat issues and was told the heat was normal. I have also had to use a glove to remove the gas cap as it will burn your fingers after riding for any distance. You can also hear the gas boiling in the tank when refueling. I have photos of the melted plastic top of the master cylinder. Please do a recall on these can-am spyders. Brp says it is up to the federal safety agency to do the recall. The dealer will not cover this under warranty at this time. I was told not to ride or ride at own risk. I have heard of several can-am spyders erupting into flames for unknow reasons.
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