Victory Cross Country stalling problems

Filed Feb 28, 2022 · Fuel system · 30,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Victory Cross Country Motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding approximately 8 MPH around a curve, the motorcycle stalled and lost motive and electrical power. The contact stated that he then attempted to restart the motorcycle however, the rear wheel seized once the motorcycle was shifted into gear. The contact kick-started the motorcycle and rode the motorcycle back to the residence where it remained. The contact stated that he had not contacted the dealer or the manufacturer. The contact referenced the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V002000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Transmission · 25,000 miles · NH

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 roadside repair kits for these bike.

Filed Jun 17, 2016 · Fuel system · 22,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 victory cross country. While driving at a slow speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v002000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Oct 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 17,000 miles · AR

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.

Filed Nov 5, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 12,000 miles · NY

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 engine fired up again, and I released the clutch. Had this stall occurred in a similar situation while I was significantly leaned over in a curve -- just when a motorcycle needs to be constantly pulled forward, under power, rather than rely on straight-line inertia -- I would likely have crashed. In my opinion, the fuel-injection system -- hardware or software -- of the victory 106 engine does not properly manage the engine, especially when the engine rpms are allowed to drop to or near idle. When the throttle position is abruptly changed -- either for more or fewer rpms -- the control unit, in conjunction with the software and possibly other hardware, does not adequately keep pace with and properly address engine fuel-mixture requirements. Such stalling has occurred at other times, but the situation described here was the first and clearest example.

Filed Oct 31, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 9 miles · VA

Engine stalled.

Filed Oct 22, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 5,250 miles · AR · 1 injury

Bike is prone to stalling either from downshifting or opening the throttle such as starting out from a stop or low RPM shift. I've put about 200 miles on this bike and noticed the bike has stalled more than 10 times while pulling from a stop, merging into traffic, or making a turn. The sudden loss of power changes the center of gravity and balance on the bike and in one case I had to quickly brace the bike while bringing the bike under control. The end effect was the bike crushed my foot under the exhaust as the bike was in a lean while turning. Research into this "stalling" shows this is a very common problem with this bike. Something is wrong with the ECM / fuel / air management system. I'm concerned this problem happens without warning and could result in a serious accident. Such as being rear ended or stalling while crossing lanes of traffic.

Filed Oct 19, 2014 · Engine · 3,700 miles · SC · crash

I was merging onto a highway leaned into the curve running about 45 MPH when the engine popped and died. When this happened it locked up the rear tire causing the back end of the motorcycle to skid around and when it caught traction it flipped the bike in the opposite side of the way I was leaning launching me into the road. I was applying throttle gently when this occurred and the RPM's were around 3000 at the time. And I was not shifting gears at the time. After a couple of attempts I was able to get the engine started again but the bike made a scrubbing sound if I moved it. It was then trailered to the dealer after that. I had the motorcycle in to the dealer on several occasions before for the engine popping and stalling. This problem has been reported to victory and so have numerous other similar problems and they responded with it being rider error. Polaris, the parent company of victory is turning a blind eye to a problem that left unchecked will end up killing someone. A simple google search will find you a lot of other people having the same problem. Here is a link to one such post on the problem. Http://www.thevog.net/threads/engine-popped-and-died.28491/ something needs to be done soon before more people are hurt or killed.

Filed Oct 17, 2014 · Engine · 152 miles · OH

Only after a few days of ownership with less than 200 miles on the odometer, the motorcycle has developed a stalling problem and has continued with over 5,000 miles on the odometer. The stalling occurs, either when downshifting and applying a light quick throttle action to bring rpms up or when accelerating from a stop and applying a light quick throttle action to bring rpms up. Numerous occurrences have been reported by owners of this type of motorcycle with no corrective action by victory to date. Owners are extremely concerned.

Filed Oct 7, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 2,500 miles · CA

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 asked me what I wanted them to do, and I discussed my problem and they put it on the computer which told them they couldn't adjust the ECM because I didn't have an authorization card that should have been given to me at time purchase. I asked them if they could get the card and they told me to take it to the dealer that I bought it from. Anyway they couldn't or wouldn't do anything about it. I called victory and their on;y answer was "take it to a dealer" I told them I no longer had a dealer as the one I bought it from was out of business and my local one had dropped the victory line due to horrible customer and dealer services. Finally found a dealer that would get the card and re-flash the ECM, the dealer was almost 100 miles from my home. They did the work, which I was thankful for but I still had the problem. After many attempts to get the bike repaired by victory I took it to an independent shop and they made some adjustments that helped but without the software they couldn't do much. The bike if somewhat better but it still is not right!!! I spent $23,000 on this machine and I shouldn't have to live with it this way and I shouldn't have to file a complaint but victory refuses to do anything about this potentially dangerous and possible severe injury or death mechanical problem.