2006 Bigdog Big Dog Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Bigdog Big Dog, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED A SINCLAIR LX 150CC SCOOTER (BIG CHIEF BRAND...NOT LISTED SO I CHOSE BIG DOG BRAND) FROM GS MOTORWORKS JUNE 2006. HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES - MOSTLY INVOLVING LOOSE BOLTS OR BOLTS THAT WERE INSUFFICIENTLY SIZED TO FIT IN THE VEHICLE'S BODY (CAUSED RUINED ALTERNATOR, COOLING FAN, LOST EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ETC.). FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE COMPANY AND PARTS WERE REPLACED THROUGH TIME. IN MARCH 2008 HAD COMPLETED YET ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE BIKE (FAULTY CARBURETOR) AND TOOK FOR QUICK TEST RIDE. WHILE RIDING, A BOLT CAME LOOSE ON THE KICKSTAND, KICKSTAND CAME OFF, KICKSTAND LOCKED UP REAR TIRE, BIKE THREW ME ALOFT. I INCURRED SEVERAL INJURIES INCLUDING SPRAINED WRIST AND BACK, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS. ELBOW IS STILL NOT HEALED (MAY 2008). LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE MOTORBIKES DURING THE SAME TIME I PURCHASED MINE. SAFETY IS APPARENT CONCERN FOR THOSE INVOLVED. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED A SINCLAIR LX 150CC SCOOTER (BIG CHIEF BRAND...NOT LISTED SO I CHOSE BIG DOG BRAND) FROM GS MOTORWORKS JUNE 2006. HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES - MOSTLY INVOLVING LOOSE BOLTS OR BOLTS THAT WERE INSUFFICIENTLY SIZED TO FIT IN THE VEHICLE'S BODY (CAUSED RUINED ALTERNATOR, COOLING FAN, LOST EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ETC.). FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE COMPANY AND PARTS WERE REPLACED THROUGH TIME. IN MARCH 2008 HAD COMPLETED YET ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE BIKE (FAULTY CARBURETOR) AND TOOK FOR QUICK TEST RIDE. WHILE RIDING, A BOLT CAME LOOSE ON THE KICKSTAND, KICKSTAND CAME OFF, KICKSTAND LOCKED UP REAR TIRE, BIKE THREW ME ALOFT. I INCURRED SEVERAL INJURIES INCLUDING SPRAINED WRIST AND BACK, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS. ELBOW IS STILL NOT HEALED (MAY 2008). LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE MOTORBIKES DURING THE SAME TIME I PURCHASED MINE. SAFETY IS APPARENT CONCERN FOR THOSE INVOLVED. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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