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2004 Bigdog Pitbull Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 30, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 29, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Bigdog Pitbull. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Electrical
Filed Dec 30, 2010

SIR / MADAM, THIS IS MY THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OF WHERE AND WHEN THE REPAIR OF THE EHC RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY BIKE. NO ONE HAS ANSWERED MY REQUEST. I HAVE TALKED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND WAS INFORMED THIS RECALL WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS AND SHOW NO SERVICE BEING DONE TOWARD MY BIGDOG MOTORCYCLE EHC MODULE. SIMPLY STATING THIS RECALL HAS BE DONE IS ACCEPTABLE TO ME. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ALL SYMPTOMS IN REGARDS TO RECALL # - -- - - - - - -. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA # - - - - - - -, THAT I HAVE REQUESTED ALL INFORMATION FROM BIGDOG CORPORATION IN REGARDS TO WHERE AND WHEN ALL RECALLS WERE PERFORMED FOR VERIFICATION. NHTSA CONFORMATION # - - - - - - - -. FOR A THIRD TIME EXTENDING MY REQUEST TO ALL INFORMATION WERE AND WHEN ALL RECALL IN QUESTION FOR 2004 TO DATE PRESENT WAS PERFORMED ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I SHOW NO RECORD IN MY FILE THAT ANY RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED. IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO NOT HONOR MY REQUEST I WILL SEEK FURTHER ASSISTANCE ALONG WITH NHTSA IN DOING SO.

NHTSA ID
10374213
Incident
Jul 1, 2010
Mileage
22,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Dec 28, 2010

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL OR COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL TO IGNITION COIL AND LIGHT. AFC RECALL # 10V180000. I'M 3RD OWNER... HAVE ALL SERVICE PAPER ON BIKE.. CONTACTED BIGDOG CORPORATION.THEY STATED THAT THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED...I REQUESTED INFORMATION PAPER WORK OR COMPUTER DATA OF WHEN AND WHERE THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED..MY RECORDS SHOW OF NO PRIOR SERVICE DONE TO THIS ELECTRONIC HARNESS CONTROL MODULE BY ME OR PRIOR OWNERS.THEY HAVE NOT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS RETURNED MY CALL OR E-MAILS...DO TO WHERE I RESIDE THE ISLAND OF GUAM I'M ONLY ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH NHTSA VIA-EMAIL BIG DOG CORPORATION WILL NOT WORK WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY THAT IS NOT A BIG DOG DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NO AUTHORIZED DEALER IN GUAM. I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA MAIL ME THIS PART... CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID
10372637
Incident
Jul 1, 2010
Mileage
22,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Sep 29, 2007

I HAVE A 2004 BIG DOG PIT BULL MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING AND IT CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING!!! I TOOK IT TO THE BIG DOG DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE EHC MODULE. THE EHC MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $700.00, AND THE MODULE PART IS ON BACKORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURE. FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WERE RECALLS FOR 2005,2006 AND 2007 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RECALLS FOR 2004. I CALLED BIG DOG HEADQUARTERED IN WICHITA KS AND THEY TOLD ME THE PART MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER! AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE 2004 ARE NOT ON RECALL... THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND COULD BE FATAL...!! I SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THIS!!! PLEASE HELP!!! *JB

NHTSA ID
10204443
Incident
Sep 28, 2007
Mileage
30 mi

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.

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