2006 Bigdog Ridgeback 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 Ridgeback, 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
- Tires & wheels250.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Transmission125.0%
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
HAD PURCHASED AT AVON COBRA 300 MM TIRE AND AT 1000 MILES HAS A OPEN JOIN FROM MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
PURCHASED A AVON TIRE FROM DRAG SPECIALTIES 300MM. AFTER ABOUT 3500 MILES THE TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE(OPEN JOIN) THEY SAID IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE. PAID $80 TO SHIP BACK AND THEY GAVE ME A $125 CREDIT. NOT HAPPY. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
2006 BIG DOG RIDGEBACK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 YEAR MODEL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 05V432000 FOR BOLTS ON REAR HUB ASSEMBLY BACKING OUT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 RIDGEBACK. THE BOLTS BACKED OUT HIT THE FRAME PUTTING ME INTO AN INTERMITTENT LOCK UP THEN BOLTS BROKE AWAY FROM THE PULLEY TO THE HUB/EXTENSION AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE BACK. LUCKY I AVOIDED A CRASH. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE BIKE, LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS TO REAR TIRE, PARTS CREATING SPARK WHEN HITTING FRAME OR FLYING OFF HITTING RIDERS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE REMEDY WOULD BE TO INSTALL BOLTS THAT WOULD BE SECURE FROM BACKING OUT, IF ALREADY A PROBLEM REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS AFFECTED BY RECALLED ITEMS. IN MY CASE THE WHOLE HUB ASSEMBLY AND PULLEY ARE UNUSABLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE HOLES FOR BOLTS ARE WARPED AND CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR. I HAVE GIVEN BIGDOG FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH MY BIKE WAS BUILT IN 2005 IT IS A 2006 MODEL AND NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR SWIFT ATTENTION TO THIS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF BIKES OF THIS TYPE AND MODEL NOW ON THE STREETS WITH OWNERS THAT HAVE NO WARNING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON 2006 MODELS AS WELL AS THE 2005. ALSO I HAVE MY BIKE AT THE DEALER AWAITING MY OK TO REPLACE THE PARTS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
2006 BIG DOG RIDGEBACK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 YEAR MODEL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 05V432000 FOR BOLTS ON REAR HUB ASSEMBLY BACKING OUT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 RIDGEBACK. THE BOLTS BACKED OUT HIT THE FRAME PUTTING ME INTO AN INTERMITTENT LOCK UP THEN BOLTS BROKE AWAY FROM THE PULLEY TO THE HUB/EXTENSION AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE BACK. LUCKY I AVOIDED A CRASH. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE BIKE, LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS TO REAR TIRE, PARTS CREATING SPARK WHEN HITTING FRAME OR FLYING OFF HITTING RIDERS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE REMEDY WOULD BE TO INSTALL BOLTS THAT WOULD BE SECURE FROM BACKING OUT, IF ALREADY A PROBLEM REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS AFFECTED BY RECALLED ITEMS. IN MY CASE THE WHOLE HUB ASSEMBLY AND PULLEY ARE UNUSABLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE HOLES FOR BOLTS ARE WARPED AND CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR. I HAVE GIVEN BIGDOG FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH MY BIKE WAS BUILT IN 2005 IT IS A 2006 MODEL AND NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR SWIFT ATTENTION TO THIS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF BIKES OF THIS TYPE AND MODEL NOW ON THE STREETS WITH OWNERS THAT HAVE NO WARNING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON 2006 MODELS AS WELL AS THE 2005. ALSO I HAVE MY BIKE AT THE DEALER AWAITING MY OK TO REPLACE THE PARTS. *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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